Comparison

Odyssey Maps vs RideWithACE

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

Head to head
About

Odyssey Maps

Log your life privately with detailed check-ins, photos, and notes. Visualize your travels on a personal map that fills in as you explore. Enjoy monthly and yearly recaps of your adventures, all stored securely on your device.

Highlights
  • Rich check-ins with notes, photos, and ratings
  • Personalized 'Footprints Map' visualization
  • Monthly and yearly timeline recaps
  • Private data storage on device
  • Import from Swarm/Foursquare
  • Lightweight and battery efficient
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Odyssey is a private location journal that automatically maps where you’ve been and lets you enrich each place with visits, photos, notes, people, and ratings. Your map fills in as you move, creating a personal footprint of everywhere you’ve explored. Add visits when a moment is worth remembering. Look back with monthly and yearly recaps. No followers. No cloud. Just your memories, on your device. FEATURES • Footprints Map: Your movement fills in the map automatically — like a personal scratch map. • Library Photos: Your iPhone photos appear on your day timeline and map, right where and when you took them. • Rich Visits: Save notes, photos, people, and ratings for any place. • Timeline Recaps: Monthly summaries of where you’ve been. • Searchable History: Find any place, person, or note across all your visits. • Private by Design: All data stays on your iPhone. Never sent, never shared. • Lightweight: Easy on battery and storage. Odyssey is for you, not your followers. ODYSSEY IS FOR • Travelers building a personal scratch map of everywhere they've been • People looking for a private alternative to Google Timeline • Swarm and Foursquare users who want richer visit logs with more privacy • Memory keepers logging restaurants, neighborhoods, hikes, and trips • Anyone who wants to see their month or year in places, not just photos HOW ODYSSEY COMPARES • Unlike Google Maps Timeline, Odyssey stores everything on your device — no cloud, no account required. • Unlike Foursquare Swarm, Odyssey is private by design — no social feed, no followers, no sharing. • Unlike Fog of World, Odyssey adds rich visits with notes, photos, people, and ratings on top of the map. HOW IT WORKS 1. Download Odyssey and allow location access. 2. Your map fills in automatically as you move through the world. 3. Add visits at places that matter — add notes, photos, people, and a rating. 4. Look back anytime with a searchable timeline and monthly or yearly recaps. COMMON QUESTIONS Q: Does Odyssey work offline? A: Yes. All data is stored on your iPhone and the app works without an internet connection. Q: Where is my data stored? A: On your device only. Odyssey does not upload your location data to any server. Q: Does Odyssey drain battery? A: Odyssey is designed to be lightweight and efficient with battery and storage. Q: Is Odyssey free? A: Odyssey is free to download and use. Terms of Use: https://www.odysseymaps.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.minimasoftware.com/privacy/

About

RideWithACE

Stay informed about the latest news and events from a leading ride enthusiast organization. Celebrate personal coaster achievements with official graphics and receive timely event reminders via push notifications. Access digital platforms and social media directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Latest ACE news and event updates
  • Official ACE graphics for coaster milestones
  • Customizable push notifications
  • Quick access to ACE digital platforms
  • Event registration deadline reminders
  • Schedule change notifications
Features
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The official app of American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE), the world's largest ride enthusiast organization. • Stay up-to-date with the latest news from ACE and its events such as Coaster Con, Preservation Conference and international trips • Celebrate your coaster milestones in style with official ACE graphics • Enable push notifications to receive timely updates including registration deadline reminders in advance of ACE's national events and get notified of schedule changes during them. Opt-in to receive only the types of notifications that are relevant to you. • Quick access to ACE's other digital platforms such as ACEOnline.org and social media

Screenshots

Odyssey Maps3 screens
RideWithACE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RideWithACE at 100% against Odyssey Maps's 50%. RideWithACE also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Odyssey Maps's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Odyssey Maps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. RideWithACE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RideWithACE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Odyssey Maps's written reviews are positive against 100% of RideWithACE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Odyssey Maps ships an update fortnightly, RideWithACE every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Odyssey Maps versus RideWithACE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOdyssey MapsRideWithACE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinima SoftwareAmerican Coaster Enthusiasts, LLC

Customer experience

Odyssey Maps

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

RideWithACE

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Odyssey Maps

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$2.997 Days
  • Pro14 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

RideWithACE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Odyssey Maps free?
Odyssey Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RideWithACE free?
RideWithACE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Odyssey Maps or RideWithACE?
RideWithACE is rated higher. Odyssey Maps averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while RideWithACE averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Odyssey Maps or RideWithACE have ads?
Neither Odyssey Maps nor RideWithACE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Odyssey Maps or RideWithACE?
Odyssey Maps ships an update fortnightly, and RideWithACE every 11 months. Most recently, Odyssey Maps was updated on September 8, 2026 and RideWithACE on June 6, 2026.

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