Trackbook vs 指南针
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trackbook
This app automatically logs your walks, runs, rides, and drives without manual input. It categorizes your activities, provides detailed trip summaries, and displays your monthly routes on a map. Your data is securely saved to your iCloud Drive.
- Automatic background trip recording
- Automatic activity type detection (walk, run, ride, drive, hike)
- Daily diary view with trip timelines
- Monthly route map visualization
- Detailed trip statistics
- Apple Watch integration
- Live Activities on Lock Screen/Dynamic Island
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Trackbook is a trip log that works on its own. Leave the house and Trackbook quietly records every trip in the background. Open it at night and your day is already laid out in order. No Start button. No Stop button. 1. AUTOMATIC RECORDING • Starts when you start moving and keeps going on the Lock Screen and in the background • Filters out drifting and low-quality fixes for cleaner trips • Don't want to record? Tap the status icon to pause for an hour or discard the current segment 2. FIVE ACTIVITY TYPES, DETECTED FOR YOU • Walk, run, ride, drive and hike, recognized with your iPhone's motion sensors • When the type changes, a new segment starts: walk to the car park, then drive home, and you get a "Walk" and a "Drive" • Turn off any type you don't want saved 3. A DIARY, ONE CARD PER DAY • History is a diary, not a feed: where you went, how you got there, how far and how long • Expand a day for a clean timeline, with the time you spent stopped between trips • Optional place names for stops (off by default; looked up with Apple Maps when turned on) • A one-line note when you moved more or less than usual 4. FOOTPRINT MAP • See the month's routes on a map, colored by walk, run, ride, drive and hike • Total distance, active days and time, plus a breakdown by activity and monthly trends 5. DETAILS FOR EVERY TRIP • Running: pace per kilometer, pace curve, personal bests • Hiking: total climb and descent, grade distribution, steepest stretch • Riding and driving: speed zones, stop log, time in traffic • One-tap share card, with the option to hide start and end so home and work stay private 6. APPLE WATCH • Speed, distance, time, altitude and compass right on your wrist • Pause, end or discard the current segment from the watch 7. LIVE ACTIVITIES • Speed, distance and time on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island during a trip, with pause and end buttons (turn on in Settings; requires iOS 16.2 or later, buttons require iOS 17 or later) 8. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Automatic iCloud saving: each finished trip is saved as a GPX file in your own iCloud Drive, ready to import in one tap after a new phone or reinstall • Import and export standard GPX files and take your tracks anywhere • Tracks are stored only on your device and in your own iCloud
指南针
This utility app provides precise directional guidance, altitude measurements, and travel route tracking. It also offers real-time weather forecasts and environmental information, making it ideal for outdoor adventures and daily navigation.
- Precise compass with 360° rotation
- Real-time altitude measurement (GPS & barometer)
- Automatic travel route recording
- Live weather forecasts
- GPS positioning and latitude/longitude
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指南针-海拔测量仪实时高度GPS经纬度定位是一款专为户外探险、旅行和日常导航设计的全能工具类应用,集指南针定位、海拔测量、轨迹记录、天气查询于一体,助您轻松应对复杂环境,探索未知更安心。 核心功能亮点: - 精准指南针 实时显示方位角度,支持360°旋转指针与数字方向(东/南/西/北)。自动校准传感器,适应不同地理环境,确保定位精准可靠。 - 海拔测量仪 基于GPS与气压计双重数据,实时测量当前位置海拔高度。 - 自动记录您的移动轨迹 生成可视化路径地图,随时回看行程路线,满足徒步、骑行等运动需求。 - 实时天气与环境查询 提供当前位置的精准天气预报,包括温度、湿度、风速、降水概率等,规划行程更科学。 应用场景: 户外探险:登山、徒步、露营时精准导航,规避迷路风险。 旅行记录:自动生成旅途轨迹,留存独特地理印记。 常生活:快速查询天气,应对突发气候;校准方向,提升方向感。 开通订阅后,您的 iTunes 账户将被自动扣费,以确保您在每个订阅周期内可继续享受相关高级功能。系统将在每个订阅周期结束前一天自动从您的 iTunes 账户中扣除订阅费用。 所有订阅费用仅通过 Apple 的应用内支付渠道(即 iTunes 账户)进行支付,本应用目前仅支持 Apple 的官方支付方式,其他第三方支付方式暂不支持。为确保顺利完成支付,请确保您的 iTunes 账户具有足够的余额。 若由于账户余额不足或其他原因导致支付失败,您将暂时无法使用订阅相关的高级功能,直到费用支付成功。 在您开通订阅后,系统将自动从您的 iTunes 账户扣除续订费用。如果您不希望继续订阅,您可以随时按照以下步骤取消自动续费功能:打开 iOS 设备上的“设置”应用 > 点击您的 Apple ID 头像,选择“iTunes 与 App Store” > 点击您的 Apple ID 并选择“查看 Apple ID” > 在“账户设置”页面中,找到并点击“订阅”选项 > 在订阅列表中找到“指南针 - 海拔测量仪实时高度 GPS 经纬度定位”应用并点击“取消订阅”。 用户协议:https://note.youdao.com/s/Ohd0XC0q 隐私政策:https://note.youdao.com/s/a72uwM6B 温馨提示:为确保准确获取海拔、环境信息和记录轨迹,部分功能可能会在使用中和切换至后台时持续使用卫星定位服务,这可能导致更多的电量消耗并影响电池续航时间。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 指南针 at none against Trackbook's 1. Trackbook's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Trackbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 指南针 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trackbook ships an update every 2 days, 指南针 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trackbook | 指南针 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 学标 柯 | 泽友 颜 |
Customer experience
Trackbook
指南针
In-app purchases
Trackbook
- 运动主题$1.99
指南针
No in-app purchases








