Comparison

TraceTrack vs GetGrip

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

GetGrip

Features
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The right wax, worked out automatically. GetGrip reads ten days of weather for exactly where you ski, works out what the snow has actually become, and matches it to the wax you own. No guessing from the air temperature alone. GRIP, KLISTER AND GLIDE One tap switches between kick wax and glide wax. Every recommendation gives you a clear first choice, the other waxes that also cover the temperature, and the base to lay down first — a klister base under klister, a base wax under hard wax on coarse snow, base prep under glide on abrasive or very cold snow. ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CONDITIONS Fresh snow, a thaw, rain on snow, a hard refreeze overnight: each leaves the snowpack in a different state and wants a different wax. GetGrip tracks snowfall, rain, thaw-freeze cycles, temperature trends and humidity to tell new snow from fine-grained from a refrozen crust. For glide you choose between new, fine-grained, coarse and wet snow — the distinctions that actually change a glide wax. THE WAX YOU HAVE Tick the lines you own — Swix V, VP, universal, KX and Nero klister, Performance Speed, High Speed, Top Speed, base prep, and Rode hard wax and klister — and GetGrip only suggests something you can reach for. A kit that's easy to buy where you live is ticked for you from the start; tap Skip and you're ready. SCRUB THE TEMPERATURE Drag the chart under the glass loupe to see how the choice changes degree by degree, with a gentle tick for every degree. Wax for the afternoon rather than the morning. ON YOUR HOME AND LOCK SCREEN Widgets in every size show today's wax at a glance — grip, glide or both — for where you are, or for a trail you choose by name. ANYWHERE YOU SKI Use your location, or drop a pin on the map to check conditions at the trailhead before you leave home. SUBSCRIBE OR BUY ONCE Try everything free for 14 days. Then choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or unlock GetGrip for good with a single lifetime purchase. Purchases restore on all your devices with the same Apple Account. IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Icelandic. Weather from Apple Weather. Temperature ranges follow each manufacturer's published charts. Always test on snow — local conditions vary. GetGrip is not affiliated with Swix or Rode. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.squarewave.no/apps/getgrip/privacy

Screenshots

TraceTrack4 screens
GetGrip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TraceTrack at none against GetGrip's 3. TraceTrack also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GetGrip sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TraceTrack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TraceTrack ships an update every 3 months, GetGrip every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
TraceTrack versus GetGrip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTraceTrackGetGrip
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGordon ThomsonSquare Wave AS

In-app purchases

None

TraceTrack

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

GetGrip

Subscriptions2
  • GetGrip one month access$0.991 Month
  • GetGrip annual14 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • GetGrip Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is TraceTrack free?
TraceTrack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GetGrip free?
GetGrip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TraceTrack or GetGrip have ads?
Neither TraceTrack nor GetGrip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TraceTrack or GetGrip?
TraceTrack ships an update every 3 months, and GetGrip every 4 months. Most recently, TraceTrack was updated on October 8, 2026 and GetGrip on October 26, 2026.

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