Comparison

HighTine vs Contors

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

Head to head
About

HighTine

Leverage real terrain science and live weather data to predict deer movement and optimal hunting stand locations. Analyze your property's elevation, cover, and terrain funnels for informed hunting decisions.

Highlights
  • Terrain analysis for hunting
  • Deer movement prediction models
  • Stand scoring based on weather
  • Property assessment and outlook
  • Buck scoring AI tool (beta)
  • Live weather integration
Features
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HighTine — real terrain science for your hunt. Stop guessing where and when to hunt your stands. HighTine runs real terrain analysis on your actual property — elevation, cover, terrain funnels, and live weather — to show you where and when deer are actually moving, not a generic tip list. PREDICT Five terrain models, each one explainable, not a black box: Wind & Thermal Flow, Deer Movement, Deer Bedding, Mature Buck Bedding, and Stand Placement. Every result is built from your property's real elevation, cover, and terrain — see exactly why a spot scored the way it did. STANDS Every stand gets a real score for every hour of the day — built from that stand's terrain, live weather for that exact hour, the wind direction you've told the app works, and your own hunt-pressure history there. Know when to sit, not just where. PROPERTY Full property assessment — rut timing calibrated to your state, movement corridors, and a season-long outlook so you know when to hunt a property, not just today. VAULT Save every buck you've got on camera or in hand, and try our on-device AI scoring tool (beta) — snap a photo and get an instant Boone & Crockett-style estimate for free. Free to use. Upgrade to Pro for the full satellite map, unlimited scouting runs, and unlimited properties and stands. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Contors

This app provides advanced hunting maps with satellite imagery, property lines, and AI-powered insights. It helps users scout locations, analyze terrain, and track game, even without a signal. Share maps and insights with hunting partners for a collaborative experience.

Highlights
  • AI-powered scouting insights
  • Offline hunting maps
  • Property line visualization
  • Terrain and habitat analysis
  • Buck scoring and hit list
  • Hunt journal with auto-logging
  • Club sharing and collaboration
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The hunting map built around the wind. Satellite and topo maps, property lines with landowner names, LiDAR terrain, and live wind and scent drift on your actual ground — plus Scout, an AI that knows your property. WIND AND SCENT ON YOUR TERRAIN See where your scent goes before you walk in. Wind bends around ridges and drains down hollows, and Contors models it on your ground, with scent drift off every stand, your route and your own position. Thermals pull downhill at dawn and uphill at dusk, and the map shows it. Every stand is rated for the wind you'll actually hunt. MAPS FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY Five basemaps — Google and Esri satellite, USDA NAIP aerial, USGS topo and Esri Outdoor — with contour lines, public land, crops and water. LiDAR hillshade shows the benches, draws and saddles satellite can't. All 50 states. PROPERTY LINES AND LANDOWNERS Parcel boundaries nationwide with owner names and mailing addresses. Save a boundary to your map in one tap and know who to ask for permission. RECORD YOUR WALK — NEW Start a track and put the phone in your pocket. Contors keeps recording with the screen locked and shows your time, distance and speed right on the Lock Screen. Save it as a road, ATV trail, walking path or animal trail. WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL Save your ground to the phone before you leave the truck. Imagery, markers, routes and boundaries stay on the device, and GPS keeps tracking with no bars. HUNT THE RIGHT DAYS A 16-day forecast for your property with a deer movement rating for every day and hour, first and last light, the pressure trend, the next front, and rut timing for your county. ASK SCOUT Scout knows your stands, your sightings and today's conditions. Ask which stand to sit on a northwest wind and it names the stand and tells you why. Tell it to drop a stand or draw an access route and it does it on your map. YOUR BUCKS AND YOUR SEASON Upload a trail-camera photo for an estimated age and score. Build a hit list, log sightings by voice, and let the journal stamp the wind, temperature, pressure and moon automatically. SHARE WITH YOUR CLUB Invite your hunting partners to the same map — stands, cameras and sign — and share your live location when you choose to. BRING YOUR MAPS Import GPX, KML, KMZ or GeoJSON and your stands, trails and boundaries come straight across. FREE TO START Free includes your first property, NAIP aerial and USGS topo maps, contours, public land, crop and water layers, wind and scent tools, the movement forecast, the journal, the hit list, and a taste of Scout. Pro adds Google and Esri satellite, LiDAR hillshade, property lines with landowner names, habitat and terrain analysis, the Buck Refuge Model, buck scoring (3 a month), offline maps (one area), property sharing and more Scout. Unlimited adds unlimited offline areas, unlimited buck scoring, unlimited properties and the most Scout. SUBSCRIPTIONS Pro is $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year. Unlimited is $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year. Both start with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Contors covers U.S. properties only. Built by a hunter, for hunters. Terms of Use: https://contors.com/termsofuse Privacy Policy: https://contors.com/privacypolicy

Screenshots

HighTine4 screens
Contors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Contors at none against HighTine's 1. Contors also leads on chart position (#146 vs unranked). HighTine's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. HighTine sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Contors asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HighTine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 20 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HighTine ships an update monthly, Contors every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
HighTine versus Contors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHighTineContors
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (13 ratings) — better4.6 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1320 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
Best chart rank—#146 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJack CraigContors

Customer experience

HighTine

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Contors

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HighTine

Subscriptions1
  • HighTine Pro$29.991 Year
None

Contors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HighTine free?
HighTine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contors free?
Contors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HighTine or Contors?
HighTine is rated higher. HighTine averages 5.0 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Contors averages 4.6 from 20 ratings.
Do HighTine or Contors have ads?
Neither HighTine nor Contors shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HighTine or Contors?
HighTine ships an update monthly, and Contors every 2 weeks. Most recently, HighTine was updated on October 31, 2026 and Contors on October 31, 2026.

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