GPS Log LITE vs KML Collection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS Log LITE
Record your travels by logging locations with photos, text, and tags. Easily revisit saved entries on a map, get directions, and share your adventures with friends. Works offline and conserves battery.
- Log locations with photos and text
- Add tags for easy searching
- View logged locations on a map
- Get directions back to saved locations
- Share trips and locations with friends
- Offline functionality
- Battery-saving design
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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. 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.
KML Collection
Easily import your custom KML/KMZ map files to your mobile device. Add and edit points of interest by searching, entering addresses, or long-pressing on the map. This app is ideal for planning your travels with your own personalized maps.
- Import KML/KMZ map files
- Add new places and points of interest
- Edit existing map data
- Search for places by name or address
- Long press to add locations
- Import shapes and lines (Pro)
- Export maps (Pro)
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KML Collection is designed to import KML/KMZ map files you created onto your mobile devices. Once the map is imported, you can add new places and points of interest to the map by searching the place name, entering its address or long press anywhere on the map. KML Collection is a great tool for planning your travel. How to Import Maps 1. Create your map using "Google My Maps" on desktop browser. 2. Export your map as a KML file. 3. Send the file to your email address. 4. Open the file on your iOS device Mail app and choose "KML Collection" Pro Version Features: - Import unlimited KML/KMZ files. - Keep unlimited maps in your collection. - Enable add, edit and delete maps and places. - Import and display shapes and lines. - Export maps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: KML Collection at 186 against GPS Log LITE's 5. KML Collection also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. GPS Log LITE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and KML Collection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
KML Collection holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KML Collection has 186 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of GPS Log LITE's written reviews are positive against 60% of KML Collection's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GPS Log LITE ships an update every 4 months, KML Collection monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS Log LITE | KML Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (186 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 186 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geospike Pty Ltd | Wilson Lei |
Customer experience
GPS Log LITE
KML Collection
In-app purchases
GPS Log LITE
- GPS Log Premium$9.90
KML Collection
- KML Collection Pro$4.99






