Comparison

Workout Beacn vs GPS Workout Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Workout Beacn

This app helps you track your progress during running, biking, or walking workouts. It offers features like voice cues, private live tracking, and accident detection with automated SMS alerts. All data is stored locally and can be exported.

Highlights
  • Progress tracking (time, distance, speed, calories)
  • Private live tracking
  • Accident detector with SMS alerts
  • Heart rate monitoring and warnings
  • Workout plans
  • Siri integration
  • GPX file export
Features
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For biking, running, or walking exercise workouts. Track your progress (time, distance, elevation, speed, calories, cadence and heart rate) with voice cues and special security & privacy features: ** No account required ** ** Private live tracking on a password protected website - Public tracking is optional ** ** Accident detector with automated SMS of your current location ** ** Heart rate limit warning ** ** Heart rate zones ** ** Apple Watch ** ** Workout plans ** ** Music Playlists ** ** Siri Integration ** ** Sync between devices** ** No registration required! All data is stored locally and can be transferred by email as GPX files ** Compatible with Bluetooth heart rate monitors Compatible with Cadence Bluetooth sensors Syncs with Health App - Integration by sharing your activity type, energy, start and end dates Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

GPS Workout Tracker

Easily track your outdoor fitness activities like hiking, biking, and running. View detailed statistics and access your past workout history without needing an account. Optimized for various outdoor adventures to help you achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Effortless outdoor workout tracking
  • Detailed statistics for progress
  • Access to past workout history
  • Optimized for hiking, cycling, running, walks
  • No account required
Features
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Track outdoor workouts without creating an account. Choose an activity, wait for GPS and start. • Record your route, distance, duration, pace or speed, elevation and estimated calories • Pause and resume, recover interrupted workouts, and view recording status in Live Activities • Review route maps, charts, history, calendar, weekly progress and personal records • Export GPX or CSV • Optionally save newly completed workout summaries to Apple Health Workouts are stored on your device and sync with your private iCloud account when available. Data is shared only when you export, share or enable Apple Health. GPS tracking may increase battery use. Apple Health export is off by default and requires permission.

Screenshots

Workout Beacn4 screens
GPS Workout Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Workout Beacn at none against GPS Workout Tracker's shown. Workout Beacn also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Workout Beacn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GPS Workout Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Workout Beacn against 4.8 for GPS Workout Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 183 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Workout Beacn's written reviews are positive against 65% of GPS Workout Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workout Beacn ships an update every 2 months, GPS Workout Tracker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Workout Beacn versus GPS Workout Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout BeacnGPS Workout Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (102 ratings)4.8 (183 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better65.0% of reviews
Number of ratings102183 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmidio CunhaTevfik Yucek

Customer experience

Workout Beacn

All ratings102 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

GPS Workout Tracker

All ratings183 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Workout Beacn

One-time1
  • Unlock$2.99
1 purchases

GPS Workout Tracker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Workout Beacn free?
Workout Beacn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GPS Workout Tracker free?
GPS Workout Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Workout Beacn or GPS Workout Tracker?
GPS Workout Tracker is rated higher. Workout Beacn averages 4.7 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while GPS Workout Tracker averages 4.8 from 183 ratings.
Do Workout Beacn or GPS Workout Tracker have ads?
GPS Workout Tracker shows ads; Workout Beacn does not.
Which is updated more often, Workout Beacn or GPS Workout Tracker?
Workout Beacn ships an update every 2 months, and GPS Workout Tracker every 5 months. Most recently, Workout Beacn was updated on October 4, 2026 and GPS Workout Tracker on October 12, 2026.

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