Fog & Fern vs Mist Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fog & Fern
Discover San Francisco's hidden green spaces with this app. It helps you find, visit, and track all the city's parks, from major landmarks to secret gardens. Get directions and inspiration to explore new places.
- Browse all San Francisco parks on a map
- Track visited parks and progress
- Get directions to parks
- Discover random unvisited parks
- Sync progress with iCloud
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Discover the hidden green spaces that make San Francisco unique. Fog & Fern helps you find, visit, and keep track of every park in the city—whether you’re exploring a neighborhood you’ve never seen or revisiting a favorite spot. • Browse All Parks: View a curated map of San Francisco’s official parks—from major landmarks to secret pocket gardens. • Track Your Visits: Mark parks as visited and see how many you’ve explored so far. • Get Directions: Launch native directions to any park with a single tap. • Be Inspired: Shake your phone to select a random unvisited park. • Sync with iCloud: Your progress stays private and synced across your devices. Whether you’re a local looking for new places to relax or a visitor wanting to explore beyond the guidebooks, Fog & Fern turns every day into a chance to discover somewhere new.
Mist Map
This app creates a visual record of your travels by revealing explored areas on a map as you move. It tracks your routes, distances, and speeds, and allows you to import and export your journey data.
- Reveals explored areas as you move
- Records routes on iPhone and Apple Watch
- Displays route history with stats
- Imports GPX files
- Exports routes as GPX files
- Stores route data locally
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Mist Map is a personal exploration map that gradually reveals the places you have been. Walk, ride, commute, or travel, and your explored routes appear on the map as clean lines through the fog. Over time, Mist Map becomes a quiet record of your movement and your world. Key features: • Reveal explored areas as you move • Record routes on iPhone and Apple Watch • View route history with distance, duration, speed, and heart rate on supported workouts • Import GPX files into your own history • Export your routes as GPX files • Keep your route data stored locally on your device Mist Map is designed for people who want a simple, personal map of where they have been, while keeping control of their own data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mist Map at none against Fog & Fern's 3. Mist Map also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Fog & Fern's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%). 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
Both are free to download. Fog & Fern sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Mist Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fog & Fern ships an update every 3 weeks, Mist Map every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fog & Fern | Mist Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyle Olivo | 嘉奇 龙 |
Customer experience
Fog & Fern
Mist Map
In-app purchases
Fog & Fern
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
Mist Map
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fog & Fern free?
Is Mist Map free?
Do Fog & Fern or Mist Map have ads?
Which is updated more often, Fog & Fern or Mist Map?
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