Comparison

GPS Tracks vs Grid

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

Head to head
About

GPS Tracks

This app allows users to track outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and running. It enables navigation to waypoints, storage of favorite destinations, and offers advanced features for route planning and data export with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Track hiking, biking, running, and walking routes
  • Navigate to saved waypoints
  • Store and manage favorite destinations
  • Offline map downloads
  • Export tracks and waypoints (GPX, KML, CSV)
  • Real-time track sharing
  • Apple Watch app for direct activity tracking
Features
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"One of the better GPS apps for sporting enthusiasts for the iPhone..." - Bryan Wolfe, AppAdvice.com Do you want to track your hiking, biking, walking, running? Do you want to track your outdoor activities? Do you need to navigate to waypoints? Do you want to store your favorite destinations? Explore anywhere, without limits with GPS Tracks. It is an ideal app for offline hiking, running, walking, cycling, and any other route tracking activity. It is a perfect companion for traveling, hunting, fishing, and other navigational activities where you need to store specific waypoints. Use Applications - • Great for hiking offline, running, walking, and biking to track your route! • Great for photographers who need to track location data for their pictures! • Great for hunters and fishermen who need to store specific locations! • Great for golfing to find the distance to the pin! • Great for military navigational applications! Features Upgrade to GPS Tracks Pro & Premium (requires subscription) • Download maps for offline use • Use Street, Terrain, Topo, Satellite, USGS, NOAA nautical charts, FAA charts, and many other alternate map sources • Add map overlays of local trails or area boundaries from images, files, or directly from your camera • Use custom Map Tile Server URLs • Export tracks and waypoints to GPX, KML, KMZ, or CSV • Print Maps in PDF • GPS Tracks Live - real-time track sharing with friends which allows you to see your friends tracks live on the map • Use the Range Finder • Create a track pacesetter or goal to improve your time on a given track • Weather at waypoints • Elevation profiles for tracks • Create routes manually by tracing the map or dropping pins • GPS Tracks uses WGS84 datum, over 220 datums available with the subscription • Subscription syncs via iCloud to other devices Track • Record your track for any activity • Save your favorite waypoints • Take GPS static observations to average current location for more accurate waypoints • Easily navigate to waypoints with the waypoint guide on the compass • Add a vector as a waypoint with angle and distance • Convert between four sets of coordinates (Decimal, DMS, MGRS, UTM) anytime Measure (requires subscription) • The Range Finder allows you to measure distance, elevation and angle between any two points on the map • Map measuring tools allow you to measure area and distance on the map • Draw or drop pins to measure Apple Watch App • Track your activity directly with your Apple Watch without your iPhone • Will save your workouts to the Health app from the watch (only the watch app uses HealthKit) Connect • iCloud syncing (will sync between Mac, iPad, and iPhone version) • Import from Dropbox, iCloud Drive, or the local device storage • Send a waypoint to the Apple, Google, or Waze app for driving directions • Import tracks and coordinates in a GPX, KML, BIN, CSV, or NMEA format Live Activities & Widgets • Live Activity for tracking and navigating waypoints • Lock Screen & Home Screen widget for distance today and current location • Home Screen widget for last track and add new waypoint There are many other great features. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use - http://www.dmsoftwaresolutions.com/privacyPolicyTermsOfUse.html Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Grid

This app provides accurate location data in MGRS/USNG and lat/lon formats, along with altitude, course, and speed. It features a satellite map, a coordinate converter, and options to adjust grid accuracy and units. Location updates can be toggled to conserve battery.

Highlights
  • MGRS/USNG and lat/lon coordinates
  • Altitude, course, and speed display
  • Satellite map view
  • Coordinate converter (DMS, MGRS, UTM)
  • Adjustable grid accuracy
  • Toggleable location updates
Features
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Grid Nav gives you accurate location data in angular geographic coordinates and in Military Grid Reference System (MGRS)/USNG format. Perfect for Land Nav. Simple to use without a bunch of clutter to get in your way so you can get the information you need quickly. Completely re-written from Grid Nav2 to provide the latest in accuracy & power savings. Features: - easily get your current coordinates in lat/lon and MGRS format as well as altitude, course, and speed - the ability to turn on & off location updates to save battery - satellite map of your location - a converter to change between degrees or degrees, minutes, seconds (DMS) and MGRS & UTM - change between ft/mph and m/kph - change the displayed grid accuracy (8, 10, or 12 digit grid) ***Privacy Information*** Absolutely NO user data is taken, stored or transmitted by this application (unlike the other “nav” apps you have on your phone right now)

Screenshots

GPS Tracks4 screens
Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GPS Tracks at 85% against Grid's 0%. GPS Tracks also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.7 vs 3.7). Grid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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

GPS Tracks is free to download; Grid costs $0.99 up front. GPS Tracks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GPS Tracks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS Tracks has 18K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of GPS Tracks's written reviews are positive against 0% of Grid's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Tracks ships an update fortnightly, Grid every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
GPS Tracks versus Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS TracksGrid
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (18K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#78 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MorneaultMatt Kaili

Customer experience

GPS Tracks

All ratings17,647 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,426 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative10.9%

Grid

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

GPS Tracks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tracks disappearing after updates
  • GPS coordinates not always accurate
  • Difficulty deleting unwanted waypoints

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to edit waypoint names
  • Improved map synchronization across devices
  • Integration with popular fitness apps
  • Landscape map view option
  • Automatic activity tracking without user interaction

Grid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GPS Tracks

Subscriptions2
  • GPS Tracks Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • GPS Tracks Premium$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Datum Add-On Pack$2.99
None

Grid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS Tracks free?
GPS Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grid free?
Grid costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GPS Tracks or Grid?
GPS Tracks is rated higher. GPS Tracks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Grid averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do GPS Tracks or Grid have ads?
Neither GPS Tracks nor Grid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Tracks or Grid?
GPS Tracks ships an update fortnightly, and Grid every 5 months. Most recently, GPS Tracks was updated on October 27, 2026 and Grid on October 26, 2026.

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