Traace vs StepMaps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Traace
This app transforms your fitness activities into visually stunning, interactive maps. Track your walks, runs, and cycles, then explore your routes with detailed insights and easy organization. It prioritizes privacy and a streamlined user experience.
- Visualize routes on map
- Color-coded by activity
- Search and filter workouts
- Detailed route statistics
- Lightweight and private
- No external uploads
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Traace helps you visualize your fitness journey. Whether you’re walking around town, running through trails, or cycling to new spots, Traace turns your workouts into beautiful, interactive routes you can explore, organize, and reflect on. - See Your Routes on the Map Sync your walking, running, and cycling workouts from HealthKit and view them directly on a map, color-coded by activity. - Search, Filter, and Focus Quickly find past workouts by date, name, or distance. Focus on a single route or toggle between activity types for a clear overview. - Detailed Insights Tap into any route to view key stats like distance, elevation, and start/end locations. - Lightweight, Private, and Instant Traace is designed to be fast, elegant, and respects your privacy. All workouts come directly from your device — nothing is uploaded externally. - No Accounts. No Ads. Just You. Traace keeps it simple: sync and go. Perfect for runners, walkers, hikers, or cyclists who just want to explore.
StepMaps
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Every walk you take tells a story. StepMaps reads your Apple Health workouts and transforms them into beautiful, interactive maps — organized by the cities you've explored. VISUALIZE YOUR JOURNEYS See all your walks, runs, hikes, and bike rides plotted as colorful routes on gorgeous maps. Watch your city come alive as years of activity weave together into a personal map that's uniquely yours. ORGANIZED BY CITY Your workouts are automatically grouped by city. Whether it's your daily neighborhood loop, a vacation run through Barcelona, or a weekend hike near Kyoto — every route finds its place on the map. DETAILED STATISTICS Discover insights about your activity: total distance, workout streaks, busiest months, most visited cities, elevation climbed, and fun comparisons like "You walked the distance from Berlin to Paris!" BEAUTIFUL MAP STYLES Choose from multiple map themes to find the look that suits you — from clean and minimal to detailed outdoor maps. EXPORT & SHARE (Premium) Create stunning, high-resolution map prints of your favorite cities. Choose from beautifully designed templates — Japanese, Vintage, Modern, Blueprint, and more — and customize fonts, colors, and borders. Perfect for wall art, social media, or gifts. PRIVACY FIRST Your data never leaves your device. StepMaps reads workout routes from Apple Health and processes everything locally. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. Premium unlocks map exports in multiple sizes (social, desktop, print), weekly & monthly statistics breakdowns, and all export design templates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Traace at none against StepMaps's 2. Traace also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.1). StepMaps's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 8 days). 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
Both are free to download. StepMaps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Traace asks for nothing beyond the download.
Traace ships an update every 8 days, StepMaps daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Traace | StepMaps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aadi-Shiv Malhotra | Benedikt Terhechte |
In-app purchases
Traace
No in-app purchases
StepMaps
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual$29.991 Year









