Comparison

Offline Map vs WayLog

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

Head to head
About

Offline Map

Record your outdoor adventures, navigate back to your starting point, and access maps offline. Mark important locations, track your speed and distance, and import routes from various file formats. Offers both free and premium features for enhanced navigation.

Highlights
  • Record tracks and log waypoints
  • Compass navigation with ETA
  • Import GPX, KML, KMZ files
  • Offline map downloads
  • Live location sharing
  • Route planning and measurement
Features
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Record where you go, find your way back, and keep your maps with you even without signal. Offline Map is built for the outdoors: hiking, trail running, cycling, hunting, fishing, boating, motorcycling and road trips. Press Start, do your thing, and the app draws your route, logs every waypoint and keeps your statistics for later. WANT TO… • remember the trail you took and walk it back to your car? • mark a fishing spot, a reef, a camp or a hunting stand and return to it? • see your speed, distance, elevation and pace while you move? • follow a route a friend sent you as a GPX file? FREE • Record tracks for any activity, with Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Save waypoints with photos, videos and notes • Compass navigation to any waypoint with distance, bearing and ETA • Apple maps (standard, satellite, hybrid) • Speed, distance, time, pace and elevation while recording • Import GPX, KML, KMZ and NMEA from Files, iCloud Drive, Google Drive or Dropbox • Deleted tracks wait 30 days in Recently Deleted, so a slip of the finger costs nothing • Apple Watch app that records on its own and saves workouts to Health • iCloud sync between your iPhone, iPad and Mac • No account, no login, no ads PREMIUM (subscription) • Offline maps: download an area once and navigate with no signal • 15 map sources: OpenStreetMap, topo, satellite, USGS, NOAA nautical charts, FAA aviation charts • Follow a saved track forward, or reverse it to get back to the start • Export tracks and waypoints as GPX, KML, KMZ or CSV • Full track report as a dark PDF or image: map, every number, speed and elevation charts, splits • Share a track as a 24-hour status card for WhatsApp and Instagram • Six speedometer styles: classic, sport, racing, neon, marine, vintage • Live location sharing with a 6-letter code, no account needed • Route planner, range finder, area measurement • Pacesetter: race your own previous track • Elevation profile, splits and speed-coloured tracks • Weather at waypoints • Image overlays, custom tile servers, 220+ map datums, unlimited waypoints MEASURE & CONVERT • Decimal, DMS, UTM and MGRS coordinates, convert between them any time • Distance, bearing and area between any points on the map • GPS averaging for more accurate waypoints WORKS WITH • Live Activities and widgets • Siri Shortcuts to start, pause and stop a recording • Send a waypoint to Apple Maps, Google Maps or Waze • Files app: every saved track is also stored as a GPX file you own Available in 32 languages. Continued use of GPS in the background can decrease battery life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gpstrackapp.web.app/privacy

About

WayLog

This app records your routes for various activities like walking, running, cycling, and driving. You can view your path on a map, track metrics like distance and speed, and organize your journeys with tags. It offers hands-free control and Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • Record routes for walking, running, cycling, driving
  • View route on map during recording
  • Track distance, speed, and altitude with graphs
  • Organize routes with tags and search functionality
  • Hands-free control via Siri, Shortcuts, or NFC tags
  • Apple Watch and CarPlay support
  • Export/import routes in GPX format
Features
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Turn your moves into a log you can look back on. WayLog is a GPS tracker that records your routes for walking, running, cycling, and driving with a single tap. Record with Apple Watch alone. Start/stop hands-free with Siri, Shortcuts, or NFC tags. Also supports information display with CarPlay. Key features • View your route on a map (even while recording) • Review distance, speed, and altitude with graphs • Organize with tags, and search by address, date/time, title, or tag • Automatically saves your step count when you finish recording • Automatically adds start/end locations, distance, average speed, and more to your calendar • Export/import routes in GPX format

Screenshots

Offline Map4 screens
WayLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Offline Map at none against WayLog's shown. Offline Map also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 62%). WayLog's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Offline Map sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and WayLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WayLog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 27 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of Offline Map's written reviews are positive against 62% of WayLog's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Offline Map ships an update every 3 weeks, WayLog every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Offline Map versus WayLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffline MapWayLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (44 ratings)5.0 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better61.9% of reviews
Number of ratings44 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCEBINDEKI PAZAR E-TICARET ALISVERIS HIZMETLERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETITsuneki Kamura

Customer experience

Offline Map

All ratings44 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

WayLog

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.1%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Offline Map

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Six Monthly$14.996 Months
  • Monthly$19.991 Month
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  • Premium Yearly$31.991 Year
2 purchases

WayLog

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Version(Monthly Payment)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Version(Outlight Purchase)$34.99

Questions

Is Offline Map free?
Offline Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WayLog free?
WayLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Offline Map or WayLog?
WayLog is rated higher. Offline Map averages 4.7 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while WayLog averages 5.0 from 27 ratings.
Do Offline Map or WayLog have ads?
WayLog shows ads; Offline Map does not.
Which is updated more often, Offline Map or WayLog?
Offline Map ships an update every 3 weeks, and WayLog every 2 weeks. Most recently, Offline Map was updated on November 6, 2026 and WayLog on November 7, 2026.

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