Comparison

Astrum vs TrackCold

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

Head to head
About

Astrum

Explore your city by running and claiming territories on a dynamic, interactive map. Expand your influence, maintain control, and compete with friends in this unique blend of fitness and augmented reality.

Highlights
  • Conquer real city territories by running
  • Expand your personal map with every step
  • Dynamic and competitive game board
  • Explore, occupy, and maintain territory
  • Play with friends and share your map
Features
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Astrum is an interactive mobile game where players conquer real city territories by running through the streets. Each step expands the player's map, transforming the urban space into a living, dynamic, and competitive game board. It's not just about running fast. It's about exploring, occupying, maintaining, expanding territory, and of course, sharing it with friends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TrackCold

Features
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TrackCold is a cold plunge, ice bath and sauna tracker for people who take their practice seriously. Time every round of cold and heat, see your heart rate on Apple Watch while you're in the water, and keep a journal of every session. Rituals and Norse quests help turn the occasional plunge into a habit you keep. FEATURES β€’ MULTI-ROUND CONTRAST. Alternate cold and recovery phases automatically. Set the rounds, the durations, the rest temperature, and whether you start cold or warm. β€’ HEAT ONLY OR COLD ONLY (FREE). Build a sauna, steam or hot tub ritual with no plunge, or a plunge with no heat. Every session, cold or heat, keeps your streak. β€’ TODAY AND JOURNAL (FREE). Your week, your days in a row and your rituals on one screen, and every session by day, month and year. β€’ APPLE WATCH (FREE). The full timer on your wrist: rituals, phase haptics, Water Lock, and an Always-On display that stays lit when you lower your wrist. β€’ HEART RATE ON APPLE WATCH (FREE). See the heart rate Apple Watch records while you're in the water, and compare your average cold-phase and warm-phase figures in the session summary. β€’ EDIT AND LOG SESSIONS (FREE). Fix a past session's round durations, types and temperatures, switch a step between cold and warm, or log a session you forgot to record. β€’ WEEKLY TARGETS (FREE). A cold ring and a heat ring for the week. β€’ INSIGHTS (ASGARD). Takeaways from your own history, plus charts of what your sessions and Apple Health already record (heart rate, HRV, water temperature, session length and active energy) over weeks and months. β€’ APPLE HEALTH (FREE). Sessions are saved to Health as Mind & Body workouts, so your cold work counts toward your Activity rings. β€’ RITUALS. Save the setups you use most as named rituals: Frostbite (a 3-minute plunge), Ginnungagap (4 rounds of contrast), or your own. β€’ NORSE QUESTS. 12 multi-day challenges, from Awakening (7 days) to Yggdrasil's Path (a full year), including Muspelheim, a quest for the heat. Earn rune marks along the way. β€’ PRIVATE BY DEFAULT. Your notes, temperatures and history stay in your own iCloud, and we never see them. No ads, no IDFA, no cross-app tracking. WHO IT'S FOR Cold plungers, contrast-therapy and sauna regulars, Wim Hof students, and anyone who wants to stick with a cold practice. FREE (MIDGARD) 3 rounds per workout. 5 saved rituals. Full timer, stopwatch and journal. Heat-only and cold-only rituals. Editing and logging sessions. Weekly cold and heat targets. The complete Apple Watch timer. Heart rate on Apple Watch during a session. Apple Health workout logging. The Awakening quest. PREMIUM (ASGARD) Up to 20 rounds per workout. Unlimited rituals. All 12 quests. Insights and long-term charts. Duration progression. CSV export. Monthly, yearly or lifetime. TrackCold is made by one person. Every email gets a reply, and if something breaks, it gets fixed. IMPORTANT: NOT MEDICAL ADVICE TrackCold is a general wellness and activity-logging app. It is not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition, and it gives no medical or treatment advice. The figures it shows are activity records and data you have already recorded in Apple Health. They are not clinical measurements and must not be used to make a medical decision. Always check with your doctor or another qualified health professional in addition to using this app, and before making any medical decision or starting cold-water exposure. Cold immersion raises blood pressure and puts extra load on the heart: talk to a doctor first if you have a heart condition or uncontrolled blood pressure, are pregnant, or take medication that affects circulation. Never plunge alone, and never hyperventilate before getting in the water. Privacy: https://trackcold.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://trackcold.com/terms Contact: https://trackcold.com/contact

Screenshots

Astrum4 screens
TrackCold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Astrum at every 4 days against TrackCold's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Astrum sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and TrackCold 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

Astrum ships an update every 4 days, TrackCold every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Astrum versus TrackCold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAstrumTrackCold
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews95.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS16.4 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size104 MB29 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperMatheus GotheSUUR Limited Liability Company

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Astrum

Subscriptions2
  • Astrum Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Astrum Pro3 Days trial$44.991 Year
3 purchases

TrackCold

Subscriptions2
  • TrackCold Asgard Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • TrackCold Asgard Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • TrackCold Asgard Lifetime$149.99

Questions

Is Astrum free?
Astrum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrackCold free?
TrackCold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Astrum or TrackCold have ads?
Neither Astrum nor TrackCold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Astrum or TrackCold?
Astrum ships an update every 4 days, and TrackCold every 2 weeks. Most recently, Astrum was updated on October 31, 2026 and TrackCold on October 14, 2026.

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