Poynterra Trekker vs CPD District Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Poynterra Trekker
This offline navigation app guides you to any location on Earth, even without an internet connection. It's ideal for remote adventures, offering GPS tracking, waypoint management, and an SOS emergency flasher. Enjoy audible navigation and easy data import/export for seamless trip planning.
- Offline GPS navigation
- Waypoint management with folders
- AudioPoynt™ audible navigation
- SOS Emergency Flasher
- Import KML, KMZ, CSV, GPX files
- Export/Backup and Import/Restore data
- Download Poynterra Collections
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Poynterra Trekker is a unique navigation app that points you to any location on earth (a waypoint) at any time, even when offline. If you’re an off-the-beaten-track trekker who needs would a GPS lifeline in remote, unconnected areas, this app is for you. Laying down GPS tracks is easy in ROAM and TRIP modes, ensuring easy return to previous waypoints. We've also added an SOS Emergency Flasher. If you’re a cruiseship traveler, you’ll find it fantastic for tracking distance and direction to foreign ports on the open seas and for sightseeing on remote islands. If you’re on a biking trip, you’ll love AudioPoynt™, which points you to your destination audibly even while your phone is off. All of this, and much more, functions without wifi or a cell connection! Besides navigation, Poynterra Trekker has amazing waypoint management features . Waypoints with descriptive info can be easily added to user-created folders and copied/moved between them. Waypoints and folders are easily exported and shared with others in a number of file formats. Powerful Export/BACKUP and Import/RESTORE functions make it easy to archive any data you create and reinstall it when needed. Archived files can be restored on any device running Poynterra Trekker and make switching phones (or opearting systems) super easy. The capability to import sets of waypoints directly into folders is one of Poynterra Trekker’s most powerful features and can take planning of your trekking and sightseeing to an entirely new level. Waypoint data can be in the form of KML/KMZ files created with Google My Maps, Google Earth or other sources, CSV files from spreadsheets, and GPX files from other location tracking devices. Folders exported as PYNZ files (our own format) by you or other Poynterra Trekker users can be imported without losing any of the original information. Poynterra Trekker can also download Poynterra Collections, ready-made, curated sets of waypoints. These are available on the app at Menu>Collections or by scanning a Collection’s unique QR code from printed materials or screen displays. At present, the number of Collections is small, but it will grow with time as we add not only our own content, but also Collections content from other creators. For complete information on Poynterra Trekker, visit https://mindsparkinc.com/apps/poynterra-trekker. Be sure to click on News & Musings on the site for helpful Poynterra Trekker application notes and more. ******************** Features in Airplane Mode - no internet! • flash visible Morse code SOS • with built-in Tutorial and HelpTool™, learn easily • create waypoint folders • add waypoints using GPS • edit waypoint info and copy/move between folders • show distance between any two waypoints • navigate by simple pointer • show speed, altitude and compass direction • start navigation RUN automatically at custom intervals • navigate via AudioPoynt™ while device is off and hidden • in TRIP mode, track progress and ETA to destination while saving data • in ROAM mode with no set destination, track location while saving data • in EquatorWatch™, track approach to equator! Additional features - with internet • download Poynterra Collections • share waypoints • export and import folders • import waypoints and folders in KML, KMZ, GPX, CSV and PYNZ formats • maps with street/terrain/satellite layers • add waypoint by tapping map • with GeoSearch, find coordinates with place name/address search • tap a single button to use Google Navigation to selected waypoint • with LinePoynt™, display map line in direction smartphone is pointing • triangulate the location of a distant landmark • share current location • view TRIP and ROAM maps, and share data
CPD District Map
This app provides an interactive map of Chicago, displaying district and beat boundaries in real-time. It helps users identify their current location, search by address, and access quick links for precinct calls and navigation. Additional layers like satellite and street view enhance the mapping experience.
- Real-time location display
- District/Beat boundary visualization
- Address search functionality
- Quick links to precinct and navigation
- Satellite and street view layers
- Saves last searched address
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Interactive map of Chicago showing all District and District Beat boundaries. Features Include: •Know your location...Displays and/or speaks your current location in realtime. •Displays current District/Beat. •Search by address. •Quick links to: Call Precinct, My Location, Navigate to District, Official District website. •Layers: Beat Borders, District Borders, Satellite and Street View. •Associate additional phone numbers with District. •Saves last searched address. Source data obtained from https://data.cityofchicago.org/. Data curation by application developer which includes but not limited to:\n\nMap visualization (source is in CSV/Text format), border and fill colors, association address with District/Beat, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CPD District Map at none against Poynterra Trekker's 1. CPD District Map also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). Poynterra Trekker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Poynterra Trekker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CPD District Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Poynterra Trekker against 5.0 for CPD District Map. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poynterra Trekker has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Poynterra Trekker ships an update every 5 days, CPD District Map every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poynterra Trekker | CPD District Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andris Vizulis | JC Accounting & Innovative Technologies, Inc |
Customer experience
Poynterra Trekker
CPD District Map
In-app purchases
Poynterra Trekker
- Poynterra Trekker FULL$4.99
CPD District Map
No in-app purchases
Questions
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