GPS Tracker vs DriveStudy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS Tracker
Monitor the real-time location, battery status, and speed of tracked units. Receive instant push notifications for important status updates and view all alerts in a convenient list.
- Real-time unit location tracking
- Battery status monitoring
- Speed and direction display
- Event and odometer tracking
- Push notifications for alerts
- Alerts list view
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* GPS Tracker will show the details about the unit such as its location, battery, speed, direction, event, odometer, cellular signal, etc. * This app will also display the unit's location on the map. * Alerts about units current status will be received as a push notification and all the received alerts are displayed in list view.
DriveStudy
This app automatically records driving behavior using phone sensors to collect data for research studies. It logs trips and measures driving dynamics while running in the background with low-power sensing methods.
- Automatic driving detection
- Measures driving dynamics
- Low-power trip logging
- Background operation
- GPS usage for tracking
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DriveStudy enables research institutions to collect and use driving behavior data for the purposes of a specific study. It automatically detects when driving starts and stops and uses the phone’s sensors to measure your vehicle’s driving dynamics. It also acts as a low-power logger of all of your driving trips. DriveStudy runs in the background and uses GPS. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. DriveStudy uses low-power sensing methods to reduce battery consumption as much as possible. A valid registration token is needed to use this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DriveStudy at 4.5 against GPS Tracker's 3.0. GPS Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DriveStudy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
GPS Tracker ships an update every 5 weeks, DriveStudy every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS Tracker | DriveStudy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Securitystores.com Inc. | Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc. |
Customer experience
GPS Tracker
DriveStudy
In-app purchases
GPS Tracker
No in-app purchases
DriveStudy
No in-app purchases
