Comparison

GPS Stone vs ClipTrace

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

ClipTrace

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Features: - GPX course tracking - Path deviation alert - Display of hiking time, distance, and elevation gain - Arrival time when setting waypoints, and elapsed time since the previous point.

Screenshots

GPS Stone3 screens
ClipTrace3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ClipTrace at every 2 days against GPS Stone's every 21 months. GPS Stone's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Stone ships an update every 21 months, ClipTrace every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GPS Stone versus ClipTrace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS StoneClipTrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancois LamboleyJaewon Seo

In-app purchases

None

GPS Stone

No in-app purchases

None

ClipTrace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS Stone free?
GPS Stone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClipTrace free?
ClipTrace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GPS Stone or ClipTrace have ads?
Neither GPS Stone nor ClipTrace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Stone or ClipTrace?
GPS Stone ships an update every 21 months, and ClipTrace every 2 days. Most recently, GPS Stone was updated on October 22, 2026 and ClipTrace on October 19, 2026.

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