GPS Orienteering vs Red
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS Orienteering
This app revolutionizes orienteering by using your phone's GPS to track progress and automatically punch at virtual control points. Participate in events, create your own courses, and compare results with others. Premium features include real-time runner tracking and Apple Watch support.
- Create and run orienteering courses
- Virtual control point punching
- GPS progress tracking
- View and compare results
- Real-time runner tracking (Premium)
- Apple Watch course running (Premium)
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Get ready to revolutionize your orienteering experience with GPS Orienteering! GPS Orienteering allows you to create and run orienteering courses, as well as participate in events. It uses the GPS in your phone to track your progress during the race and automatically punch at virtual control points, eliminating the need for physical orienteering flags. After completing the race, you can view and compare your result and track with other participants. Premium users have the additional ability to create multiple courses and events for other users to participate in with four different course types to choose from - standard orienteering, free order orienteering, rogaining, and scatter orienteering. Premium also gives you the ability to follow runners on the map in real-time with the LiveTrack feature, analyze results by viewing and replaying tracks on the map and to run courses using Apple Watch. Say goodbye to the hassle of setting up physical control points and join the GPS Orienteering community today! End-user license agreement: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Red
Discover and navigate rock climbing routes with detailed 3D guides. Access climbing data for over 1300 walls globally, with offline download capabilities for remote areas. Quickly find climbs using a flexible search function.
- High-definition 3D climbing guides
- Offline crag and wall downloads
- Global climbing data (1300+ walls)
- Fast and flexible search
- Supports multiple continents
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Red-Point is the ultimate rock climbing companion. Find climbs easily with our high-definition 3D climbing guides. Download crags and walls for offline use when you're out climbing. Climbing data for over 1300 walls in Europe, North America, South America and Australia. Lightning fast, highly flexible search to find climbs at the crag.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GPS Orienteering at 4.7 against Red's 3.4. GPS Orienteering also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 55%). Red's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. GPS Orienteering sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Red sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GPS Orienteering holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of GPS Orienteering's written reviews are positive against 55% of Red's.
GPS Orienteering ships an update monthly, Red every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS Orienteering | Red |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 537 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vidaview Tech AB | Alpha Outdoors Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
GPS Orienteering
Red
In-app purchases
GPS Orienteering
- Premium Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly Subscription$34.991 Year
- Premium 10-day Pass$1.99
- GPS Orienteering - Premium$4.99
Red
- Red-Point+ Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Red-Point+ Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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