Comparison

Trekking vs Sway Sailing

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

Head to head

Trekking

Free

⚽ Sports

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

Sail, Track & Share

About

Trekking

This free app helps you explore, walk, trek, and hike. Plot and follow your routes with detailed data and altitude graphs. Save your exercise activities and revisit past journeys with an intuitive iFollow feature.

Highlights

Plot and follow routes
Save exercise activity records
View route data and altitude graphs
iFollow feature for previous routes
Choice of map types (Apple, Open Streetmaps)

Features

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Version 1.3 Exploring, Walking,Trekking and Hiking app which is Free to download with no advertisements and no In-App purchases. Plot and follow your route and save for a record of your exercise activity. 1. Use a choice of apple or Open Streetmaps to plot your activity 2. View your saved routes in more detail with data and altitude graph to analyse. 3. Follow a previous route using iFollow feature 4. Simple and easy to use with "No Hidden Charges"

About

Sway Sailing

Features

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Create sail stories. Logs your sailing trips based on real data from your ship. Share with crew and friends.

Screenshots

Trekking4 screens

Sway Sailing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Trekking at 13.0 against Sway Sailing's 16.6. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trekking ships an update every 6 weeks, Sway Sailing monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level

Trekking versus Sway Sailing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Trekking	Sway Sailing
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (1 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	1 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 6 weeks	Monthly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	16.6
Further details — not scored
Size	2 MB	53 MB
Age rating	9+	4+
Developer	Stephen COX	Skysense B.V.

In-app purchases

None

Trekking

No in-app purchases

None

Sway Sailing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trekking free?

Trekking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Sway Sailing free?

Sway Sailing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Trekking or Sway Sailing have ads?

Neither Trekking nor Sway Sailing shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Trekking or Sway Sailing?

Trekking ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sway Sailing monthly. Most recently, Trekking was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sway Sailing on October 27, 2026.