Comparison

Bivy vs Schumann Resonance

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

Head to head
About

Bivy

Discover and navigate over 40,000 mapped outdoor adventures across 21 activity types. Track your progress, share your location for safety, and even connect to a satellite device for off-grid communication and messaging.

Highlights
  • 21 adventure types
  • 40,000+ mapped adventures
  • Location sharing
  • Offline maps
  • Satellite messaging
  • Adventure tracking
Features
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* 21 different adventure types, Hiking, Biking, Kayaking, Rock Climbing and Backcountry skiing all in one app. * 40,000+ adventures fully mapped - never get lost again! * Share adventures with your friends, build up your profile and contribute your favorite photos and routes. * Share your location with friends and other Bivy users. Make it easy to stay safe and found. FIND • Easily find any kind of outdoor adventure near you. Filter by activity type, difficulty, and quality. • Bivy has 17 different adventure types: Hiking, mountain biking, road biking, trail running, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, camping, rock climbing, mountaineering, backcountry skiing, canyoneering, bouldering, aid climbing, kayaking, canoeing, rafting, sea kayaking, SUV, UTV, Snowmobile, ATV, and Motorcycle. • Search by map or list. Get directions to the start of every adventure TRACK • Let Bivy track your location on the full path of every adventure. • If you go off-route, Bivy will alert you to get back on the right path. • Keep track of your pace, mileage, calories burned, top speed, resting time and ETA. SHARE • Locate other friends and Bivy users in the outdoors. See other adventurers near you. • Find out who has completed adventures you are interested in. And see comments on each adventure • Build status in the community by completing adventures and uploading your own adventures, photos, comments, and corrections. Be the most accomplished adventurer in your neck of the woods. • Every uploaded adventure is vetted by our knowledgeable staff so you can trust the accuracy and quality of the data. SAFETY • Share your location with friends or other Bivy users. If you don’t come back on time, they will be able to see your path and location. • Every adventure description gives you detailed information on distance, elevation, and difficulty • While you are tracking, Bivy will tell you how much further you have and your expected time of arrival at your current pace. BIVYSTICK • Connect via Bluetooth to the Bivystick. Turn your Cell phone into a satellite communication device. • Send and receive text messages when you are out of phone service • Send an SOS and get in communication with EMS from ANYWHERE in the world. • Access to point weather forecasts • Detailed downloadable maps that can be used when you are offline or without service. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Schumann Resonance

Monitor the Earth's heartbeat with real-time Schumann Resonance data. Features include historical charts, live audio frequencies, and customizable notifications for spikes and amplitude. Explore planetary and solar activity alongside resonance data.

Highlights
  • Real-time Schumann Resonance data
  • Historical charts and data comparison
  • Live audio player with frequencies
  • Customizable push notifications
  • Planetary K-index and solar images
  • Dark/Light mode and UI customization
Features
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We are the OG Schumann Resonances App — since 2019 A quick snapshot of what is going on with the Earth's heartbeat — the Schumann Resonance! Highlighted Features in this version: • New dedicated Journal page with your reported Symptoms, and a Combo of Tomsk & Cumiana Charts, in one view!* • Share Symptoms with the Community! Automatically logged to the Journal • Tomsk 2, 3, 4, 7, and 14 day versions! • available Nowhere else
 • Tomsk Chart Overlays with timezone comparison • Calendar date picker for past Tomsk charts* • available Nowhere else
 • Forum discussion with fellow Schumann Resonance followers!* • Dedicated Learn screen
 • Dark/Light mode + customizable UI
 • Planetary K-index (Kp), and Solar coronagraph images & videos Screens
 • iOS widget with live spectrogram & key values
 • All major VLF stations: Cumiana, Nicolosi, Virgo, SOS Enattos, Landes
 • Binaural beats added to the Unique and innovative Live Audio Player! (Plays Schumann Harmonics, Solfeggio, Nogier Healing, Chakra, Angel, and Planetary Frequencies)* • Quick-glance row for all current Schumann data
 Listen to the Current Fundamental Frequency with or without Binaural beats — plus Nogier Healing, Chakra, Planetary, Angel, and Solfeggio frequencies* Interact with 32 days of live Tomsk Data — Spectrogram, Amplitude (Power), Frequency, and Q-Factor all on one dynamic chart* This is a simple but powerful App that we've worked hard to make great, for both the Beginner and the Practitioner: • Real-time view of the Schumann Resonance in one convenient place
 • Pinch to zoom, drag, save and share all charts (including the all-in-one view)
 • Historical images: Spectrogram, Amplitude, Frequencies, Q-factor, Electromagnetic, and all Cumiana charts* See the Spike percentage when the Resonance is spiking! *** FREE push notifications — get alerted for Spikes, Amplitude, or both *** • the latter available Nowhere else Some Additional Features: • Global Consciousness Project (GCP 2.0) dot, now with 48-hour History • Tomsk "Blackouts" are displayed at the top of the Tomsk screen. Additional Notifications are available as a Bonus to Subscribers* • Choose what the Amplitude number shows: Current, Today's Peak, or Yesterday's Peak • Helpful tooltips to learn how to read the charts Also check out our Community listings, and find Awesome Schumann Affiliates to follow and connect! This is an essential tool for following, practicing, learning about, and participating in the Collective Consciousness, Ascension, Meditation, and staying connected to Earth's energy Languages: Content, in: English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dannish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Chinese, Turkish, Dutch Permissions note: Limited photo access may be requested, exclusively for Forum subscriber profiles, and is not used in any other way. *Some features are Subscriber Bonuses. They are fully functional, but trials. Calendar and Journal are limited to 5 days, and the Player to 5 seconds. The Forum is a Subscribers only Bonus. A Subscription is otherwise Not required. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://schumann-resonance.org/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Bivy4 screens
Schumann Resonance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Schumann Resonance at 4.5 against Bivy's 3.5. Schumann Resonance also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (63% vs 44%). Bivy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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. Bivy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Schumann Resonance sells 2 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

Schumann Resonance holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 110 and 248 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Bivy's written reviews are positive against 63% of Schumann Resonance's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bivy ships an update every 2 months, Schumann Resonance every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bivy versus Schumann Resonance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBivySchumann Resonance
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (110 ratings)4.5 (248 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.9% of reviews62.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings110248 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB80 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHeadgate StudiosAlexander Frascona

Customer experience

Bivy

All ratings109 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral9.2%
Negative30.3%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive43.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative45.6%

Schumann Resonance

All ratings222 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive62.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative28.3%

Bugs and requests

Bivy

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • App crashes on startup constantly
  • Tracking is nonexistent or unreliable
  • App glitches when tracking
  • Does not properly send or receive messages
  • Crashes when looking at user guide and other menus
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  • App crashed in backcountry, unable to send messages until reinstalled
  • App crashes constantly
  • App crashes on start after last update
  • Unable to activate Bivy via the app
  • App requires in-app purchase before download
  • App crashes every time when sending a text
  • Lost message responses
  • App initiated tracking issues
  • App stopped working on iPhone 11 iOS 14
  • Unable to log in, says no connection even on Wi-Fi
  • Tracking stopped mid-day and missed most of the hike
  • Check-ins sending with old locations
  • Basic editing functions don't work
  • Moving between screens sometimes doesn't work
  • Keyboard won't disappear, forcing app closure
  • Find Me feature does not work
  • Incorrect river trail data leading to private property
  • Device heats up and battery drains on iPhone 11
  • Top part of the app screen is clipped on iPhone X and 11

Requested features

15 requests
  • Improve search results to exclude paid advertising
  • Allow searching for places by lat/lon coordinates
  • Enable password pasting and visibility on iOS
  • Make the app less cluttered and more focused on core features
  • Add an option to opt out of paid search results
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  • Allow creating waypoints directly from the map
  • Add more camping options to the map
  • Allow saving favorite activity types
  • Improve visibility of routes on topo maps
  • Add arrows to routes for direction guidance
  • Provide a way to clear contacts from message threads without reinstalling
  • Allow users to exclude campgrounds from the map
  • Increase the number of adventures in the database
  • Add more climbing types to filters
  • Optimize app for iPhone X and 11 screen sizes

Schumann Resonance

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bivy

One-time2
  • Premium One Month$2.99
  • Premium One Year$29.99
2 purchases

Schumann Resonance

Subscriptions1
  • Schumann Forum$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Forum Access – 12 months$9.99

Questions

Is Bivy free?
Bivy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Schumann Resonance free?
Schumann Resonance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bivy or Schumann Resonance?
Schumann Resonance is rated higher. Bivy averages 3.5 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while Schumann Resonance averages 4.5 from 248 ratings.
Do Bivy or Schumann Resonance have ads?
Neither Bivy nor Schumann Resonance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bivy or Schumann Resonance?
Bivy ships an update every 2 months, and Schumann Resonance every 8 days. Most recently, Bivy was updated on November 1, 2026 and Schumann Resonance on November 3, 2026.

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