Comparison

SityTrail vs Cirkwi

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

Head to head
About

SityTrail

Discover and record trails worldwide with offline maps and GPS tracking. Get detailed stats, altimeter data, and off-path alarms. Create and share custom routes, or become a premium user for advanced features and map downloads.

Highlights
  • Record trails with geo-tagged photos
  • Track distance, speed, and calories burned
  • Off-path alarm and voice guidance
  • Create and edit trails online
  • Download topographic maps for offline use
  • Access community-shared trails
  • HealthKit integration
Features
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GO AND DISCOVER ALL THE PATHS AROUND THE WORLD FOR FREE • Record your trails while taking HD and geo-tagged pictures of your adventures. • Travelled distance, Km-effort, average speed, calories burned, etc. • Accurate altimeter, height differences computing and elevation profile displaying your current location. • Alarm when you go off the path of the trail being followed. No more need to backtrack! • Automatic triggering of points of interest with text-to-speech. • Create a free account and all your data will be available everywhere on every device. • With our online editor, create your own trails using a Web browser on your PC/Mac and then access them directly from your iPhone to experience them on the ground. • Sort and classify your trails and points of interest in your own lists. GO FURTHER AND BECOME A PREMIUM USER! • Download world topographic maps for offline use. • Add topographic maps of your choice, from IGN France, IGN / NGI Belgium, IGN Spain, swisstopo, Austria, USA (USGS topographic mapping), Canada (Toporama). • Discover GR hiking paths, European hiking routes, Santiago de Compostela routes for pilgrims, etc. • You can also discover all cycling networks: Greenway network in France, Ravel in Belgium, European cycling routes, knot points networks in Flanders and the Netherlands. • And in winter, discover all the ski slopes with their names. • Access the public catalogue of trails from SityTrail members and communities. • Advanced tracking and guiding features with calculation of the remaining distance and time and vocal instructions at intersections. • Go further and transform your favourite trails into real multimedia guides with text, photos, video links, and share them with the SityTrail community. • Create your own hiker communities and manage your members and newsfeeds. • Create trails with our advanced features for trail editing via our website. • Print trails in PDF format with QR codes. (A4, A3). • Access geotagged Wikipedia articles from our SityTrip module. HEALTH KIT INTEGRATION The application is now compatible with Health Kit : you can add your activity (trail following or recording) to the "Health" app. AVAILABLE ON APPLE WATCH Find all the features of SityTrail app on your Apple Watch: follow a trail, record a trail, map, voice guidance, vibrations, alarm when you go off the path, elevation profile, compass, etc. IMPORTANT INFORMATION • Some features need an internet connection. • The prolonged use of GPS can reduce battery levels. • Our privacy policy is available here: https://connect.geolives.com/j8w7fb0dxb6oqm677674/privacy_policy.html • Our terms of use are available here: https://www.sitytrail.com/en/wiki/?page=help&content=Terms_Of_Use INFORMATION FOR IN-APP PURCHASES • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account on confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours of the end of the current period. The cost of the renewal will be the same as the cost of your initial transaction. • You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase.

About

Cirkwi

Discover points of interest and tourist routes around you. Download content for offline use and navigate with GPS guidance. Receive alerts as you approach interesting locations and share your discoveries with friends.

Highlights
  • Offline content download
  • GPS navigation
  • Points of interest alerts
  • Tourist routes
  • Share discoveries
Features
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Avec l'application Cirkwi, il y a toujours quelque chose à découvrir où que vous soyez. Découvrez les meilleures choses à voir et à faire autour de vous au travers de plus de 300 000 lieux d'intérêt et de 40 000 itinéraires touristiques et balades en France et en Belgique. - Embarquez ces contenus (cartes, textes, photos...) sur votre smartphone afin de les utiliser sans connexion internet - Laissez vous guider lors de vos balades par notre carte GPS - Soyez averti lorsque vous approchez d'un lieu qui vous intéresse - Partagez vos découvertes avec vos amis

Screenshots

SityTrail4 screens
Cirkwi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cirkwi at none against SityTrail's shown. SityTrail's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (92% vs 80%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SityTrail sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year and Cirkwi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SityTrail ships an update every 10 days, Cirkwi every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SityTrail versus Cirkwi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSityTrailCirkwi
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeolives Belgium S.P.R.L.Cirkwi

Customer experience

SityTrail

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.9%
Negative7.4%

Cirkwi

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative5.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

SityTrail

Subscriptions11
  • SityTrail Premium France$24.991 Year
  • SityTrail Premium USA$24.991 Year
  • SityTrail Premium Slovenia$24.991 Year
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  • SityTrail Premium Croatia$24.991 Year
  • SityTrail Premium Denmark$24.991 Year
  • SityTrail Premium New Zealand$24.991 Year
  • SityTrail Premium Japan$24.991 Year
  • Premium Czech Republic$24.991 Year
  • SityTrail Premium Estonia$24.991 Year
  • SityTrail Premium Slovakia$24.991 Year
  • SityTrail Full Premium$49.991 Year
10 purchases

Cirkwi

One-time10
  • Rade de Brest et la légende des Sept-Saints$0.99
  • Lot (aval) de Nicole à les Ondes$2.99
  • Etang de Thau, le plus grand étang du Languedoc-Roussillon$3.99
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  • La Moselle et sa Réserve Naturelle Régionale$3.99
  • La Baïse, rivière sauvage au pays de l'Armagnac$3.99
  • Autour de Najac, 8 Randonnées dans un site d'exception, entre nature et...$3.99
  • Canal du Rhône à Sète$6.99
  • Le Lot (amont) et ses plus beaux villages$9.99
  • La Charente, le bel arrière-pays vallonné du Cognac$10.99
  • Petite Saône de la Bourgogne à la Méditerranée$10.99

Questions

Is SityTrail free?
SityTrail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cirkwi free?
Cirkwi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SityTrail or Cirkwi have ads?
SityTrail shows ads; Cirkwi does not.
Which is updated more often, SityTrail or Cirkwi?
SityTrail ships an update every 10 days, and Cirkwi every 5 weeks. Most recently, SityTrail was updated on October 15, 2026 and Cirkwi on October 3, 2026.

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