Comparison

Control Orienteering Analysis vs GPS Orienteering

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

Head to head
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

About

GPS Orienteering

This app revolutionizes orienteering by using your phone's GPS to track progress and automatically punch at virtual control points. Participate in events, create your own courses, and compare results with others. Premium features include real-time runner tracking and Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • Create and run orienteering courses
  • Virtual control point punching
  • GPS progress tracking
  • View and compare results
  • Real-time runner tracking (Premium)
  • Apple Watch course running (Premium)
Features
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Get ready to revolutionize your orienteering experience with GPS Orienteering! GPS Orienteering allows you to create and run orienteering courses, as well as participate in events. It uses the GPS in your phone to track your progress during the race and automatically punch at virtual control points, eliminating the need for physical orienteering flags. After completing the race, you can view and compare your result and track with other participants. Premium users have the additional ability to create multiple courses and events for other users to participate in with four different course types to choose from - standard orienteering, free order orienteering, rogaining, and scatter orienteering. Premium also gives you the ability to follow runners on the map in real-time with the LiveTrack feature, analyze results by viewing and replaying tracks on the map and to run courses using Apple Watch. Say goodbye to the hassle of setting up physical control points and join the GPS Orienteering community today! End-user license agreement: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Control Orienteering Analysis4 screens
GPS Orienteering4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GPS Orienteering at 4.7 against Control Orienteering Analysis's 3.7. Control Orienteering Analysis's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 and GPS Orienteering sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GPS Orienteering holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Control Orienteering Analysis's written reviews are positive against 67% of GPS Orienteering's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control Orienteering Analysis ships an update weekly, GPS Orienteering monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Control Orienteering Analysis versus GPS Orienteering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl Orienteering AnalysisGPS Orienteering
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB22 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOrienteers OyVidaview Tech AB

Customer experience

Control Orienteering Analysis

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

GPS Orienteering

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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
4 purchases

GPS Orienteering

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Subscription$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium 10-day Pass$1.99
  • GPS Orienteering - Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Control Orienteering Analysis free?
Control Orienteering Analysis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GPS Orienteering free?
GPS Orienteering is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Control Orienteering Analysis or GPS Orienteering?
GPS Orienteering is rated higher. Control Orienteering Analysis averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while GPS Orienteering averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Control Orienteering Analysis or GPS Orienteering have ads?
Neither Control Orienteering Analysis nor GPS Orienteering shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control Orienteering Analysis or GPS Orienteering?
Control Orienteering Analysis ships an update weekly, and GPS Orienteering monthly. Most recently, Control Orienteering Analysis was updated on September 10, 2026 and GPS Orienteering on September 21, 2026.

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