OpenPaths vs Fetch Resident
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenPaths
Securely store and visualize your personal location history. Track your movements, upload data to a website for download in various formats, and control who can access your information. Offers API integration and runs with minimal battery drain.
- Location tracking
- Data visualization
- Data export (KML, JSON, CSV)
- Secure data locker
- API integration
- Background operation
- Minimal battery drain
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OpenPaths (https://openpaths.cc) is a secure data locker for personal location information. Using our iPhone app you can track your location, visualize where you've been, and upload your data to the OpenPaths website. You can then download your data from the website in a variety of friendly formats, including KML, JSON, and CSV. The OpenPaths API enables you to integrate your own software with the platform. You can keep your location history to yourself, or you can share it with specific research initiatives, art projects, or educational programs as you so choose. The OpenPaths online interface allows you to manage who has access to your data. Your data is secure on the encrypted OpenPaths servers and cannot be accessed by anyone without your express consent. OpenPaths is a new way for individuals to take ownership of, to work with, and to share the data that they generate in their daily lives. OpenPaths is a community project initiated by the Research and Development Lab at the New York Times Company. - Runs in the background - Minimal battery drain For more information, please visit https://openpaths.cc
Fetch Resident
This app provides residents of specific communities with convenient delivery services for packages, groceries, and household essentials. It also offers full-service self-storage solutions with door-to-door pickup and delivery, aiming to save users time and reduce daily hassles.
- Same-day package delivery
- Unlimited free 2-hour grocery delivery
- Containerized self-storage
- Door-to-door pickup and delivery
- Household essentials delivery
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Modern living, delivered to your door. One App, 4 smart services to save you time, money, and peace of mind every day. Our services exclusively for residents of Fetch communities: Same-day, direct to your door package delivery. Unlimited free 2-hour delivery of your grocery favorites and household essentials. No fees. No tipping. Ever. Self-storage, built for renters. Full service, containerized storage-- with delivery and pickup straight from your door. No more package problems, grocery runs, or running out of space--- just more freedom to do what you actually want. You tap, we Fetch, that’s the whole thing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fetch Resident at 4.5 against OpenPaths's 2.3. Fetch Resident also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (22K vs 3). OpenPaths's advantage is review sentiment (44% vs 8%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fetch Resident holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fetch Resident has 22K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of OpenPaths's written reviews are positive against 8% of Fetch Resident's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
OpenPaths ships an update every 35 months, Fetch Resident fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenPaths | Fetch Resident |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (22K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 22K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 323 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of California, San Diego (Business Affairs) | Fetch Package, Inc |
Customer experience
OpenPaths
Fetch Resident
Bugs and requests
OpenPaths
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Fetch Resident
Reported bugs
3 issues- Delivery windows not honored
- Packages delivered to wrong addresses
- Inability to reach customer service
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to select individual packages for delivery
- Improved communication and notification system
- Better customer support options
In-app purchases
OpenPaths
No in-app purchases
Fetch Resident
No in-app purchases
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