Hiker's Logbook vs GoBruKnow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hiker's Logbook
This app helps long-distance hikers meticulously document their journeys. It allows users to track daily miles, weather, and unique statistics like zero days and shower streaks. The app supports numerous famous trails and enables exporting your entire logbook as a PDF for lasting memories.
- Track daily miles and hike details
- Monitor weather with custom locations
- Calculate statistics like zero days and streaks
- Support for major long-distance trails
- Export entire logbook as PDF
- Designed by thru-hikers for ease of use
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Track all of the details of your long-distance hike with Hiker's Logbook! A journaling app designed by thru-hikers for thru hikers makes your daily log a breeze. Keep your hike on track with the forecast feature, and add custom forecast locations. Ever wonder how many zeros you've taken, how many miles you've slackpacked, your longest no-shower streak, or how many nights you've slept on the ground? Hiker's Logbook presents all of these statistics and more. After your thru is completed, export your entire logbook as a PDF to keep the memories for ever. Now supporting: - Appalachian Trail - Arizona Trail - Colorado Trail - Continental Divide Trail - Florida Trail - Foothills Trail - Ice Age Trail - John Muir Trail - The Long Trail - Pacific Crest Trail - Superior Hiking Trail Please submit any suggestions and feedback to hikerslogbook@gmail.com
GoBruKnow
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The GoBruKnow app gives Brown University Library patrons the convenience of contactless checkout. Download the app to your mobile device. While you are located within a Brown Library building, scan the barcode on the circulating materials you wish to borrow. Follow the app's easy steps to checkout. Visit library.brown.edu/info/borrowing for more information. Need help? Email rock@brown.edu or call 401-863-2165.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoBruKnow at none against Hiker's Logbook's 1. GoBruKnow also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Hiker's Logbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GoBruKnow asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hiker's Logbook ships an update every 2 months, GoBruKnow fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Hiker's Logbook | GoBruKnow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 356 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Aaron Byers | Meescan Inc. |
In-app purchases
Hiker's Logbook
- Logbook Pro$9.99
GoBruKnow
No in-app purchases
Questions
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