Comparison

ZooTrack vs Travel Buddy

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

Head to head
About

ZooTrack

Features
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Turn every zoo visit into an adventure! ZooTrack helps you discover, track, and remember every animal you encounter. TRACK YOUR SIGHTINGS Log the animals you see at any zoo worldwide. Simply tap to mark an animal as seen. EXPLORE ZOOS Browse zoos by country, view interactive maps with enclosure locations, and track your progress at each zoo. See which animals you've spotted and which ones are still waiting to be discovered. BUILD YOUR COLLECTION From mammals to reptiles, birds to amphibians - track your sightings across all animal categories. Watch your personal wildlife collection grow with every visit. EARN BADGES & ACHIEVEMENTS Unlock badges as you reach milestones. First zoo visit? Badge. Spotted 100 species? Badge. There's always a new achievement to work towards. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS See how you rank against other wildlife enthusiasts. Compare your sightings, zoo visits, and contributions with the ZooTrack community. VIEW YOUR STATS Dive into detailed statistics about your zoo adventures. See your taxonomy breakdown, track your progress over time, and celebrate your milestones. Whether you're a casual visitor or a dedicated zoo enthusiast, ZooTrack makes every trip more engaging. Start tracking your wildlife adventures today!

About

Travel Buddy

Features
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Travel Buddy is a digital scratch map for your phone. Track the countries you have visited on your own world map, keep every trip in a travel journal, and plan the next one. YOUR SCRATCH MAP OF THE WORLD Color in every country you have ever set foot in. It works like the scratch off world map on your wall, except it is always with you and you never need a coin. Your visited countries map fills up as you travel, and a country counter tracks your progress toward all 195. AUTO-IMPORT YOUR TRAVEL HISTORY Buddy reads the places in your camera roll and rebuilds years of travel history in minutes. Your travel map, photo memories and past trips are filled in for you. You just confirm. A TRAVEL JOURNAL THAT ALMOST WRITES ITSELF Log trips with photos, dates, notes and ratings. Every trip becomes a keepsake: the route, the journal and the camera roll, kept together in one place. SEE EVERY TRIP ON A MAP Your stops on a real city map, numbered in the order you will visit them, with the route drawn between them and the travel time for every leg. Tap a day to zoom into it, or tap a pin to open that stop in your maps app. TRAVEL STATS & MILESTONES Days abroad, countries visited, continents reached: your travel statistics, beautifully presented. Every year becomes its own yearbook cover, and you can share your stats as a video. PLAN YOUR NEXT TRIP Tell Buddy, your AI trip planner, what you are dreaming of and get a day-by-day itinerary in seconds that you can reorder and make your own. Keep a bucket list of dream destinations, and let Buddy suggest your next trip based on where you and your friends have been. TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS Follow friends, compare travel maps, and see the countries you both dream about. Invite with a link and plan trips together. WIDGETS Your world map, visited-country count and next-trip countdown, right on your home screen. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Travel Buddy works without signal and syncs when you are back online. Your travel diary is yours: private by default, no ads. Whether you are a country counter chasing all 195, a backpacker journaling the route, or a family mapping vacation memories, Travel Buddy is the scratch map you always have with you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ZooTrack3 screens
Travel Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

ZooTrack and Travel Buddy are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. ZooTrack sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Travel Buddy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZooTrack ships an update weekly, Travel Buddy every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ZooTrack versus Travel Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZooTrackTravel Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRene BiemansFilip Frlic

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ZooTrack

One-time3
  • 1 Cola for Lucky$2.99
  • 2 Colas for Lucky$5.99
  • 3 Colas for Lucky$9.99
3 purchases

Travel Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Travel Buddy Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is ZooTrack free?
ZooTrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Travel Buddy free?
Travel Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ZooTrack or Travel Buddy have ads?
Neither ZooTrack nor Travel Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZooTrack or Travel Buddy?
ZooTrack ships an update weekly, and Travel Buddy every 6 days. Most recently, ZooTrack was updated on October 30, 2026 and Travel Buddy on October 25, 2026.

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