Comparison

Summitree vs Route Canvas

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

Head to head
About

Summitree

This app encourages physical activity by allowing users to track steps and outdoor activities via GPS. Your movement contributes to environmental projects, like planting trees, and you can participate in team challenges for added motivation.

Highlights
  • GPS tracking for outdoor activities
  • Step counting via motion sensors
  • Team challenges
  • Convert activity to trees/projects
  • Manual activity entry
  • Fitness tracker integration
  • Personal statistics and leaderboards
Features
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Summitree – Your Challenge App for More Activity and Sustainable Impact Move. Get active. Protect the climate – together as a team. With Summitree, every step and every sporting activity becomes a contribution to the environment. Take part in exciting, community-driven challenges, collect kilometers by running, hiking, or cycling, and turn your movement into real trees or other sustainable projects. How it works: β€’ GPS tracking for outdoor activities: When you start running, hiking, or cycling, you can record your route directly via GPS. The app uses a foreground service while you are on the move – always visible and fully under your control. β€’ Step counting via motion sensors: In our step challenges, your smartphone’s motion sensors automatically count your steps – no location data required. You can even keep the app closed, as long as you’ve granted permission for β€œphysical activity.” β€’ Be active together: Compete as a team, motivate each other, and reach your goals. β€’ Create real impact: Transform your activities into trees or other sustainable projects. β€’ Flexible and easy: Use the app anywhere – with automatic GPS tracking, step counting, or synchronization with your fitness tracker. Note: β€’ As soon as an activity recording is started by a user – and only until the user stops the recording – the app may also capture location data in the background or when the phone is locked. For this, the permission for the foreground service is required. Features at a glance: β€’ Join public or company challenges β€’ GPS tracking for running, cycling, and hiking β€’ Step counting via motion sensor (no location usage) β€’ Manual activity entry and integration with supported fitness trackers β€’ Team challenges for more motivation and team spirit β€’ Personal statistics and leaderboards β€’ Overview of your achieved climate impact Permissions notice: Summitree uses: β€’ Location permission & foreground service when you actively start GPS tracking (e.g., for cycling). β€’ Physical activity permission to count steps via your motion sensor – without using location data. All permissions are transparent and can be managed by you at any time. Why Summitree? β€’ Combine health, team spirit, and climate protection β€’ Stay active and set yourself meaningful goals β€’ Be part of a growing community that moves the world together Start now and join the Summitree movement. Together, we give movement a purpose – for you, your team, and our planet.

About

Route Canvas

Features
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Turn your rides, runs, and walks into art. RouteCanvas lets you plan creative GPS routes that trace shapes on the map. Pick a shape β€” a heart, unicorn, star, lightning bolt β€” or draw your own freehand. Set your target distance, and RouteCanvas generates a real road-snapped route that follows your shape. Export to Strava, Garmin, Komoot, or any GPX-compatible app and start your GPS art adventure. KEY FEATURES: Shape Templates Choose from 10+ fun predefined shapes including heart, star, unicorn, cat, dog, bicycle, diamond, infinity, and more. New shapes added regularly. Freehand Drawing Draw any shape you want directly on the map. Your artistic vision, your route. Smart Route Generation Our algorithm snaps your shape to real roads, bike paths, and sidewalks. See how closely the route matches your shape with the match score. Plan Anywhere Drop a pin anywhere in the world to plan routes remotely. Plan a London run from your couch in New York. Search any city, zoom in, and drop your pin. Distance Control Set your target distance from 1 to 100 km. Quick-pick presets for 5, 10, 20, and 50 km. Switch between kilometers and miles. Three Activity Modes Optimized routing for cycling, running, or walking. Each mode uses appropriate paths and speed estimates. Shape Manipulation Drag to reposition your shape. Rotate with two fingers to align with the street grid. Fine-tune until it's perfect. Export & Share - Export standard GPX files to any tracking app - Direct integration with Strava, Garmin Connect, Komoot, Ride with GPS - Share privacy-safe social images (no location dot, zoomed out) - Save to Files, copy route summary, share via Messages Save Your Routes All your created routes are saved locally. Browse your route library, re-export, or share anytime. --- RouteCanvas is a route PLANNER, not a tracker. Plan your shape, export to your favorite tracking app, and ride/run/walk. When you're done, check your activity map β€” your shape is there for the world to see. -- To import the route to other apps, save GPX file to file system using the Share button then Strava : 1. Open the Strava app and go to the Maps tab. 2. Tap the Route icon (looks like a folded map/path) in the upper right. 3. Tap the Plus (+) or Upload icon. 4. Select the GPX file from your phone's file storage. 5. Once processed, tap Save to keep it in your routes.

Screenshots

Summitree4 screens
Route Canvas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Summitree at Free against Route Canvas's $0.99. Summitree also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Summitree is free to download; Route Canvas costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Summitree versus Route Canvas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummitreeRoute Canvas
PriceFree β€” better$0.99
Positive reviews29.4% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size108 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSummitree GmbHCan Erten

In-app purchases

None

Summitree

No in-app purchases

None

Route Canvas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Summitree free?
Summitree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Route Canvas free?
Route Canvas costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Summitree or Route Canvas have ads?
Neither Summitree nor Route Canvas shows ads.

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