Guru Maps vs Ant tracker, GPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guru Maps
Navigate the world without an internet connection using detailed offline maps and turn-by-turn GPS directions. Plan multi-stop routes, record your adventures, and discover millions of points of interest with rich 3D terrain views. Sync your data across devices for seamless exploration.
- Offline maps and navigation
- Turn-by-turn voice directions
- Multi-stop route planning
- GPS track recording
- 3D relief and terrain views
- Offline search for places
- Sync across devices
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Explore the world offline with Guru Maps — detailed maps, turn-by-turn navigation, and GPS track recording that keep working when you have no signal. Download maps once and use them anywhere (powered by OpenStreetMap). Plan routes, record adventures, save favorite places, and sync everything across devices. OFFLINE MAPS • Download maps for countries or regions and use them fully offline. • Rich detail and millions of places. Monthly map updates. NAVIGATION THAT WORKS OFFLINE • Voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions with automatic rerouting. • Lane guidance for clearer driving in complex junctions. • Modes: car, bike, truck, walk, plus straight-line navigation (great for sailing or off-road). ROUTE PLANNING • Build multi-stop routes with custom waypoints. • Choose fastest or shortest route and save your plans. • Export routes to GPX/KML to share or back up. TRUE 3D RELIEF & TERRAIN • Preview hills and valleys in True 3D Relief. • High-detail terrain: contour lines, hillshade, and topographic overlays. • Elevation profiles and slope charts for smarter planning. GPS TRACK RECORDING • Record tracks with one tap (even in the background). • Live stats: speed, distance, time, altitude. • Analyze tracks with interactive graphs and export to GPX/KML. FAST OFFLINE SEARCH • Search by name, address, category, or coordinates — offline. • Instant results as you type, with multi-language support. POI & ORGANIZATION • Save places with custom pins and icons. • Organize everything into folders and share with friends. OPENING HOURS • See opening hours for places when available. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES • Sync and back up your markers, tracks, and collections with one Guru Maps account across iOS, macOS, and other platforms. CARPLAY • Use Guru Maps on Apple CarPlay with offline maps and voice directions. NO ADS. PRIVACY FIRST. • No advertising. Your location stays on your device. Power features: one-finger zoom, compass & scale, coordinate grids (MGRS/UTM), GeoJSON overlays, MBTiles/sqlitedb import, and more. Upgrade to Pro for: • Unlimited offline map downloads • Unlimited markers and GPS tracks • Pro map sources, including Satellite and specialist layers (cycling, outdoors, marine, ski, etc.) Choose monthly or yearly subscription (7-day free trial) — or a one-time lifetime purchase. Download Guru Maps and explore with confidence — anywhere, anytime. Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://gurumaps.app/terms_of_service Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Ant tracker, GPS
This app records your travel routes and automatically links your photos to the exact locations where they were taken. It allows you to organize, view, and share your adventures with detailed track information and embedded images.
- GPS track recording
- Automatic photo linking to map locations
- Organize tracks by activity, date, and location
- Create custom track groups
- Mark and share favorite places
- Exportable .phototrack file format
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Ant is more than just a GPS tracker. It's a photo tracker. An ant is smaller than a human but smarter than a regular GPS tracker. An ant is a photo tracker. While standard track recording and viewing are made convenient and simple here. You won't find half the screen filled with running numbers for latitude, longitude, and other deviations from the azimuth like in Terminator's head )) Ant is designed for people who love to travel, take photos, and share their adventures with others. Only here will you see not only where you've been and how far you've traveled but also what you photographed along the way. Walk, travel, ride your bike, and take photos with your phone as you usually do. If Ant was recording a track at that time, your photos will be automatically added to the track. Right on the map and exactly where they were taken. No need to open the app to take photos from within it—that's inconvenient and strange. Just grant access to your photos, and Ant will display everything itself. Enjoy your travels and the world around you, not unnecessary communication with complex features. You can and should share your recorded tracks. The developed .phototrack file format allows you to transmit complete information about a track in a single file. With descriptions and photos. Saved tracks are easy to find and view. They are organized by activity (running, cycling, walking, etc.), chronology, countries, and regions. You can also combine tracks into your own groups (e.g., "Vacation in the mountains in August," "Morning runs," etc.). There are also favorite tracks—your masterpieces should always be at hand. And of course, the functionality for working with favorite places on the map is implemented. Mark, describe, photograph, and share. Quick execution of standard actions: marking the current position on the map, starting/stopping track recording, adding a point by taking a photo, dark/light mode, etc. All application data is stored exclusively on your device. Your adventures are your adventures))
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Guru Maps at 3K against Ant tracker, GPS's 1. Guru Maps also leads on chart position (#186 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 2). Ant tracker, GPS's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, 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. Guru Maps sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Ant tracker, GPS sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ant tracker, GPS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guru Maps has 3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Guru Maps's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ant tracker, GPS's.
Guru Maps ships an update every 10 days, Ant tracker, GPS every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guru Maps | Ant tracker, GPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #186 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evgen Bodunov | Vladimir Tezin |
Customer experience
Guru Maps
Ant tracker, GPS
Bugs and requests
Guru Maps
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes after recent updates
- GPS not working reliably offline
- Incorrect map data in some areas
- Syncing issues between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Route planning and turn-by-turn navigation
- Elevation/terrain data display
- Ability to add custom waypoints and annotations
- Improved search functionality
- Easier map download and import process
Ant tracker, GPS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guru Maps
- Guru Maps Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Guru Maps Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- One-Time Purchase$27.00
- One-Time Purchase$40.49
- One-Time Purchase$54.00
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- One-Time Purchase$89.99
Ant tracker, GPS
- Photo+$0.99
- Thanks to the author$0.99
- Share+$1.99
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- Many thanks to the author$1.99
- Ant Super$2.99
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