Terragrid vs Footprints
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Terragrid
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Terragrid – Explore the Real World Turn the real world green, one place at a time. Terragrid turns your everyday movement into a game of discovery. The map starts fully red. Every place you physically visit unlocks its cell and turns it green. Walk a new street, travel to a new city, or fly to a new country, and watch your personal map of the planet fill in over time. It all happens automatically. Terragrid quietly detects the places you visit in the background, so you can simply live your life and come back to see how much of the world you have explored. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • A living map of your life. Watch red turn to green everywhere you go. • Automatic discovery. New cells unlock in the background as you move—no check-ins required. • Real progress. Every street, city, and country you visit is tracked from real location data, never faked. • A pixel world map. See the share of the entire planet you have explored at a glance. • Daily activity. Review your steps, new cells, and the path you walked each day. • Achievements. Earn badges as you go, from your very first cell to true globetrotter. • Beautiful and private. A clean, colorful design with all of your exploration data stored on your device. HOW IT WORKS 1. Allow location access so Terragrid can see where you go. 2. Head outside and explore as you normally would. 3. Open the app to watch new cells turn green and your stats grow. TERRAGRID PLUS Upgrade to Terragrid Plus to get the most out of your exploration: • Unlimited exploration with no daily cap on new cells. • Worldwide statistics and advanced insights. • Shareable maps to show friends how far you have explored. • Premium map themes. Terragrid Plus is available as an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Terragrid is built to respect your privacy. Your visited map and location history are stored on your device. We do not sell your data. Location is used only to power the core feature of unlocking the places you visit, including in the background so discoveries are not missed while the app is closed. Start exploring today and see how much of the world you can turn green. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mUaUmoODLmEcgjzsGi3LU7xulGSRJuczDzJ_30X-Ghg/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Afb0SQ4sZ_El-C3k46ognFjW-WDdSmYau5V_H-SKnI/edit?usp=sharing
Footprints
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Every street you walk becomes part of your map. Automatic tracking, beautiful heatmaps, neighborhood coverage — all private, all on your device. Description Every walk leaves a mark. Footprints quietly records the streets you walk and paints them onto a beautiful personal heatmap. Watch your city fill with color as you explore — one street, one park, one neighborhood at a time. YOUR WALKING HEATMAP See every street you've ever walked at a glance. Frequently-walked routes glow brighter. Switch between visit frequency, speed, direction flows, a hand-drawn pencil trace, or road coverage. CONQUER NEIGHBORHOODS Footprints knows your city's neighborhoods (powered by OpenStreetMap) and tracks how much of each you've covered. FULLY AUTOMATIC Turn on auto-tracking once. Footprints detects when you start walking and records automatically — no need to open the app. Battery-aware idle mode keeps drain minimal. YOUR EXPLORATION STORY Newly discovered areas, exploration streaks, and daily and weekly distance and walking time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your location history never leaves your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no ads. Export your data as JSON anytime — it's yours. MAP STYLES FOR EVERY MOOD Light and dark themes, Mapbox Standard with day/night lighting, outdoors terrain, and satellite imagery. Footprints uses "Always" location permission for automatic background tracking and Motion & Fitness for instant walk detection. Both are explained in-app before the system prompts; your location history never leaves the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Footprints at none against Terragrid's 2. Footprints also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. Terragrid sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Footprints asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Terragrid | Footprints |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ahmet Giray Ucar | Tandy |
In-app purchases
Terragrid
- Terragrid+ Weekly$2.997 Days
- Terragrid+ Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
Footprints
No in-app purchases









