Comparison

Quest Compendium vs PersonalMap Journal

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

Head to head
About

Quest Compendium

This app provides hotel guests with instant access to property information, services, and local attractions directly on their own devices. It offers a digital alternative to printed materials, saving costs and improving guest experience with fast loading times and offline support.

Highlights
  • Digital in-room compendium
  • Offline support for content
  • Fast loading times
  • Guest messaging notifications
  • Information on local attractions
  • Cost savings on printing
Features
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Quest Compendium app keeps guests informed anywhere, on the facilities and guest services available at the property, alongside recommended local attractions. All accommodation types can benefit from our quest compendium app, which works on your guests own devices and does not require investing in any hotel tablets. With over 3.7 billion smartphones and tablets used regularly worldwide, now is the time to upgrade to our compendium app solution. Save on printing costs with an interactive, digital, in-room compendium. This reflects the quality and attention to detail provided by your hotel or resort. 3 Benefits of the Quest compendium Mobile App 1. Offline Support and Minimal Internet Download By saving your compendium details offline, guests do not need to use extra download from their daily Wi-Fi limit or phone data plan. The main benefits include saving images, brochures, menus, etc. offline. 2. Performance and Loading Times As digital devices continue to improve, peoples patience for content load times decreases. Our app allows guests to view content faster than loading webpages. This is possible as loading times are based on the speed of your phone, compared to Wi-Fi. 3. Guest Messaging Notifications Imagine using WhatsApp on your smartphone, but only in a web browser.

About

PersonalMap Journal

Features
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You remember the place. You just can't remember when you were there. PersonalMap quietly records the places you stop, using the low-power location signals your iPhone already produces. Every day becomes a page: a map of where you went, the stops you made, that day's photos, and your notes. Ask "when was I here?" about any place and get an answer. FREE FOREVER • Automatic visit recording, with no limits • Your last 7 days, in full detail • Notes on a day or pinned to a spot on the route — typed or spoken • Export of your entire history: JSON, GPX, CSV, or an encrypted archive. Always free. Your data is never held hostage. FULL VERSION — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Your whole history, however far back it goes • Search everything — places, notes, dates • Insights: countries and cities visited, the places you return to, and what you were doing on this day years ago • Trip mode: precise, temporary route recording for a hike or a day out, stopping automatically after 4 hours. Can be started from Apple Watch. • That day's photos beside your visits, shown live from your library — nothing is ever copied • Bring in your past: Google Timeline (JSON), photo EXIF locations, GPX files • Look Around at the places you stopped, satellite and hybrid maps, visit editing • iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch with a single purchase Everything is unlocked for 3 days when you install the app. No card, no sign-up. PRIVACY IS ARCHITECTURE, NOT A PROMISE • No servers of ours. Your history stays on your device. • No analytics, no third-party SDKs, no ads, no account • Data Not Collected, because there is nothing to collect • Automatic place naming (Apple geocoding) is opt-in and off by default • Optional iCloud sync uses your own private iCloud database • Face ID lock, and the app hides its contents in the app switcher OUR COMMITMENTS 1. No subscription, ever. 2. Recording and export stay free forever. Whatever was recorded remains yours, and it always comes back out. 3. If the app goes 24 months without an update, the last version unlocks everything for free. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. PersonalMap relies on low-power location signals rather than continuous GPS, except in Trip mode, which you start yourself and which stops on its own.

Screenshots

Quest Compendium4 screens
PersonalMap Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quest Compendium at none against PersonalMap Journal's 1. Quest Compendium also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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. PersonalMap Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Quest Compendium asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Quest Compendium versus PersonalMap Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuest CompendiumPersonalMap Journal
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPartho GhoshSpyridon Tsiolakis

In-app purchases

None

Quest Compendium

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PersonalMap Journal

One-time1
  • PersonalMap Full$8.99

Questions

Is Quest Compendium free?
Quest Compendium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PersonalMap Journal free?
PersonalMap Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quest Compendium or PersonalMap Journal have ads?
Neither Quest Compendium nor PersonalMap Journal shows ads.

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