GPSTrack vs Open Location
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPSTrack
Record your journeys privately without needing an account. Save, export, or map your past adventures to inspire future explorations. Ideal for daily activities, outdoor adventures, and discovering new places.
- No account or login required
- Privacy-first location tracking
- Export tracks to GPX/KML
- Save and revisit past journeys
- Simple, easy-to-use design
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Track your journeys without giving up your privacy — no accounts or logins required. Whether you’re walking through your neighborhood, hiking in the mountains, or taking a long road trip, use GPSTrack to keep a private record of where you’ve been. When you’re done, add your tracks to the map, export them to GPX or KML, or save them for later. Why You’ll Love It: • No account or login required — start tracking instantly • Privacy-first — we never collect or sell your location data • Simple, easy-to-use design Perfect For: • Daily walks and runs • Hiking and biking adventures • Scenic road trips • Exploring new neighborhoods • Remembering your favorite routes Explore Your World! Track where you’ve been, then let your past adventures inspire your next one.
Open Location
Seamlessly share locations between your favorite map and navigation apps. Easily send points of interest, contacts, or geo-tagged media to apps like Google Maps, Uber, or Outdooractive. Combine your existing navigation tools in novel ways.
- Share locations between different map apps
- Supports various data types (contacts, photos, GPX, KML)
- Integrates with numerous navigation and map services
- Streamlined iOS share extension
- Combines existing apps in new ways
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Map Switcher App in form of a streamlined iOS-share-extension. There are many good apps for navigation and map display. Unfortunately, it's currently not possible to exchange locations between different map apps. However, most apps offer the option to share a location. And that's precisely where this app comes in. You share a location and then select the "OPEN LOCATION" action provided by this app. EXAMPLE USAGE: I found a point of interest on Google Maps or Yelp. I share it via the "OPEN LOCATION..." action. Then I choose e.g. 'TomTom', because this might be my favorite app for car navigation. Or I could choose 'UBER' to order a ride. Or maybe 'Outdooractive' to hike to this location. Et cetera, etc... Everyone should be able to find good use of combining his/her existing apps with each other in new ways. SUPPORTED DATA TYPES: - contacts (vCard) - geo-tagged photos & movies - geo: links - GPX waypoints - ICS / ICAL events - KML placemarks - Plus Codes - textual coordinates - Wikipedia pages SUPPORTED APPS: - Apple Maps - Citymapper - CoMaps - Direkto - Google Earth - Google Maps - Guru Maps - here - Komoot - Lyft - Magic Earth - MapOut - maps.me - Organic Maps - OsmAnd Maps - Outdooractive - Pocket Earth - Scenic Motorcycle Navigation - Sygic - TomTom Go - UBER - Waze - What3Words - Wigemo - Yelp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Open Location at 94% against GPSTrack's 75%. Open Location also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. GPSTrack sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year and Open Location sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GPSTrack ships an update every 2 months, Open Location every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPSTrack | Open Location |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Longstride Tech, LLC | Michael Hoereth |
Customer experience
GPSTrack
Open Location
In-app purchases
GPSTrack
- GPSTrack Plus$12.991 Year
Open Location
- Unlock all Features$3.99
