Comparison

LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker vs Mapapal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker

This app allows you to track your real-time GPS location and share it with others. Record your routes, monitor stats like duration and speed, and even add photos to your tracks. It's useful for safety, sharing adventures, or following others.

Highlights
  • Real-time location sharing
  • Route recording and monitoring
  • Duration, distance, speed, altitude tracking
  • Map navigation with multiple map types
  • Photo capture and display on map
  • Multi-track support for up to 6 participants
  • GPX waypoint upload and track export
Features
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LocaToWeb is a reliable GPS tracker for your phone. Use the app to track your adventures while hiking, running, bicycling, kayakking, road-tripping, motorcycle riding etc. It’s a great tool to record your routes, navigate and take photos. Its also great for following others tracking with the app. A key feature is the possibility to share your location and progress with friends and family, let them see your progress on the map, see photos and interact trough messages. Knowing that your loved ones can follow your position and know where you are is a great safety aspect. The app gives you duration, distance, speed and altitude as well as your exact position and track lines on a map while tracking. Your position is only tracked when a track has been set up and started and lasts until you stop it. Tracks are by default private, but you can still share it with friends or publish the web-link that will allow others to see your route and progress on the map. If you set the track to be public it will be listed on LocaToWeb.com and and in the app for everyone to see. A track can be changed to private/public at any time. Both private and public tracks can be shared on social media, sent via messenger, email, SMS etc. Tracks are only identified using a track title and an alias (a name that you choose for every track), which means you can be as anonymous as you like. Registration for an account is recommended but not required, you can install and track without any signup. Your email address (if registered) is never visible to anyone. The app comes with several map types, including satellite and topographic which makes it great for navigation. Waypoints can be added and displayed on the map (GPX) if you want to pre-load a route. It’s also possible to load other tracks into your own map while tracking. Photos taken in the app will show on the map and can be viewed by others. Messages can be sent and received when the track is running. When using the app to view other tracks you can pin your own position and see where you are relative to the track you are viewing. Key features: - Share your position to web/app in real time - Monitor duration, distance, speed and altitude - See your exact position and track line on a map - Use the maps for navigation (offline map support) - Switch between map types, rotate and zoom - Capture and upload photos while tracking - Continues to run in the background or when screen is off - Set up multi-track where up to 6 participants will show on the same map - Choose your units system (metric/imperial) - Possible to keep the screen alive while tracking - Resume a track that has been stopped (continue after break) - Upload way points (GPX file) - Export tracks to GPX format - No registering is required, just install and track - No ads The app uses the GPS to get position data and use the data connection (4G/5G/Wi-Fi) to send and receive data. LocaToWeb is great to use professionally or for business purposes, but then a PRO account or Business Account is required! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Mapapal

Easily share your real-time location or record journeys. Get instant setup without registration to share your position with friends and family. Track trip details and coordinate meetups effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Real-time location sharing
  • Journey recording
  • Instant setup, no registration
  • Trip tracking (speed, distance)
  • Anonymous mode for privacy
  • Save and replay trips
  • Add and track friends
Features
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One link. One live map. Everyone you choose can follow along. Start a Mapapal trip in seconds and share it with friends or family. They can see your latest location and route in any browser, without installing Mapapal or creating an account. Mapapal makes live location sharing simple for walks, runs, bike rides, hikes, road trips, commutes, and everyday adventures. Your route grows on the map as you move, so the people you choose can follow along without repeatedly asking where you are. START IN YOUR OWN WAY • Use Quick Start to share without creating an account. Start the trip and send the link. • Sign in to keep a trip history, manage your profile, and connect with Pals. • Copy your trip link or share it through your favorite apps. YOU CONTROL WHO CAN FOLLOW Choose a visibility level for each trip: • Private - available only through its unique link. • Pals - shared with mutually connected Mapapal friends. • Everyone - discoverable as a public trip. BUILT FOR THE JOURNEY • See the live route and latest position on the map. • Follow direction, speed, distance, elevation and other useful trip details. • Location updates are designed to continue while Mapapal is in the background. • Set an automatic stop time for extra control over every trip. • Add comments to memorable points along your route. • Review recent trips and manage them at Mapapal.com. • Export the trip as CSV and use it in other map services. USE MAPAPAL FOR Meeting friends, sharing a family road trip, letting someone follow a run or ride, documenting a hike, or simply making your arrival easier to follow. Your location remains yours to share. You choose when a trip starts, when it ends, and who can access it. Mapapal requires location access and an internet connection to share live updates. Continued use of GPS can affect battery life. Mapapal is not an emergency or personal-safety service.

Screenshots

LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker4 screens
Mapapal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mapapal at none against LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker's 13. LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Mapapal asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 94% of LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mapapal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker ships an update weekly, Mapapal every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker versus Mapapal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocaToWeb Realtime GPS trackerMapapal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (16 ratings) — better4.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWovenObjectsJan Asmundsson

Customer experience

LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.2%

Mapapal

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker

Subscriptions8
  • BASIC - Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
  • BASIC - Monthly subscription$1.491 Month
  • BASIC - Annual subscription$1.991 Year
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  • PRO - Monthly subscription$7.991 Month
  • PLUS - Annual subscription$7.991 Year
  • PLUS - Annual subscription$12.991 Year
  • ELITE - Annual subscription$19.991 Year
  • ELITE - Annual subscription$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • Lifetime - one time purchase$1.99
  • Extra storage: 50/20.000km$3.99
  • Extra storage: 200/80.000km$14.99
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  • Extra storage: 500/200.000km$22.99
  • Use for business, pro or work$99.99
None

Mapapal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker free?
LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mapapal free?
Mapapal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker or Mapapal?
LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker is rated higher. LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Mapapal averages 4.3 from 7 ratings.
Do LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker or Mapapal have ads?
Neither LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker nor Mapapal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker or Mapapal?
LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker ships an update weekly, and Mapapal every 6 months. Most recently, LocaToWeb Realtime GPS tracker was updated on September 22, 2026 and Mapapal on September 16, 2026.

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