GPSnote vs Optimus Tracking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPSnote
Pinpoint locations on a map to add notes, descriptions, and details. Automatically capture location information and organize all your annotations in a searchable list. Sync across devices and easily export your data.
- Add notes by tapping, current location, or search
- Reposition notes easily
- Automatic country and city details
- Organized list of all notes
- Global search for locations
- iCloud sync across devices
- Export notes via File Sharing
- Open notes directly in Maps for navigation
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• Add Notes Anywhere – Drop a pin by tapping the map, using your current location, or searching for any place • Move Notes Freely – Reposition notes effortlessly as your ideas evolve • Automatic Location Details – Country and city are added automatically using precise reverse geocoding • All Notes, One List – View and manage every saved note in a clear, organised list • Global Search – Find locations anywhere in the world and attach notes instantly • iCloud Sync – Your notes stay perfectly in sync across all your devices • Easy Export – Export notes via File Sharing using Finder or iTunes when connected to a computer • Built-in Directions – Open any note directly in Maps for turn-by-turn navigation
Optimus Tracking
Monitor your vehicles and GPS devices in real-time. Receive instant alerts via push notifications, email, or SMS for enhanced security and management.
- Manage vehicles and GPS devices
- Real-time vehicle tracking
- Push notification alerts
- Email alerts
- SMS alerts
- Manage alert recipients
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Optimus Tracker App is the mobile version of our tracking platform. - Manage your vehicles and other GPS devices. - Track your vehicle in real-time. - Receive alerts by: * Push notifications. * Email. * SMS. - Manage your email accounts and cell phone numbers for alerts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Optimus Tracking at Free against GPSnote's $0.99. Optimus Tracking also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 12). GPSnote's advantage is device support (5 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Optimus Tracking is free to download; GPSnote costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Optimus Tracking holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Optimus Tracking has 4.8K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of GPSnote's written reviews are positive against 59% of Optimus Tracking's.
GPSnote ships an update every 2 months, Optimus Tracking every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPSnote | Optimus Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.8 (12 ratings) | 4.6 (4.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.7% of reviews | 59.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 4.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vlad Alexa | CHURPSE GPS TRACKING INC. |
Customer experience
GPSnote
Optimus Tracking
User reviews
GPSnote
From 12 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 📍 Useful for tracking locations
- 🗺️ Good for planning trips
- 📝 Allows notes for pins
- 🌍 Worldwide map display
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 App doesn't load/work
- 🐛 Search functionality issues
- 🐛 Data loss (pins disappear)
- 🐛 Inaccurate GPS/pin placement
Optimus Tracking
From 4.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate tracking
- 🔒 Reliable security
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Helpful alerts
- 🚀 Real-time updates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional signal loss
- 🔋 Battery life issues
- 🐛 Inaccurate location data
- 🐛 Delayed notifications
- 👎 Poor customer service
Bugs and requests
GPSnote
Reported bugs
27 issues- Crashes every time trying to search a location
- Points (pins) get lost
- Cannot place any notes on iPhone
- App doesn't load properly
- App crashes upon search
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- App crashes when you search
- Crashing every time trying to add a city to pin
- App crashes when searching a city
- App crashes on iPhone and iPads when hitting search
- App stopped working with iOS 7
- App crashes when opened
- App force closes after hitting search
- App crashes on open
- App doesn't seem to work on iOS 6
- Nothing happens when pressing 'yes' for 'do you want to create a note'
- App simply does not work
- App crashes constantly (free version)
- Search doesn't always work
- Map zooms out too far every time
- Display jumps to somewhere else on the planet sometimes
- Notes say '(null)'
- Google Maps seems damaged after installing this app
- Problems with German umlauts make the app a torture
- Map zooms out to about 500 miles
- Transition from satellite view to map view can be inconsistent
- Low memory warnings
- App is unusable due to low memory warnings
Requested features
27 requests- Add different colors to pins
- Option to send all information to email at once
- Add ability to create backup files via email
- Optional inner country boundaries (states, provinces)
- Ability to place markers with GPS coordinates
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- Built-in GPS format converter
- Add ability to add pictures to pins
- Show distance from each pin
- Ability to make many layers to filter notes
- Improve search functionality
- Make house numbers visible for every lot
- Sync to Foursquare
- Display date for pins
- Display lat/long rather than place name on pin
- Ability to view list of all pins with information
- Ability to export the list of pins
- Search function to pull in addresses
- Integrate with 411, address book, or Google Maps
- Ability to move pins
- Handwrite notes
- Add longitude and latitude coordinates to pin locations
- Add hybrid view
- Option to add additional fields to notes
- Option to have multiple pin colors
- Ability to calculate fastest route between stops
- Add ability to add locations manually
- Allow opening route in GPS apps (Waze, Google Maps, Apple Maps)
Optimus Tracking
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Connectivity problems
- Inconsistent performance
Requested features
4 requests- More frequent location updates
- Improved geofencing capabilities
- Ability to export trip data
- Speed monitoring and alerts
In-app purchases
GPSnote
No in-app purchases
Optimus Tracking
No in-app purchases
