Comparison

Polarsteps vs FlyHugz

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

Head to head
About

Polarsteps

This travel app helps you plan, track, and share your journeys. Create custom itineraries, automatically record your routes, and turn your adventures into beautiful photo books. Keep friends and family updated on your travels in real-time.

Highlights
  • AI itinerary planner
  • Automatic route tracking
  • Photo and video capture
  • Trip sharing with friends and family
  • Printable travel books
  • Destination snapshots
  • Travel statistics
Features
Currently charting
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Join 23M+ travelers using Polarsteps as their all-in-one travel app. Build unique itineraries with the travel planner, let the travel tracker record your route, share the journey with friends and family, and turn it into a photo book to relive later. Whether it's a six-month trip or a weekend canoeing close to home, Polarsteps is here to capture and share your journey as it unfolds. Awards ■ Top 26 Apps — Apple App Store (2026) ■ Top 3 Travel Apps — Apple App Store (2026) ■ App of the Day — Apple App Store (2025) PLAN ■ AI itinerary planner: Create a personalized adventure based on past trips or current goals. ■ Destination snapshots: Get a quick overview of each place, why it fits your travel style, and which friends have already been there. ■ Trip details: Add notes, accommodation details, and must-see spots and activities. ■ Transport planner: Choose how you'll get from A to B for every leg of the trip. ■ Inspiration: Follow other explorers, see where they went, and get ideas for your own trips. TRACK ■ Automatic route tracking: Accurately track the route you took on a beautiful digital world map. ■ Travel Buddies: Invite friends to track trips together. ■ Capture the adventure: Add photos, videos, and stories to each step to bring your journey to life. ■ Travel stats: See how much of the world you’ve traveled, with your total of countries visited, distances covered, and more. ■ Top spots: Add your favorite places and activities so they’re part of your story. ■ Transport mode: Select how you got from place to place, whether by plane, train, or even tuk tuk. SHARE ■ Trip updates: Share your journey so friends and family can follow along from anywhere, seeing where you are and what you’ve been up to. ■ Traveler tips: Leave suggestions for other travelers on what to see and do. ■ Privacy controls: Decide who sees your adventures: everyone, followers only, or you only. RELIVE ■ Digital memories: Scroll through the places, photos, stories, and stats you’ve captured across all your trips. ■ Trip Reels: With the press of a button, transform your trip into a memorable video (also perfect to share on socials). ■ Travel Books: Turn your trip into a beautifully printed Travel Book that showcases your route and memories. WHAT OUR USERS SAY: “Love this app! It tracks me on my vacation and provides real-time notifications to friends and family of my trip. At the end, I ordered a Travel Book of my photos which is very high quality.” “The Polarsteps app is great. I am totally addicted. It is so nice to keep up with all your travels. And friends and family can follow you wherever you go. The Travel Book, which you can order afterwards, is of very good quality.” “I’ve been using this app for years now. It’s always been good and it keeps getting better.” WHAT THE PRESS ARE SAYING ABOUT POLARSTEPS “The Polarsteps app replaces your travel journal, making it easier and more beautiful.” - National Geographic “Polarsteps helps you track and share your journeys in an easy and visually appealing way” - The Next Web “Polarsteps’ resulting travel log is impressive, and is the source of a severe case of itchy feet in your correspondent.” - TechCrunch

About

FlyHugz

Features
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FlyHugz keeps your whole trip in one place: what to pack, when to leave, and where your documents are. Every trip starts the same way: a list in your head, a few screenshots, and the worry that you forgot something. FlyHugz fixes that. PACKING LISTS MADE FOR YOU Tell FlyHugz where you're going and how you travel. It makes a packing list for that trip: the season, how long you stay, carry-on or checked bag, alone or with kids. Check off each item as you pack. A COUNTDOWN THAT HELPS See how many days are left, and get a reminder at the right time: before you pack, before you leave, before your flight. YOUR PLAN, DAY BY DAY Add your flights, hotel and bookings, and always see what comes next. YOUR DOCUMENTS, ONE TAP AWAY Keep tickets, passports and bookings together. Scan them with your camera or add them from your files. No more searching your email at the gate. SAVE IDEAS FROM ANY APP Found a restaurant on Instagram or a hotel in Safari? Tap Share, pick FlyHugz, and it's saved to your trip. YOUR TRIP PHOTOS, IN ONE ALBUM When the trip ends, FlyHugz collects the photos you took and keeps them as an album. Share it with the people who were there. MEET HUGSY Hugsy is your travel buddy. It comes on every trip and helps you decide what to pack. FlyHugz is free to try for 7 days. After that, a subscription keeps everything unlocked. Questions? hi@flyhugz.app Privacy Policy: https://flyhugz.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Polarsteps4 screens
FlyHugz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Polarsteps at #58 against FlyHugz's unranked. On price, update cadence, 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. Polarsteps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and FlyHugz sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polarsteps ships an update every 4 days, FlyHugz weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Polarsteps versus FlyHugz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolarstepsFlyHugz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings10K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#58 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB111 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperPolarsteps B.V.Arcadia Innovate LLC

Bugs and requests

Polarsteps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Trouble uploading videos
  • Incorrect time zone and location tracking
  • Steps and photos randomly disappearing
  • Crashes and freezes during usage

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to collaborate on trips with others
  • Option to customize page layouts for travel books
  • Improved video support and integration
  • More flexible map and route editing tools
  • Synchronization across multiple devices

FlyHugz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Polarsteps

Subscriptions3
  • Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly$34.991 Year
  • Plus Yearly$44.991 Year
4 purchases

FlyHugz

Subscriptions4
  • FlyHugz Premium$4.997 Days
  • FlyHugz Premium$9.991 Month
  • FlyHugz Premium$23.991 Year
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  • FlyHugz Premium7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Polarsteps free?
Polarsteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlyHugz free?
FlyHugz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Polarsteps or FlyHugz have ads?
Neither Polarsteps nor FlyHugz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polarsteps or FlyHugz?
Polarsteps ships an update every 4 days, and FlyHugz weekly. Most recently, Polarsteps was updated on November 12, 2026 and FlyHugz on November 10, 2026.

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