POIViewer vs Tread®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
POIViewer
This app allows users to import, manage, and display points of interest on maps. It supports various file formats for import and can launch external navigation apps. Users can also edit POI details, organize them into lists, and monitor nearby points.
- Import POIs from various file formats
- Display POIs as pins or custom icons on maps
- Organize POIs into editable lists
- Launch favorite GPS navigation apps
- Monitor nearby POIs
- Edit POI titles, comments, and coordinates
- Export POIs in KML/KMZ format
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POIViewer is a POI management tool with a lot of features. POIViewer can load, manage and display POIs (Points of Interest) on maps. Places, waypoints, placemarks can be imported and exported, show as pin or configurable icon on maps. This universal app is very fast even with thousands points, making it the perfect complement to existing apps for navigation or route planning. And if you really have a lot (>10000), you can selectively show/hide groups of POI on the map. A few reviews from App stores (thank you): ***** Very good as usual - Working since years with this jewel: keep up the wonderful job. ***** Nearby POIs - Great enhancement! ***** This is the best poi app so far //Bosse. ***** Sehr praktische App und toller Support (Very handy app and great support) ***** At last my poi back POI import from: • Supported POI Files: .csv (Garmin), .ov2 (Tomtom), .zip, .asc., .gpx (only places can be imported), KML/KMZ (only places can be imported), GPI (including icons, images, mp3) • A moveable marker on the map • Your current location • Foursquare places • Wikipedia geotagged articles • The POI search results • Your contacts POIViewer does not provide navigation, but it can launch your favorite GPS app: • Tomtom • Tomtom GO • Waze • Navigon • Apple Maps • Google Maps • Here • Garmin StreetPilot • CoPilot GPS • Sygic • IGO (the new iGO navigation is not well supported, due to a bug in IGO, write them an email) • MappyGPS • Where To? Maps provider (online only): • Apple Maps • Bing Maps • OpenCycleMap POI files can be imported via: • Email, Safari, Airdrop, etc (via iOS "Open In...") • iTunes file sharing • Cloud Providers on iOS 8 (iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, ...) • The integrated web browser POI Edition: • POI title and comment can be edited. • POI coordinate can be displayed in various format (decimal, degrees, what3words.com) and edited in decimal. • HTML comment from KML file can be viewed. • POI are organized into lists. You can copy/move POI from one list to another. For each POI, you can view: • Nearby POIs • Google Streetview • Photos (provided by Google Places, Wikimedia Commons, flickr and your photo library) • Foursquare places and tips • Wikipedia articles Monitor: • Monitor nearby POI while you move (for geocaching or other alerts). POI Icons • Pin icon can be modified per list or per POI. • Pin icon can be imported via iTunes (zip files supported). • Pin icon can be pasted into the pin library. • Pin icon can be imported from the internet with the integrated browser. Share • Places and list can exported in KMZ or KML format. • Exported KMZ can be sent by email • Exported KMZ/KML can be sent to PC/Mac via iTunes File Sharing • Exported KMZ/KML can be opened on the iPad/iPhone with apps such as Goodreader, Dropbox app, or Google Earth (KML only). Advanced features: URL scheme • In order to launch POIViewer from an external launcher, use the URL scheme: poiviewer://. • Navigate to coordinates using poiviewer://navigate?lat=[lat]&lon=[lon]&name=[name] • Navigate to what3words address using poiviewer://navigate?3wa=[three.words.address] • Display a POI using POIViewer://show?lat=[lat]&lon=[lon] • or poiviewer://show?3wa=[three.words.address] • Import a POI into POIViewer using poiviewer://import?lat=[lat]&lon=[lon] &name=[name] Notification sound You can now customize the notification sound by copying a file named alert.wav in the Documents directory. Visit our web site for more details. http://www.fkdev.fr/en/poiviewer Notes: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. The use of this monitoring feature to provide speed camera detection might be forbidden in some country.
Tread®
Track friends, sync navigation data, and plan routes with this powersport navigator companion app. It allows for seamless data transfer and provides smart notifications and live weather updates.
- Track up to 20 friends on map
- Sync waypoints, tracks, and routes
- Plan routes with custom preferences
- Import and export GPX files
- Smart notifications
- Live weather updates
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Roam the unknown with the Tread® app. It lets you track up to 20 friends on the map of your smartphone and Tread® powersport navigator by using the Group Ride Mobile feature and syncs waypoints, tracks, routes and collections across devices. Easily plan routes on your smartphone with the same maps, vehicle profiles and route preferences you have on your Tread device. Users can import and export GPX files and get access to smart notifications and live weather. • Track up to 20 friends on the map of your smartphone and Tread® device by using the Group Ride Mobile1 feature • Wirelessly sync waypoints, tracks, routes and collections across your compatible smartphone and Tread® powersport navigator • Easily calculate faster time or adventurous routes on your smartphone with the same maps, vehicle profiles and route preferences you have on your Tread device • Import and export GPX files to try out new routes or revisit favorite rides • Keep your phone safely stowed away, and still get important messages and alerts via smart notifications2 on your Tread® device display when it’s paired with the Tread® app • Use the app to access live weather updates, viewable on your Tread® navigator’s display
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tread® at Free against POIViewer's $4.99. Tread® also leads on ratings volume (452 vs 9). POIViewer's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (82% vs 63%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Tread® is free to download; POIViewer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
POIViewer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tread® has 452 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of POIViewer's written reviews are positive against 63% of Tread®'s.
POIViewer ships an update every 4 weeks, Tread® every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POIViewer | Tread® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better | 4.5 (452 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better | 63.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 452 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 288 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FrenchKiss Development | Garmin |
Customer experience
POIViewer
Tread®
Bugs and requests
POIViewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tread®
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to save/load routes on mobile app
- Inconsistent behavior when importing routes
- Frequent disconnections between app and device
- Lack of metric units and other regional support
Requested features
5 requests- Web/desktop app for route planning
- Improved offline map coverage
- Collaborative route planning features
- Better organization and folder structure
- Larger text/UI options for accessibility
In-app purchases
POIViewer
No in-app purchases
Tread®
No in-app purchases









