OpenPaths vs Westdale Living
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
Westdale Living
Manage your resident account, pay rent, and submit maintenance requests directly from your phone. Track service issues with descriptions, voice memos, and photos, and perform move-in/move-out inspections.
- Manage resident profiles
- View account ledgers
- Pay rent and charges
- Submit maintenance requests
- Track maintenance status
- Perform move-in/move-out inspections
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The Westdale Living app provides easy mobile access to the Westdale Resident Services Portal. It allows residents to manage their profiles, view their ledgers, contact the community and pay rent and other charges from your iPhone. Residents can also use the app to initiate and track maintenance requests that include a description, voice memo, and photos as well as perform move in and move out inspections.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Westdale Living at 4.6 against OpenPaths's 2.3. Westdale Living also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 44%) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 3). OpenPaths's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). 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.
Westdale Living holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Westdale Living has 2.2K 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 72% of Westdale Living's.
OpenPaths ships an update every 35 months, Westdale Living every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenPaths | Westdale Living |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 71.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 35 months | Every 13 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of California, San Diego (Business Affairs) | Yardi Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
OpenPaths
Westdale Living
Bugs and requests
OpenPaths
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Westdale Living
Reported bugs
5 issues- Balance display issues
- Payments not properly recorded
- Autopay settings not working
- Login issues
- Maintenance request issues
Requested features
7 requests- Itemized billing
- Ability to split payments
- Ability to reserve amenities
- Ability to open gates/doors
- Ability to reject/comment on maintenance work
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- Improved notification settings
- Consistent experience between app and website
In-app purchases
OpenPaths
No in-app purchases
Westdale Living
No in-app purchases
Questions
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