Comparison

Hill Bagging vs Carnoustie Connect

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

Head to head
About

Hill Bagging

Track your hill climbing progress with this app, featuring offline logging and interactive maps. Access a vast community-shared database of ascents and over 70 UK hill lists. Designed for quick on-the-hill use, it simplifies planning and recording your climbs.

Highlights
  • Offline hill logging
  • Interactive maps with multiple layers
  • Progress tracking for 70+ UK hill lists
  • Community-shared routes and waypoints
  • Quick tick ascent recording
  • Hills Near Me feature
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The Hill Bagging app is designed to be simple and fast for on-the-hill use, even when there is poor or no signal. With over two million hill ascents logged since our website launched in the mid 1990s, you can tap into starting points and waypoints for walks shared by our active community who share their routes for all the hills - including the less popular ones. You can track your progress in climbing hills across over 70 hill lists including relative hill lists like the Marilyns, Humps and Tumps and classic lists like the Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Wainwrights and Nuttalls plus the Significant Islands of Britain (SIBs). Benefits of Hill Bagging app compared to our website: • Designed for on-the-hill use - app is designed to be simpler and quicker for using while walking • Offline use - hills can be logged when you have no, or poor signal • Speed - screens load straightaway since pages don’t need to be downloaded • Usability - quicker to plan and log ascents since designed for mobile • Permanent sign-in - Users stay signed-in each time app is loaded (can sign out) About Hill Bagging CIC and the the Database of British and Irish Hills: Hill Bagging is created by Hill Bagging CIC, a Community Interest Company (CIC) designed for not-for-profit social enterprises that aim to benefit the community. In line with these aims, access to the website and mobile apps is freely available to our community of registered users of the site who share their walk descriptions. The Hill Bagging team manage the technology platform for the Database of British and Irish Hills which contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date list of hills in Britain and Ireland. DoBIH contributors and a team of editors use the Hill Bagging website to submit, edit and verify changes to hill heights and locations based on the latest surveying to ensure hill information is up-to-date. This website is the main online presence of the Database and an app is planned for release in 2026. App benefits: - Free interactive maps with multiple layers (Open Topo Map, Ordnance Survey and Satellite) - View hills as sortable tables or map with summit markers and labels - Quickly show ‘Hills Near Me’, or for the whole country on maps - “All hills” overlay to explore nearby summits - Smooth clustering for large hill lists (including 16K+ Tumps) - Smart labels on maps update to show hill name, height and climb status - Show recommended walk start locations and waypoints on the map - Record ascents using 'Quick tick' feature or add detailed descriptions - Show progress for over 60 UK hill lists by country

About

Carnoustie Connect

Features
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Get access to local news, offers and events plus lots more from the definitive app for Carnoustie. Be part of everything going on in your community with content curated by local businesses and the town centre management team. The app recommends things for you to do, sends you alerts and local information. You can even go on walking audio tours to learn more about the area! Carnoustie Connect also gives residents a voice. Submit your thoughts on local surveys, and photograph and send in issues you’d like the team to know about.Play your part in making Carnoustie a great place to live and sign up today!

Screenshots

Hill Bagging3 screens
Carnoustie Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Hill Bagging at 3 against Carnoustie Connect's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hill Bagging versus Carnoustie Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHill BaggingCarnoustie Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHill Bagging Community Interest CompanyLoqiva Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Hill Bagging

No in-app purchases

None

Carnoustie Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hill Bagging free?
Hill Bagging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Carnoustie Connect free?
Carnoustie Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hill Bagging or Carnoustie Connect have ads?
Neither Hill Bagging nor Carnoustie Connect shows ads.

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