Comparison

OpenPaths vs FLATS® life

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Location tracking
  • Data visualization
  • Data export (KML, JSON, CSV)
  • Secure data locker
  • API integration
  • Background operation
  • Minimal battery drain
Features
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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

About

FLATS® life

This app helps residents connect with their community and access building amenities. It facilitates communication, event participation, and service requests within your living space.

Highlights
  • Community connection
  • Access building amenities
  • Service requests
  • Event participation
  • Resident communication
Features
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At FLATS, we know how to live well, always. We scour the world for great finds and ways to bring these ideas home. We design our own spaces. We are often small but are always mighty. The FLATS life is to create. To rearrange and rearrange again. To be nimble, yet heard. To pioneer. To love community. To have a home with a soul. Value, individuality, and character make us tick. Authenticity is our drug of choice. We are anything but expected. We create our own finishes. We thrive on bicycles and great coffee. Dogs keep us running. We believe that living well is a necessity and we spend our lives curating what we simply call the FLATS life.

Screenshots

OpenPaths4 screens
FLATS® life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FLATS® life at 4.7 against OpenPaths's 2.3. FLATS® life also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 35 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 44%). OpenPaths's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FLATS® life holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FLATS® life has 107 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of OpenPaths's written reviews are positive against 67% of FLATS® life's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenPaths ships an update every 35 months, FLATS® life fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OpenPaths versus FLATS® life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenPathsFLATS® life
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.7 (107 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3107 — better
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS7.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB266 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniversity of California, San Diego (Business Affairs)Livly Inc

Customer experience

OpenPaths

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative37.5%

FLATS® life

All ratings107 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.9%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

OpenPaths

No in-app purchases

None

FLATS® life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenPaths free?
OpenPaths is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FLATS® life free?
FLATS® life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpenPaths or FLATS® life?
FLATS® life is rated higher. OpenPaths averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while FLATS® life averages 4.7 from 107 ratings.
Do OpenPaths or FLATS® life have ads?
Neither OpenPaths nor FLATS® life shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenPaths or FLATS® life?
OpenPaths ships an update every 35 months, and FLATS® life fortnightly. Most recently, OpenPaths was updated on June 11, 2026 and FLATS® life on September 16, 2026.

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