Comparison

Tracker vs Walking Locus

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

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Tracker

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Record every run, ride, hike and ski tour with precise GPS β€” on iPhone and Apple Watch. No account, no subscription. Tracker is built for athletes who want to decide for themselves where their data lives. Your tracks are kept as files on your own device. There is no Tracker account and no server storing your activities. Want to send a workout to Strava, or keep it in Apple Health? That happens only after you tap. WHY TRACKER β€’ No subscription β€” Pro is a single purchase β€’ No account, nothing to sign in to β€’ Your tracks stay on your own device β€’ Works on iPhone and Apple Watch β€’ Available in English, Dutch, German, French and Spanish RECORD EVERY WORKOUT Capture distance, pace, time, elevation and your full route. Pick your sport on the redesigned start screen β€” running, walking, cycling, skiing, swimming, rowing or something else β€” and head outside. While recording you can zoom in, explore the map and return to your own location with one tap. Your music keeps playing while Tracker keeps recording in the background. PHOTOS ALONG YOUR ROUTE Take photos from inside the app while you are out. Each one is pinned to the spot where you stood and shows up as a marker on your map afterwards. So you see not only how fast you went, but where you were. TRAIN SMARTER WITH PRO β€’ Build interval workouts and get spoken cues along the way β€’ See how long you spent in each of the five heart-rate zones, and set your maximum heart rate β€’ Compare activities and discover your best efforts with Personal Records β€’ Transfer recordings from your Apple Watch to your iPhone β€’ Back up to your own iCloud and restore onto a new device YOUR PROGRESS, BEYOND THE APP Follow your iPhone recording on the Lock Screen and in Dynamic Island. Put your latest activity on your Home Screen as a widget, start a recording with Siri and Shortcuts, or find a saved track with Spotlight. Pro adds widgets for weekly progress and personal records, and lets you start saved workout plans with your voice. MADE FOR APPLE WATCH Start, pause and stop straight from your wrist. Your Apple Watch records on its own, even with no iPhone nearby. The controls are large and clear, and a confirmation always appears before a recording stops β€” so you never end one by accident. WORKS WITH APPLE HEALTH Your sessions are written to Apple Health as workouts, with distance, active energy and your route. Your rings and your activity history stay accurate without you doing anything twice. A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT Choose a weekly summary, a reminder when you have not recorded for a while, or a nudge while your streak is alive. With Pro you also hear about every new personal record. All notifications are off by default β€” you switch on what you want. SHARE WHEN YOU CHOOSE Upload an activity to Strava with Pro, from the app or through Shortcuts. You decide which ride or run you share, and when. PRO IS A ONE-TIME PURCHASE No subscription, no monthly fee. Already own Pro? Every new Pro feature in this version is included, with nothing more to pay. Simple. Private. Made for the outdoors. Pick your sport and record your next session with Tracker. Requires iOS 26 or later. The Apple Watch app requires watchOS 26 or later.

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Walking Locus

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Walking Locus Functional Description You can record and save (route, distance, time) of movement such as walking and jogging in one day units, and play back later. The full text of Functional Description is here ( http://ysnbisgk.life.coocan.jp/walkinglocusplus.html ) *** please note *** This app works on iOS 11.0 and above. When you start up for the first time, please enable "Use location service". If you do not allow it, the application will end. Also, turn on "Motion and Fitness" for the pedometer. In the case of WalkRecord Plus, please turn on this app in iCloud of the device to save the data in iCloud. ● App description It is an application that displays the movement track using GPS. The route you walked and moved is recorded with a pin, and it moves at set distance intervals. The time and distance traveled from the recording start point at each point, latitude , longitude and altitude are displayed at the top of the screen. There is also a pedometer function that records the number of steps taken and distance and displays them on the screen. When you click on any pin, the time when the point passes and the distance from the recording start point will be displayed as pin information. The distance between movement points shows the straight line distance between GPS points, and the movement distance within the set interval is not counted. if GPS cannot be detected, you may not be able to update the pin, but since distance measurement is automatically restarted from the point where GPS is caught again. ● Function and operation(extract) The main button functions and operations are as follows. ・ Record / Stop button Click the [Record / Stop] button to start the location information service (recording), and click it again to stop the location information service. ・ [Setting] button β‘  Setting the map type You can switch between standard map and satellite map. β‘‘ Address display setting If you tap any point on the map with the address display ON, the zip code and address of that point will be displayed. β‘’ Pin color setting You can choose the pin color (default: red) from 10 colors as needed. β‘£Pin recording interval setting Display pins at distance intervals of 50m, 100m, 200m, 500m It is also possible to record the pin recording interval by time, 30 seconds, or 1 minute. β‘€ Automatic recording stop setting After starting recording, you can set and record 1H and 2H time to prevent forgetting to press the recording stop button. This will automatically stop recording after the set time to prevent battery drain β‘₯ Speed ​​limit setting If you set a maximum speed (km / h) when moving and exceed this speed limit, you will be notified with a chime. ・ [Reset/Clear] button Clear the distance meter to your current position to zero The recording time from the recording start point can also be cleared to zero. You can clear the pedometer data (step count and walking distance) to zero. ・ [Playback / delete] button You can play the recorded data and delete the recorded data by date by selecting the date. If you select "all" at the top and select "Delete", all the saved data will be deleted. Select "Location list" to display a list of registered sites that have been registered so far. ・[Record shaped] button Lists the number of days and pins saved on the title and the date saved in iCloud. ・ Save to iCloud: Upload and save all the data in the app to iCloud ・ Restore from iCloud: Download all data in iCloud and restore in the app This allows you to share data between iOS devices via iCloud and take over the data when you change devices ・ Pin distance measurement Select any two pins to see the distance between them ・ Label at the top of the screen Displays the latitude, longitude and altitude of the current position (pin position) Displays the distance and time from the recording start point to the current location The total distance traveled on the day, the number of steps taken, and the walking distance are displayed.

Screenshots

Tracker4 screens
Walking Locus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Walking Locus at none against Tracker's 2. Walking Locus also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Tracker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Walking Locus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Walking Locus every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Tracker versus Walking Locus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrackerWalking Locus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.012.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size30 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAurelius Technology B.V.Yoshinobu Ishigaki

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tracker

One-time2
  • Free 30 day pro versionFree
  • Full Access$1.99
None

Walking Locus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tracker free?
Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Walking Locus free?
Walking Locus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tracker or Walking Locus have ads?
Walking Locus shows ads; Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Tracker or Walking Locus?
Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Walking Locus every 2 months. Most recently, Tracker was updated on October 26, 2026 and Walking Locus on October 26, 2026.

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