DailyGPX vs Walkhighlands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DailyGPX
This app creates a low-resolution GPX file of your day using background location monitoring. The generated file can be imported into other programs to add location information, such as GPS coordinates to photos. It prioritizes minimal battery usage by using Wi-Fi and cellular location instead of GPS.
- Background location monitoring
- Creates low-resolution GPX files
- Minimal battery usage
- Importable into other programs
- Optional iCloud Drive export
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Uses background location monitoring to create a low resolution GPX file for the entire day. Due to the background location monitoring this uses minimal battery. This GPX file then be imported into other programmes to provide location information, which is useful for things such as adding GPS coordinates to photos. No data is exported from the app, other than optionally to iCloud drive. The background location tracking is much less accurate than GPS as it uses a combination wifi & cellular location rather than GPS. It also only updates every 5min or 500m, whichever is longer. This results in DailyGPX only using a small amount of battery, but does mean that the track is only an approximate location.
Walkhighlands
Discover Scotland's best walking routes with detailed descriptions and offline GPS mapping. Explore Munros, long-distance hikes, local woods, and coastlines with expert guidance.
- Extensive walking route database
- Offline route downloads
- GPS mapping with OS topography
- Expert-written route descriptions
- Suitable for all types of walks
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Walkhighlands is your guide to the best walking routes in every part of Scotland, whether you are bagging the Munros, tackling long distance hikes, or just exploring your local woods or coast. Each route can be downloaded to work offline, with GPS mapping with OS topography, and a detailed, expert-written description. You can record your Munro-bagging and other hillwalking achievements, your progress towards completing long distance routes, or share your walking experiences as part of our vibrant community. Walkhighlands for All is a not-for-profit set up to serve Scotland's walkers. All features are free of charge, forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Walkhighlands at Free against DailyGPX's $0.99. Walkhighlands also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 25 months). DailyGPX's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, 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
Walkhighlands is free to download; DailyGPX costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Walkhighlands holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
DailyGPX ships an update every 25 months, Walkhighlands every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DailyGPX | Walkhighlands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 96.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alastair Begley | Walkhighlands for All |
Customer experience
DailyGPX
Walkhighlands
In-app purchases
DailyGPX
No in-app purchases
Walkhighlands
No in-app purchases
