GPS Log vs Map Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS Log
Record your travels and adventures with location-first logging. Add photos, text, and tags to saved entries, view them on a map, and share your experiences with friends. Works offline and conserves battery.
- Location logging
- Add photos and text
- Tagging entries
- Map view with directions
- Offline functionality
- Battery saving mode
- Share travel maps
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GPS Log is a location-first way to record your adventures. Whether you're backpacking overseas, or exploring your local neighborhood, GPS Log gives you everything you need to capture your travels, share your favorite places with your friends, and find your way back again! How it works: 1. GPS Log gets your location from your device in seconds. 2. You add photos, text, and tags (if you like). 3. Later, browse the list of saved log entries or search by text and tags. 4. Easily view logged locations on a map and get directions to return. 5. Connect with your friends by sharing single records (what we call spikes), trip maps and lifetime travel maps using our own website Geospike, and on social media. Try 'GPS Log' risk free with the 'GPS Log LITE' version. Traveling around the world and want to remember where you went? Or, going to a new coffee shop in your neighborhood? Use GPS Log to record all your adventures, great and small. GPS Log works with no data connection, great when you're far from civilization, or roaming. GPS Log preserves your battery life. Unlike some tracking tools, with GPS Log you power it up when you want to log a location - then you power it down immediately. Saving your precious battery. Log the cities you visit, rate the restaurants in your city, geotag your photographs, remember where you parked your car, or where you went out. Record the mountain, river, or run you conquered, and much much more. With GPS Log, you can log just about anything. NOTE: GPS Log works best on devices with actual GPS receivers such as the iPhone, and iPads with Cellular Data. Locations obtained on other devices may be less accurate. If you experience any issues using GPS Log, PLEASE use the links on GPS Log's Settings screen to contact us by email. When issues are left as reviews, we are unable to contact you to help.
Map Diary
This app allows you to privately save and organize locations on an interactive map with photos and notes. It works completely offline, requiring no account or internet connection, making it ideal for travel and documenting personal memories.
- Save locations on interactive map
- Add photos and timestamped notes
- Organize locations into custom lists
- Fully offline and private functionality
- Personalize pins with icons and colors
- Automatic address lookup
- Multiple map styles
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Save every place that matters — private and available offline. Free to download. No ads. No tracking — ever. Map Diary lets you pin locations on an interactive map, add photos and notes, and organize everything into custom lists. No account, no internet required for your saved archive. Just you and your memories. ▸ INTERACTIVE MAP Long-press to save places anywhere. Filter pins by list. Get directions and Look Around via Apple Maps. Plan a walking or driving route from your own stops, including a round trip — routes and past journeys are Pro. Standard map style included free; Hybrid and Satellite are Pro. ▸ CAPTURE EVERY DETAIL Add up to 2 photos and 2 notes per location on Free. Set a cover photo. Address lookup, place search, and directions send your search text or map coordinates to Apple. Pro unlocks unlimited photos and notes. ▸ PERSONALIZE YOUR PINS 12 colors and a starter set of map pin icons free. Pro unlocks the full library of 116 activity icons — hiking, camping, food, museums, beaches, and more. ▸ ORGANIZE IN LISTS Group trips, favorites, restaurants, and to-visit spots. Free includes up to 2 lists; Pro adds unlimited lists and list filtering at any scale. ▸ SEARCH YOUR LIBRARY — OR DISCOVER NEW PLACES Search your own saved locations and lists free. Pro adds Apple Maps place search to discover new spots to save. ▸ OFFLINE SAVED ARCHIVE & PRIVATE Your saved journal works without internet — perfect for travel, road trips, and remote areas. Address lookup, place search, and directions send your search text or map coordinates to Apple. Your saved data stays on your device. No tracking, no analytics. ▸ TRY FREE Pin up to 16 locations, manage 2 lists, add up to 2 photos and 2 notes per place, browse and edit your map, and search your saved library — no watermarks. ▸ PRO UNLOCKS THE FULL ARCHIVE Unlimited locations and lists, unlimited photos and notes, Apple Maps search, Hybrid and Satellite map styles, the full icon library, routes and past journeys, and .mapdiary backup and restore. Monthly, annual, or lifetime. Whether you're documenting a weekend getaway or a lifetime of travel — Map Diary is the private travel journal with an offline saved archive that goes wherever you go. Have feedback? Reach us at support@can.bi Privacy Policy: https://canbi.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-4916cac95bdb82778b040144667297db Terms of Use (EULA): https://canbi.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-de96cac95bdb82d2a1f801dfb47e579d
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Map Diary at Free against GPS Log's $9.90. Map Diary also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). GPS Log's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). On ads 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
Map Diary is free to download; GPS Log costs $9.90 up front. Map Diary sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. GPS Log asks for nothing beyond the download.
Map Diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS Log has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of GPS Log's written reviews are positive against 100% of Map Diary's.
GPS Log ships an update every 4 months, Map Diary weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS Log | Map Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.90 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geospike Pty Ltd | Can Bi |
Customer experience
GPS Log
Map Diary
In-app purchases
GPS Log
No in-app purchases
Map Diary
- Map Diary Monthly$2.991 Month
- Map Diary Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Support Tip - Map Pin$1.99
- Support Tip - Trail Marker$4.99
- Support Tip - Compass Rose$12.99
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- Map Diary Lifetime$19.99
- Support Tip - World Explorer$24.99









