Mist Map vs CRHPosition
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mist Map
This app creates a visual record of your travels by revealing explored areas on a map as you move. It tracks your routes, distances, and speeds, and allows you to import and export your journey data.
- Reveals explored areas as you move
- Records routes on iPhone and Apple Watch
- Displays route history with stats
- Imports GPX files
- Exports routes as GPX files
- Stores route data locally
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Mist Map is a personal exploration map that gradually reveals the places you have been. Walk, ride, commute, or travel, and your explored routes appear on the map as clean lines through the fog. Over time, Mist Map becomes a quiet record of your movement and your world. Key features: • Reveal explored areas as you move • Record routes on iPhone and Apple Watch • View route history with distance, duration, speed, and heart rate on supported workouts • Import GPX files into your own history • Export your routes as GPX files • Keep your route data stored locally on your device Mist Map is designed for people who want a simple, personal map of where they have been, while keeping control of their own data.
CRHPosition
This app helps you determine your location on a high-speed train by inputting your train number. It simulates your journey to show your current position, especially useful when signals are weak.
- Train number input
- Simulated journey tracking
- Location determination
- Weak signal support
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高铁上定位信号弱，不知道自己在哪？输入自己的车次信息，模拟一下就能知道啦。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: CRHPosition at free against Mist Map's paid. CRHPosition also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Mist Map's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days). 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.
Mist Map ships an update every 4 days, CRHPosition every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mist Map | CRHPosition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 嘉奇 龙 | 成杨 仇 |
Customer experience
Mist Map
CRHPosition
In-app purchases
Mist Map
No in-app purchases
CRHPosition
No in-app purchases
