HipMaps vs StackTrack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HipMaps
Create and share custom maps highlighting specific locations with personalized comments and branding. Guests can access directions, websites, and view their real-time location on the curated map.
- Create custom maps with highlighted locations
- Add personalized comments and branding
- Guests get directions and website links
- Real-time location tracking on curated maps
- Printable and interactive map options
- Visually engaging designs
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HipMaps - custom maps with a modern twist – is a handy little guide you created that slips into your guest’s pocket to ensure they’re always exactly where they want and need to be. • Include only the places that you want to highlight on your map – from the insider’s local scoop on hot spots & hidden gems in the area to event logistics – you choose! • Curate your comments about each place & tailor your map to your audience, whether that be for guests or marketing – you choose! • Guests link to websites and get directions right from the app – there is no need for you or your guests to learn new technology – our app is easy-peasy! • HipMaps are visually engaging and designed in your style with your branding, serving as part tool and part keepsake! HipMaps ensures that every guest feels welcome and informed — and every organizer looks like a rock star. HipMaps are both printable and used in our interactive app so ALL your guests feel the love! Great for meetings & events, lodging, visitor’s bureaus, sport events, wineries & more. With the HipMaps app you can: - See your real-time location right on your host’s HipMap so you always know where you are in relation to what’s going on. - Read your host’s comments about each location and get their inside scoop on everything from the best BBQ in town to when the event shuttles are leaving. - Directly access each location’s website. - Obtain directions to each location. Don’t have a host’s access code? You can try out the HipMaps app with these access codes: Nash – Events in Nashville, TN Hinterland – A (pretend) hotel in Milwaukee, WI Casa – A (pretend) vacation rental near Denver, CO Connect – A conference in Minneapolis, MN HipMaps8 – A (pretend) Bar Mitzvah in Beacon, NY INSTRUCTIONS: 7. Download the HipMaps app and open it. 8. Allow the HipMaps app to access your location while using the app. 9. Enter your host’s map access code, or use one of the sample codes above, & hit ‘View Map’. 10. Your host’s custom map will appear on your screen, with the Google Maps base map layered underneath it. 11. Click on the bottom section with “Click here for list and directions” to expand the list of locations on the map. Click on the arrow symbol to the left of the desired location to bring up directions from your current location in Apple Maps. If there is a globe symbol to the right of the location, click on it to bring up that location’s website. Click on the map area to minimize the map list. Note: not all locations will have the globe symbol displayed - it is up to the map’s host to decide if they want to link a location to a website. 12. Zoom in and out (using fingers); use the app tools to zoom to the map extent (home symbol); toggle the custom map and Google Map labels on and off (layer symbol); zoom to your location (location symbol); or learn about HipMaps (i symbol). Note: if you do not want to see your location on the custom map or use the directions feature, simply do not allow the app to access your location. You can always update permissions in your phone’s Settings. Pro tip: In order avoid having to enter the map access code every time you use it, do not completely close the app – simply minimize it. Interested in learning more or creating your own HipMap? Visit HipMaps.com or email us at Hello@HipMaps.com SUPPORT We can help! Go to https://hipmaps.com/faqs/ Or get app instructions at https://hipmaps.com/hipmaps-app/ Or email us at Support@HipMaps.com LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://hipmaps.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://hipmaps.com/terms-conditions/ CONNECT WITH US https://hipmaps.com/ Hello@HipMaps.com Wander Aimfully with HipMaps ®
StackTrack
This app calculates the optimal exit point for CRW jumps using real-time winds aloft data. It provides an interactive map with flight paths and altitude markers, allowing users to fine-tune their jump run and plan ahead with forecast mode.
- Real-time winds aloft data
- Interactive satellite map
- Flight path and exit point visualization
- Lateral and along-track offset sliders
- Winds aloft table
- Forecast mode
- Unit and speed unit support
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StackTrack takes the guesswork out of spotting for CRW jumps. Enter your drop zone, exit altitude, and canopy performance numbers, and StackTrack calculates your optimal exit point using real-time winds aloft data - so your canopy arrives at the target, not half a mile downwind. How it works StackTrack fetches a live upper-air wind profile for your drop zone from Open-Meteo and runs a simulation from exit altitude down to breakoff. It accounts for wind speed and direction at every 1,000 feet, your canopy's forward speed, and your descent rate to place the exit point exactly where it needs to be. Features • Real-time winds aloft - automatically fetched for any location worldwide • Interactive satellite map with flight path, jump run line, exit point, and altitude markers every 2,000 ft • Lateral and along-track offset sliders to fine-tune the exit relative to the jump run • Winds aloft table showing direction, speed, and temperature at each altitude • Forecast mode - step forward or backward in 1-hour increments to plan ahead • Supports imperial and metric units, multiple speed units (mph, knots, km/h, m/s) • Weather screen with full forecast for your drop zone • Draw generator for 2-way and 4-way sequential
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StackTrack at 5.0 against HipMaps's 4.5. HipMaps's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StackTrack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
HipMaps ships an update every 6 weeks, StackTrack every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HipMaps | StackTrack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HipMaps LLC | Peter Fetros |
Customer experience
HipMaps
StackTrack
In-app purchases
HipMaps
No in-app purchases
StackTrack
No in-app purchases









