Comparison

Being Boring vs RouteMap

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

Head to head
About

Being Boring

Engage in simple, repetitive tasks to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and enhance focus. This app offers various interactive exercises designed to clear the mind and boost creativity through mindful engagement.

Highlights
  • Interactive touch-based exercises
  • Gravity-sensitive dot manipulation
  • Swipe-based dot interaction
  • Line drawing connection game
  • Magnet-like dot attraction
  • Finger painting within shapes
  • Number matching game
  • Number counting exercise
Features
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Just be, right now. Relax and meditate for a short while with Being Boring for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Concentrate on a repetitive and monotone task for a few minutes - like a game without a goal. Being Boring can help you reduce stress, focus, clear your mind and to kickstart your creativity. So the next time you have a few moments to spare, practice mindfulness by being boring. Here are the different things you can do in Being Boring (double tap or long press on the screen to choose): • Touch - Touch a dot and it disappears to appear somewhere else and then you can touch that and so on • Gravity - Three dots move depending on how you move your device • Swipe - Swipe the dot and it will glide away and bounce off the edges of the screen • Connect - By touching a dot a line between that dot and the previous dot is drawn • Magnet - Drag a dot from the center of the screen and release it and will be drawn back by a magnet • Paint - Draw with your finger within a shape and it will empty a few seconds after the last touch • Numbers - Choose the correct number from 1 to 9 from random buttons • Count - Scroll a list of numbers from 1 to 999

About

RouteMap

Visualize your fitness activities as a world map. Connect your Strava account to see all your runs, rides, and hikes on a single map. Filter by activity type, location, or date, and create heatmaps to discover patterns. Export and share your activity maps with friends.

Highlights
  • Activity history on world map
  • Strava integration
  • Filter by activity type, country, date
  • Heatmap generation
  • Favorite activities
  • Export and share map images
Features
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RouteMap turns your activity history into a stunning world map. See everything at once Every GPS-tracked run, ride, hike and walk appears as a route line on a single map. Zoom out for the big picture or drill into individual activities. New in 1.1: collections and timeline Group routes into trips, races and favourite loops, each with its own colour and totals. Replay your whole map month by month. Colour it your way Colour every route by sport, year, distance or climb, and set line weight and brightness. Hide routes from the map without deleting them. Filter your world Narrow by activity type, country, date range or distance. Perfect for year-in-review views or focusing on a single trip. More sources Add GPX files and Runkeeper exports alongside your Strava history. When the same outing arrives from two sources, it is shown once. Favourites Pin your best activities for quick access. Export and share Save clean map images to your photo library or share them with friends. VIP (optional) An optional annual subscription unlocks your full history, unlimited favourites, watermark-free exports and an ad-free experience. Privacy first Read-only Strava access, we never post or modify your data. Disconnect or delete your account at any time in Settings. Not affiliated with Strava, Inc. Terms of Use: https://mandooist.com/routemap/terms Privacy Policy: https://mandooist.com/routemap/privacy

Screenshots

Being Boring4 screens
RouteMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Being Boring at none against RouteMap's 1. Being Boring also leads on device support (4 vs 2). RouteMap's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price and ads 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. RouteMap sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Being Boring asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Being Boring ships an update every 6 months, RouteMap every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Being Boring versus RouteMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeing BoringRouteMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS27.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter Borg Apps ABJason Reeve

Customer experience

Being Boring

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

RouteMap

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Being Boring

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RouteMap

Subscriptions1
  • RouteMap VIP Annual$2.991 Year

Questions

Is Being Boring free?
Being Boring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RouteMap free?
RouteMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Being Boring or RouteMap have ads?
Neither Being Boring nor RouteMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Being Boring or RouteMap?
Being Boring ships an update every 6 months, and RouteMap every 4 days. Most recently, Being Boring was updated on October 23, 2026 and RouteMap on October 25, 2026.

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