Comparison

Parks Seeker vs TrailStamp

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

Head to head
About

Parks Seeker

Track your visits to national parks across the US and Canada. Log your check-ins with GPS, earn badges, and create wish lists for future adventures. Share your progress and photos with friends.

Highlights
  • Track visited and to-visit parks
  • Detailed park information
  • GPS check-ins for visits
  • Earn badges for park visits
  • Photo gallery for check-ins
  • Create park wish lists
  • Sync across devices
Features
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How many national parks have you explored? With Parks Seeker, track your progress as you visit the national parks of the United States and Canada. View detailed information about each park, check in with your GPS location when you arrive, and share your progress, badges, and photos with friends. Parks Seeker records each park you've been to, and lets you create a wish list of the ones you'd like to travel to next! You can expand with many other types of parks, too, including the United States of America's National Battlefields, Forests, Grasslands, Historic Sites, Historical Parks, Lakeshores and Seashores, Memorials, Monuments, Preserves & Reserves, Recreation Areas, and Scenic Areas, plus Canada's National Parks and Landmarks! With Parks Seeker, you can: • Easily track your progress of parks visited and those still waiting to be explored • View detailed information about all 63 national parks • View an interactive map displaying parks and your check-ins • Check in to parks based on your current location, or create check-ins for past visits • Earn badges for different types and times of park 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 and badges through social media, e-mail and text • Create a wish list of the parks you’d like to visit next • Locate the park closest to you based on your current GPS location Parks Seeker includes all 63 of the United States' active National Parks: Acadia · American Samoa · Arches · Badlands · Big Bend · Biscayne · Black Canyon of The Gunnison · Bryce Canyon · Canyonlands · Capitol Reef · Carlsbad Caverns · Channel Islands · Congaree · Crater Lake · Cuyahoga Valley · Death Valley · Denali · Dry Tortugas · Everglades · Gates of the Arctic · Gateway Arch · Glacier · Glacier Bay · Grand Canyon · Grand Teton · Great Basin · Great Sand Dunes · Great Smoky Mountains · Guadalupe Mountains · Haleakalā · Hawai'i Volcanoes · Hot Springs · Indiana Dunes · Isle Royale · Joshua Tree · Katmai · Kenai Fjords · Kings Canyon · Kobuk Valley · Lake Clark · Lassen Volcanic · Mammoth Cave · Mesa Verde · Mount Rainier · New River Gorge · North Cascades · Olympic · Petrified Forest · Pinnacles · Redwood · Rocky Mountain · Saguaro · Sequoia · Shenandoah · Theodore Roosevelt · Virgin Islands · Voyageurs · White Sands · Wind Cave · Wrangell–St. Elias · Yellowstone · Yosemite · Zion If you like Parks Seeker, you may also enjoy Summit Seeker—the app that tracks your progress conquering the highest point in all 50 states! Parks Seeker can use your GPS location to find the closest park to you, but the app does not require data or cellular service to use most features! Learn more at www.parksseeker.com

About

TrailStamp

This app helps you track your visits to U.S. National Parks, collect digital stamps, and build a personalized memory journal. Explore an interactive map, plan future trips, and earn achievements as you visit more parks.

Highlights
  • Collect digital park stamps
  • Log visits with notes and photos
  • Interactive map of all national parks
  • Plan multi-park trips
  • Earn ranks and achievements
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Real-time park data from NPS
Features
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TrailStamp is your personal passport to the US National Parks. Whether you're heading out for the first time or chasing your 50th stamp, TrailStamp helps you track every park, build a memory journal, and plan what's next. COLLECT STAMPS. BUILD YOUR PASSPORT. Every national park has its own collectible stamp. Mark parks as visited, planned, or still on your list — and watch your collection grow with every adventure. TRACK YOUR JOURNEY - Log visits with dates, personal ratings, and notes - Capture your best moments at each park - Add your own photos to create a personal park journal - Mark favorites and keep track of what's still ahead EXPLORE THE MAP See all 63 national parks on an interactive map. Color-coded pins show what you've visited, planned, and still have left to explore. Tap any park to see live details straight from the National Park Service — official photos, operating hours, entrance fees, and more. PLAN AHEAD Build trip plans around multiple parks, set dates, and keep notes for each stop. TrailStamp suggests your next park based on where you are and what you haven't stamped yet. EARN RANKS & ACHIEVEMENTS Climb from Trailhead Novice to National Park Legend as your stamp count grows. Unlock achievements for milestones, completing entire states, adding photos, keeping a journal, and more. ICLOUD SYNC Your stamps, visit details, notes, favorites, and trip plans sync seamlessly across your devices via iCloud. Personal photos stay private on-device. REAL PARK DATA Park details come directly from the National Park Service — accurate coordinates, official photography, current hours, and entrance fees, right inside the app. Every park leaves a mark. Start your collection.

Screenshots

Parks Seeker4 screens
TrailStamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TrailStamp at none against Parks Seeker's shown. TrailStamp also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Parks Seeker's advantage is ratings volume (90 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12 vs 26.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Parks Seeker sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and TrailStamp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TrailStamp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parks Seeker has 90 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parks Seeker ships an update every 6 weeks, TrailStamp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Parks Seeker versus TrailStamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParks SeekerTrailStamp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (90 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings90 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB256 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark SandellRICHARD JUSTIN SOUDER

Customer experience

Parks Seeker

All ratings90 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

TrailStamp

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Parks Seeker

One-time10
  • National Battlefields$0.99
  • National Recreation Areas$0.99
  • National Lakeshores/Seashores$0.99
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  • National Preserves & Reserves$0.99
  • National Historic Sites$1.99
  • National Memorials$1.99
  • National Historical Parks$1.99
  • National Forests$2.99
  • National Monuments$2.99
  • All Bundles$12.99
1 purchases

TrailStamp

One-time1
  • TrailStamp Passport Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Parks Seeker free?
Parks Seeker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrailStamp free?
TrailStamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Parks Seeker or TrailStamp?
TrailStamp is rated higher. Parks Seeker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while TrailStamp averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Parks Seeker or TrailStamp have ads?
Parks Seeker shows ads; TrailStamp does not.
Which is updated more often, Parks Seeker or TrailStamp?
Parks Seeker ships an update every 6 weeks, and TrailStamp every 2 weeks. Most recently, Parks Seeker was updated on November 1, 2026 and TrailStamp on November 5, 2026.

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