GPS Orienteering vs RecordTime
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/
RecordTime
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Catch Every Mile. Keep Every Second. Capturing an endurance event shouldn’t mean guessing race times or standing in one place with a single continuous recording. Built for cross-country meets, track events, road races, and triathlons, RecordTime lets you move freely around the course while keeping one continuous race clock across every clip. Arm the sound-activated stopwatch before the race and RecordTime will listen for the starter pistol, starting the clock automatically when it detects the shot. You can enter your distance from the starter so the app can compensate for the time it takes sound to reach your phone. Prefer hands-on control? You can still start the clock manually at any time. Move from vantage point to vantage point and record only the moments that matter. Every clip displays the same continuous elapsed race time, making it easy to share split updates with family or preserve the entire race-day story in a finished highlight reel. Key Features • Sound-Activated Race Start: Arm the stopwatch and let the sound of the starter pistol begin the race clock automatically. • Sound-Travel Compensation: Enter your distance from the starting line, and RecordTime adjusts for the estimated time it takes the sound to reach your phone. • Manual Start Option: Start the clock yourself whenever sound activation isn’t needed or conditions make it impractical. • Continuous On-Screen Time Overlay: Burns the elapsed race time directly into every video frame, so runners, coaches, and viewers can see when each moment occurred. • Mobility-First Workflow: Stop recording and pocket your phone while moving between mile markers, turns, or the finish chute. The race clock keeps running and remains synchronized. • Instant Individual Clip Sharing: Send short progress clips to friends and family so they can follow the competition split by split from home. • One-Tap Highlight Reels: Stitch clips from the event into one seamless, chronological race video with continuous time overlays. • 100% On-Device and Private: Clip rendering and video stitching happen locally on your iPhone. No cloud login, account setup, or data tracking. Never miss a split or lose the story between the starting line and the finish chute. Capture race day the way it really happens. Choose the Right Version for Race Day Whether you’re capturing quick race updates to send home or building a complete meet film, RecordTime gives you the tools to document every stride with continuous, synchronized timing. RecordTime Free Get the essential tools needed to capture the most important moments: • Sound-Activated or Manual Timing: Start the continuous race clock automatically with the starter pistol or manually with a tap. • 1080p HD Capture: Record clear race footage with a persistent on-screen clock. • 5-Clip Highlight Reels: Stitch up to five race segments into one continuous video. • Original-Quality Sharing: Export and share clips at their original capture resolution. • Watermarked Exports: The free version includes a centered watermark on exported videos. RecordTime Pro Unlock the full power of race-day filmmaking: • 4K Ultra HD and 1080p Recording: Capture your athlete in crisp 4K Ultra HD or 1080p HD. • Unlimited Clip Stitching: Combine as many splits, turns, and finish-line passes as you want into one complete chronological race reel. • Flexible Sharing Sizes: Create lightweight copies for faster sharing at crowded events. Choose 720p HD, 540p, 480p MMS, or original quality. • iCloud Sync: Your clips are synced to your iCloud account and available on your Mac for further editing with other video editors. • Watermark-Free Exports: Keep your finished videos clean and focused on your athlete. • Custom Timer Colors: Choose the timer color that works best for your footage. Sound-activated timing uses acoustic detection and is not a replacement for official electronic race timing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RecordTime at every 3 days against GPS Orienteering's monthly. GPS Orienteering's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. GPS Orienteering sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and RecordTime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GPS Orienteering ships an update monthly, RecordTime every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS Orienteering | RecordTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vidaview Tech AB | Benjamin J Hurt |
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
RecordTime
- RecordTime Pro$9.99
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