WayLog vs 3D Offline Maps
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
3D Offline Maps
Navigate and explore the world with detailed 2D and 3D offline maps. Record GPS tracks, save routes, and import/export GPX files. Plan adventures, mark points of interest, and share data, even without an internet signal.
- Offline 2D and 3D maps
- GPS track recording
- Route planning
- GPX import/export
- Unlimited offline map storage
- Multiple map types
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Detailed 2D and 3D maps for navigation, travel, hiking, and outdoor adventures all over the world. Download maps in advance, use them offline without internet access, record GPS tracks, save routes and waypoints, import and export GPX files, and keep everything important close at hand on every trip. Plan routes, build your own collection of tracks, mark interesting places on the map, share data with friends, and travel more comfortably even where there is no signal. The app supports offline maps with no time limits on storage and contains no ads. Main features: - 9 map types: satellite, vector, and 3D maps. - compatible with Apple Silicon Macs. - background track recording. - compare tracks by speed, elevation, and time at any distance, including gains and delays relative to a selected reference track. - fast and convenient map downloads. - route planner. - step counter with data for the last three months (steps, distance). - elevation for any waypoint. - address search. - coordinate search. - compass. - barometer. - track processing and optimization. - offline map downloads with unlimited storage time. - supports all available ways on your device to import and export tracks and waypoints in GPX, KML, KMZ format. - color gradient by speed and elevation for imported tracks when this data is available. - color gradient by speed and elevation for recorded tracks. - records speed and elevation in tracks. - contour lines in outdoor mode. - extended track information: average and maximum speed, duration, distance, and number of waypoints. - different units of measurement: miles, kilometers, feet, meters. - view one or multiple tracks in any app mode, including while recording another track. - create, edit, and delete waypoints in any mode and anywhere on the map. - selectable icons for waypoints. - track recording quality settings, distance filters, and power saving mode. - points to the selected waypoint and shows the distance to it. - shows the current distance covered and time on route. - quick start and stop of track recording. - several map orientation modes: by device compass, by direction of movement, centered mode, and north-up mode. - map tilt with a two-finger gesture. - quick selection and convenient viewing of saved tracks, waypoints, and downloaded maps. - speed and elevation charts with zooming and scrolling. - 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 3D Offline Maps at none against WayLog's shown. 3D Offline Maps also leads on ratings volume (643 vs 23) and review sentiment (79% vs 63%). WayLog's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. WayLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and 3D Offline Maps sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WayLog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3D Offline Maps has 643 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of WayLog's written reviews are positive against 79% of 3D Offline Maps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WayLog ships an update every 2 weeks, 3D Offline Maps weekly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | WayLog | 3D Offline Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (23 ratings) — better | 4.6 (643 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 643 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| 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 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsuneki Kamura | SERGEI BEZDENEZHNYKH |
Customer experience
WayLog
3D Offline Maps
Bugs and requests
WayLog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
3D Offline Maps
Reported bugs
4 issues- 3D offline maps display black and grainy visuals
- Maps require zooming out and back in to clear display
- GPX file download compatibility issues
- Background tracking does not work
Requested features
5 requests- CarPlay support integration
- Map selection icon on main page
- Current/real-time satellite imagery
- Map gradients relative to pitch
- Background tracking functionality
In-app purchases
WayLog
- Pro Version(Monthly Payment)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Version(Outlight Purchase)$34.99
3D Offline Maps
- Premium Month3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Week2 variants$1.997 Days
- Premium Month3 Days trial$3.991 Month
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- Premium Annual3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Annual Sale$12.991 Year
- Matching to road$0.99
- Lifetime$19.99
Questions
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