Comparison

Unplan vs Highpointer

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

Head to head
About

Unplan

Features
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Bookmark places you're interested in, without the need to schedule in detail. When you're in town, plan on the fly by seeing what's near. Arrange bookmarked places into lists. Unplan enables you to create lists of interested places for your destination, then helps you to be a little more serendipitous when you're there, by simply showing your prior travel ideas and allowing you pick where to go next with directions. Don't miss that really awesome place you wanted to visit – but don't feel tied down to a schedule. Easily navigate between your place bookmarks, you can set a "from" and a "to" point, and directions via third party apps. Unplan is also useful in everyday life – bookmark your appointment destinations so all the places are at the tips of your fingers when you need directions. While the goal of Unplan is to enable a bit of serendipity with your travel choices – you can still plan things in detail by setting a date & time – and optionally synchronise with your iCloud calendars. Many features of Unplan continue to work offline! You can view all your bookmarks, view them on the map (if the map tiles are cached from a previous view when you had internet) and get straight-line distance readings. Unplan is free to use, with no restrictions on the number of places you can bookmark. Creating more than 1 list requires a once-off purchase of Unplan PRO from within the app.

About

Highpointer

Explore and plan your journey to the highest points in all 50 US states. Research unique locations, track your progress, and rank your favorite summits. Discover the diverse beauty of America through this adventurous pursuit.

Highlights
  • Research 50 State Highpoints
  • Plan your expeditions
  • Track completion progress
  • Rank favorite summits
  • Explore diverse locations
Features
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Welcome to Highpointer! Research, plan, and track your progress tagging each of the 50 State Highpoints! The Highpointer app is free to use for exploration and research. To track your completion progress and rank your favorites, please consider a one-time in-app purchase of $2.99 to unlock Highpointer's premium features. What is Highpointing? Highpointing is the activity of reaching the point of highest elevation within a given geography; in our case, the 50 states of the USA. And what an adventurous way to experience the beauty and variety this country has to offer! Each state highpoint is unique, it may be located on a farm, road, rock, mound, hill, point, dome, knob, butte, mesa, bald, peak, or mountain. It may be in a city, on private land, on the grounds of a school, in a park (local, state or national), or in a wilderness area. The opportunity for positive and memorable experiences is boundless! Rules for this pursuit are few, and ascents are generally defined by the individuals themselves. Highpointing has no formal governing body. The organizational body for state highpointing in the U.S. is the Highpointers Club. Generally, any route to the top - walking, climbing, driving an automobile, etc. - is considered a valid means of attaining the high point. Each individual must decide what constitutes good sport. Many will prefer reaching the high point under their own locomotion, or to climb a certain number of vertical feet en route, but the means of ascent is a personal choice. Fun Facts: - About 15 of the states can be ascended by automobile. Many of the rest can be reached via an easy hike. Only 15 to 20 require more serious effort, depending on an individual's fitness and skills. Denali is by far the most difficult, requiring serious training, thousands of dollars, about three weeks, and favorable weather conditions to summit. - The first person to successfully climb each U.S. state highpoint was A.H. Marshall, who completed the task in July 1936, when there were only 48 states. Marshall's 48th highpoint to complete the task was Indiana's modest Hoosier Hill. Only four individuals are known to have completed all 48 states before the addition of Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. - The first person to climb to the top of all 50 U.S. states was Mitch Michaud in 1970. Since then, about 300 people have successfully climbed to the top of each U.S. state. Mount Everest, by comparison, has seen over 5,000 ascents by more than 3,000 individuals. - In 1986, Jack Longacre placed an ad in Outside magazine which led the next year to the formation of the Highpointers Club, which is devoted to climbs of U.S. state highpoints. * Information from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highpointing

Screenshots

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Highpointer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Unplan and Highpointer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Unplan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Highpointer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unplan ships an update every 8 months, Highpointer every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Unplan versus Highpointer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnplanHighpointer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB131 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGeospike Pty LtdJeffery Bizon

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Unplan

One-time1
  • Unplan PRO$1.99
1 purchases

Highpointer

One-time1
  • Highpointer Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Unplan free?
Unplan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Highpointer free?
Highpointer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Unplan or Highpointer have ads?
Neither Unplan nor Highpointer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unplan or Highpointer?
Unplan ships an update every 8 months, and Highpointer every 12 months. Most recently, Unplan was updated on September 21, 2026 and Highpointer on September 25, 2026.

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