xcNav vs PureTrack GPS Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xcNav
This app provides essential navigation tools for paramotor pilots, including waypoints, ETAs, and live location sharing. It also offers group chat, airspace charts, weather information, and proximity warnings with external hardware.
- Navigation tools (waypoints, ETAs)
- Live location sharing
- Group chat
- Airspace sectional charts
- Weather tools
- ADSB-in proximity warnings
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- Navigation tools (waypoints, ETAs, etc) - Live location sharing - Live shared waypoints - Group chat - Airspace sectional charts - Weather tools - ADSB-in with proximity warnings (requires external hardware)
PureTrack GPS Tracker
Share your real-time location with friends and family via a simple web link. Track multiple vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft worldwide and view historical tracks. Integrates with satellite trackers and other aviation data for comprehensive coverage.
- Live location sharing
- Track multiple vehicles/aircraft
- Worldwide coverage
- Integrates with satellite trackers
- View historical tracks
- See friends on the same map
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PureTrack makes it easy to let others follow you on your adventures, for fun and safety. - Perfect for hikers, trampers, pilots, adventurers, mountain climbers, cyclists, kayakers, sailors, and anyone going anywhere remote. - Track aircraft, paragliders, gliders, vehicles, boats, kayaks, bikes, dogs, cats, people, or anything you like! Key features: - Now supporting satellite data live tracking, direct from your mobile phone!* - Easily share your live location with your friends on any computer or device with a simple web link. - Add multiple trackers or aircraft that you fly. Switch between them easily. Handy if you're jumping between multiple aircraft, vehicles or sports often. - PureTrack works worldwide, anywhere you've got cellular signal. - See all your friends on the same map. - Merge cellular tracking from this app with SPOT and InReach satellite trackers, ADSB, FLARM and OGN tracking data, for the ultimate coverage anywhere you go adventuring. - View tracks of where you've been. - Location data is shown on the puretrack.io website. - Follow aircraft from around the world. *Satellite data requires iPhone 14 or later, and must be supported by your cellular carrier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PureTrack GPS Tracker at 100% against xcNav's 20%. PureTrack GPS Tracker also leads on chart position (#52 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). xcNav's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 17 months). On 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
xcNav is free to download; PureTrack GPS Tracker costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
xcNav ships an update every 6 weeks, PureTrack GPS Tracker every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | xcNav | PureTrack GPS Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #52 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caleb Johnson | Tim Bromhead |
Customer experience
xcNav
PureTrack GPS Tracker
In-app purchases
xcNav
No in-app purchases
PureTrack GPS Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is xcNav free?
Is PureTrack GPS Tracker free?
Do xcNav or PureTrack GPS Tracker have ads?
Which is updated more often, xcNav or PureTrack GPS Tracker?
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