Y Marilyns vs Trigs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Y Marilyns
Challenge yourself to climb the 159 Welsh Marilyns, hills defined by their height above the surrounding land. Track your ascents with a personal log and an interactive map. Discover these unique geographical features.
- Climb 159 Welsh Marilyns
- Track progress
- Personal log
- Interactive map
- OpenStreetMap data
Read full descriptionHide full description
Are you ready for the challenge of climbing the 159 Welsh Marilyns (y Marilynau)? Marilyns are hills that are 150m higher than the surrounding land. Track your progress on your own personal log and with an interactive map from OpenStreetMap. The Marilyn classification was created by Alan Dawson in his 1992 book The Relative Hills of Britain. The Yr Marilyns app is brought to you by the Relative Hills Society. © 2022 Doug Colton Walk descriptions © 2022 Relative Hills Society Base map and data from OpenStreetMap and OpenStreetMap Foundation © OpenStreetMap contributors All images are subject to copyright or are used through Creative Commons Licence
Trigs
This app helps hikers and climbers log their mountain summits. View your ascents on a map and organize them into custom ranges. It's a free tool for tracking your outdoor achievements.
- Log mountain summits
- View ascents on a map
- Create custom ranges
- Track hiking achievements
- Free to use
Read full descriptionHide full description
Trigs is a peak-bagging tracker for hikers and climbers. Keep track of the mountains and hills you’ve summited, see them on a map, and create your own ranges.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trigs at 100% against Y Marilyns's 33%. Y Marilyns's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Y Marilyns ships an update every 3 weeks, Trigs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Y Marilyns | Trigs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doug Colton | James Robinson |
Customer experience
Y Marilyns
Trigs
In-app purchases
Y Marilyns
No in-app purchases
Trigs
No in-app purchases
