Comparison

Surveyor vs packd

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

Head to head
About

Surveyor

This app transforms your real-world journeys into a collectible map. As you move, new map tiles are revealed, showcasing your explored areas and inspiring future adventures. It's designed for anyone who loves to explore, from daily commuters to long-distance travelers.

Highlights
  • Collectible map creation
  • Real-world travel tracking
  • Location/tile data privacy
  • Friend leaderboards
  • Background tracking
  • Manual backup and export
  • Multiple tile sizes
Features
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Explore the world. Unlock your map. Surveyor-64 turns your real-world travels into a living, collectible map. The whole planet starts hidden under fog. Each step, drive, or trip you take uncovers new tiles, revealing where you've been and inspiring where to go next. Rediscover your city through fresh eyes. Watch your personal atlas grow tile by tile, at three scales at once: macro tiles for regions, minor tiles for neighborhoods, micro tiles for streets. Light up a country's flag the first time you set foot in it. Compete with friends to see who's explored the most, or wander solo and enjoy the quiet satisfaction of unlocking the unknown. Built for explorers, travelers, and wanderers of every kind. Whether you're on a cross-country road trip or just taking a different route home, Surveyor-64 makes every movement meaningful. All of it wrapped in a retro satellite-terminal look, straight out of a mission control that never existed. FEATURES - Fog-of-war world map at three tile sizes (regional, neighborhood, street-level) - Country passport: 195 flags, each lit by your first visit - Peaks: 306 summits to reach, from US state high points to the world's great mountains - Import from Photos: fill in the places you went before Surveyor-64, from where and when your photos were taken - City detection with a live percentage for the city you're in - Statistics: global, per-city and per-country completion, discovery timeline, projected finish - Replays: fly back through your travels by date or by area, follow a route in 3D, record and share it - Friend leaderboards at every tile size, joined by invite code - Background tracking (with permission), with a switch to choose how much battery it uses — or pause it entirely - Cinematic and zen modes for a distraction-free map - Manual backup: export and import your save file at any time - Your location data stays on your device; only aggregate tile counts are shared with friends you choose SURVEYOR-64 PRO - Water Mode: lift the fog from the ocean so your map ends at the coast, with true-coastline precision - Unreachable Cells: mark fenced-off sites and private land so your 100% is a 100% you can actually reach - Full statistics with exact percentages and completion forecasts - Region focus: isolate a single city and see its progress alone - Minor and macro leaderboards, no ads, and Entry Mode without watching an ad - Available monthly or as a one-time lifetime purchase, with a 3-day free trial Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

packd

Features
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packd is the app for group trips: plan together, vote on ideas and split costs fairly – without the group chat chaos. PLAN TOGETHER • Create a trip and invite friends via link or code • Destination, dates and all the details in one place • Get notified when something happens in your trip VOTE INSTEAD OF DEBATE • Suggest stays, activities and restaurants • Your crew votes – the best option wins SPLIT EXPENSES FAIRLY • Who paid what, who owes whom – calculated automatically • Expenses in foreign currencies with live exchange rates • Settle up in a few taps RECEIPTS & DOCUMENTS • Snap a receipt – AI fills in the amount and details • Split a restaurant bill item by item: everyone pays for what they had • Tickets, bookings and vouchers for the trip, all in one place PERFECT FOR Holidays with friends, city breaks, ski weekends, festivals, road trips, bachelor and bachelorette parties or a weekend away with your roommates. PACKD PREMIUM – PAY ONCE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Unlock once per trip, for the whole group: uneven splits by amount, percentage or shares, AI receipt scanning and documents. Everything else is free. Enjoy your next trip!

Screenshots

Surveyor4 screens
packd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: packd at none against Surveyor's shown. packd also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). Surveyor's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price and in-app purchases 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. Surveyor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and packd sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Surveyor ships an update every 8 days, packd monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Surveyor versus packd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurveyorpackd
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShrub Software LLCElia Albanese

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Surveyor

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

packd

One-time1
  • Packd Premium$14.99

Questions

Is Surveyor free?
Surveyor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is packd free?
packd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Surveyor or packd have ads?
Surveyor shows ads; packd does not.
Which is updated more often, Surveyor or packd?
Surveyor ships an update every 8 days, and packd monthly. Most recently, Surveyor was updated on November 8, 2026 and packd on November 5, 2026.

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