PeakFinder vs Local Upper Valley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PeakFinder
Identify mountains and peaks worldwide with a 360° panorama display. This app functions offline and shows over 1 million peak names, overlaying them onto your camera image. Explore landscapes in real-time and discover the names of mountains, even small hills.
- Offline and worldwide functionality
- Over 1 million peak names
- Camera image overlay with panorama
- Real-time landscape rendering (300km range)
- Digital telescope for peak selection
- Viewpoint selection via GPS or map
- Solar and lunar orbit display
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The mountains are calling! Explore more mountains than any mountaineer! PeakFinder makes it possible… and shows the names of all mountains and peaks with a 360° panorama display. This functions completely offline - and worldwide! PeakFinder knows more than 1'000'000 peaks - from Mount Everest to the little hill around the corner. ••••••••• Winner of several prizes like 'Best of AppStore', 'App of the Week', … Highly recommended by macnewsworld.com, nationalgeographic.com, smokinapps.com, outdoor-magazin.com, themetaq.com, digital-geography.com, … ••••••••• ••• Features ••• • Works offline and worldwide • Includes more than 1'000'000 peak names • Overlays the camera image with the panorama drawing • Realtime rendering of the surrounding landscapes in a range of 300km/200mil • Digital telescope to select less prominent peaks • 'Show me'-function for visible peaks • Selection of the viewpoint by GPS, the peak directory or an (online) map • Can fly like a bird from peak to peak and vertically upwards • Mark mountains and places you like • Shows the solar and lunar orbit with rise and set times • Uses compass and motion sensors • Daily updates of the peak directory • Does not contain any recurring costs. You pay only once • Is free of advertising ••• Ratings ••• Every good rating (including those following updates) makes me happy. The positive ratings and reviews make it possible for me to continue to improve the app for you. Many thanks! ••• Support ••• In case of questions, problems, mistakes, missing mountain names and ideas for future expansion, I am happy to help you. Please write to support@peakfinder.com.
Local Upper Valley
Discover local businesses and attractions in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire. Businesses can manage their listings, update information, and send push notifications to users.
- Explore local businesses
- Discover region attractions
- Update business listings
- Add photos and menus
- Submit push notifications
- Link to business websites
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The Local Upper Valley app is designed to be used by local residents and visitors to explore our many offerings in the Upper Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire. Local businesses will have the opportunity to edit their business listing, update hours, list photo, menus, types of services, link to your website and may submit push notifications to app users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PeakFinder at 76% against Local Upper Valley's 0%. PeakFinder also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (12K vs 6). Local Upper Valley's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Local Upper Valley is free to download; PeakFinder costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PeakFinder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PeakFinder has 12K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of PeakFinder's written reviews are positive against 0% of Local Upper Valley's.
PeakFinder ships an update every 2 weeks, Local Upper Valley every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PeakFinder | Local Upper Valley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PeakFinder GmbH | Armstrong Software, LLC. |
Customer experience
PeakFinder
Local Upper Valley
Bugs and requests
PeakFinder
Reported bugs
4 issues- App gets stuck on certain locations
- Frequently fails to identify known peaks
- Overlay doesn't match actual view
- Download issues in areas with poor connectivity
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to manually label peaks
- Improve compass calibration and alignment
- Provide more detailed map data for remote areas
- Add option to filter peaks by distance or elevation
Local Upper Valley
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PeakFinder
No in-app purchases
Local Upper Valley
No in-app purchases
