Comparison

Backroads vs HangarNight

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

Head to head
About

Backroads

This app provides detailed information and daily route options for active travel adventures like biking and hiking. It offers helpful tips and regional information to enhance your journey. Your trip leaders are also available through the app for guidance.

Highlights
  • Daily route options
  • Trip schedules
  • Helpful tips
  • Regional information
  • Trip leader access
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Backroads is the leader in active travel, offering Biking, Hiking and Multi-Adventure Trips in 55+ countries worldwide. This Trip Companion app, and a unique log-in code, will be available to you just before your trip starts. You’ll find daily route options, schedules, helpful tips and other regional information. Of course, your incredible Trip Leaders are available every day of your trip to guide you through some of the most beautiful places in the world. We look forward to seeing you out there!

About

HangarNight

Features
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HangarNight is where pilots find overnight hangar space, and where hangar owners turn an empty spot into income. Flying somewhere tomorrow? Search by airport, see what's actually available, and book it in a couple of minutes. No phone tag with the FBO, no hoping someone answers the radio after hours. FOR PILOTS Search any airport by identifier, city, or name. Every listing shows the numbers that actually matter: door width, door height, and maximum wingspan, so you know before you commit. Save your aircraft once and we check the fit for you automatically on every listing. No more mental math on whether a 36 foot span clears a 40 foot door with the tug angled in. See all-in pricing before you book. The number on the listing is the number you pay. Message the host directly with questions about access, security, or getting into town. No hangar at your destination? Post a request. Owners at that field can see that pilots are looking, which is often exactly what convinces someone to list. We'll email you the moment space opens up there. FOR HANGAR OWNERS Listing is free. Set your own nightly or monthly rate and keep it. Our service fee is added on top for the pilot, and it scales down as the transaction gets larger, so long-term leases are charged at a fraction of the overnight rate. Choose Instant Book, or approve each request yourself. Your hangar, your call. Payouts run through Stripe to your bank account after checkout. Block dates when you need the space yourself. BUILT FOR AVIATION, NOT ADAPTED FROM SOMETHING ELSE Listings carry door dimensions and wingspan limits, not just square footage. Each one links to the FAA Chart Supplement for that field and shows a satellite view with the hangar pinned, so you know where you're taxiing before you land. Hosts note ground transportation, because getting to the hotel matters as much as parking the plane. Every listing is reviewed before it goes live. WHERE WE ARE Coverage is strongest in the Pacific Northwest and growing. If your home field isn't covered yet, post a request. That's how new airports get started, and it's free. Questions: hello@hangarmarketplace.com

Screenshots

Backroads4 screens
HangarNight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HangarNight at daily against Backroads's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backroads ships an update every 4 months, HangarNight daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Backroads versus HangarNight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackroadsHangarNight
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBackroadsHangar Marketplace

In-app purchases

None

Backroads

No in-app purchases

None

HangarNight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backroads free?
Backroads is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HangarNight free?
HangarNight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backroads or HangarNight have ads?
Neither Backroads nor HangarNight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backroads or HangarNight?
Backroads ships an update every 4 months, and HangarNight daily. Most recently, Backroads was updated on October 7, 2026 and HangarNight on September 23, 2026.

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