VIP Monkey vs Pathly Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VIP Monkey
This app digitizes all your club cards, invitations, tickets, and discounts, eliminating the need for a physical wallet. Simply present your phone for entry to events and venues. It also includes a shop to purchase event tickets securely.
- Digital card storage
- Event ticket purchasing
- Secure QR code scanning
- In-app shop
- Credit card payment
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Do you have too many cards for your wallet? VIP Monkey is the digital card solution of the future. With VIP Monkey, you no longer have to keep track of all your club/membership cards, invitations, tickets, and discounts. VIP Monkey stores everything directly in the app. When you arrive at a concert, club, store, or event, simply show your phone—your personal QR code is scanned, and you're granted entry. VIP Monkey also features a built-in shop where you can buy tickets for concerts, events, and gatherings. You can pay safely and securely with your credit card via an encrypted connection and have full oversight of your purchases. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pathly Maps
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Pathly Maps – Your Activities on One Map Every run, hike, ride, and adventure you've ever tracked — all in one place. Pathly Maps brings together your workout history from Apple Health, Strava, and files and displays them on a single, beautiful interactive map. Finally see the full picture of your outdoor life. UNIFIED VISUALIZATION Stop switching between apps. Pathly aggregates activities from all your sources and renders them side-by-side on the map with color-coded trails for each sport. THREE IMPORT SOURCES • Apple Health — sync your outdoor workouts with one tap • Strava — connect your account and import your full activity history • Files — import tracks from any device or platform SMART & PRIVATE • All data is stored locally on your device — nothing is uploaded to the cloud EXPLORE YOUR HISTORY • Color-coded by activity type: running, cycling, hiking, walking, and more • Filter the map by sport to focus on what matters • Tap any trail to see its details Your data. Your map. Your story.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pathly Maps at none against VIP Monkey's 1. VIP Monkey's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. VIP Monkey sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Pathly Maps asks for nothing beyond the download.
VIP Monkey ships an update every 2 weeks, Pathly Maps every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VIP Monkey | Pathly Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VIP-Monkey AB | Artur Jesslen |
In-app purchases
VIP Monkey
- VIP MONKEY+$3.991 Month
Pathly Maps
No in-app purchases









