Comparison

GPS Tracks vs Guru Maps Pro

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

Guru Maps Pro

Navigate and explore the world without an internet connection using detailed offline maps and turn-by-turn voice guidance. Plan multi-stop routes, record your adventures with GPS, and discover points of interest with fast offline search. Enjoy advanced features like 3D terrain and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Offline map downloads
  • Turn-by-turn voice navigation
  • Multi-stop route planning
  • GPS track recording
  • 3D terrain and relief
  • Offline search for places
  • Sync across devices
Features
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Explore the world offline with Guru Maps Pro — detailed maps, turn-by-turn navigation, and GPS track recording that keep working when you have no signal. Download maps once and use them anywhere (powered by OpenStreetMap). Plan routes, record adventures, save favorite places, and sync everything across devices. OFFLINE MAPS • Download maps for countries or regions and use them fully offline. • Rich detail and millions of places. Monthly map updates. NAVIGATION THAT WORKS OFFLINE • Voice-guided, turn-by-turn directions with automatic rerouting. • Lane guidance for clearer driving in complex junctions. • Modes: car, bike, truck, walk, plus straight-line navigation (great for sailing or off-road). ROUTE PLANNING • Build multi-stop routes with custom waypoints. • Choose fastest or shortest route and save your plans. • Export routes to GPX/KML to share or back up. TRUE 3D RELIEF & TERRAIN • Preview hills and valleys in True 3D Relief. • High-detail terrain: contour lines, hillshade, and topographic overlays. • Elevation profiles and slope charts for smarter planning. GPS TRACK RECORDING • Record tracks with one tap (even in the background). • Live stats: speed, distance, time, altitude. • Analyze tracks with interactive graphs and export to GPX/KML. FAST OFFLINE SEARCH • Search by name, address, category, or coordinates — offline. • Instant results as you type, with multi-language support. POI & ORGANIZATION • Save places with custom pins and icons. • Organize everything into folders and share with friends. OPENING HOURS • See opening hours for places when available. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES • Sync and back up your markers, tracks, and collections with one Guru Maps account across iOS, macOS, and other platforms. CARPLAY • Use Guru Maps on Apple CarPlay with offline maps and voice directions. NO ADS. PRIVACY FIRST. • No advertising. Your location stays on your device. Power features: one-finger zoom, compass & scale, coordinate grids (MGRS/UTM), GeoJSON overlays, MBTiles/sqlitedb import, and more. Download Guru Maps Pro and explore with confidence — anywhere, anytime with: • Unlimited offline map downloads • Unlimited markers and GPS tracks • Pro map sources, including Satellite and specialist layers (cycling, outdoors, marine, ski, etc.) Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://gurumaps.app/terms_of_service Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

GPS Tracks4 screens
Guru Maps Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GPS Tracks at Free against Guru Maps Pro's $89.99. GPS Tracks also leads on ratings volume (18K vs 995) and review sentiment (88% vs 78%). Guru Maps Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

GPS Tracks is free to download; Guru Maps Pro costs $89.99 up front. GPS Tracks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Guru Maps Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for GPS Tracks against 4.8 for Guru Maps Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS Tracks has 18K ratings behind it against 995, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of GPS Tracks's written reviews are positive against 78% of Guru Maps Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Tracks ships an update fortnightly, Guru Maps Pro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
GPS Tracks versus Guru Maps Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS TracksGuru Maps Pro
PriceFree — better$89.99
Rating4.7 (18K ratings)4.8 (995 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews — better77.7% of reviews
Number of ratings18K — better995
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#73 — better#149
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MorneaultEvgen Bodunov

Customer experience

GPS Tracks

All ratings17,616 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,119 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.6%

Guru Maps Pro

All ratings995 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative16.1%

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

Guru Maps Pro

From 995 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent offline maps
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 📍 Accurate GPS tracking
  • 💾 Offline map downloads
  • 🗺️ Detailed maps and POIs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🗺️ Some maps not in English
  • 🔍 Address search could be improved
  • 🗺️ Lack of turn-by-turn navigation

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

Guru Maps Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Maps failing to download
  • GPS tracking issues after recent update
  • Inability to sync bookmarks across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add turn-by-turn navigation
  • Improve address search functionality
  • Introduce multi-language map support
  • Add Apple Watch compatibility
  • Improve route planning and tracking features

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

Guru Maps Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS Tracks free?
GPS Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guru Maps Pro free?
Guru Maps Pro costs $89.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GPS Tracks or Guru Maps Pro?
Guru Maps Pro is rated higher. GPS Tracks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Guru Maps Pro averages 4.8 from 995 ratings.
Do GPS Tracks or Guru Maps Pro have ads?
Neither GPS Tracks nor Guru Maps Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Tracks or Guru Maps Pro?
GPS Tracks ships an update fortnightly, and Guru Maps Pro every 10 days. Most recently, GPS Tracks was updated on September 23, 2026 and Guru Maps Pro on September 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, GPS Tracks or Guru Maps Pro?
GPS Tracks currently peaks at #73 in the App Store charts, and Guru Maps Pro at #149. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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