Rügen vs PersonalMap Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rügen
Discover Germany's largest island with this comprehensive travel guide. Find over 1,600 entries on attractions, dining, shopping, and accommodation, with helpful sorting and location features.
- Extensive island information (1600+ entries)
- Location-based search (nearby, distance)
- Thematic and alphabetical sorting
- Detailed listings for places, sights, dining, shopping
- Accommodation booking functionality
- Event calendar
- Practical information (doctors, ATMs, history)
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Rügen ist Deutschlands größte und schönste Insel. Unsere App – von Rüganern für ihre Gäste. Über 1.600 Einträge – über 1.600 Rügeninfos. Erleben Sie die schönsten Seiten Rügens. Sie werden schnell fündig dank Routen- und In-der-Nähe-Funktion, Sortierung nach Themen, Entfernungsangabe oder A - Z. Diese App ist randvoll mit allem, was Rügen zu bieten hat: Vorstellung der einzelnen Orte mit Ortsrundgang, Sehenswürdigkeiten, Museen und Kirchen und anderen Bauwerken/Architektur, Parks und Gärten, Freizeitangebote für Groß und Klein, Sportangebote von Angeln über Segeln bis zu geführten Wanderungen, Touren zu Land und zu Wasser u.v.m., größtenteils mit Öffnungszeiten und Preisangaben und mit großem Veranstaltungskalender Weitere Rubriken: • Essen & Trinken: Gourmet-Restaurants, Cafés oder Kneipe, teilweise mit Speisekarten, zusätzliche Sortierfunktion nach Genre oder Entfernung. • Einkaufen: Ob Drogerieartikel, Abendkleid oder Souvenirs, Rügener Kreide oder die Frühstücksbrötchen – alles schnell und einfach zu finden. • Übernachten mit Buchungsfunktion • Natur, Gesundheit & Wellness, Sparangebote, wichtige Rufnummern, Ärzte und Apotheken, Geldautomaten etc. Geschichte, Zahlen & Fakten … Auf nach Rügen. Mit dieser App in der Tasche sind Sie allumfassend informiert. Also einfach downloaden und probieren! Wir aktualisieren und erweitern ständig. Deshalb: Achten Sie auf die regelmäßigen Update-Infos.
PersonalMap Journal
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You remember the place. You just can't remember when you were there. PersonalMap quietly records the places you stop, using the low-power location signals your iPhone already produces. Every day becomes a page: a map of where you went, the stops you made, that day's photos, and your notes. Ask "when was I here?" about any place and get an answer. FREE FOREVER • Automatic visit recording, with no limits • Your last 7 days, in full detail • Notes on a day or pinned to a spot on the route — typed or spoken • Export of your entire history: JSON, GPX, CSV, or an encrypted archive. Always free. Your data is never held hostage. FULL VERSION — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • Your whole history, however far back it goes • Search everything — places, notes, dates • Insights: countries and cities visited, the places you return to, and what you were doing on this day years ago • Trip mode: precise, temporary route recording for a hike or a day out, stopping automatically after 4 hours. Can be started from Apple Watch. • That day's photos beside your visits, shown live from your library — nothing is ever copied • Bring in your past: Google Timeline (JSON), photo EXIF locations, GPX files • Look Around at the places you stopped, satellite and hybrid maps, visit editing • iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch with a single purchase Everything is unlocked for 3 days when you install the app. No card, no sign-up. PRIVACY IS ARCHITECTURE, NOT A PROMISE • No servers of ours. Your history stays on your device. • No analytics, no third-party SDKs, no ads, no account • Data Not Collected, because there is nothing to collect • Automatic place naming (Apple geocoding) is opt-in and off by default • Optional iCloud sync uses your own private iCloud database • Face ID lock, and the app hides its contents in the app switcher OUR COMMITMENTS 1. No subscription, ever. 2. Recording and export stay free forever. Whatever was recorded remains yours, and it always comes back out. 3. If the app goes 24 months without an update, the last version unlocks everything for free. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. PersonalMap relies on low-power location signals rather than continuous GPS, except in Trip mode, which you start yourself and which stops on its own.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rügen at none against PersonalMap Journal's 1. Rügen also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. PersonalMap Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rügen asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Rügen | PersonalMap Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ars publica Marketing GmbH | Spyridon Tsiolakis |
In-app purchases
Rügen
No in-app purchases
PersonalMap Journal
- PersonalMap Full$8.99
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