WayLog vs Secured GPS Logger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WayLog
This app records your routes for various activities like walking, running, cycling, and driving. You can view your path on a map, track metrics like distance and speed, and organize your journeys with tags. It offers hands-free control and Apple Watch support.
- Record routes for walking, running, cycling, driving
- View route on map during recording
- Track distance, speed, and altitude with graphs
- Organize routes with tags and search functionality
- Hands-free control via Siri, Shortcuts, or NFC tags
- Apple Watch and CarPlay support
- Export/import routes in GPX format
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Turn your moves into a log you can look back on. WayLog is a GPS tracker that records your routes for walking, running, cycling, and driving with a single tap. Record with Apple Watch alone. Start/stop hands-free with Siri, Shortcuts, or NFC tags. Also supports information display with CarPlay. Key features • View your route on a map (even while recording) • Review distance, speed, and altitude with graphs • Organize with tags, and search by address, date/time, title, or tag • Automatically saves your step count when you finish recording • Automatically adds start/end locations, distance, average speed, and more to your calendar • Export/import routes in GPX format
Secured GPS Logger
This app allows you to store and view your location history directly on your device. You can visualize your routes as lines, add markers with comments, and export your data in CSV format. It keeps all your location information private within the app's database.
- Store location history locally
- View history as a polyline
- Export raw location data to CSV
- Add markers with comments
- View markers as a list
- Share location data
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- Keep your location history within database in your mobile device. - Location history can be viewed as poly line. - View raw location data, export to csv and share. - Marker on current location with comments and place name. - Markers are kept within database in your mobile device. - Markers can be viewed as list, export to csv and share. - Apple standard end user license agreement applies to this app. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Secured GPS Logger at none against WayLog's shown. Secured GPS Logger also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). WayLog's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (62% vs 50%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. WayLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Secured GPS Logger sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WayLog ships an update every 2 weeks, Secured GPS Logger every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | WayLog | Secured GPS Logger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (27 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsuneki Kamura | TechKnowledge |
Customer experience
WayLog
Secured GPS Logger
In-app purchases
WayLog
- Pro Version(Monthly Payment)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Version(Outlight Purchase)$34.99
Secured GPS Logger
- Disable ads one month$1.991 Month
