Comparison

National Park Tracker vs Elsewhere

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

Head to head
About

National Park Tracker

Log your visits to all 63 US national parks with an interactive map and detailed park information. Automatically tag photos taken near parks and add personal notes to create lasting memories of your adventures. Track your progress and explore new destinations.

Highlights
  • Interactive map of 63 US national parks
  • Mark parks as visited and track progress
  • Automatic photo tagging using location data
  • Add personal notes and memories
  • View detailed park information
  • Progress dashboard and exploration stats
  • Search and filter parks
Features
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Track your visits to all 63 US national parks. Explore an interactive map, discover parks near you, and build your collection of visited parks. Features: • Interactive map with all 63 national parks • Mark parks as visited and track your progress • Beautiful cover photos for every park • Automatically finds your photos taken near each park using location metadata • Add personal notes and memories to each park • View park details including established year, acreage, and descriptions • Progress dashboard showing your exploration stats • Search and filter parks by name, state, or visit status Start your national park adventure today.

About

Elsewhere

Features
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Elsewhere helps you find nearby little adventures based on your mood, available time, and safety preferences. Choose the kind of outing you want, set a starting area, and let Elsewhere suggest places to go: quiet water, green spaces, strange little landmarks, photo-worthy detours, and longer drives when you want to get out of your usual orbit. What Elsewhere can do: - Search from your current location or a typed starting place - Let you aim near an area or theme, such as the beach, DTLA, Malibu, or coffee - Filter suggestions with safety preferences like no dirt roads, public access, and avoiding isolation - Show route-checked destinations and map previews - Open a destination in your map app - Save private local trip notes in The Log Elsewhere is not a navigation app and does not guarantee access, hours, parking, road conditions, or personal safety. Always verify the destination, obey posted signs, and use your judgment before you go.

Screenshots

National Park Tracker4 screens
Elsewhere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Elsewhere at 16.4 against National Park Tracker's 26.2. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
National Park Tracker versus Elsewhere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNational Park TrackerElsewhere
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaresh NagabushanLauren Landau

In-app purchases

None

National Park Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

Elsewhere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is National Park Tracker free?
National Park Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elsewhere free?
Elsewhere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do National Park Tracker or Elsewhere have ads?
Neither National Park Tracker nor Elsewhere shows ads.

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