Comparison

Go Paddling vs CrowFlies

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

Head to head
About

Go Paddling

Discover over 25,000 paddling locations for kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards. Find nearby spots with user comments and trip reports, or contribute your own discoveries. Get on the water easily with this comprehensive guide.

Highlights
  • 25,000+ paddling locations
  • Find nearby spots
  • User comments and trip reports
  • Add new locations
  • Supports kayak, canoe, SUP
Features
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Loaded with over 25,000 paddling locations for kayaking, canoeing, and stand up paddling, Go Paddling (formerly Launch Sites) provides an easy way to find a great place to paddle nearly anywhere. Whether you have a kayak, canoe or paddleboard (SUP) you can find a place to get on the water with this app. Browse maps nearby to find great places to paddle near you. Locations include comments from other paddlers plus trip reports from fellow paddlers Add new paddling locations or new information about existing locations. Go Paddling is completely free.

About

CrowFlies

Easily mark and navigate back to your car, hotel, or any saved location, even offline. Track your steps, distance, and path traveled. Ideal for exploring new places or finding your way home.

Highlights
  • Mark current location
  • Navigate back to saved points
  • Offline compass functionality
  • Track steps and distance
  • Save multiple points of interest
  • Choose true or magnetic north
Features
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Ever been in a different city and needed to find your car? Or the train station, your hotel, or your tent at a festival? Nobody likes walking in circles. CrowFlies fixes that. Save where you are before you set off and its compass always points straight back, as the crow flies. Or drop a pin anywhere on the map and let the compass show the way there, even with no signal. It tells you how far you have to go, and counts your steps along the way. Great for exploring new places, meeting friends in a park or a crowd, and finding your way home after a run or a ride somewhere new. WHAT'S IN 6.0 • Made for iPhone Duo. Open the device and the map sits beside the compass. Half open, the map takes the top half and the compass the bottom. Folded, everything you need fits the outer display, with the controls down the side. • Made for iPad. The same side-by-side layout, with your waypoints, the compass and the map all on one screen. • The map follows your places. Flick through your saved points and the map highlights each one; tap a pin and the list moves with you. • Add waypoints straight from the map, with an address looked up for you or the exact spot you pressed. • A fresh look with Liquid Glass controls, and it follows your light or dark setting. WHAT YOU GET • A compass that points to any saved place, with distance and bearing. • Save your current spot with one tap. • Long-press anywhere on the map to add a waypoint, snapped to the nearest road or exactly where you pressed. • Step count and walked distance on the compass screen. • True north or magnetic north, metres or feet, your choice. • Works without an internet connection once a place is saved.

Screenshots

Go Paddling4 screens
CrowFlies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CrowFlies at 100% against Go Paddling's 48%. CrowFlies also leads on ads (none vs shown). Go Paddling's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On 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

Go Paddling is free to download; CrowFlies costs $5.99 up front. CrowFlies sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Go Paddling asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Go Paddling ships an update fortnightly, CrowFlies every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Go Paddling versus CrowFlies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGo PaddlingCrowFlies
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating3.6 (208 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings208 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVerticalScope Inc.Tony Davis

Customer experience

Go Paddling

All ratings207 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive48.2%
Neutral16.3%
Negative35.5%

CrowFlies

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Go Paddling

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with submitting new locations and photos
  • App crashing when trying to access location details
  • Incorrect or missing information for some launch sites

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to plan routes and calculate distance/time
  • Implement filters to search by water type, difficulty, and amenities
  • Allow users to mark locations as visited and leave detailed reviews

CrowFlies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Go Paddling

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

CrowFlies

One-time5
  • No Advertisements$0.99
  • Unlimited Waypoints$0.99
  • Path Tracking$0.99
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  • Pedometer$0.99
  • All Extras$2.99

Questions

Is Go Paddling free?
Go Paddling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CrowFlies free?
CrowFlies costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Go Paddling or CrowFlies have ads?
Go Paddling shows ads; CrowFlies does not.
Which is updated more often, Go Paddling or CrowFlies?
Go Paddling ships an update fortnightly, and CrowFlies every 3 months. Most recently, Go Paddling was updated on October 23, 2026 and CrowFlies on October 26, 2026.

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