Comparison

Backtrack vs BackpackRadar

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

Head to head
About

Backtrack

Features
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Backtrack is the must-have app for Working Holiday visa holders in Australia. Track your regional work days in real time — know exactly where you stand toward your 88 or 179-day goal for your 2nd or 3rd year visa. FEATURES • Day counter — track your progress toward 88 or 179 days with a live visual bar, automatically refreshed every time you open the app • Payslip scanner — photograph your payslip and AI automatically extracts the pay period and amount, adding your work days in one tap • Financial dashboard — total gross income, superannuation accrued and your real DASP amount recoverable before you leave Australia • Earnings tab — backpacker tax estimate (ATO brackets), net/tax/super breakdown, and progress toward the $45,000 threshold • Regional employer map — 1,779 verified farms and agencies across all Australian states, filterable by city and job type • Visa 417 and 462 compatible • English & French PRO PLAN — UNLOCK EVERYTHING • Unlimited day tracking (free plan: 14 days) • Unlimited payslip scans (free plan: 5 scans) • Full map access — names, addresses and direct contacts for all 1,779 farms and agencies The free plan lets you try Backtrack with up to 14 days and 5 scans. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited tracking and full access to the employer map. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BackpackRadar

Find eligible jobs for your Australian Working Holiday Visa faster. This app aggregates real-time job offers tailored to visa requirements and helps track your 88 days of specified work. It features AI-powered payslip scanning and dossier export for visa applications.

Highlights
  • Real-time job aggregation
  • AI-powered 88-day eligibility filter
  • Live 88-day counter
  • AI payslip auto-read
  • 88-day dossier export
  • Smart job and visa alerts
  • Payslip storage
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BackpackRadar - The smart companion for WHV backpackers in Australia Find your WHV job faster and validate your 88 days without the headache. We aggregate the best offers tailored to your visa, in real time, across 10 major Australian cities. [IMPORTANT] INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY APP - NOT GOVERNMENT AFFILIATED BackpackRadar is not affiliated with the Australian Government or the Department of Home Affairs. Visa-related information is provided for informational purposes only, based on publicly available official sources. Official source: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/work-holiday-417/specified-work WHY BACKPACKRADAR? REAL-TIME OFFERS We aggregate publicly available job listings from trusted Australian sources. No more juggling multiple sites - everything is centralised, updated hourly. SMART 88-DAY FILTER Our AI automatically detects jobs that may be eligible for your 2nd-year visa according to the industries published by the Australian Department of Home Affairs (official link above): agriculture, mining, construction, fishing, forestry, food processing, regional tourism. Confidence score shown for each listing. The final determination of eligibility rests with the Department of Home Affairs. 10 AUSTRALIAN CITIES - Adelaide - Brisbane - Cairns - Darwin - Gold Coast - Melbourne - Mildura - Perth - Sydney - Townsville LIVE 88-DAY COUNTER Import your payslips (photo or PDF) or add your days manually. The counter updates automatically. A clean file for your 2nd-year visa application. AI PAYSLIP AUTO-READ (NEW) Take a photo or upload a PDF of your payslip - our AI automatically extracts the company, dates and days worked. No more manual data entry. 88-DAY DOSSIER EXPORT (NEW) Export your complete file (all payslips bundled) in a single ZIP, ready to submit for your 2nd-year visa application. SMART ALERTS - Notifications when new jobs match your criteria - 88-day milestone alerts (22, 44, 66, 88) - Visa expiry reminders: 3 months, 1 month, 2 weeks before PAYSLIP STORAGE Keep all your payslips safe, accessible anytime. Useful to organize your records for your 2nd-year visa application. POWERFUL FILTERS - Min/max hourly rate - Contract type (Full-time, Part-time, Casual) - Selectable industries - Posted date BILINGUAL Available in English and French. Switch anytime. SECURITY AND PRIVACY Your data is encrypted and stored in secure cloud. We NEVER sell your data. Complete account deletion in 1 tap. FREE PLAN - 1 city - A few jobs per day - A few payslip uploads - Basic notifications PRO PLAN - All 10 cities unlocked - Unlimited jobs - Unlimited payslips - AI payslip auto-read - 88-day dossier export - Advanced per-city notifications - Premium filters BUILT IN AUSTRALIA Made by a backpacker in Adelaide. For backpackers, by a backpacker. backpackradar.app hello@backpackradar.app NON-AFFILIATION DISCLAIMER BackpackRadar is not a government app. We do not represent the Australian Government or the Department of Home Affairs. We do not process visa applications. We do not communicate with the Department of Home Affairs on your behalf. We do not guarantee that any job listing will be eligible for your 2nd-year Working Holiday Visa. For official information, please refer to the Australian Government website: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/work-holiday-417/specified-work Terms of Use (EULA): https://backpackradar.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://backpackradar.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Backtrack4 screens
BackpackRadar4 screens

Verdict

The call

Backtrack and BackpackRadar 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. Backtrack sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month and BackpackRadar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backtrack ships an update every 2 weeks, BackpackRadar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Backtrack versus BackpackRadar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBacktrackBackpackRadar
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB69 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMathieu JannolfoQuentin Garcia

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Backtrack

Subscriptions1
  • Backtrack Premium$6.991 Month
3 purchases

BackpackRadar

Subscriptions3
  • PRO Monthly$5.991 Month
  • PRO 3 Months$12.993 Months
  • PRO Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Backtrack free?
Backtrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BackpackRadar free?
BackpackRadar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Backtrack or BackpackRadar have ads?
Neither Backtrack nor BackpackRadar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backtrack or BackpackRadar?
Backtrack ships an update every 2 weeks, and BackpackRadar every 3 weeks. Most recently, Backtrack was updated on September 24, 2026 and BackpackRadar on September 19, 2026.

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