Comparison

WildScout Explorer vs Points Compass

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

Head to head
About

WildScout Explorer

Features
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WildScout is the curated way to discover hidden outdoor gems — waterfalls, scenic overlooks, and secret spots worth the drive — without the endless research. QUALITY OVER QUANTITY Skip the thousands of generic map pins and bloated travel blogs. WildScout is a small, hand-vetted library of places actually worth your weekend. BUILT FOR THE ROAD-TRIPPER - Browse beautiful destination cards and save any spot to your wishlist in a single tap - Filter by category — waterfalls, vistas, forests, secret coves — and by region - Get the essential Scout Notes: how to get there, best time to visit, crowd level, and path difficulty - Organize saved spots into custom adventure wishlists, with offline access PERSONALIZED DISCOVERY The more you save, the sharper your Match Score gets — WildScout learns your taste and surfaces the spots you'll love, plus a fresh Hidden Gem every week. TRACK YOUR ADVENTURES Log the places you've visited, build your explorer passport, and watch your region completion, streaks, and levels grow. TRAILBLAZER (optional subscription) Unlock premium curated collections, verified secret spots, unlimited wishlists, trip roll-ups, and the full passport. - Monthly or annual, with a 7-day free trial - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage in Settings Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/wild-scout/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/wild-scout/terms

About

Points Compass

This app helps you understand the true cost of waiting to redeem travel rewards. It calculates how much value you lose as points devalue and trips become more expensive. It provides insights into when to book and whether paying cash is a better option.

Highlights
  • Calculates cost of waiting for rewards
  • Analyzes award inflation and devaluation
  • Compares cash vs. points redemption
  • Estimates currency shedding value
  • Identifies hard expiry cliffs
  • Provides real earning rate estimates
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Points Compass answers one question that no balance tracker will: what does waiting cost you? About a third of the travel rewards issued each year are never redeemed. Not because people lose them — because they hold them, waiting for a better redemption, while two things happen at once. Each point quietly loses value. And the trip they are saving for quietly gets more expensive in points. Points Compass prices both, separately, and adds them up. Type in what you hold. There is no airline login, no hotel login and no bank connection — the app is not connected to any of them and never asks. Name a trip and give it both prices, what it costs in points and what it costs in cash. Then the app draws two lines: the points you will hold over time, and the points the trip will cost over time. Where they meet is the earliest month you could book it. The gap between them, until that month, has a dollar figure — and the app shows you both halves of it. It is honest in both directions. Some currencies really are worth holding: when your miles have gained value over the year, or the award price has been flat, the app says so instead of telling you to spend. And when the points are the expensive way to buy a trip, it tells you to pay cash. What it works out for you: The month your balance finally covers the trip, and the cost of waiting for it, split into award inflation and devaluation. What each currency you hold is shedding, in dollars, every month. Where the hard expiry cliffs are, the last safe date to reset each one, and what hitting one would cost. Whether this particular redemption beats simply paying cash. Your real earning rate, derived from your own balance updates rather than typed in. And a log of every verdict the app has given, graded later against what actually happened — including the times it was wrong. Every figure is arithmetic you can see. Open "How this was worked out" on any verdict and the whole calculation is there, with every assumption editable. There is no score, and no number the app will not explain. Points Compass Pro, an optional subscription, adds unlimited trips compared side by side, burn order with the reason for every placement, transfer paths, the full month-by-month history, the complete decision log, and a plain-English second opinion written from your own numbers. It is $4.99 per month or $39.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial for eligible accounts. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. The free plan is not a demo. It prices one trip completely, end to end, including the part this app exists for. Points Compass is an educational planning tool. Every cents-per-point, drift and award-inflation figure in it is an estimate you can change, not a live data feed. It recommends no financial product, opens no account, moves no money, and is not affiliated with any airline, hotel or card issuer. Always confirm award pricing and availability with the programme before you book or transfer. This is not financial advice. Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/437/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/437/terms

Screenshots

WildScout Explorer4 screens
Points Compass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WildScout Explorer at none against Points Compass's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Points Compass sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. WildScout Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
WildScout Explorer versus Points Compass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWildScout ExplorerPoints Compass
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid DutchukYeison Ochoa

In-app purchases

None

WildScout Explorer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Points Compass

Subscriptions2
  • Points Compass Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Points Compass Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is WildScout Explorer free?
WildScout Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Points Compass free?
Points Compass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WildScout Explorer or Points Compass have ads?
Neither WildScout Explorer nor Points Compass shows ads.

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