Comparison

GPS Tracks vs CirrusTag

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

Head to head
About

GPS Tracks

Track outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and running with detailed route recording and waypoint navigation. Explore offline with downloadable maps and various map layers. Share your real-time location with friends and access advanced measurement tools.

Highlights
  • Route tracking for outdoor activities
  • Offline map downloads
  • Waypoint navigation and storage
  • Real-time track sharing
  • Map measurement tools
  • GPX/KML export
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

CirrusTag

Features
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CirrusTag is an easy-to-use app which turns your smartphone or tablet into a tracker. Installing Cirrus on your mobile device provides you with a possibility to control its location or view tracks of movement using the interface of monitoring system (both Cumulus Hosting and Cumulus Local). The application helps you to know the whereabouts of your staff and optimize the processes connected with it. To implement monitoring over a unit, you just need an account in Cumulus system, smartphone with a built-in GPS receiver, and access to the Internet. The application supports choosing a user mode from preset ones or creating your own with settings depending on the goals of monitoring. A wide range of settings available allows receiving accurate data while reducing traffic and battery consumption. You can easily access the functionality of sending photos, locations, and SOS messages. Moreover, you can create a variety of custom statuses and dispatch any of them in a blink of an eye. Cirrus supports remote control functionality from the interface of the monitoring system (both Cumulus Hosting and Cumulus Local). Features: • Choosing preset mode (Active/Standard/Lite) or creating your own (Custom). • Enabling power saving settings. • Quick access to sending location, photo, and SOS messages. • Collection of data using smart mode for efficient battery consumption. • Flexible settings for data sending. • Google Fused usage for location determination. Additional information Any proposals and questions can be discussed with our support team.

Screenshots

GPS Tracks4 screens
CirrusTag3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CirrusTag at none against GPS Tracks's 3. CirrusTag also leads on iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). GPS Tracks's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 42 months) and chart position (#64 vs unranked). On price and 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

Both are free to download. GPS Tracks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. CirrusTag asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Tracks ships an update weekly, CirrusTag every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
GPS Tracks versus CirrusTag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS TracksCirrusTag
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings18K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 42 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#64 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MorneaultNFINITE I.T. SOLUTIONS SERVICES, INC.

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

CirrusTag

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

CirrusTag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS Tracks free?
GPS Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CirrusTag free?
CirrusTag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GPS Tracks or CirrusTag have ads?
Neither GPS Tracks nor CirrusTag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Tracks or CirrusTag?
GPS Tracks ships an update weekly, and CirrusTag every 42 months. Most recently, GPS Tracks was updated on November 14, 2026 and CirrusTag on November 7, 2026.

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