Comparison

GoWild Logbook vs Soar

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

Soar

This app automatically calculates travel times and schedules for your trips. It handles time zones, adds travel segments between locations, and allows for manual adjustments. View your itinerary in multiple languages and save it as a PDF.

Highlights
  • Automatic time calculation
  • Pinned events
  • Automatic travel time estimation
  • Time zone support
  • Multi-language place details
  • Printable itinerary (PDF)
Features
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Soar is a travel planning app that does the time math for you. Everything is a card with a duration. Put cards in order and set how long each one takes; Soar calculates the clock times. Move a card or change its duration, and the rest of the day updates automatically. • Pins Pin flights, reservations, and other plans that cannot move to a target time. When there is room, free time appears automatically; when the schedule no longer fits, Soar flags the conflict. • Automatic travel When consecutive cards are in different places, Soar adds travel between them and estimates its duration. You can change the mode or duration, or hide an automatic travel segment you do not need. • Time zones Each place uses its local time zone. After a flight or train crosses a time zone, later plans continue in the destination’s local time. Overnight journeys stay on their departure day, while full days spent traveling are shown as in transit. • During a trip Sync to now whenever you need to adjust for the current time. Changes stay in this trip and do not automatically alter the original plan. When the trip ends, it remains as a read-only record. • iCloud Sync — Soar Pro Turn on iCloud Sync in Settings to keep trips, trip records, and app settings in sync across devices signed in to the same iCloud account. Soar continues to work offline and resumes syncing when a connection is available. • Place details in multiple languages View place names and addresses in multiple languages, making it easier to check an address, find your way, or show someone where you are going. • Itinerary Print a complete itinerary or save it as a PDF. Soar does not require a separate account. iCloud Sync uses the iCloud account already signed in on your device and can be turned off at any time; your data remains available on the device. Place search and route estimates use public services based on OpenStreetMap. Without internet access, you can enter places manually and continue planning, viewing, and editing trips. The free version lets you create one trip. Soar Pro is a one-time purchase that adds unlimited trips and iCloud Sync.

Screenshots

GoWild Logbook4 screens
Soar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Soar at daily against GoWild Logbook's weekly. Soar also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. GoWild Logbook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Soar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoWild Logbook ships an update weekly, Soar daily. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GoWild Logbook versus Soar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoWild LogbookSoar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB15 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer栋 陈Xuexiu Lai

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

Soar

One-time1
  • Soar Pro$5.99

Questions

Is GoWild Logbook free?
GoWild Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soar free?
Soar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GoWild Logbook or Soar have ads?
Neither GoWild Logbook nor Soar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoWild Logbook or Soar?
GoWild Logbook ships an update weekly, and Soar daily. Most recently, GoWild Logbook was updated on September 21, 2026 and Soar on August 25, 2026.

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