Comparison

GoPocket vs Trace

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

Head to head
About

GoPocket

This travel packing app helps you organize your belongings visually, treating your bag as a collection. Save perfect loadouts for different trips and collect moments as you go. It offers a calm and playful approach to packing, making you excited for your next adventure.

Highlights
  • Visual bag packing
  • Save loadouts
  • Trip-specific packing lists
  • Collect stickers and moments
  • No account needed
  • Photos stay on device
Features
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Some things don't stay at home. They follow you to the train platform, the hostel bunk, the window seat at 6 a.m. — the small gear, the worn favorites, the things that make a place feel like yours. GoPocket is a travel packing app that treats your bag like a collection, not a chore. Fill your pack visually. Feel the weight and the space. Save the whole loadout when it's perfect — your "Kyoto in spring" set, your "one-bag business trip," your ready-to-go weekend kit. Each journey gets its own trip; each trip knows what to bring. Collect stickers and moments as you go. Keep what matters. Reuse what works. Warm, playful, and calm — the kind of packing that makes you excited to leave. No account needed. Your photos stay on your device. Privacy Policy: https://bagp-pack-online-privacy.vercel.app/privacy Terms (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Trace

This app helps you save and remember the locations of places you discover, like cafes or scenic spots. It creates a personal map journal of your travels and experiences, allowing you to revisit memories with geographic context and share them through custom posters.

Highlights
  • Save locations instantly with home screen widgets
  • Personal digital map with saved places
  • Interactive timeline of saved locations
  • Designer-crafted poster exports
  • Uncompromising privacy with iCloud sync
  • Minimalist and ad-free experience
Features
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Have you ever stumbled upon a hidden cafe, only to forget its location weeks later? Have the breathtaking views from your travels become lost in an endless sea of photos, stripped of their geographic anchors? Trace was built to capture the where in your memories. We believe memories aren't just defined by time, but by space. Trace is a minimalist, beautifully crafted personal location tracker and map journal. Free from the noise of social media and bloated ads, it offers the purest experience for saving the places that matter most to you. 【Features Designed for Explorers】 Lightning Fast Check-In With our interactive Home Screen Widgets, you can pin your exact coordinates instantly without even opening the app. Capturing the moment has never been so frictionless. Your Personal Earth Say goodbye to boring lists. Every spot you save becomes a glowing pin on your personal digital map. Watch as your map lights up over time, visualizing the footprint of your life's journey. Interactive Timeline Your places are automatically organized into an elegant timeline. Scroll through your memories where your photos and notes are perfectly intertwined with geographic context. Stunning Poster Exports Share your journey with designer-crafted templates. Using our unique liquid map and contour aesthetic, instantly generate premium geographic posters that are perfect for sharing with friends. Uncompromising Privacy Your data is exactly that—yours. Trace is built purely on Apple's native technologies. Everything syncs securely through your personal iCloud. No tracking, no servers, and absolutely no way for anyone (including us) to access your footprint. 【Who is Trace for?】 Foodies building their private restaurant map. Travelers documenting every stop of a road trip. City wanderers saving inspiring street corners. Journal keepers wanting to add a spatial dimension to their diaries. In a noisy world, Trace is a quiet sanctuary for your real-world footprints. Download Trace today, and start pinning your journey. (Terms of Use): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GoPocket4 screens
Trace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GoPocket at 5.0 against Trace's 4.5. GoPocket also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. GoPocket sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Trace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GoPocket holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoPocket ships an update every 2 days, Trace every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GoPocket versus Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoPocketTrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer锡蒙 潘思兵 于

Customer experience

GoPocket

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Trace

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GoPocket

Subscriptions3
  • GoPocket Monthly Pro Membership$2.991 Month
  • GoPocket Pro Membership$4.993 Months
  • GoPocket Annual Pro Membership$9.991 Year
3 purchases

Trace

Subscriptions2
  • Trace PRO Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Trace PRO Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Trace PRO Lifetime$8.99

Questions

Is GoPocket free?
GoPocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trace free?
Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GoPocket or Trace?
GoPocket is rated higher. GoPocket averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Trace averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do GoPocket or Trace have ads?
Neither GoPocket nor Trace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoPocket or Trace?
GoPocket ships an update every 2 days, and Trace every 10 days. Most recently, GoPocket was updated on October 31, 2026 and Trace on November 10, 2026.

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