Comparison

Heatmapper vs ThisTrail

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

Head to head
About

Heatmapper

Visualize your athletic performance with movement heatmaps. Track your positioning and activity across various sports fields to understand your role and improve your game. Integrates with Apple Watch and iPhone for seamless data collection.

Highlights
  • Visual movement heatmaps
  • Positioning and movement pattern analysis
  • Match and training session logging
  • Performance stats with context
  • No expensive tracking equipment required
  • Supports football, soccer, rugby, and tennis
Features
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Find out where you really play — and how you actually perform. Heatmapper turns your movement into a visual heatmap, showing exactly where you were on the pitch, court, or field during every match. Track your positioning. Understand your role. Improve your performance. Heatmapper works with Apple Watch, iPhone, and any device that syncs with Apple Health — so if your workout tracks movement, Heatmapper can map it. Key features: • See your game visually Turn every match into a heatmap that reveals your positioning, movement patterns, and activity across the field. Instantly spot your hotspots and areas you’ve missed. • Discover your true position Heatmapper analyses your movement and shows the role you actually played — from striker to wing back — based on your real performance. See how you play, not just where you line up. • Track matches and build history Log every game, session, or training run. Build a complete record of your matches with heatmaps, stats, and notes in one place. • Your stats, with context Distance, heart rate, duration — now combined with your movement data to give real meaning to your performance. • No expensive tracking equipment No sensors. No setup. Just your existing device and your game. Heatmapper brings heatmap tracking to everyday players. Supports football, soccer, rugby and tennis, with more to come. Whether you’re playing competitively or just for fun, Heatmapper gives you a simple way to analyse your performance and see your game differently. Most heatmap tools require expensive hardware and complex systems. Heatmapper doesn’t. Start your workout, play your game, and see your heatmap instantly. Stop guessing your position. Start seeing it.

About

ThisTrail

Features
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ThisTrail is a private, ad-free companion for hiking, running, walking, cycling, backpacking, and everyday adventures. RECORD EVERY OUTING Use iPhone or Apple Watch to capture your path, distance, time, pace or speed, elevation, heart rate, steps, and energy. Pause whenever you need, then pick up where you left off. Live Activities keep the essentials easy to see on iPhone. FOLLOW A ROUTE WITH CONFIDENCE Choose a saved or imported route before you set out. See the distance, ascent, and descent remaining to your next waypoint or the finish. ThisTrail also lets you know when your route progress is uncertain or you have moved away from the route. KEEP YOUR ADVENTURES TOGETHER Build a personal collection of trails and routes. Add photos and waypoints to remember useful places, viewpoints, and moments along the way—even on loops and out-and-back trips. BRING YOUR ROUTES WITH YOU Import and share GPX, KML, and KMZ files, or back up your ThisTrail collection for safekeeping. MADE FOR YOU, NOT ADVERTISERS Choose metric, imperial, or system units and keep your choice in sync with Apple Watch. Recording works without a data connection; maps load when connected. There are no ads, and ThisTrail does not collect your personal trail data. Apple Watch and HealthKit features require compatible Apple devices and permissions.

Screenshots

Heatmapper4 screens
ThisTrail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ThisTrail at none against Heatmapper's 1. Heatmapper's advantage is iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Heatmapper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ThisTrail asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heatmapper ships an update every 5 days, ThisTrail weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Heatmapper versus ThisTrail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeatmapperThisTrail
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.4 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard EnglishKongjian Network Technology (shanghai) Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Heatmapper

One-time1
  • RemoveAds$0.99
None

ThisTrail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heatmapper free?
Heatmapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ThisTrail free?
ThisTrail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Heatmapper or ThisTrail have ads?
Neither Heatmapper nor ThisTrail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heatmapper or ThisTrail?
Heatmapper ships an update every 5 days, and ThisTrail weekly. Most recently, Heatmapper was updated on October 2, 2026 and ThisTrail on September 27, 2026.

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