National Park Tracker vs Elsewhere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Elsewhere
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | National Park Tracker | Elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naresh Nagabushan | Lauren Landau |
In-app purchases
National Park Tracker
No in-app purchases
Elsewhere
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is National Park Tracker free?
Is Elsewhere free?
Do National Park Tracker or Elsewhere have ads?
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