Comparison

SPOFERAN vs GPS

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

Head to head
About

SPOFERAN

Discover and register for local sports events, participate in virtual competitions with live tracking, and find sports-related jobs and volunteer opportunities. Connect with a community of athletes, manage your club, and read/write sports-related blog articles.

Highlights
  • Event discovery and registration
  • Virtual competitions with GPS tracking
  • Live results and rankings
  • Sports job and volunteer listings
  • Community feed and athlete following
  • Club management tools
  • Sports blog for articles and tips
  • FINISHERPOINTS rewards system
Features
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Find sports events and competitions near you: Browse the SPOFERAN event calendar and discover events that perfectly match your sport – from triathlons to running events and ball sports. Get all the important information at a glance and register yourself, your team, or your club with just a few clicks. Take part in virtual competitions: Start anytime within the event period and let your times be automatically recorded via GPS. If you like, your friends can even follow you live on the map in real time. Follow competitions with live results: Stay up to date from anywhere and follow selected events with live rankings in real time. Discover sports jobs & volunteer opportunities: Find exciting volunteer positions at events or secure paid jobs in the sports sector. Apply easily and directly with your SPOFERAN profile. Share your passion with the community: Follow other athletes and clubs, exchange experiences, share your achievements, and become the star of your own community. Manage your club or sports group: Organize your club via the SPOFERAN Club Manager, stay in touch with members, and register together for events effortlessly. Write and discover exciting blog articles: In the SPOFERAN sports blog you’ll find training plans, tips, nutrition advice, and many more interesting articles about sports and health. Want to share your knowledge? Create your own blog posts for free – whether competition reports, training tips, or nutrition experiences – and inspire other athletes with your stories and successes. Collect FINISHERPOINTS & earn rewards: The more events you take part in and the better your results, the more FINISHERPOINTS you earn – which you can exchange for great rewards. Your personal community feed: Get all the latest updates about your friends, clubs, and events directly in your feed and always stay informed.

About

GPS

Features
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The GPS-Tour.info app brings the entire GPS-Tour.info experience to your mobile device. As an outdoor enthusiast, you have access to 150,000 high-quality GPS tracks, no matter where you are. Search for your next tour, plan your adventure and share your experiences in the app. The package also includes helpful functions such as real-time tracking and the option to create your own GPS tracks. Discover the world and find your destination with maps from OpenStreetMap and OpenCycleMap. We guarantee authentic tour descriptions, because all tours have been personally walked, run, cycled, flown or ridden by our authors - experienced, recorded and described by them. The commitment of these people is more than great, because they make a significant contribution to the success of GPS-Tour.info! GPS-Tour.info stands for high quality tours. A TrackRank is calculated for each tour. It provides orientation and helps registered members to find their GPS route. The clear tour search - customisable according to your own needs - and the clear menu navigation are important features of GPS-Tour.info. Founded in 2001, GPS-Tour.info is the first and longest-running GPS portal in Europe. Discover, experience and share the beauty of nature with the GPS-Tour.info app!

Screenshots

SPOFERAN4 screens
GPS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GPS at none against SPOFERAN's shown. GPS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). SPOFERAN's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SPOFERAN ships an update every 3 weeks, GPS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
SPOFERAN versus GPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSPOFERANGPS
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB58 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSPOFERAN GmbHXortex eBusiness GmbH

In-app purchases

None

SPOFERAN

No in-app purchases

None

GPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SPOFERAN free?
SPOFERAN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS free?
GPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SPOFERAN or GPS have ads?
SPOFERAN shows ads; GPS does not.
Which is updated more often, SPOFERAN or GPS?
SPOFERAN ships an update every 3 weeks, and GPS every 6 weeks. Most recently, SPOFERAN was updated on October 30, 2026 and GPS on October 25, 2026.

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