MapWalker vs Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapWalker
Virtually explore the world by creating and sharing custom walking and driving routes. Plan your journeys, save your paths, and even add landmarks for a personalized travel experience.
- Simulated virtual travel on map
- Create and save custom travel paths
- Edit and add landmarks to routes
- Share travel paths via iCloud/Dropbox
- Replay saved travel path movements
- Locate current position on path
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Rotate your iPhone or iPad to start an amazing virtual trip on map around the world. Control the traveler to move on map and create your walking and driving trails. With MapWalker, you can traverse the whole world in your hands and create your own travel maps. You can also plan your travel path for your travel plans. Features: • Simulated Travel: Pick a start place and rotate your iPhone/iPad to start a virtual trip on map. • Save and Share Travel Path: You can save the dynamic travel path to create your own travel map. You can also take the snapshot of the travel path as a picture for sharing. • Travel Path Replay: You can see the movement of the saved travel path on map. • Travel Path Edit: To create your own landmarks on the saved travel path. • Travel Path Locate: You can see your current location on the travel path. • ReplayKit enabled. • Support for iMessage: Find and share nearby places via iMessage. • Export and import travel paths via iCloud/Dropbox. • Wi-Fi Transfer: Quickly transfer travel paths to others via Wi-Fi. With MapWalker, you can enjoy traveling anytime, anywhere.
Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute
Capture and relive your travel adventures by mapping geotagged photos. Create visual timelines of your journeys, import GPX files, and share your explorations with friends. Rediscover every detail of your trips.
- Map geotagged photos automatically
- Select photos or albums
- Choose photos by date range
- Import .gpx files
- View travel statistics
- Create visual timelines
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Do you dream of reliving your travels or sharing your hiking stories with friends? Introducing Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute, the ultimate app to capture your adventures. INCLUDED FOR FREE: - Your first trip, mapped automatically from your geotagged photos - Car routes on the satellite map - Trip stats and country flags PHOTOROUTE PRO (paid subscription required): - Unlimited trips and unlimited photos per trip - Select whole albums or choose photos by date range - Import .gpx files - Routes by plane, train, ferry, boat, bike, bus and more - All map styles - 3D flyover videos and watermark-free image export With PhotoRoute, automatically map your geotagged photos. Want more control? Create stunning visual timelines to highlight every detail of your journey, identifying where and when. Rediscover and proudly share your explorations. PhotoRoute Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. The price and duration are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Privacy https://photoroute.app/privacy Terms https://photoroute.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute at Free against MapWalker's $2.99. Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (67% vs 40%). MapWalker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On in-app purchases 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
Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute is free to download; MapWalker costs $2.99 up front. MapWalker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of MapWalker's written reviews are positive against 67% of Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute's.
MapWalker ships an update every 2 months, Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapWalker | Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (51 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Little Sam Software | Manuel Roth |
Customer experience
MapWalker
Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute
In-app purchases
MapWalker
- 100 Coins$0.99
- 550 Coins$4.99
- 1200 Coins$9.99
Travel Tracker by PhotoRoute
- Pro Access$1.991 Month
- Pro Access$2.907 Days
- Pro Access3 Days trial$7.901 Month
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- Pro Access3 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Pro Access7 Days trial$12.901 Year
- Pro Access$34.99
- Pro Access$37.90
- Pro Access$46.90
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