Comparison

Trail vs Muscle Maps

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

Head to head
About

Trail

Features
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Your life, automatically logged. Traillog records your movements in the background and turns them into a clear timeline of stays and trips. No manual check-ins, no third-party trackers β€” just your day, organized. AUTOMATIC TIMELINE β€’ Background location tracking β€” works even when the app is closed β€’ Stays and trips detected and labeled automatically β€’ Timeline and map views of your history β€’ Weather, health, and motion data added to each segment ACTIVITY & FITNESS β€’ Start workouts with one tap β€” running, cycling, walking, and more β€’ Readiness score and adaptive coaching (Apple Watch) β€’ Activity rings, daily goals, and training summaries β€’ Heart rate zones, auto-pause, laps, and activity metrics β€’ Import Garmin FIT, TCX, GPX, gzip, and ZIP activity files (Pro). Imported routes stay on-device. STATS & INSIGHTS (Pro) β€’ Distance, places visited, and trends over time β€’ Year in Review β€’ Export to GPX, KML, and CSV SHARED TIMELINES (Pro) β€’ Timeline shares include segment type, activity type when applicable, time, start/end map coordinates, address or place, and simplified travel paths. β€’ Shows the same trip paths as your map, including road-aligned driving routes when available. Traillog shares simplified coordinates onlyβ€”not timestamps, speed, altitude, accuracy, or HealthKit workout routes. β€’ Stats-only share creation has been removed; existing Stats links remain viewable but read-only and no longer update Shared timelines no longer include photos. Photos remain available on your personal timeline. Creating and publishing Timeline shares requires Pro. Accepting and viewing a Timeline share you're invited to is free. MORE PRO FEATURES β€’ Live Activity & Dynamic Island β€’ Photo matching on your timeline β€’ Daily and weekly summaries β€’ Tags on segments β€’ Saved places and movement profiles β€’ On This Day, My Trips, and badges PRIVACY FIRST Traillog uses only Apple frameworks β€” no third-party SDKs or analytics. Your data stays on your device and in your iCloud account. Works fully offline with optional iCloud sync. PLATFORMS β€’ iPhone with optional Apple Watch companion β€’ Home screen and Lock Screen widgets Start with a 30-day free trial of Traillog Pro. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://weganar.github.io/Trail-log-legal/traillog-privacy-policy.html

About

Muscle Maps

Features
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Muscle Maps is a location-based walking game built around nearby zones, weekly step goals, and a tiny virtual pet. Open the map, find zones around you, walk into range, and capture them for XP. Your steps also care for a pet with a goal that resets each week. What you can do: - Discover nearby zones on the live map - Walk into range and capture zones for XP - View all of your captured zones on the Profile map - Complete daily quests tied to movement and exploration - Feed your steps to a tiny pet and build a weekly care streak - Share your pet progress and set optional reminders - Track optional step-based progress with Apple Health - Use Muscle Maps Plus for rolling 30-day step catch-up and 5 worldwide captures per subscription period Pet Guardian Pass is a separate optional monthly subscription. If a pet passes away after a missed weekly goal, an active subscriber can restore that same pet once for the missed week and preserve its care streak. The pet feature remains free to use, and non-subscribers can adopt a new pet when the next weekly care period begins. Privacy: - Location is used to place nearby zones and measure activity progress - Health and Motion access are optional - Location history, motion data, and Health samples stay on your device for gameplay - Feature requests and optional developer update opt-in are user-initiated by email Subscription Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Trail4 screens
Muscle Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Muscle Maps at 17.0 against Trail's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Trail sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Muscle Maps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trail ships an update every 6 days, Muscle Maps every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Trail versus Muscle Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrailMuscle Maps
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size69 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWeganarMichael Norman

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Trail

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Family Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual1 Month trial$24.991 Year
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  • Family Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Muscle Maps

Subscriptions2
  • Pet Guardian Pass$0.991 Month
  • Muscle Maps Plus$1.291 Month

Questions

Is Trail free?
Trail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Muscle Maps free?
Muscle Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trail or Muscle Maps have ads?
Neither Trail nor Muscle Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trail or Muscle Maps?
Trail ships an update every 6 days, and Muscle Maps every 4 days. Most recently, Trail was updated on November 9, 2026 and Muscle Maps on October 31, 2026.

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