Comparison

GPS Tracker vs Create Own Map

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

Head to head
About

GPS Tracker

Record, create, and import GPX tracks with offline maps. Offers background recording, waypoint management, and Apple Watch integration for navigation and expeditions. Supports various map styles and coordinate systems.

Highlights
  • Offline map downloads
  • Background track recording
  • GPX, KML, KMZ import/export
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Waypoint creation and management
  • Route planning
  • GPS noise filtering
Features
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Create, record, import, and export GPX, KML, KMZ tracks and waypoints. The app supports offline maps, background track recording, contains no ads, and is suitable for everything from everyday trips to long journeys and expeditions. Control track recording, save waypoints, and check your direction of travel right from your Apple Watch. Main features: - background track recording - support for Apple Watch: start and stop track recording, monitor distance, time, speed, pace, and elevation, save waypoints, and navigate to a selected point using the map or direction indicator - support for Macs with Apple Silicon - a fast and modern Mapbox-powered map engine - quick and convenient offline map downloads - support for the UTM coordinate system - route planning - an improved track recording engine with GPS noise filtering and smoothing - compare tracks by speed, elevation, and time at any distance, including gains and delays relative to a selected reference track - a step counter with access to the last three months of data: steps and distance - coordinate and elevation lookup for any point - address search - coordinate search - compass - barometer - track processing and optimization - download and keep offline maps for your travel area with no time limits - import and export of GPX, KML, KMZ tracks and waypoints using any method available on your device - speed and elevation color gradients for imported tracks when that data is available - speed and elevation color gradients for recorded tracks - recording of speed and elevation data in tracks - topographic contour lines in Outdoor mode - detailed track information: average and maximum speed, duration, route length, and number of waypoints - support for different units of measurement: kilometers, miles, meters, and feet - view one or multiple tracks in any app mode, including while recording another track - create, edit, and delete waypoints in any app mode and at any location - track recording quality settings, distance filtering, and battery-saving mode - a pointer to the selected destination waypoint with distance shown on screen - additional on-screen information: map scale, coordinates, elevation, speed, and step count - display of current track distance and travel time - multiple map styles: satellite, streets, hybrid, and dark - dark theme support - easy start and stop of track recording - multiple map orientation modes: compass heading, direction of travel, centered, and north-up - map tilt with a two-finger pinch gesture - quick access to saved tracks, waypoints, and downloaded maps - zoomable and scrollable speed and elevation charts - a link to the user guide in Settings - waypoint photos: take photos, store them, open the waypoint on the map from the photo, and share your shots - photo geotagging: coordinates and shooting data are saved in the text caption and in EXIF/GPS metadata - Terms of service: https://appsupport.store/terms/ - Privacy policy: https://appsupport.store/privacy/

About

Create Own Map

Create custom offline maps of your surroundings to navigate easily. Mark important locations like home, parking, or favorite spots with custom icons. Ideal for those with poor direction or who dislike reading complex maps.

Highlights
  • Create custom offline maps
  • Navigate without internet
  • Drop and name location pins
  • Assign custom icons to pins
  • Track and draw routes
  • Save and open created maps
  • View street address with internet
Features
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This app helps you create a custom map of your neighborhood and navigate without the need for internet connection or any pre-downloaded map. This app is particularly useful for anybody who has a poor sense of direction, or who can not read maps with so many uninteresting street names and directions. Let's assume you have just moved into a new home and you don't want to get lost when traveling around. This app helps you find your way back home easily. Another practical use of this app is to find where you have parked your car, find your favorite restaurant, store, hotel, or a particular building in a neighborhood. What the app does is that it tracks you and draws your route constantly. You can drop a pin on any location that you are interested in. You can give the pin a name and assign it an icon using a variety of image options. In this way, you will have a clear view of the region you are interested in. You can follow the route to take you back to the departing point. You can save the created map. The next time you can open it and follow the route to take you to the location pins. If the internet connection is available too, then tapping the current location will show you the street address and the address is also saved with the location pins. In order to delete or rename a saved map, swipe the desired row in your map book and select the appropriate action. The premium version enables the save and open features.

Screenshots

GPS Tracker4 screens
Create Own Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GPS Tracker at 71% against Create Own Map's 0%. GPS Tracker also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 17 months). Create Own Map's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. GPS Tracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Create Own Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GPS Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS Tracker has 633 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of GPS Tracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Create Own Map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Tracker ships an update every 5 days, Create Own Map every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GPS Tracker versus Create Own Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS TrackerCreate Own Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (633 ratings) — better1.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings633 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSERGEI BEZDENEZHNYKHBita Sobhani

Customer experience

GPS Tracker

All ratings633 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative23.0%

Create Own Map

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

GPS Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes after iOS 17.4 update
  • Subscription paywall blocks access to basic features
  • Offline maps not loading

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to manually enter GPS coordinates
  • Improve map accuracy and update frequency
  • Provide more offline map storage
  • Add distance measurement tool

Create Own Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

GPS Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Week$1.997 Days
  • Premium Month3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Subscriptions3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

Create Own Map

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99

Questions

Is GPS Tracker free?
GPS Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Create Own Map free?
Create Own Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GPS Tracker or Create Own Map?
GPS Tracker is rated higher. GPS Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 633 ratings, while Create Own Map averages 1.3 from 4 ratings.
Do GPS Tracker or Create Own Map have ads?
Neither GPS Tracker nor Create Own Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Tracker or Create Own Map?
GPS Tracker ships an update every 5 days, and Create Own Map every 17 months. Most recently, GPS Tracker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Create Own Map on October 24, 2026.

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