Comparison

Trekrecord vs Pigeon

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

Head to head
About

Trekrecord

Features
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Every person has a trekrecord. It is the number of countries you have been to. Find your trekrecord, compare it with others, upload trekphotos and keep your treknotes from the places you visit. Share your travel experiences with friends and other trekkers or use trekrecord as your personal travel record diary. Find out where your friends are travelling, see which restaurants, hotels, bars, and other places they liked and plan your next trek based on experiences of people you trust! Make your wish list of countries you would like to visit, see who else has the same and fulfill your wishes together. The concept of trekrecord was created by Miltos Kambourides (www.miltos.com) an avid traveler and entrepreneur.

About

Pigeon

This app offers end-to-end encrypted messaging with a focus on extreme privacy and security. It utilizes local Bluetooth mesh and federated relays for message delivery, ensuring no intermediary can read your communications.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Bluetooth Low Energy mesh
  • Federated zero-knowledge relays
  • Local message exchange
  • Open-source codebase
  • Extreme privacy focus
Features
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Pigeon is an end-to-end encrypted mesh messaging app for iOS. Pigeon's goal is extreme privacy and security across multiple delivery methods. The entire codebase is available on GitHub. Please note that Pigeon has not undergone an independent audit, but is built on top of an audited encryption library, vodozemac. Peers can exchange messages locally over a Bluetooth Low Energy mesh, or use federated zero-knowledge relays when they are out of local range. Messages are end-to-end encrypted regardless of how they travel; no transport, relay, or mesh hop can read them.

Screenshots

Trekrecord4 screens
Pigeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pigeon at every 9 days against Trekrecord's every 3 weeks. Trekrecord's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trekrecord ships an update every 3 weeks, Pigeon every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Trekrecord versus Pigeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrekrecordPigeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTREKRECORD LTDISAIAH RUSSELL HARVILLE

In-app purchases

None

Trekrecord

No in-app purchases

None

Pigeon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trekrecord free?
Trekrecord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pigeon free?
Pigeon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trekrecord or Pigeon have ads?
Neither Trekrecord nor Pigeon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trekrecord or Pigeon?
Trekrecord ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pigeon every 9 days. Most recently, Trekrecord was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pigeon on October 31, 2026.

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