Comparison

Gecko Maps vs Trek M

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

Head to head
About

Gecko Maps

This navigation app offers online and offline maps with various layers like topography and satellite imagery. It provides geolocation features, waypoint creation, and altitude display. Advanced tools include military coordinate systems and magnetic declination computation.

Highlights
  • Online and offline map access
  • Multiple map layers (topography, satellite, OSM)
  • Geolocation and GPS trace recording
  • Waypoint creation and customization
  • Altitude and elevation profile display
  • Military coordinate systems (MGRS, UTM)
  • Map sharing in MBTiles and GPX formats
Features
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Online and Offline maps Multiple maps and layers : topography, satellite, OpenStreetMap©, Google© Maps, IGN© - France... Download maps in order to display them when you are offline or share them with other users (MBTiles format). Geolocation Visualize your position and record traces using the GPS signal. Share your location with other users. Waypoints, traces and measures Creation and customization of markers and traces. Sharing data in gpx format. Measure distances and angles in ° or mil. Altitude Display altitude. Compute elevation profile of traces. Military use Coordinates MGRS, UTM, lat/long (deg), lat/long (deg, min), lat/long (deg, min, sec). Grid MGRS or latitude/longitude. Compute magnetic declination. Terms of use : https://gecko-map.com/terms Privacy policy : https://gecko-map.com/privacy

About

Trek M

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Trek M is a travel data display, logger and navigator for trekkers and travelers. It displays basic and enhanced GPS data and optionally logs it and shows condensed navigation instructions on your ActiveLook smart glasses’ heads-up display and also on iPhones and iPads with built-in cellular support. The information is in your preferred units for speed, course and altitude. Additionally, the app collects and calculates derivate information such as distance travelled, maximum and average speeds, highest and lowest altitudes and ascent and descent. The collected data is visible in real time in the watch (GPS data only) and smart glasses, iPhones and iPads (both GPS data and navigation directions). The location data can be saved to a GPX trace: you can follow your current position, active trace or stored traces on the map. The watch app can be also used to remotely connect the phone: start or stop the trace, reset or pause both devices. Trek M builds on and replaces the GPS M app, which is no longer updated but still available for the time being. Images 1: Start screen with speed, distance travelled, current course and altitude, additionally duration from start, maximum and average speeds, maximum and minimum altitudes, cumulative ascent and descent. 2: Tap on map (requires iOS 17.0 or later) or enter street address or contact name for destination 3: Navigation screen on iPhone. Smart glasses show direction arrow, distance to next step, distance travelled and current speed (Image is from simulator: simulated route does *not* lead to given destination, thus directions indicate navigation error and suggest corrective turn). Please see the User's Guide for print screens from actual device, route and navigation. ** Note ** - The navigation instructions are based on Apple Maps. The supported languages are English and Finnish. Any other Apple Maps supported language can be added, or the phone can temporarily use English as the primary language. - iWatches are not supported with iPads - Navigation is only supported with iPads with built-in cellular support Please check out the User's Guide at https://pbase.com/pekkal/trekm before purchasing the app! Trek M uses ActiveLook SDK, published under the Apache 2.0 license (https://github.com/ActiveLook/ios-sdk/blob/main/LICENSE)

Screenshots

Gecko Maps4 screens
Trek M4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gecko Maps at Free against Trek M's $6.99. Gecko Maps also leads on device support and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16). Trek M's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2).

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

Gecko Maps is free to download; Trek M costs $6.99 up front. Gecko Maps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Trek M asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Gecko Maps versus Trek M: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGecko MapsTrek M
PriceFree — better$6.99
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS11.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaPPekka Leppanen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gecko Maps

Subscriptions2
  • Maps Download$0.991 Month
  • IGN© maps$10.991 Year
None

Trek M

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gecko Maps free?
Gecko Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trek M free?
Trek M costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.

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