Comparison

BerryMate vs Hold Up

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

Head to head
About

BerryMate

Features
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Never lose a spot again. BerryMate is a private map for people who pick berries and mushrooms. Record your walk with the screen locked, log each find in two taps, and over the seasons build the map only you have: where the chanterelles were, which slope had cloudberries, and which patch has given nothing for three years. YOUR SPOTS STAY YOURS • No account, no sign-up, no tracking — your places are never sent to us • Everything lives on your phone; iCloud backup and sync is optional and goes through your own private iCloud account • Recording works with the screen locked, and "While Using the App" location access is all it ever asks for BUILT FOR THE FOREST • GPS walk recording that survives locked screens and force quits • Age-tinted trails show where you've already searched — and how long ago • Log finds, amounts and ripeness in seconds, or report an empty patch: honest history beats wishful memory • Mark a place you can see across the bog with a long press • Walk-back guidance points you to any saved spot with live distance YOUR HISTORY, YOUR WAY IN • Import years of geotagged photos — each becomes a find at the right place and time, grouped into spots automatically • Import GPX tracks from Garmin, Suunto, Polar and other watches • Every spot keeps its full visit history, photos included AI IDENTIFICATION, HONESTLY FRAMED • Photograph a find and get a species suggestion with a confidence level and a lookalike warning • Add any species you track — the AI pins the name to one exact species, Wikipedia reference included • A suggestion for your log, never edibility advice. Never eat anything based on an app identification. BERRYMATE PRO — ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER • Spot forecasts: every spot predicts its prime window from typical seasons at your latitude, tuned by your own visit history — computed entirely on your phone, nothing sent anywhere • App lock: Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode guards your map • Scan to identify, powered by AI The everyday map — recording, logging, spots, import, iCloud backup — is free, complete, and stays that way. In English, suomeksi, pĆ„ svenska.

About

Hold Up

Features
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Got a text saying your Apple ID is locked? A delivery fee to pay? A grandchild who needs gift cards? Take a screenshot and share it to Hold Up. It reads the message right on your iPhone and gives you a plain answer: • Likely scam • Unclear • Looks ok Then it names three things it noticed in that specific message, and tells you what to do — usually: do not tap that link. NOTHING IS UPLOADED There is no account to make. Turn on Airplane Mode and it still works, because the whole check happens on your phone. Your history stays on the device. BUILT TO BE READ OUT LOUD Large type, high contrast, and one thing to tap. Made for the moment you are on the phone with a parent trying to talk them out of sending money. TWO TAPS FROM MESSAGES Screenshot the message, tap Share, tap Hold Up. That is the whole thing. Hold Up is a second opinion, not a guarantee. If money or passwords are involved, hang up and use a number you already know. Five free checks. Then $19.99 a year, or $2.99 a month. SUBSCRIPTION Hold Up Unlimited gives you unlimited checks. • Yearly — $19.99, billed once a year • Monthly — $2.99, billed once a month Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://sentinelai.in/terms Privacy Policy: https://sentinelai.in/privacy

Screenshots

BerryMate4 screens
Hold Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

BerryMate and Hold Up are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. BerryMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hold Up sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BerryMate versus Hold Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBerryMateHold Up
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGinnyPixSarvesh Anand Kandala

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BerryMate

One-time1
  • BerryMate Pro$4.99
2 purchases

Hold Up

Subscriptions2
  • Hold Up Unlimited Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Hold Up Unlimited Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is BerryMate free?
BerryMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hold Up free?
Hold Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BerryMate or Hold Up have ads?
Neither BerryMate nor Hold Up shows ads.

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