Comparison

Y Marilyns vs Northing

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Climb 159 Welsh Marilyns
  • Track progress
  • Personal log
  • Interactive map
  • OpenStreetMap data
Features
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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. Ā© 2022 Doug Colton Walk descriptions Ā© 2022 Relative Hills Society Base map and data from OpenStreetMap and OpenStreetMap Foundation Ā© OpenStreetMap contributors All images are subject to copyright or are used through Creative Commons Licence

About

Northing

Features
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Northing is a UK peak audit ledger for post-hoc activity verification. Core functions: • Ingest activity streams (Strava / FIT / GPX) as raw records • Verify summit efforts using coordinate checks with a 200 m horizontal tolerance • Calculate vertical gain from pressure-delta records • Track progress across Munros, Wainwrights, and Marilyns • Export activity records when needed System rules: • Agency first: the app records, the user decides • No feeds, no encouragement, no notification bait • Private by default, no data selling • Great Britain scope: England, Scotland, Wales Database coverage: • 282 Munros • 214 Wainwrights • 1,550 Marilyns Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Y Marilyns4 screens
Northing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Y Marilyns at 3 against Northing's 1. Y Marilyns also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Y Marilyns ships an update every 3 weeks, Northing fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Y Marilyns versus Northing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterY MarilynsNorthing
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoug ColtonNorthing Technical Limited

In-app purchases

None

Y Marilyns

No in-app purchases

None

Northing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Y Marilyns free?
Y Marilyns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Northing free?
Northing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Y Marilyns or Northing have ads?
Neither Y Marilyns nor Northing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Y Marilyns or Northing?
Y Marilyns ships an update every 3 weeks, and Northing fortnightly. Most recently, Y Marilyns was updated on October 3, 2026 and Northing on October 16, 2026.

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