Comparison

POV vs Journey Tracker

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

Head to head
About

POV

Capture candid moments from your events with a digital disposable camera experience. Guests can contribute photos without needing to download the app, with all images revealed the next day for a shared memory.

Highlights
  • Digital disposable camera simulation
  • Guest photo contributions without app download
  • Customizable photo limits per guest
  • Next-day photo reveal option
  • Customizable event screens
  • QR code and link sharing
Features
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POV helps you capture the point of view of everyone at your event. Perfect for weddings, parties, nights out, and more! Like a digital disposable camera –– cap the number of photos that each of your guests can take and have the photos reveal the next day! NO DOWNLOAD REQUIRED FOR GUESTS Guests can scan a code or tap on a link and don't have to download this app to participate. CAMERA The camera is completely customizable –– you determine how many photos each of your guests can take. GALLERY The gallery can reveal during the event or you can make people wait until the next day. Great for everyone to relive the next day. CUSTOMIZABILITY You can design the screens to look and feel exactly how you want it. Stickers, text, backgrounds + more design tools at your fingertips. SHAREABILITY The app will generate a QR code and link so that friends can easily find your event. Questions or ideas? Send us all your feedback. We're happy to help!

About

Journey Tracker

Visually track changes over time with side-by-side photo comparisons and time-lapse videos. Ideal for monitoring fitness, body transformations, or any project where visual progress is key. Features include consistent photo capture, motivation tools, and shareable progress cards.

Highlights
  • Side-by-side photo comparison with slider
  • Time-lapse video export
  • Consistent photo capture guidance
  • Customizable reminders and widgets
  • Shareable progress cards
  • Achievement medals for milestones
Features
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You can finally see progress over time. You see yourself every day, so change hides. Journey Tracker lines up every new photo with your last one and shows you the difference with a slider. Use it for body, gym, and weight-loss progress, or for hair, beard, skin, nails, braces, tattoos, outfits, pregnancy, pets, plants, art projects, and home projects. Your photos are backed up to your account, so they are still there on a new phone or after a reinstall. Your first collection is free. Capture consistent photos • Keep each journey in its own collection • See your last photo in the camera, as an Outline or a Ghost, and line up the next shot • Add dates and notes • Reorder photos or move them between collections • Add photos offline; they upload when you're back online See the difference • Drag a slider across any two photos • Put two photos side by side and pinch to zoom them together • Scrub through your whole timeline • Export a time-lapse video of the change Share your progress • Turn any before and after into a share card • Choose from several card styles • Save the card or share it Stay motivated • Set reminders on your schedule, with your own message • Add the Home Screen widget: your day count, this week's photos, and the camera one tap away • Earn medals for milestones and streaks • See them all on the Achievements page Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

POV4 screens
Journey Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: POV at 16K against Journey Tracker's 4. POV also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#124 vs unranked). Journey Tracker's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. POV sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Journey Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for POV against 5.0 for Journey Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POV has 16K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of POV's written reviews are positive against 100% of Journey Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POV ships an update weekly, Journey Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
POV versus Journey Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOVJourney Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#124 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB48 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperUntitled Tech, Inc.Novee Group LLC

Customer experience

POV

All ratings15,581 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews455 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative13.0%

Journey Tracker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

POV

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photos not uploading properly
  • Difficulty closing/exiting the app
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow photo uploads from camera roll
  • Add reminders/alerts during events
  • Improve photo quality and filters
  • Streamline download/sharing of photos

Journey Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

POV

One-time9
  • More Participants2 variants$4.99
  • More Participants$9.99
  • More Participants$14.99
Show 6 more
  • More Participants$24.99
  • More Participants$31.49
  • More Participants$34.99
  • Gold$54.99
  • More Participants$64.99
  • More Participants$89.99
2 purchases

Journey Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Journey Tracker Premium — Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Annual1 Year trial$25.991 Year

Questions

Is POV free?
POV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Journey Tracker free?
Journey Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, POV or Journey Tracker?
Journey Tracker is rated higher. POV averages 4.9 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Journey Tracker averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do POV or Journey Tracker have ads?
Neither POV nor Journey Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POV or Journey Tracker?
POV ships an update weekly, and Journey Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, POV was updated on November 5, 2026 and Journey Tracker on October 30, 2026.

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