Comparison

GPS Watch Workout vs Control Orienteering Analysis

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

Head to head
About

GPS Watch Workout

Record GPS tracks for workouts directly from your Apple Watch, with or without your phone. Upload to Strava or export as GPX. Your workout data is automatically saved and recovered if interrupted.

Highlights
  • Record GPS tracks on Apple Watch
  • Upload workouts to Strava
  • Export workouts as GPX files
  • Phone-free recording with Series 2
  • Automatic data recovery
  • Saves workouts to Health app
Features
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This app allows Apple Watch owners to record a GPS track while recording their workout and upload the track to Strava or export it as a GPX file. When used with Apple Watch Series 2 you can leave your phone at home and still record a track using your watch's GPS. Workouts can be uploaded to Strava directly from your watch. This either uses your phone's internet connection, or if you are in range of a known Wi-Fi network or have a watch that supports cellular, you can upload from your Watch without your phone being involved at all. Workouts are recorded on your Watch and then automatically synced when your phone is in range. Your route can then be viewed on a map and then either uploaded to Strava or exported to other apps as a GPX file. Don't worry if your Watch battery runs it or something goes wrong while recording - the portion that was recorded will be automatically recovered the next time you open the Watch app. Workouts recorded with this app are also saved to the Health app. None of your Health data is read or otherwise used by this app.

About

Control Orienteering Analysis

This app helps orienteers track and analyze their courses. Record new tracks, import existing ones, and view them on custom maps. Analyze pace, HR, and altitude, mark notes, and compare different route choices. Share your progress with a community feature.

Highlights
  • Record and import orienteering tracks
  • View tracks on custom map images
  • Analyze pace, HR, and altitude data
  • Compare different route choices
  • Community features for sharing and interaction
  • Offline Apple Watch tracking
Features
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Control is an app for orienteers. It is the perfect app for keeping track of your orienteering courses and analyzing them. It allows you to record a track in the app or import your existing track from a gpx/fit file. You can also import a track directly from Garmin Connect, Suunto or Polar if you subscribe to Total Control. View the track on any map image you add to the app. Either import an image file from a scanner or take a picture right in the app, then calibrate and adjust the track. Browse your course point-by-point, see the pace, HR, altitude along the way. Mark notes for later use. Pace zone stats let you view the pace which you had in the different sectors of the track. You can also replay the track with the speed you want. You can export the route you took in GPX format as well as a fully-customizable image of the orienteering map and your route. Export the track to Livelox or export track and the map to Digital Orienteering Map Archive. Save a video from a specific time with configurable length & gps tail length. Compare routes lets you add another route on the same map for comparing different route choices. And with What If -functionality, you can even draw an alternate route and speculate how much better your time would've been without that one silly mistake. Follow your favourite runners with Control Club. See their posts and post your own. React and comment to their performances and also compare their tracks to your own. With Cloud Sync you are able to see your courses on all your devices. Basic app is completely free but for the more advance features you are required to get a Total Control subscription. We offer a free 2-week trial period for you to try it out, with all the features. You can cancel anytime. With Control Apple Watch app you can track a route by carrying only your watch, it tracks the route completely offline. You can mark controls as you pass them. Also by just turning the Digital Crown. Afterwards, when you get back to your iPhone, the track is automatically synced to the iPhone app and to all your devices with iCloud. Control's Privacy Policy: https://control-app.net/privacy-policy End User License Agreement: https://control-app.net/eula

Screenshots

GPS Watch Workout2 screens
Control Orienteering Analysis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GPS Watch Workout at 100% against Control Orienteering Analysis's 60%. GPS Watch Workout also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Control Orienteering Analysis's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads and device support 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. Control Orienteering Analysis sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. GPS Watch Workout asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Watch Workout ships an update fortnightly, Control Orienteering Analysis weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GPS Watch Workout versus Control Orienteering Analysis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS Watch WorkoutControl Orienteering Analysis
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUtsireOrienteers Oy

Customer experience

GPS Watch Workout

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Control Orienteering Analysis

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral26.7%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

None

GPS Watch Workout

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Control Orienteering Analysis

Subscriptions3
  • Total Control Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Total Control for supporters6 Months trial$29.991 Year
  • Total Control14 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is GPS Watch Workout free?
GPS Watch Workout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control Orienteering Analysis free?
Control Orienteering Analysis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GPS Watch Workout or Control Orienteering Analysis have ads?
Neither GPS Watch Workout nor Control Orienteering Analysis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Watch Workout or Control Orienteering Analysis?
GPS Watch Workout ships an update fortnightly, and Control Orienteering Analysis weekly. Most recently, GPS Watch Workout was updated on September 16, 2026 and Control Orienteering Analysis on September 10, 2026.

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