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Mactracker app turns 25 as iPhone and iPad version sees major update with new features

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Why This Matters

The 25th anniversary of Mactracker coincides with a major update for its iPhone and iPad versions, introducing new features like device comparison, collection tracking, and cloud synchronization. These enhancements make it an even more valuable tool for Apple enthusiasts, collectors, and industry professionals to access detailed hardware and software information on the go. The update underscores the app's ongoing relevance and commitment to serving the Apple community with comprehensive, user-friendly data.

Key Takeaways

Mactracker has long been a terrific Mac app for keeping track of pretty much every Apple hardware and software release ever. Exactly how long? 25 years, in fact.

To help celebrate the big anniversary, Mactracker for iPhone and iPad has a big new release out this week that includes useful new features.

Mactracker 5 for iOS brings Compare tool, My Models feature, and UI improvements

The new Mactracker 5 update is the latest version of the reference app for iPhone and iPad.

“Mactracker 5 introduces Compare to highlight differences between devices, My Models to track details about your Apple collection, plus UI and performance improvements,” developer Ian Page announced this week.

The new Compare tool on iPhone and iPad looks especially useful.

It works a lot like the hardware comparison feature on Apple’s website, except you can do things like compare iPhone 17 Pro Max to the original iPhone in Mactracker.

Here are the full release notes for Mactracker 5:

Adds iPhone Air MagSafe Battery

Adds Compare feature to highlight differences between models

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