Comparison

Area31 vs NomadTracks

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

Head to head
About

Area31

Features
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Tell us if you see a UAP; we are lost too. UAP is a real-time community safety app built to help neighborhoods stay informed about nearby paranormal activity. Receive alerts. Share sightings. Stay aware without giving up your privacy. With communities across the U.S. and Canada and growing, Area31 makes it easy to see where UAPs have been spotted and notify others nearby in seconds. Real-Time Alerts • Get notified when a UAP is reported near you • See sightings from the past 24 hours • View historical UAP activity on an interactive map • Get Google Maps directions to a reported sighting Share Sightings Instantly • Post UAP sightings in seconds • Choose your map pin color • Add time and activity details Privacy First Your location is never shared. Only the UAP’s location appears on the map. You choose your display name. Post anonymously if you prefer. Safety is our mission. Customize Your Experience • Choose your app color • Choose your app icon • Personalize how you report sightings Upgrade to Pro For serious UAP watchers. • Ad-free experience • Expanded custom alert radius across the U.S. & Canada • Advanced filtering options • Verified UAP badge displayed on your sightings • Early access to new features Community Plans Available (please contact info@area31.com)

About

NomadTracks

Record, plan, and organize your outdoor adventures with precise GPS tracking. Mark points of interest, follow planned routes, and manage your data with robust import/export and sync options. Works offline and prioritizes your privacy.

Highlights
  • High-precision GPS recording
  • Points of Interest (POIs) with photos
  • Route planning and following
  • Track editing and organization
  • GPX/GeoJSON import/export
  • iCloud sync and backups
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Bring your own maps. Open a GeoPDF, a scanned topo sheet or a photo of a paper map, and watch your live GPS position move across it — offline, with no signal at all. YOUR OWN MAPS — WHAT WE DO BEST • GeoPDFs and georeferenced PDFs line themselves up the moment you import them • Photograph a paper map, drop a few control points, done — the fit accuracy is shown in metres (RMS) • Park handouts, alpine club sheets, lease boundaries, century-old survey sheets: all become maps you can walk on • As many maps as you want, free RECORDING • Precise GPS recording with real elevation — barometer-assisted where the device has one • Waypoints with category, colour, photo, address and notes • Enter a waypoint straight from lon/lat or UTM coordinates • Scale bar, compass and coordinates always on screen • Live stats keep running in the notification while you record FOLLOWING A TRACK • Follow any saved or imported track: distance to the line, distance left, turn cues • Stray off it and the app tells you with sound and vibration — the radius is yours to set per track • Ghostrider: race your own earlier run and watch live whether you are ahead • Drop a point by bearing and distance, then walk it in PLANNING ROUTES • Plan routes along real roads and trails — anyone can try it • Saving one, as a route or a track, is part of Pro IMPORT & EXPORT — YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • GPX, GeoJSON and KML in — GPX, GeoJSON and bundles back out • Photos and metadata travel with them • Heart rate rides along inside the GPX (Garmin format; Strava and Komoot read it) YOUR LIBRARY • Folders for tracks, waypoints and your own maps • Elevation, speed, pace and heart-rate charts for every track • A 30-day recycle bin SYNC & BACKUP • iCloud sync across all your devices — free • Nextcloud over WebDAV — free • Synology NAS — free • Dropbox — with Pro • Backups are portable: carry your library between Android and iPhone WITH PRO • Google Maps: roadmap, terrain and high-resolution satellite imagery • OpenStreetMap in the OSM Bright and Stamen Terrain styles • Offline Maps: download map areas so your maps stay available offline • Road-Snapped Measuring: real driving, cycling and walking distances instead of straight lines • Dropbox sync, and saving the routes you plan NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS • Recording, your own maps, GPX import and export, waypoints, Nextcloud and Synology sync: all free, no sign-up • No ads, no third-party tracking • Your data stays on your device and in your own sync target — never on our servers FIELD WORK & SURVEYING • Take the official sheet with you: agency GeoPDF, parcel, block or concession map • Walk a parcel and keep the outline • Mark samples, boundary stones and corners as waypoints with photos and coordinates • The whole crew works from the same map — hand maps and waypoints over as a file FOR 25+ ACTIVITIES Hiking, trekking, mountain biking, trail running, overlanding, sailing, paddling, geocaching, ski touring and more — in metric, imperial or nautical units. APPLE WATCH • Record GPS, heart rate and elevation without your iPhone • Track navigation and Ghostrider on the wrist • Save recordings to Apple Health LANGUAGES English, Deutsch, Español, Italiano, Français, Português, Magyar, Bahasa Indonesia NOMADTRACKS PRO Unlocks Offline Maps, Road-Snapped Measuring, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Dropbox sync and saving planned routes — plus every Pro feature we add later. Nextcloud and Synology stay free. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in App Store → Account → Subscriptions. ——— Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/52648882/full-legal

Screenshots

Area314 screens
NomadTracks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Area31 at none against NomadTracks's 1. Area31 also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). NomadTracks's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NomadTracks sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Area31 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Area31 ships an update every 2 months, NomadTracks every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Area31 versus NomadTracks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArea31NomadTracks
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size247 MB64 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPad31 LLC.DonkeyCat GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Area31

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NomadTracks

Subscriptions1
  • One Month Pro Features$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Area31 free?
Area31 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NomadTracks free?
NomadTracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Area31 or NomadTracks have ads?
Neither Area31 nor NomadTracks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Area31 or NomadTracks?
Area31 ships an update every 2 months, and NomadTracks every 6 days. Most recently, Area31 was updated on October 4, 2026 and NomadTracks on October 20, 2026.

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