Comparison

GPS Tracks vs BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps

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 your outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and running with this app. Navigate to saved destinations and store favorite locations. Explore anywhere with offline map support and real-time track sharing.

Highlights
  • Route tracking for outdoor activities
  • Waypoint navigation and storage
  • Offline map downloads
  • Real-time track sharing
  • Export tracks and waypoints
  • Range finder and map measuring tools
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

BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps

Navigate Canada's backcountry with detailed topographic maps and over 900,000 points of interest. Plan, track, and explore offline for hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, and more.

Highlights
  • Topographic GPS maps
  • Current location tracking
  • Offline map downloads
  • Custom adventure layers
  • Trip recording and waypoints
  • Satellite imagery overlay
Features
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Canada’s #1 App for Hunting, Fishing, Camping & Outdoor Adventure Explore Canada’s outdoors with confidence using BRMB Maps, the most detailed and trusted GPS navigation app for the backcountry. Built from the award-winning Backroad Mapbooks series, BRMB Maps combines detailed topographic maps with over 900,000 searchable Points of Interest across every province and territory. Whether fishing, camping, hiking, hunting, paddling, ATVing, snowmobiling or wildlife viewing, BRMB Maps has everything you need to plan, navigate and explore – online or offline. Key Features -Topographic GPS Maps – View relief shading, contour lines, backroads, parks and geographic features -Current Location Tracking – Use your phone’s GPS to navigate in real time -Cross-Device Access – Use on smartphone, tablet and desktop with a single account -Canada-Wide Basemap – Includes a seamless Backroad Maps basemap across Canada -Custom Adventure Layers (PRO) – Enable fishing, hunting, trails, paddling, Crown land & more -Offline Maps (PRO) – Download maps and all POI details for off-grid navigation -Satellite Imagery (PRO) – Overlay roads, trails and features on high-res satellite maps -Trip Recording & Custom Waypoints – Track routes, mark campsites and save locations -Printable Custom Maps (PRO) – Create and print stunning maps from brmbmaps.com Explore Over 150,000 Adventures Fishing -22,000+ lakes, rivers, creeks & ocean fishing areas -Bathymetry (lake & ocean depths), fish species, stocked lakes, boat launches & marinas -Boundaries & regulations Hunting -3,500+ hunting areas (WMU, WMZ, species-specific zones) -Species details, boundaries & regulations -Crown land & private land layers Camping & Parks -20,000 national, provincial, regional, urban and natural parks -Campsites, picnic areas, backcountry campsites, huts & cabins -Private campgrounds, resorts & lodges, amenities & services Hiking, Biking & Horseback Trails -130,000+ km of multi-use trails with trailheads, difficulty, distance & elevation gain -Includes hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, backpacking and multi-use -Separate Trans-Canada Trail layer with trailheads, pavilions and alternate routes Paddling (Canoeing & Kayaking) -107,000+ km of routes with access points, difficulty, distance & grading -Features lake circuits, river and ocean paddling routes, whitewater & more -Paddling routes include portages with distances, campsites, put-ins & take-outs ATV, OHV, Off-Road and Overland Routes -160,000+ km of trails and routes with staging areas, difficulty & distance -Features ATV/OHV, dirt biking and overlanding routes -Plus 3,000,000+ km of Roads and 160,000+ km of Logging Roads to explore Snowmobiling -150,000+ km of trails and routes with staging areas, difficulty & distance -Features federation & club-maintained trails, plus backcountry routes -Clubhouses, warming huts & shelters, side trails and more Winter Recreation -9,500+ km of ski & snowshoe trails for cross-country, Nordic, backcountry & downhill skiing -2,100+ trailheads, Nordic areas & ski centres -Trails feature difficulty, distance, elevation gain & ski area amenities Wildlife Viewing & Nature -1,800+ sites for birdwatching & wildlife viewing -Features birding sites, fish hatcheries, marine life, small & large animals -Bird viewing & scenic lookouts, trailheads & wildlife centres Attractions & Unique Sites -20,000+ points, including roadside and backroad attractions -Features big trees, caves, waterfalls, hot springs, lighthouses, beaches, museums and scenic areas -Hours, location and contact information Why BRMB Maps? Unlike other GPS apps, BRMB Maps is built specifically for Canadian terrain and adventures, with unmatched detail, local insights and recreation-focused layers. Start exploring Canada’s wild spaces with BRMB Maps – your GPS trail map, hunting app, fishing tool and trip planner all in one. Download BRMB Maps today and experience Canada's most complete outdoor mapping app.

Screenshots

GPS Tracks4 screens
BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GPS Tracks at 85% against BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps's 35%. GPS Tracks also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (18K vs 27). BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps's advantage is iOS requirement (15.4 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

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 BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GPS Tracks holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS Tracks has 18K ratings behind it against 27, 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 35% of BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Tracks ships an update fortnightly, BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
GPS Tracks versus BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS TracksBRMB Maps by Backroad Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings) — better4.2 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better35.1% of reviews
Number of ratings18K — better27
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#79 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB230 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MorneaultMussio Ventures Ltd.

Customer experience

GPS Tracks

All ratings17,786 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,431 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative10.9%

BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps

All ratings26 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral11.5%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive35.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative61.0%

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

BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps

From 27 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🗺️ Great maps and data
  • 🇨🇦 Excellent for exploring Canada
  • ⛰️ Detailed topos and satellite imaging
  • 👍 User-friendly for some
  • ✨ Recent improvements noted

Room to improve

  • 💸 Expensive subscription
  • 😠 Excessive and disruptive ads
  • 🐛 Sync issues (hit or miss)
  • 🚫 No waypoint management
  • 📱 Poor CarPlay integration

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

BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps

Reported bugs

53 issues
  • Unwanted push notifications for challenges
  • Issues resetting password
  • CarPlay useless (no tracking/waypoint access)
  • Sync of data is hit or miss
  • Waypoints are a jumble of names, no numbers, folders, filters
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  • Waypoint list different on web
  • No 7 day free trial as advertised
  • Zoom doesn't work on MacOS app
  • Scroll doesn't work in MacOS settings
  • MacOS window size fixed, fullscreen not working
  • Ads are relentless, can't exit
  • Advertisement glitch: closing ad returns to location
  • Sync in both directions is hit or miss
  • CarPlay map only moves at one preset zoom level
  • App runs like a BETA 1 version
  • Free version doesn't make you want to use pay version
  • Ads pop up full screen, annoying
  • Closing ad puts user back to current location
  • Paid for Pro subscription, no 7-day free trial
  • Adding waypoint on cell service takes up to 10 min
  • Touching screen by accident adds waypoint and menu
  • Search function doesn't work
  • Cannot change from meters to feet
  • Recording a trail jumps massive lines when restarting
  • Cannot edit or erase certain sections of trail
  • Cannot re-edit waypoint location or move it
  • Editing waypoint requires going through two menus
  • Interface is poorly designed with too many levels
  • Continually asks to drop a pin/waypoint when moving map
  • Satellite images are out of date
  • Updated roads are missing
  • Cannot download maps for offline use without paying
  • Ads appear every couple of minutes
  • Advertising even when paying for subscription
  • Requires restoring of purchase too often
  • Caught out without offline maps due to purchase timeout
  • Ads interrupt and are hard to close
  • Advertising even when paying for the app
  • PRO subscription not accessible after payment
  • Excessive disruptive ads, each ad resets map
  • Charged for subscription on 2nd day of free trial
  • Unable to use pro upgrade after payment
  • App asks to pay for subscription again on different device
  • Version 3 broke 'Your trip' feature
  • Cannot remove trails I've been on
  • Maps on app do not match book maps
  • Not easy to use, not as easy as Google Maps
  • Cannot control manual off
  • App crashes every time it's opened
  • Nothing showed for the entire United States
  • Downloads time out after 10 minutes
  • No search function for specific locations
  • Instructions on web are for previous version

Requested features

29 requests
  • Icon for mines/pins
  • Crown land for BC
  • Direction feature with distance and turn directions
  • Waypoint management (numbers, folders, filters)
  • CarPlay integration with tracking/waypoint access
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  • Ability to plan routes
  • Direction arrow showing icon facing
  • Trace function to outline or create trails with finger
  • Export KML or GPX files
  • More waypoint icons and customization (color, outlines)
  • Ability to edit/erase trail sections
  • Ability to move waypoint location
  • Description or notes section for waypoints
  • Sort waypoints (closest, alphabetical, recent)
  • Folders for waypoints
  • CarPlay map with adjustable zoom
  • Dark mode
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Ability to add different colors to tracks
  • Organize tracks into folders
  • Full featured OSX version with offline map downloads
  • Export file from OSX to iOS version offline
  • URL for websites of points of interest
  • More detailed options on iOS app (drill down for parks)
  • Sync settings between iOS and browser
  • Ability to plan excursions on PC and access on iOS app
  • Edit track colors
  • Organize tracks into folders
  • CarPlay support

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
4 purchases

BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps

Subscriptions4
  • BRMB Maps PRO7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • BRMB Monthly PRO Access7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • BRMB Yearly PRO Access7 Days trial$44.991 Year
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  • Yearly PRO Promo1 Year trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is GPS Tracks free?
GPS Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps free?
BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GPS Tracks or BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps?
GPS Tracks is rated higher. GPS Tracks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps averages 4.2 from 27 ratings.
Do GPS Tracks or BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps have ads?
Neither GPS Tracks nor BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Tracks or BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps?
GPS Tracks ships an update fortnightly, and BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps every 3 weeks. Most recently, GPS Tracks was updated on November 7, 2026 and BRMB Maps by Backroad Maps on November 7, 2026.

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