Comparison

GPS Tracks vs TraiLink

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

TraiLink

Stay connected with your group even when you're off the grid. This app allows you to see friends' locations on a map and send messages without needing a cellular signal. It's designed to work with compatible tracking devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time group member location tracking
  • Offline messaging
  • Group creation and management
  • Device settings modification
  • Disconnection notifications
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Keep your group connected off grid. TraiLink shows everyone in your group on the map and lets you message and send SOS alerts with no cell service, no satellite plan and no subscription. TraiLink devices talk directly to each other over long-range radio. Pair your phone with your TraiLink over Bluetooth, and the app does the rest. Built for snowmobiling, ATVing, hunting, fishing, backcountry trips and anywhere your phone shows "No Service." Don't have a TraiLink yet? Get one at trailink.ca See Your Group • Live positions of everyone in your group on the map, with no cellular connection • Speed, heading, distance and time since last update for each person • Group radar on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island during an adventure, showing how far away everyone is • Save multiple groups and switch between them. Each keeps its own members, chat and waypoints • Share a group and require a join code so only the people you invite can join Stay Safe • Send an SOS to alert your group if you need help • Receive an SOS from any TraiLink user in range, even if they aren't in your group • Off-grid messaging with your group • Low battery and reconnect alerts so you know your TraiLink is working Track Your Trips • Record your route, save it and overlay past routes on the map • Replay a trip as the trail draws, see your speed along the way and switch to a satellite map Control Your TraiLink • Update your TraiLink's firmware right from the app • Change device settings, name and colour, with most changes saving instantly • Choose Long range for maximum distance or Short range for more frequent updates when your group is close together • Standalone mode: clip a TraiLink on a person or machine and track it from your phone. The wearer doesn't need the app • Use repeaters to extend your coverage, and see nearby repeaters in their own list • Check your TraiLink's GPS signal strength at a glance • Dim at Night lowers LED brightness after sunset, worked out on your phone so it works offline Built For No Signal • Help guides and an app tour that work with no signal • Tips point out features as you go

Screenshots

GPS Tracks4 screens
TraiLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TraiLink at none against GPS Tracks's 3. TraiLink also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). GPS Tracks's advantage is chart position (#83 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. TraiLink asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
GPS Tracks versus TraiLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS TracksTraiLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#83 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MorneaultAppPlusPlus Inc.

Customer experience

GPS Tracks

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

TraiLink

Written reviews2 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

TraiLink

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

TraiLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS Tracks free?
GPS Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TraiLink free?
TraiLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GPS Tracks or TraiLink have ads?
Neither GPS Tracks nor TraiLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Tracks or TraiLink?
GPS Tracks ships an update fortnightly, and TraiLink fortnightly. Most recently, GPS Tracks was updated on October 23, 2026 and TraiLink on October 23, 2026.

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