TrackISS vs Vibes Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrackISS
Follow the International Space Station's journey across the globe in real-time. Explore its projected orbit, view live telemetry data, and browse a gallery of NASA images. Discover who is currently in space and learn about their missions.
- Real-time ISS movement tracking
- Projected orbit path display
- Live telemetry data (velocity, lat, long, altitude)
- NASA image gallery with zoom
- View current astronauts and biographies
- Customizable interface settings
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Welcome to TrackISS, a beautiful native experience that tracks the International Space Station in real-time. Main features include: - See the real-time movement of the ISS. - Track with two different map types. - View the projected orbit path of the ISS. - View live data from the ISS, such as velocity, latitude, longitude, and altitude. - Search for ISS images from NASA's public image database. - View search results in a beautiful gallery-like view, that supports zooming in/out. - View images and their descriptions in an efficient image viewer. - Export any image with ease. - View all current humans in space, along with their nationality, mission role, and a link to their biography (in-app). - Adjust defaults such as map annotations size, toggle haptics, reduce animations, etc. - Select alternate app icons. This app was designed with a hybrid of custom and native iOS components, to provide a space-themed experience while still maintaining the iOS feel we all know and love. Enjoy! New features and improvements coming soon. Feel free to reach out on Twitter with feature requests or feedback :)
Vibes Map
Discover the unique atmosphere of cities through user-generated 'vibe' votes. Find out where the energy is, beyond just popular landmarks or dining spots. Experience the intangible spirit that makes a place special.
- User-generated vibe votes
- Discover city essence
- Find where the action is
- Sense intangible spirit
- Explore city atmosphere
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Vibes Map is user-generated vibe votes that help you find the special essence of a city. Vibes Map answers the question, ‘Where is it HAPPENING?’ Google Maps can tell you where the restaurants are, it can tell you how to navigate to the Eiffel Tower, but it can’t tell you where the ‘vibe’ is. Vibes are hard to define, but you know it when you feel it. Vibe: a characteristic emanation, aura, or spirit that infuses or vitalizes someone or something and that can be instinctively sensed or experienced.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vibes Map at none against TrackISS's 1. TrackISS's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. TrackISS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vibes Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TrackISS against 5.0 for Vibes Map. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TrackISS has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | TrackISS | Vibes Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samuel McGarry | Cory Stout |
Customer experience
TrackISS
Vibes Map
In-app purchases
TrackISS
- Launchpad Tip$1.99
Vibes Map
No in-app purchases









