Comparison

GPS Tracks vs Mgrs & Utm Map

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

Mgrs & Utm Map

Navigate the outdoors with precision using GPS and multiple coordinate systems. Ideal for military, hikers, and outdoor enthusiasts, it displays your accurate position on various map layers and supports KML import/export.

Highlights
  • GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS support
  • Accurate position display
  • Multiple map layers
  • KML import/export
  • Outdoor activity helper
Features
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This application is GPS and coordinate systems helper especially for military personnel. It is also a complete helper for mountaineering, trekking and hiking, cross running, scouting, hunting, fishing, geocaching, off-road navigation and all other outdoor activities and sports. With satellite navigation systems such as GPS, GALILEO and GLONASS (GNSS) supported by your device and your sensors, you can see your most accurate position on different map layers. *Import/Export KML

Screenshots

GPS Tracks4 screens
Mgrs & Utm Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GPS Tracks at none against Mgrs & Utm Map's shown. GPS Tracks also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 54%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GPS Tracks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year and Mgrs & Utm Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for GPS Tracks against 4.6 for Mgrs & Utm Map. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS Tracks has 18K ratings behind it against 2.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of GPS Tracks's written reviews are positive against 54% of Mgrs & Utm Map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Tracks ships an update fortnightly, Mgrs & Utm Map every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
GPS Tracks versus Mgrs & Utm Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS TracksMgrs & Utm Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings) — better4.6 (2.6K ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better54.3% of reviews
Number of ratings18K — better2.6K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#71 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MorneaultVahid Cataltas

Customer experience

GPS Tracks

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

Mgrs & Utm Map

All ratings2,521 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative32.1%

User reviews

GPS Tracks

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate GPS tracking
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 💡 Versatile features for various activities
  • 🚀 Responsive customer support
  • 👍 Reliable and consistent performance

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🔒 Concerns about privacy and data security
  • 👎 Offline maps not fully functional

Mgrs & Utm Map

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Excellent for military utilities
  • ⭐ Surprisingly powerful and accurate for a free app
  • ⭐ Great app to have, recommended

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Ads block crucial information like coordinates
  • 🚫 Layers and features not working as expected
  • 🚫 App crashes and becomes unusable
  • 🚫 Paid version doesn't work as advertised

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

Mgrs & Utm Map

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with importing and exporting KML files
  • Inability to plot grids and see coordinates
  • App constantly re-centers to user's location

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline map support
  • Ability to rename and manage layers
  • Compass calibration and orientation options
  • Sharing and syncing of waypoints/markers
  • More map types and grid formats (e.g. British National Grid)

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
1 purchases

Mgrs & Utm Map

One-time1
  • Pro Features$24.99

Questions

Is GPS Tracks free?
GPS Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mgrs & Utm Map free?
Mgrs & Utm Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GPS Tracks or Mgrs & Utm Map?
GPS Tracks is rated higher. GPS Tracks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Mgrs & Utm Map averages 4.6 from 2.6K ratings.
Do GPS Tracks or Mgrs & Utm Map have ads?
Mgrs & Utm Map shows ads; GPS Tracks does not.
Which is updated more often, GPS Tracks or Mgrs & Utm Map?
GPS Tracks ships an update fortnightly, and Mgrs & Utm Map every 2 months. Most recently, GPS Tracks was updated on October 27, 2026 and Mgrs & Utm Map on October 26, 2026.

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