Comparison

Summit Seeker vs DiscoverNP

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

Head to head
About

Summit Seeker

Track your progress climbing the highest points in all 50 US states and territories. Log your ascents, view an interactive map of peaks, and share your adventures with friends. Plan future hikes with a personalized wish list.

Highlights
  • Track progress of peaks visited
  • Interactive map of peaks
  • Check-in to peaks
  • Add photos to check-ins
  • Sync check-ins via Dropbox
  • Share visits on social media
  • Create a wish list of peaks
Features
Currently charting
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Conquer the High Points of the United States! Use Summit Seeker to track your progress as you hike to the ultimate summits, the highest point of elevation in each of the 50 United States, plus 5 bonus U.S. territories and the District of Columbia! View information about each peak, check in when you reach the top, and share your progress and photos with friends. What are your life goals? To get physically fit? To travel the world? Do you love hiking or climbing? Consider adding high pointing to your bucket list, and use Summit Seeker to track your progress, showing you what states and peaks you have conquered, and which ones you still have to do. With Summit Seeker, you can: • Easily track your progress of peaks visited and those still waiting to be conquered • View an interactive map displaying peaks and your check-ins • Check in to peaks based on your current location, or create check-ins for past visits • Add a photo to each check-in and view a gallery of all of your photos • Sync check-ins between multiple devices with Dropbox. • Share your visits through Facebook, Twitter, e-mail and text • Create a wish list of the peaks you’d like to visit next • Locate the peak closest to you based on your current GPS location If you like Summit Seeker, you may also enjoy Parks Seeker—the app that tracks your progress exploring the National Parks of the United States! Summit Seeker can use your GPS location to find the closest peak to you, but the app does not require data or cellular service to use most features!

About

DiscoverNP

Track your National Park visits digitally by collecting virtual stamps. Avoid lines at physical cancellation stations and spend more time exploring. The app supports 64 national parks and works offline after an initial data download.

Highlights
  • Digital stamp collection
  • Track park visits
  • Supports 64 national parks
  • Offline functionality
  • Avoid cancellation lines
Features
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DiscoverNP is an alternative way to keep track your visit to National Parks. Stop spending time staying in line at National Park Passport cancellation stations. Spend more time to enjoy the park! - Support 64 national parks - The initial app launch requires data to download map data. The app works offline after download is completed

Screenshots

Summit Seeker4 screens
DiscoverNP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DiscoverNP at Free against Summit Seeker's $0.99. Summit Seeker's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 33 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

DiscoverNP is free to download; Summit Seeker costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Summit Seeker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Summit Seeker's written reviews are positive against 67% of DiscoverNP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Summit Seeker ships an update every 4 months, DiscoverNP every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Summit Seeker versus DiscoverNP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummit SeekerDiscoverNP
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (18 ratings) — better4.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#162 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark SandellHonu Lab LLC

Customer experience

Summit Seeker

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DiscoverNP

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Summit Seeker

No in-app purchases

None

DiscoverNP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Summit Seeker free?
Summit Seeker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DiscoverNP free?
DiscoverNP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Summit Seeker or DiscoverNP?
Summit Seeker is rated higher. Summit Seeker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while DiscoverNP averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Summit Seeker or DiscoverNP have ads?
Neither Summit Seeker nor DiscoverNP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Summit Seeker or DiscoverNP?
Summit Seeker ships an update every 4 months, and DiscoverNP every 33 months. Most recently, Summit Seeker was updated on October 21, 2026 and DiscoverNP on October 24, 2026.

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