Comparison

Map Tracks vs Chronway

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

Head to head
About

Map Tracks

Record your journeys and activities with detailed tracking of speed, distance, and direction. Store and review past trips, and export your data in various formats for use on other devices or applications. Ideal for cycling, running, and driving.

Highlights
  • Track speed and distance
  • Store and review past trips
  • Export trips as GPX, KML, GeoJson
  • Log exercises and travel
  • View current and average speed
Features
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Use Map Tracks to log your exercises and traveling. With it, you can see your current and average speed, direction and distance travelled. Perfect for driving, bike riding and running. Features - Keep track on your speed and distance travelled - Store previous trips and review them later - Export your trips as GPX, KML or GeoJson to load them on your computer or other apps Map Tracks uses the GPS in the background to log your trips. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. If you are experiencing any problems or have questions/suggestions, please contact info@cfront.se

About

Chronway

Features
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Chronway records drives automatically and turns them into overviews, analyses, trends and more. The app groups recurring drives into routes and compares every new drive with the earlier ones. The world map shows all drives at once. Every single drive can be replayed as a time lapse. • Auto-recording: drives start and end on their own. • Full-screen map: the line shows the speed, a tap on the line shows the values at that spot. Four of the eight map styles are free. • Route detection: drives on the same way are grouped automatically. • Fines by country: fine, penalty points and driving ban for 21 countries, each with its legal source and the date of the last check. • Don’t count: drives by train, by bus or as a passenger can stay out of the count. Statistics and fastest times leave them out, the list keeps them. • Device in the car: optionally, automatically detected drives only count if the chosen device in the car was connected. • Filter & sort: find drives by vehicle, route or weather. • Vehicles: multiple vehicles, each with its own profile and photo. • Privacy: no account needed. Drives stay on the device, and the optional cloud backup is end-to-end encrypted. Try Chronway Premium free for 14 days on the yearly plan. The benefits: • Self-comparison: shows for every drive whether it was faster than usual. In the history, per section and live in the car. • Stats & trip replay: statistics and the driver profile show your driving style. Every drive plays back as a time lapse. • Explored world: the map of every road driven so far, plus a world map of every country and place visited. • Cloud backup: end-to-end encrypted on EU servers. • Speed limits & possible fine: the map shows which limit applied where. If a held speed was above it, the app estimates the possible fine from that country’s catalogue after the drive. An estimate from GPS speed, not a measurement. • Nav comparison: your time against the nav estimate. • Extras: map styles such as Satellite, Retro and Neon Drive, sharing as a video, sharing templates and CSV export. Auto-recording and all drives stay free forever, even without Premium. Terms of Use (EULA): https://chronway.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://chronway.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

Map Tracks3 screens
Chronway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chronway at none against Map Tracks's shown. Chronway also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 10 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Map Tracks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chronway sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map Tracks ships an update every 10 months, Chronway every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Map Tracks versus Chronway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap TracksChronway
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristoffer SjoebergNiklas Roemer Sievers

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Map Tracks

One-time1
  • Ad free$1.99
2 purchases

Chronway

Subscriptions2
  • Chronway Premium$8.991 Month
  • Chronway Premium14 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Map Tracks free?
Map Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chronway free?
Chronway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Map Tracks or Chronway have ads?
Map Tracks shows ads; Chronway does not.
Which is updated more often, Map Tracks or Chronway?
Map Tracks ships an update every 10 months, and Chronway every 9 days. Most recently, Map Tracks was updated on October 24, 2026 and Chronway on October 28, 2026.

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