Footprints vs Ato
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Footprints
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Footprints – Opdag Københavns bydele, én tur ad gangen Gør dine løbeture til små eventyr i dit eget kvarter. Footprints hjælper dig med at finde nye veje, følge din fremgang og holde motivationen høj – tæt på hvor du bor. Forbind med Strava Kobl din Strava-konto for at importere tidligere aktiviteter, synkronisere nye ture automatisk og opdatere din dækning, når du har lyst. Interaktivt kort Se hvilke distrikter og veje du allerede har dækket – og hvor du mangler Skift mellem standard- og satellitkort Tænd/sluk overlays, og centrer kortet på din aktuelle position med ét tryk Dine tal, dit overblik Samlet antal ture og distance Gennemsnit pr. tur og pr. uge År-for-år-opdeling, så du kan se udviklingen over tid Motivation og deling Tjen badges for milepæle og distriktsdækning Del dine bedrifter direkte med venner Nemt at bruge Skift hurtigt mellem kort, badges, statistik og indstillinger. Klar til at opdage nye steder i København? Download Footprints og tag den næste vej, du endnu ikke har løbet. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ato
Map your adventures by walking, running, or traveling. This app lets you fill in a shared world map with friends and a global community. Rediscover past journeys, record new ones, and see where others have explored.
- Cooperative world mapping
- Import past adventures (Strava, Apple Health, photos)
- Record new journeys automatically or manually
- Share weekly "Postcards" with photos and captions
- View global and friend exploration maps
- Personal and global heatmaps
- City-specific exploration tracking
- Leaderboards for discoveries
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Explore the world together. Ato is a cooperative mapping adventure where every walk, run, and trip fills in a shared world map. See where you've been, discover where friends have explored, and uncover places no one has visited yet. Join a global community of explorers building a collective picture of human adventure—one hexagon at a time. Your past adventures, rediscovered Already have years of walks and trips behind you? Import your entire history from Strava, sync from Apple Watch, or pull location data from your photo library. Watch your map light up with hexes from places you'd almost forgotten about. Record your future journeys Sync new workouts automatically, import photos as you take them, or tap to check in wherever you are. Each hex can only be checked into once per day, so every visit counts. Whether it's your morning commute or a trip across the world, your journey is being recorded. Share your week with Postcards Send a postcard with up to 4 photos from the past 7 days, add a caption, and tag where each was taken. Tap any photo's pin to jump straight to that hex on the map. Cheer on fellow explorers with hearts, leave comments, and browse postcards shared from any hex you find. See where others explore View where explorers around the globe have been on the shared world map. Filter by everyone or just your mutuals to see where friends have roamed. Follow other explorers, keep your profile private, or browse profiles to find inspiration for new places to visit. Meet your Hexmates See which explorers have covered the most hexes in common with you. Open a Hexmate to browse the countries and cities you share, then highlight the exact hexes you both explored on the map. Discover heatmaps See your exploration patterns come alive with personal heatmaps that highlight your most-visited areas in warm gradients. Switch to global heatmaps to discover the world's most popular spots. Find your missing hexes Tap any city to see which hexes you've explored and which remain undiscovered. City Explorer shows hexes others have found but you haven't—plan your routes to fill in the gaps and complete neighborhoods, cities, or entire countries. Compete on leaderboards Check global leaderboards to see how your discoveries stack up, or dive into city-specific rankings to find out who's explored your hometown the most. Stay connected Get notified when someone follows you or interacts with your postcards. Tap a like or comment alert to jump straight to the postcard. Tap any hex to see who discovered it first, who visited most recently, and browse the full list of explorers. Your data, your control Mark any hex, day, or city as incorrect data to remove it from your stats. Set any hex to incognito mode to appear anonymous while keeping your personal stats intact. Built for explorers • Import your entire Strava history • Syncs walks, runs, and cycling from Apple Health • Imports location data from your photos • Manual check-ins when you're not working out • Postcards — share up to 4 photos per postcard with hearts and comments • Per-photo location pins that deep-link to the hex on the map • Hexmates — find explorers with the most shared hexes and map the places you have in common • Global map showing where all explorers have been • Mutuals filter to see only where friends explore • Personal and global heatmaps • Follow explorers and manage your followers • Public or private profile options • City Explorer to find unexplored hexes • My Routes to view your actual workout paths • Leaderboards by city, country, or globally • Mark incorrect data or set hexes to incognito • Shareable cards for your adventures Your map. Your journey. 4.8 billion hexes to explore.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ato at none against Footprints's 1. Ato also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Footprints's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Footprints sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Ato asks for nothing beyond the download.
Footprints ships an update every 3 weeks, Ato weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Footprints | Ato |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gustav Manthorpe | Allahverdi Suleymanov |
In-app purchases
Footprints
- Footprints Premium Supporter14 Days trial$4.991 Month
Ato
No in-app purchases









