Comparison

Make My Trail vs I'm here

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

Head to head
About

Make My Trail

Record outdoor activities and convert them into interactive, shareable trails. Get distance-and-direction navigation to waypoints and receive arrival notifications. The app points the way along trails and toward your created waypoints.

Highlights
  • Record outdoor activities
  • Convert tracks to interactive trails
  • Shareable trails
  • Waypoint creation
  • Distance and direction navigation
  • Arrival notifications
Features
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Questions? Please click on CONTACT US on our support web site. We respond to all customer inquiries promptly. Make My Trail turns your iPhone or GPS-equipped iPad into a powerful tool for recording your outdoor activities and converting them into interactive trails that you can share, analyze, and follow again. Interactive trails are more than lines on a map. They change color as you traverse them, and trigger alerts if you wander too far off the trail. Tap interactive trails to select them and access trails features. Make My Trail also lets you create waypoints: providing you with distance-and-direction navigation assistance, or with a few taps you can access Maps turn-by-turn navigation to any waypoint you create. Make My Trail will notify you upon arrival at any waypoint you set - even if the app is minimized while recording your track. With Make My Trail you're not just a blue dot on the map: the app literally points the way along the trails and toward the waypoints that you create. Track recording continues when the app is minimized, which is much easier on the battery than recording with the app in the foreground. But... PLEASE NOTE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

I'm here

This free map application offers easy-to-use navigation from your current location or a specified starting point. Select routes for various transportation methods and utilize automatic navigation with voice announcements, even when other apps are in use or the screen is off. It also includes direct calling to search results and social media posting.

Highlights
  • Route selection by transportation mode
  • Turn-by-turn navigation with voice
  • Automatic navigation with background updates
  • Direct calling from search results
  • SNS and memo posting
  • Search history function
Features
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"I'm here" is a free map application with easy operation. Equipped with a navigation function to the destination from the current location or the input start point. With a simple operation, you can check not only the route from your current location, but also the detailed route from the input start point to the destination in advance, so it is very convenient! Only iPad version can be displayed horizontally. ◆ Route for each means of transportation can be selected: · By tapping the transportation mode display button or the place name of the list, the route of each transportation method (walking, car etc) is displayed in order. ◆ Navigation function installed: - You can also transition to the navigation screen by tapping the navigation button or by long pressing the place name in the search result list. · The navigation function is displayed in list form at the point where the direction changes, and you can check the way from the current location by tapping that point. · During navigation, tap the update button on the upper left to update the route from the current location you are moving. ◆ Automatic navigation function installation: After transitioning to the navigation screen, when you tap the "AUTO" button in the upper right corner, automatic navigation with instruction indication popup at the corner and voice announcement (earphone OK) starts. Tap "OFF" to exit the automatic navigation mode. As the map scrolls in rotation according to the direction in which you are walking, depending on the way you are walking, it will not be said "Which way are you heading?", You can go smoothly to your destination . Also, in the case of the automatic navigation mode, even if you are using other applications, even if you turn off the screen, you are updating your location information so you will announce with an announcement when you reach the corner. In other words, if you are walking with earphones inserted, the iPhone will tell you which way you can go next, even if it is in your pocket. ※Caution Since the automatic navigation mode is always functioning to update the current location information, the battery consumption increases. If you do not use it, turn it off, please close the application and be careful not to waste the battery. ◆ Direct calling to the search result phone number: · Equipped with call function from search result annotation. You can call the store directly from this application. ◆ SNS / memo posting function: You can post to SNS (Twitter, LINE, Facebook, etc.) and memos from the current location button. Depending on the app, you can also post images. ◆ With search word history function: · When you tap the BookMark button on the search bar, the history of the word searched up to now is displayed in list form below the search bar. It is now possible to search by selecting the word selected from the list. · The history data can be deleted all in the history by tapping "clear history" button displayed in the list. You can also delete any word individually by swiping each history word to the left. ※ The maximum number of history words saved is 30 cases. If it exceeds 30, the oldest search word will be deleted. ◆ Search word complementing function (Available for iOS 9.3 and above): · As you enter the search word, data close to the word you are entering is displayed in list format under the search bar. It is now possible to search by selecting the word selected from the list. ◆ Note: Ads will be hidden if you pay.

Screenshots

Make My Trail4 screens
I'm here4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: I'm here at 100% against Make My Trail's 0%. I'm here also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). Make My Trail's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. I'm here sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Make My Trail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

I'm here holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Make My Trail's written reviews are positive against 100% of I'm here's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make My Trail ships an update every 4 months, I'm here every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Make My Trail versus I'm here: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake My TrailI'm here
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (3 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Confections LLCMasashi Sasaoka

Customer experience

Make My Trail

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

I'm here

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Make My Trail

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

I'm here

One-time1
  • Ad-free$1.99

Questions

Is Make My Trail free?
Make My Trail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is I'm here free?
I'm here is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make My Trail or I'm here?
I'm here is rated higher. Make My Trail averages 1.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while I'm here averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Make My Trail or I'm here have ads?
I'm here shows ads; Make My Trail does not.
Which is updated more often, Make My Trail or I'm here?
Make My Trail ships an update every 4 months, and I'm here every 4 weeks. Most recently, Make My Trail was updated on October 25, 2026 and I'm here on October 21, 2026.

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