Comparison

VelociTracker vs Mycel

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

Head to head
About

VelociTracker

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This app allows you to track your speed and routes whether you are riding on car, on bicycle or on foot. As well as speed, this app tracks other metrics such as the total height gained, and calculates other relevant information as average speed for your routes. Furthermore, this app creates an 'Overview' of the user's statistics regarding all, or individual means of transport.

About

Mycel

This app helps you track your foraging finds by pinning them on a map and journaling your outings. It uses local weather data to predict seasons and suggest the best times to forage for various items. You can also add custom species and access bilingual reference pages.

Highlights
  • Season prediction based on local weather
  • Foraging Mode with one-tap logging
  • Offline spot map with color-coded pins
  • Outing journal with tracks and notes
  • Bilingual reference pages for 60+ species
  • Custom species and categories
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Find a good mushroom spot and you'll want it again next season — Mycel makes sure you never lose it. It's the foraging journal that pins every find on the map, tracks every outing, and reads the season from the real weather where you forage, so you know what's coming up and the best day to head out. Set it up for whatever you gather: mushrooms, berries, wild herbs, asparagus, or your own custom species. LEGAL — Mycel is a tracker, not an identifier. The app does not identify species from photos and does not provide guidance on consumption. Always verify with a local expert before any consumption. Some look-alikes are deadly. WHAT IT DOES • Season prediction: it crosses the recent weather in your area (WeatherKit + AEMET) with each species' pattern to suggest what to look for and the best day to head out. Tuned for mushrooms; for fruits and plants, a per-species seasonal calendar. • Foraging Mode: pin up to 3 species and one tap on the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island logs a find with your location. Without taking the phone out of your pocket. • When to go, zone by zone (Pro): Mycel checks the weather in the background and lets you know when a good day is coming up in one of your zones, based on rain and temperature. The “When to go” widget shows it on your Home Screen. • Offline spot map (OpenStreetMap) with your finds as colour-coded pins by category. Works with no signal deep in the woods. • Outing journal: every session keeps your track, finds and notes; group your places into zones and see what you found there. • A year ago, around this date: Home reminds you what you logged around these same dates in past years. And share your season as an image — no map, no locations. • 78 reference pages in 34 languages with description, habitat, season and look-alikes. 12 toxic species with explicit medical warnings (Amanita phalloides, Cortinarius rubellus, Lepiota brunneoincarnata…). • Custom species and categories: add whatever you forage where you live, even if it's not in the catalogue. • Apple Visual Look Up: Apple's system — not Mycel — can suggest species from your photos. • Apple Watch: active sessions show up on their own in the Smart Stack. PRIVACY • Your finds in your private iCloud, end-to-end encrypted across your iPhone and iPad. Or fully local-only if you prefer. • Zero analytics, zero third-party SDKs, zero tracking. Privacy nutrition: "Data Not Collected". • Photos never leave your library; Mycel only stores Apple's internal photo reference. PLANS • Free: 10 full foraging sessions, the map and the full reference, no expiry. (Predictions and bulk photo import are Pro.) • Lifetime $39.99 one-time: everything unlocked for good, no subscription. Includes every future backend feature (web heatmap, cross-device sync, etc.). • Annual $14.99/year with a 1-week free trial. • Monthly $1.99/mo. Cancel anytime. Mycel is built for Iberian foragers, but the catalogue covers most of European foraging. Coming soon: regional packs (Pyrenees, Galicia, Alps) and professional translation review for German / Italian / French. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://frostdev.eu/privacy

Screenshots

VelociTracker4 screens
Mycel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VelociTracker at none against Mycel's 3. VelociTracker also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Mycel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. VelociTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VelociTracker ships an update every 11 days, Mycel every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
VelociTracker versus Mycel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelociTrackerMycel
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Calculator Store SLNEAlvaro Escarcha Esteban

In-app purchases

None

VelociTracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Mycel

Subscriptions2
  • Mycel Pro · Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Mycel Pro · Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$39.99

Questions

Is VelociTracker free?
VelociTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mycel free?
Mycel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VelociTracker or Mycel have ads?
Neither VelociTracker nor Mycel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VelociTracker or Mycel?
VelociTracker ships an update every 11 days, and Mycel every 3 weeks. Most recently, VelociTracker was updated on October 9, 2026 and Mycel on October 24, 2026.

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