TraceTrack vs MyLaps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TraceTrack
Record and review your outdoor activities like walking, running, cycling, and car trips. Visualize your routes on a map with detailed metrics like distance, speed, and altitude. Save and manage your trips in iCloud for access across devices.
- Activity tracking (walking, running, cycling, car trips)
- Map overlays with distance, speed, altitude
- Background tracking support
- Save trips to iCloud archives
- Edit saved trip data
- Cross-device trip viewing
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TraceTrack is a simple activity tracker that supports, walking, running, cycling and even car trips. Map overlays show distance travelled, speed, altitude, and heading direction. You can start a track and let the app run in the background with your phone in your pocket, or have the map display active showing speed and distance progress as you work toward your goals. Trip tracks can be saved into archives stored in iCloud, that can be viewed with the App on other devices. Archive trips can also be edited in the App to add parts to the trip or to remove anything not required.
MyLaps
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Whether you’re a casual jogger or a dedicated cyclist – our app helps you track every move with precision GPS tracking. Simple to use, powerful in results. Features: • Real-time GPS tracking for running & cycling • Detailed stats: distance, speed, pace, elevation • Route history & maps • Personal bests & achievements • Battery-efficient GPS mode • Completely free to download No complicated setup. Just start moving and let the app do the rest. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TraceTrack at none against MyLaps's 2. TraceTrack also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). MyLaps's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. MyLaps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. TraceTrack asks for nothing beyond the download.
TraceTrack ships an update every 3 months, MyLaps every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TraceTrack | MyLaps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gordon Thomson | Ulrich Pade |
In-app purchases
TraceTrack
No in-app purchases
MyLaps
- store tracks14 Days trial$0.991 Year
- Tracks$1.99
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