Comparison

GPS Tracks vs MoveTrails

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

MoveTrails

This app provides a comprehensive suite of GPS tools for navigation and location tracking. It offers features like live location sharing, a precise speedometer, compass functionality, and the ability to save favorite places. It's designed to keep you connected and informed while exploring or managing your daily routes.

Highlights
  • Accurate location and address finding
  • Compass, target compass, and Qibla compass
  • Real-time speedometer with speed limit alerts
  • Live location sharing with multiple contacts
  • 3D street view for location preview
  • Save and quickly access favorite locations
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Discover the ultimate GPS tools kit with MoveTrails — all the essential GPS tools in one app, plus activity tracking and recording. From pinpointing your location to sharing live location updates, finding and sharing addresses, tracking your speed, finding compass heading, and saving favourite locations, this app is your all-in-one solution for seamless navigation and GPS location-based utilities. Key Features: Accurate Location & Address: - Find your exact position and address info instantly - Always good to know where you are while you're out and exploring - Use our location tool to share your location & address with your loved ones Compass, Target Compass: - Get accurate magnetic heading using our compass - Target compass shows the direction towards your destination - Point it at any destination — including Mecca — by entering coordinates, or set a target through maps or from your favourite saved locations Altitude: - See your current altitude and track how much elevation you've gained or lost - Share your peak to a leaderboard, ranked by country — daily, weekly, monthly, or all-time Activity Tracker: - Track your trips with live map, distance, and duration — auto or manual start - Automatically detects when you're trekking and shows ascent, descent, grade, and pace - Quick access to a torch and compass while trekking - Switch the map between standard and satellite view - Full trip history with saved route maps Sun & Moon: - Sunrise, sunset, solar noon, and day length for your location - Golden Hour and Blue Hour windows for the best photography light - Moon phase, illumination percentage, moonrise, and moonset Speedometer: - Use our real-time speed tracker and monitor your speed with precision - Set a speed limit and get alerts when you're going over it Live Location Sharing: - During your journey or trek, share your real-time GPS location with your loved ones - Share with multiple friends or family members at once - Enables real-time tracking Location Preview: - Get a 3D street view of a location before you go Measurement: - Measure distance and area directly on the map — handy for trips, land, or any quick on-the-go measurement Save Locations: - Save your favourite locations like home, office, and more - Enjoy quick access for sharing and navigating to those locations Why MoveTrails? Empower your daily life with MoveTrails. Whether you're exploring new places, unfamiliar streets, or keeping track of family members, our comprehensive suite of GPS utilities ensures you're always connected and informed. With an expanding suite of utilities and continuous updates, it adapts to meet your evolving lifestyle demands. - Instant GPS updates - Highly battery-optimised - Best performance - Easy to use - Multiple GPS tools in one app - Light/Dark mode supported Download now and transform how you navigate the world! Subscription pricing and terms: 'MoveTrails' app offers auto-renewing monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly subscriptions at various respective prices to provide you with premium features of our app while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Privacy Policy: https://appfixconsulting.com/privacypolicy.html Terms of use: https://appfixconsulting.com/termsofuse.html

Screenshots

GPS Tracks4 screens
MoveTrails4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GPS Tracks at none against MoveTrails's shown. GPS Tracks also leads on ratings volume (18K vs 4) and chart position (#81 vs unranked). MoveTrails's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, update cadence, 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 MoveTrails sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MoveTrails holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS Tracks has 18K ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of MoveTrails's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Tracks ships an update fortnightly, MoveTrails every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
GPS Tracks versus MoveTrails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS TracksMoveTrails
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18K — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#81 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MorneaultJanarthanan V

Customer experience

GPS Tracks

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

MoveTrails

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

MoveTrails

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
4 purchases

MoveTrails

Subscriptions4
  • No Ads: Monthly Premium3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • No Ads: Quarterly Premium3 Days trial$1.993 Months
  • No Ads: Half Yearly Premium3 Days trial$3.996 Months
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  • No Ads: Yearly Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is GPS Tracks free?
GPS Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoveTrails free?
MoveTrails is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GPS Tracks or MoveTrails?
MoveTrails is rated higher. GPS Tracks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while MoveTrails averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do GPS Tracks or MoveTrails have ads?
MoveTrails shows ads; GPS Tracks does not.
Which is updated more often, GPS Tracks or MoveTrails?
GPS Tracks ships an update fortnightly, and MoveTrails every 2 weeks. Most recently, GPS Tracks was updated on November 6, 2026 and MoveTrails on November 5, 2026.

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