Comparison

Drawing by GPS vs PixTrail

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

Head to head
About

Drawing by GPS

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Draw on the Map with GPS! Turn your walks and travels into art. "GPS Drawing" is an innovative drawing app that allows you to create art on the map using your GPS location history. Whether you are walking, running, traveling, or just commuting, your daily movements can be transformed into creative artworks! [Key Features] - Flexible GPS Recording & Editing Record your current location with a single tap. You can flexibly edit your points—add, delete, reorder, or hide them later—to draw exactly the lines you want. - Customize to Your Liking Freely set the color and thickness of the lines drawn on the map! It supports dark and light modes, allowing you to create personalized art with customizable theme colors. - Travel Notes and Life Logs Not just for drawing, it works great as a travel route memo or a life log of places you visited. Perfect for reviewing your daily walks! [Recommended For] - Making everyday running or cycling more fun - Keeping travel memories in a unique way - Anyone interested in GPS art or geography - Boosting motivation for daily walks Ready to turn your footsteps into art? Download now and start drawing on the giant canvas of the map!

About

PixTrail

Create a visual map diary of your travels and favorite spots. Save locations with photos and notes to build a personal map of memorable moments. Organize and easily find places like restaurants, viewpoints, and cafes.

Highlights
  • Visual map diary
  • Save locations with photos
  • Add notes to locations
  • Organize favorite places
  • Personal map creation
Features
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Your favorite places have a story. Keep it with PixTrail: add photos and notes to your discoveries and find them again on your personal map. For a trip, a getaway or a walk around your neighborhood: • Save up to five places for free, with photos and notes. • Organize memories with free categories, favorites, search and filters. • Record walks and review your route, duration and distance. • Link places and photos to each walk to relive it later. • Save your parked car or starting point and open directions back. • Check estimated altitude, the compass and weather before heading out. MORE FROM EVERY WALK Unlock a utility with a rewarded ad and enjoy it for 30 minutes. Each utility has its own timer. Places you save remain after temporary access ends. Temporary access does not remove ads. PIXTRAIL PRO: EVERYTHING IN ONE PURCHASE No subscription. Remove ads and get every utility: save more than five places, satellite and hybrid maps, advanced statistics, GPX walk export and GeoJSON place export. Places, photos and walks are stored on your device. Background location is used only while recording a walk. Altitude and ascent are estimates. Maps, weather and directions may require an internet connection. PixTrail uses Apple maps. Directions to saved places can open in Apple Maps, Google Maps or Waze; directions back to your car use Apple Maps. These services are subject to their own terms and privacy policies.

Screenshots

Drawing by GPS4 screens
PixTrail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drawing by GPS at none against PixTrail's 1. Drawing by GPS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). PixTrail's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ads and device support 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. PixTrail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drawing by GPS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drawing by GPS ships an update monthly, PixTrail fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Drawing by GPS versus PixTrail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing by GPSPixTrail
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTsuyoshi MatsuokacAsAxMoRe

In-app purchases

None

Drawing by GPS

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PixTrail

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Drawing by GPS free?
Drawing by GPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PixTrail free?
PixTrail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drawing by GPS or PixTrail have ads?
Both Drawing by GPS and PixTrail show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drawing by GPS or PixTrail?
Drawing by GPS ships an update monthly, and PixTrail fortnightly. Most recently, Drawing by GPS was updated on October 6, 2026 and PixTrail on October 24, 2026.

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