Comparison

ACKTrails vs Via Transilvanica

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ACKTrails

Discover kid and dog-friendly hiking trails on Nantucket Island with detailed maps and filters for length, difficulty, and terrain. Explore local events and support island preservation efforts.

Highlights
  • Kid and dog-friendly trail maps
  • Filter trails by length, difficulty, terrain
  • Explore local Nantucket events
  • Discover island properties
  • Support island preservation
Features
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View trail maps to find that kid or dog-friendly trails that you've been searching for. You will see our trails organized in a beautiful interface with our different properties on the island. Our App is completely free and by using it you will support our mission to help us preserve the island for everyone. 50+ Hiking Trails & Local events: Explore Nantucket Island Explore all its properties guided by a beautiful interface We have created dozens of trails for each one of our properties Filter the trails by length, difficulty, type of terrain and activity We guide you through Nantucket and show you the most interesting places Check out the latest events in Nantucket Hike across the beautiful parks, barrier beaches and dunes, salt marshes, ponds and bogs, grasslands, hardwood forests, and nature preserves on Nantucket. Find new walking, cycling, or backpacking routes in your area or feel energized by a run in the fresh air. Whatever your fitness or experience level, we will help you explore new trails with confidence.

About

Via Transilvanica

This app guides users along a 1,400 km long-distance trail across Romania. It helps you stay on the right path, access a digital guidebook, and discover points of interest and milestones along the route.

Highlights
  • Trail navigation
  • Digital guidebook access
  • Points of interest
  • Milestone tracking
  • Cultural and historical region highlights
Features
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Via Transilvanica is a long distance trail that spans 1,400 kilometers across Romania. Known as “the path that unites,” the trail crosses ten counties and is divided into seven cultural and historical regions, highlighting the natural diversity, beauty, history and cultural heritage of each area. The application offers you the possibility to make sure that you are on the right track, to consult the Via Transilvanica guidebook and to see the points of interest and the milestones from the trail.

Screenshots

ACKTrails4 screens
Via Transilvanica4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Via Transilvanica at 5.0 against ACKTrails's 3.3. Via Transilvanica also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 17%). ACKTrails's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Via Transilvanica holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACKTrails has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of ACKTrails's written reviews are positive against 48% of Via Transilvanica's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ACKTrails ships an update every 3 weeks, Via Transilvanica fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ACKTrails versus Via Transilvanica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACKTrailsVia Transilvanica
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (19 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews47.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB318 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrace HullTasuleasa Social

Customer experience

ACKTrails

All ratings19 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative36.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%

Via Transilvanica

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.2%

In-app purchases

None

ACKTrails

No in-app purchases

None

Via Transilvanica

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ACKTrails free?
ACKTrails is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Via Transilvanica free?
Via Transilvanica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ACKTrails or Via Transilvanica?
Via Transilvanica is rated higher. ACKTrails averages 3.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Via Transilvanica averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ACKTrails or Via Transilvanica have ads?
Neither ACKTrails nor Via Transilvanica shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACKTrails or Via Transilvanica?
ACKTrails ships an update every 3 weeks, and Via Transilvanica fortnightly. Most recently, ACKTrails was updated on September 10, 2026 and Via Transilvanica on September 8, 2026.

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