# GPS Mapper — GPS Tracker & Trail Recording

> Outdoor activity tracker, mapper, and organizer with advanced grid and trail features. (iPhone/iPad app by NIKOLAH LOUIS DANCHUK-LAUZON.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gps-mapper/id6746349779 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [NIKOLAH LOUIS DANCHUK-LAUZON](https://appshunter.io/developer/1793637444)
- Category: Navigation, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 15 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-06-29
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gps-mapper/id6746349779/reviews.md

## What is GPS Mapper?

GPS Mapper is the all-in-one tool for tracking, mapping, and organizing your outdoor life. Drop grids to visualize map coverage, record trails with live stats, pin waypoints, plan routes, measure distances, add image overlays, view your location history, organize with groups and tags, and track it all with a detailed app experience.
Whether you're a hiker logging every step, a cyclist tracking new roads, or someone who wants every outdoor activity tracked in one place — GPS Mapper is built for it.

GRID EXPLORATION
- Place rectangular grids anywhere, or map any-shaped area with freeform grids
- 10 grid detail sizes, from 16 cells up to 2,500 cells
- Cells auto-fill as you move through them via GPS
- Optionally mark cells from geotagged photos and recorded trails
- Track completion percentage for every grid

TRAIL RECORDING
- Record GPS trails with live distance, duration, elevation, pace, speed, and more
- Tag trails with your own custom labels
- Replay recorded trails on the map with animated Playback

PINS
- Drop custom pins anywhere
- Organize with icons, colors, and names

ROUTES
- Draw custom multi-waypoint routes, or auto-generate a road-following route to a destination
- Save and view your routes on the map

RANGE FINDER
- Measure point-to-point distances directly on the map
- Save measurements with custom names and colors
- Great for golf, hunting, surveying, and more

NAVIGATION
- Navigate to your elements with the in-app compass direct feature
- Use Apple Maps to navigate to any element

IMAGE OVERLAYS
- Place photos on the map as georeferenced overlays
- Adjust position, scale, rotation, and transparency
- Perfect for historical maps, trail maps, or site plans

GROUPS
- Bundle any mix of grids, pins, trails, routes, ranges, and overlays
- Organize trips and projects
- Sort and manage from one place

TAGS
- Create custom tags and apply them to any element
- Filter your map elements by tag to find exactly what you need
- Use tags across element types for flexible organization

LOCATION SHARING
- See friends' real-time locations on your map

PHOTOS ON MAP
- View geotagged photos from your photos library on the map
- Find and share your photos straight from the map

ANALYTICS DASHBOARD
- Apple Health integration — steps, distance, calories, exercise minutes, and heart rate shown alongside your activity
- Daily and weekly activity — what you've added each week, your most active days, daily averages, and per-type breakdowns
- Exploration progress — total grids, cells mapped, cells visited, completion rate, and your most-explored area
- Your collection at a glance — a visual breakdown of grids, trails, pins, routes, ranges, and overlays
- Detailed stats for every element type — distances, lengths, counts, and more
- Build your own layout — reorder, show, or hide cards to focus on the metrics that matter to you

IMPORT & EXPORT
- Import and export GPX files
- Full backup and restore of your data — always free
- Share your elements with friends

CUSTOMIZATION
- Coordinate display in Decimal Degrees, DDM, DMS, UTM, and MGRS
- Standard, Satellite, and Hybrid map styles
- Toggle POIs, traffic, compass, and scale
- Interactive tutorials
- Customizable analytics dashboard layout
- Custom sort orders for every element type
- Customize backgrounds across your screens

PREMIUM
Upgrade to unlock:
- Unlimited grids, trails, pins, routes, ranges, and image overlays
- Freeform grids — map any-shaped area
- Advanced analytics dashboard with Apple Health
- Navigation — in-app compass + Apple Maps directions to any element
- Trail Playback — replay recorded trails
- Location history with time-range filtering on the map
- Configurable GPS update intervals
- See up to 20 friends' locations (free: 2)
- Customize backgrounds across your screens

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Grid exploration and mapping
- Trail recording with live stats
- Custom pin and route creation
- Distance measurement (Range Finder)
- Image overlays on maps
- Activity analytics dashboard
- GPX file import/export

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yearly Premium | $29.99 | per year |
| Monthly Premium | $4.99 | per month |



## Frequently asked questions about GPS Mapper

### What is GPS Mapper?

GPS Mapper is an all-in-one tool for tracking, mapping, and organizing outdoor activities. It allows users to record trails, drop pins, plan routes, and visualize map coverage with custom grids.

### Can I use GPS Mapper offline?

The provided data does not specify offline functionality. However, GPS tracking generally relies on device GPS signals, which can function without a cellular connection for location data.

### What devices does GPS Mapper support?

GPS Mapper is currently supported on iPhones. The app is rated for ages 4 and up.

### How often is GPS Mapper updated?

GPS Mapper was last updated on July 14, 2026, with its latest version being 1.0.3. This indicates recent development activity.

### What are the subscription options for GPS Mapper?

GPS Mapper offers a Monthly Premium subscription for $4.99 and a Yearly Premium subscription for $29.99, which includes a 14-day free trial.

### Does GPS Mapper have ads?

No, GPS Mapper does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use, with optional in-app purchases for premium features.

### How does GPS Mapper integrate with Apple Health?

GPS Mapper integrates with Apple Health to display your steps, distance, calories, exercise minutes, and heart rate alongside your recorded activities.

### What file formats can GPS Mapper import and export?

GPS Mapper allows you to import and export data in GPX file format. It also offers full backup and restore of your data.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.2 — 2026-08-13

• While recording a trail, the map now follows your location. Drag to look around, then tap the location button to snap back and keep following.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when picking colors.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-08-05

• Quality of life improvements to Trail Playback: smoother motion, live speed changes, and the freedom to drag or pinch around the map while playback keeps going.

### 1.1 — 2026-07-28

• NEW — Visits: the app can now automatically log the places where you spend time, using Apple's on-device visit detection. Turn it on with Track Location Visits under Map Settings --> Visits, then find your visited places on the map and in the new Visits tab in Elements.
• Visit places get their own pin on the map. Tap one for a callout with Direct, Navigate, Details, and Remove actions.
• Open a visit to see the full picture: a map preview, your Visit Count, and the complete Visit History — plus Direct and Navigate buttons to head back there.
• A new Minimum Stay setting hides brief stops so only meaningful visits are shown. Nothing is deleted — lower the setting to see them again.
• Visit places also show up in search, in nearby elements, and in a new Visit Statistics card in Analytics.
• The map now centers on your location as soon as it gets its first GPS fix.
• Starting Direct navigation now closes any open detail sheet, so your route is visible right away.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-07-21

This update fixes a crash that could occur at launch when Motion & Fitness access was turned off.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-07-14

Location History is now free to try — plus new guided tours to help you find your way around!

  • Location History: the Past 24 Hours view is now available to everyone. See where you've been, right on the map. Longer ranges (past week, past month, all time) remain part of Premium.
  • New: Elements page tour — a quick interactive guide appears the first time you open the Elements page.
  • New: Groups page tour — a quick interactive guide appears the first time you open the Groups page.
  • New: Add button on empty pages — if you haven't created a grid, trail, pin, route, range, or image overlay yet, a color-coded Add button takes you straight to the map and walks you through making your first one.
  • Replay any tour whenever you like from Tutorials in the map settings.

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