Comparison

GPS Stone vs WayLog

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

Head to head
About

GPS Stone

Record and export your trips in GPX format for detailed analysis and photo tagging. Track your journey in real-time with speed, altitude, and distance data. Review past activities like cycling, driving, or trekking.

Highlights
  • Record and date trips
  • Live path tracking on map
  • Auto-restart recording
  • View speed, altitude, distance
  • Export trips in GPX format
  • Send GPX via email
Features
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GPS Stone records and exports all your trips to your main computer for geo-tagging/photo-tagging or trip management. Follow your trip on the map in real time, or use the detailed view with the current speed, average speed, altitude, traveled distance, position accuracy, direction, and more! Once back home, review where you have been at a given time, and for how long. It also works for sport activities, cycling, car, trekking… Additionally, GPS Stone can export the trip you've recorded in the standard GPX format. See your trip on Google Earth, or compatible software such as Atom GPS for PC or HoudaGeo for Mac. ----------------------------------------------- GPS Stone Trip Recorder can: • Record and date your trip • Show live path on the map • Auto-restart recording after a phone call • View your instant, max, and average speed • Compass • Delete and rename any trip • Units: mph or km/h • Send GPX by mail Note: This application use background mode, continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

WayLog

This app records your routes for various activities like walking, running, cycling, and driving. You can view your path on a map, track metrics like distance and speed, and organize your journeys with tags. It offers hands-free control and Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • Record routes for walking, running, cycling, driving
  • View route on map during recording
  • Track distance, speed, and altitude with graphs
  • Organize routes with tags and search functionality
  • Hands-free control via Siri, Shortcuts, or NFC tags
  • Apple Watch and CarPlay support
  • Export/import routes in GPX format
Features
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Turn your moves into a log you can look back on. WayLog is a GPS tracker that records your routes for walking, running, cycling, and driving with a single tap. Record with Apple Watch alone. Start/stop hands-free with Siri, Shortcuts, or NFC tags. Also supports information display with CarPlay. Key features • View your route on a map (even while recording) • Review distance, speed, and altitude with graphs • Organize with tags, and search by address, date/time, title, or tag • Automatically saves your step count when you finish recording • Automatically adds start/end locations, distance, average speed, and more to your calendar • Export/import routes in GPX format

Screenshots

GPS Stone3 screens
WayLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WayLog at 5.0 against GPS Stone's 3.6. WayLog also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 21 months) and review sentiment (60% vs 42%). GPS Stone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WayLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. GPS Stone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WayLog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of GPS Stone's written reviews are positive against 60% of WayLog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Stone ships an update every 21 months, WayLog every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
GPS Stone versus WayLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS StoneWayLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings)5.0 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings727 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancois LamboleyTsuneki Kamura

Customer experience

GPS Stone

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral42.9%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative46.2%

WayLog

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

GPS Stone

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

WayLog

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Version(Monthly Payment)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Version(Outlight Purchase)$34.99

Questions

Is GPS Stone free?
GPS Stone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WayLog free?
WayLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GPS Stone or WayLog?
WayLog is rated higher. GPS Stone averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while WayLog averages 5.0 from 27 ratings.
Do GPS Stone or WayLog have ads?
WayLog shows ads; GPS Stone does not.
Which is updated more often, GPS Stone or WayLog?
GPS Stone ships an update every 21 months, and WayLog every 2 weeks. Most recently, GPS Stone was updated on October 1, 2026 and WayLog on October 18, 2026.

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