PlaceTrack vs Share Tracks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlaceTrack
This app provides comprehensive location journaling and sharing for families. It tracks speed, altitude, and activity, with optional real-time sharing and directions to loved ones' locations. It also supports GPX track import and comparison.
- 24/7 location journaling
- Real-time family tracking
- Speed, altitude, and activity data
- GPX track import and overlay
- Street-level image viewing
- Optional safe location sharing
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PlaceTrack is a modern, cross-platform, full-featured location journaling and sharing app, available for iPhone, Apple Watch, and other platforms, and also offering compatibility with Car Play. It keeps a history of your locations 24/7 with almost no impact on battery life, capturing data on speed, course, altitude, and user activity. Additionally, its optional sharing features allow you to track your loved ones, monitor their travelling speed, get directions to their current location, and view street-level images of any place they are or they have been. You can also overlay and compare your location or your contacts' locations against a GPX track. This can be imported from files, Strava, or Apple Watch workout routes, as the app integrates seamlessly with HealthKit. In short: - personal location journaling h24 - Apple Watch and CarPlay compatibility - context data: location data can include location history, speed and course, altitude, whether you’re walking, running, moving in a vehicle or resting - Healthkit/Apple Watch and Strava integration for GPX import - optional safe location sharing with the people you trust, in real time - GPX merge, map overlay and export - POIs (Point of Interest) support and sharing - live data: force a contact’s device to immediately send a fresh location - passive and battery friendly: run in the background with no noticeable impact on battery life, location is periodically updated as the device moves - you are in control: set who sees your current location or who has access to your location history with fine-grained access controls Other features: - excellent battery usage: PlaceTrack uses SLC mode (Significant Location Change) and region monitoring, NOT continuous background. PlaceTrack is suspended in the background most of the time and is woken up only when you move significantly (detected using cell towers signal); most of the time it just sleeps and the GPS hardware is powered off to preserve battery. Install the app and forget about it - save your location history for later viewing - optionally share your recent location or location history with authorized PlaceTrack contacts - forced contact location updates: you can ask for a live location update from a contact and the backend platform will silently ask your contact device for a new location update - delayed sync: stores your locations when network is unreachable and pushes them to the PlaceTrack servers when you're back online - in-app streetview images - track overlays: import route data from Apple Watch, Strava and GPX files - location sharing works using address book phone numbers: your phone number is authenticated through an sms code on your first activation - your data, including your phone number and location, is always sent on a secure connection (ssl) and is never shared with any third party
Share Tracks
Record, save, and share your GPS routes with rich media like photos and voice notes. Navigate along saved paths and import/export routes in GPX format. Relive your adventures by revisiting your journeys on the map.
- Real-time GPS route recording
- Add photos, videos, and voice notes to map locations
- Share routes with friends and import shared routes
- GPX import and export functionality
- Navigate along recorded routes
- Smart GPS track correction for accuracy
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Share Track is a powerful GPS route tracker and route-sharing app designed for travel, outdoor adventures, and everyday activities. With Share Track, you can easily record GPS tracks, save travel routes, and capture every moment directly on the map with photos, videos, and voice notes. Turn every journey into a visual story on the map and share it with friends. Whether you’re hiking, cycling, running, driving, or exploring the outdoors, Share Track helps you capture every unforgettable route. GPS Route Recording Record your route in real time with accurate GPS tracking. Track important data including: • Distance • Speed • Time • Altitude • Direction Perfect for: • Running • Walking • Cycling • Hiking • Driving Add Photos and Videos to the Map Make your routes more vivid. You can attach media to any location on the map: • Photos • Videos • Voice notes • Text notes • Photo drawings Your memories appear exactly where they happened. Share Routes with Friends Easily share your routes with others. Shared routes can include: • GPS tracks • Photos • Videos • Voice notes Friends can import your routes and explore them on their own maps. Cloud Route Sharing Upload your routes to the cloud and share them with other users. Discover routes shared by travelers and outdoor enthusiasts around the world. GPX Import & Export Share Track supports multiple route formats. You can: • Import GPX routes from other apps • Export routes for other navigation tools • Open routes in different mapping applications Compatible with many GPS and navigation platforms. Route Navigation Navigate along recorded routes with real-time guidance. Great for: • Outdoor adventures • Travel routes • Cycling paths • Hiking trails • Road trips Smart GPS Track Correction Share Track automatically optimizes GPS tracks to improve route accuracy. Even during long journeys, your tracks remain clear and reliable. Perfect For Share Track is ideal for: • Travel • Hiking • Cycling • Running • Walking • Road trips • Outdoor exploration • Route recording • GPS navigation Relive Your Journeys With Share Track, you can revisit your adventures anytime. Open the map and see: • The routes you traveled • The photos you captured • The videos you recorded Every journey becomes a story on the map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Share Tracks at 100% against PlaceTrack's 55%. Share Tracks also leads on price ($2.99 vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks). PlaceTrack's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). On 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
PlaceTrack costs $5.99 and Share Tracks $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PlaceTrack ships an update every 4 weeks, Share Tracks every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlaceTrack | Share Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Nico Tranquilli | Shenzhen Siyang Xunfei Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
PlaceTrack
Share Tracks
Bugs and requests
PlaceTrack
Reported bugs
67 issues- Network status error
- Crashing issues
- App closes when accessing contacts
- AutoCheck-In Setup Failed error
- GPS always active
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- Background checkins not functional
- App crashes
- Background updates not working
- Cannot log in to Google with 2-step auth
- Application specific passwords do not work
- Known bug for weeks, no response to support emails
- App updated, but not fixed
- Updates only every 3-6 hours
- Background updates not working on 3G
- Background updates don't work
- App freezes and stops updating
- Location updates only when far away
- App self restarts a lot
- Map not showing
- Does not detect cell tower switching properly
- Location delayed
- Buttons are a tad small
- Crashes constantly
- Does not update location in background
- Updates location only when about 6 blocks away
- App updates location only when opening app
- Stops updating in iOS 4.1
- Map not showing
- Does not detect cell tower switching properly
- Location delayed
- Buttons are a tad small
- Crashes constantly
- Does not update location in background
- Updates location only when about 6 blocks away
- App updates location only when opening app
- Stops updating in iOS 4.1
- Background updates don't work
- App freezes and stops updating
- Location updates only when far away
- App self restarts a lot
- Map not showing
- Does not detect cell tower switching properly
- Location delayed
- Buttons are a tad small
- Crashes constantly
- Does not update location in background
- Updates location only when about 6 blocks away
- App updates location only when opening app
- Stops updating in iOS 4.1
- SMS code not received
- Account locked
- Network status error
- Crashing issues
- App closes when accessing contacts
- AutoCheck-In Setup Failed error
- GPS always active
- Background checkins not functional
- App crashes
- Background updates unreliable
- Login problems
- No refund
- UI has only 1 language
- Not working anymore
- Useless application
- Not secure
- Account locked
- SMS code not received
Requested features
17 requests- Introduce metric system option
- More website tracking options
- Update to work with Google+ location
- iPad version
- Send location when power status changes
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- Enable different set of options when plugged in
- Email locations in Google Earth format
- More settings parameters
- Add avatar functionality
- Larger map view
- Force manual sync intervals
- Scheduled updates (20-30 min)
- More battery life settings (customizable)
- Push notifications for nearby friends
- Manual check-in option
- Open in maps button
- Visualisation of the entire route
Share Tracks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PlaceTrack
No in-app purchases
Share Tracks
No in-app purchases




