Comparison

GoWild Logbook vs Trace World

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

Head to head
About

GoWild Logbook

Features
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Go Wild Logbook Leave a trace of every journey, and know exactly what every gram you carry means. “Go Wild Logbook” is designed for hikers, mountaineers, and outdoor enthusiasts. No registration is required, and all data is stored locally on your device. **Core Features** Build your gear library: Record brands, weights, prices, and categories of your gear. Keep your outdoor equipment well organized and start managing your load scientifically. Plan trips and pack lists: Select items from your gear library and the app will automatically calculate your estimated pack weight, helping you control your load precisely. Record wilderness memories: Log distance, elevation gain, temperature differences, and weather. Add photos and notes to preserve the experience of every journey. Generate shareable long images: Create high-resolution cards optimized for social media with one tap, including trip summaries, key statistics, and gear snapshots. Footprint statistics: Summarize your yearly exploration data and clearly display the paths you walked, the climbs you completed, and the days you traveled. **Highlights** Offline recording: All data is stored only on your device. No servers, no privacy collection, and smooth use even in signal-free wilderness. Modern interaction: Minimalist UI design, perfectly adapted to iOS Dark Mode, with support for both Chinese and English. A pure tool: No ads, no social distractions—focused solely on recording. Go Wild Logbook — leave a trace for every journey.

About

Trace World

This app creates a personal exploration map that reveals areas as you travel through the real world. Your visited locations are saved locally, and you can customize your recent path. It offers different map styles and prioritizes user privacy with no account or data uploads.

Highlights
  • Exploration map reveals visited areas
  • Recent track customization
  • Auto-recording for travel
  • Exploration level progression
  • Multiple map styles
  • Privacy-first design, no account needed
Features
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TraceWorld turns every walk, ride, and trip into a personal map of where you have really been. Reveal the world as fog lifts, see density as a heatmap or dots, place your photos on the map, and look back through travel stories — privately, on your iPhone. ONE MAP, THREE VIEWS • All — your full journey at a glance: Fog, Heatmap, or Dots • 7 Days — a closer look at the past week • Today — focus on what you are doing right now RECORD AS YOU GO • Start recording when you head out; keep going in the background when you allow Always location • Choose how hard GPS works: Standard, Power Saver, or Ultra Saver (premium options for longer battery life) PHOTOS ON THE MAP • Show geotagged photos where you took them • Browse an aggregated all-photos view when you want the big picture • Photos stay on your device; TraceWorld does not upload your library FOOTPRINT MAP • See countries, regions, and cities you have lit up • Spot airports and other explored places • Open the real map and list for details, visit dates, and a clearer browse TRAVEL STORIES & IDENTITIES • Travel Stories — a timeline of trips and moves (premium) • Identities — keep commute, travel, and other lives on separate maps (extra identities are premium; your main identity stays free) BACKUP & PRIVACY • Optional iCloud backup of your exploration data to your own Apple ID • No TraceWorld account, no ads, no analytics SDK, no upload to our servers LANGUAGES Follow the system, or pick English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese (Brazil), or Italian. TraceWorld Pro is an optional one-time unlock for premium features such as Travel Stories, extra identities, and Footprint Map details. Mapping overview, recording, and the main identity stay free.

Screenshots

GoWild Logbook4 screens
Trace World4 screens

Verdict

The call

GoWild Logbook and Trace World 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. GoWild Logbook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Trace World sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GoWild Logbook versus Trace World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoWild LogbookTrace World
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB96 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer栋 陈高锋 李

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GoWild Logbook

Subscriptions2
  • Membership(Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Membership (1 Year)7 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Membership (lifetime)$4.99
1 purchases

Trace World

One-time1
  • TraceWorld Pro$3.99

Questions

Is GoWild Logbook free?
GoWild Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trace World free?
Trace World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GoWild Logbook or Trace World have ads?
Neither GoWild Logbook nor Trace World shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoWild Logbook or Trace World?
GoWild Logbook ships an update weekly, and Trace World weekly. Most recently, GoWild Logbook was updated on September 21, 2026 and Trace World on September 22, 2026.

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