GPS Tracks vs Altimeter Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Altimeter Pro
Measure your current altitude above sea level with precision. It also displays coordinates, speed, and atmospheric pressure, with an aviation-themed mode. Offers comparisons to famous landmarks and a built-in compass.
- Altitude measurement
- Coordinate and speed display
- Atmospheric pressure measurement
- Compass with GPS and magnetic heading
- Aviation-themed display mode
- Comparison to landmarks
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This app has developed with love in Switzerland. No data is collected or shared. Support us with the price of a coffee! Thank you!! Main features: • Display of altitude (above sea level), accuracy (in meters or feet) • No annoying ads • No data is collected or shared • Warning for inaccurate signal Additional features: • Display of coordinates and speed (in km/h or mph) • Aircraft mode display: Altimeter in aviation design (always displayed in feet) • Comparison of the current altitude with known buildings or mountains (Matterhorn, Mount Everest, ...) • Measurement of atmospheric / air pressure (incl. adjusted reading for sea level [QNH]) • Compass with magnetic- and GPS heading Please note: The measurement is conducted via GPS / Galileo / Glonass satellites. The accuracy can be affected by walls, roofs, tall buildings or trees and bad weather. For best results, the measurement should be done outdoors. Because the location of the satellites can take a few moments, the accuracy increases with time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GPS Tracks at Free against Altimeter Pro's $0.99. GPS Tracks also leads on ratings volume (18K vs 9) and chart position (#77 vs unranked). Altimeter Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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
GPS Tracks is free to download; Altimeter Pro costs $0.99 up front. GPS Tracks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Altimeter Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for GPS Tracks against 4.7 for Altimeter Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS Tracks has 18K ratings behind it against 9, 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 80% of Altimeter Pro's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS Tracks | Altimeter Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (18K ratings) | 4.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #77 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Morneault | dataWorks GmbH |
Customer experience
GPS Tracks
Altimeter Pro
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
Altimeter Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GPS Tracks
- GPS Tracks Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- GPS Tracks Premium$49.991 Year
- Datum Add-On Pack$2.99
Altimeter Pro
No in-app purchases









