Silextrack vs Gecko Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Silextrack
Manage and analyze data from SILEX tracking beacons in real-time or retrospectively. Create objects and events, administer users and groups, and utilize various tools. This app requires a subscription to the dedicated platform.
- Real-time beacon tracking
- Create objects and events
- User and group administration
- Web version functionalities
- Owner server exploitation
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Silextrack is a multiplatform mobile application allowing the administration and exploitation, in real time and a posteriori, of the SILEX tracking beacons, on an owner server. It keeps all the functionalities of its web version: - Tracking beacons exploitation - Creation of objects and events - Tools - User and group administration The use of the Silextrack application is subject to the subscription of an account on the dedicated platform.
Gecko Maps
This navigation app offers online and offline maps with various layers like topography and satellite imagery. It provides geolocation features, waypoint creation, and altitude display. Advanced tools include military coordinate systems and magnetic declination computation.
- Online and offline map access
- Multiple map layers (topography, satellite, OSM)
- Geolocation and GPS trace recording
- Waypoint creation and customization
- Altitude and elevation profile display
- Military coordinate systems (MGRS, UTM)
- Map sharing in MBTiles and GPX formats
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Online and Offline maps Multiple maps and layers : topography, satellite, OpenStreetMap©, Google© Maps, IGN© - France... Download maps in order to display them when you are offline or share them with other users (MBTiles format). Geolocation Visualize your position and record traces using the GPS signal. Share your location with other users. Waypoints, traces and measures Creation and customization of markers and traces. Sharing data in gpx format. Measure distances and angles in ° or mil. Altitude Display altitude. Compute elevation profile of traces. Military use Coordinates MGRS, UTM, lat/long (deg), lat/long (deg, min), lat/long (deg, min, sec). Grid MGRS or latitude/longitude. Compute magnetic declination. Terms of use : https://gecko-map.com/terms Privacy policy : https://gecko-map.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gecko Maps at 100% against Silextrack's 0%. Gecko Maps also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Silextrack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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. Gecko Maps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Silextrack asks for nothing beyond the download.
Silextrack ships an update every 5 months, Gecko Maps every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Silextrack | Gecko Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PHOTOSPACE | MaP |
Customer experience
Silextrack
Gecko Maps
In-app purchases
Silextrack
No in-app purchases
Gecko Maps
- Maps Download$0.991 Month
- IGN© maps$10.991 Year
Questions
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