GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor vs VSDC Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor
View, edit, and record GPX files with detailed track analysis, including elevation, speed, and heart rate. Plan routes, get turn-by-turn directions, and visualize terrain in 3D. Offers comprehensive editing tools to refine recordings.
- View GPX files with detailed charts and maps
- Edit tracks, routes, and waypoints
- Record new tracks with pause/resume functionality
- Analyze climbs with ratings and shaded profiles
- Get turn-by-turn spoken directions
- Visualize terrain in 3D and flyover routes
- Import/export from Apple Health and other apps
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Open any GPX file and see everything in it: the track on the map, and its elevation, heart rate, speed, cadence, power and temperature on the chart below, with the distance, time, pace, climbing and splits. From any watch, bike computer or app. THE WHOLE FILE, ON THE MAP AND THE CHART Open a GPX from Files, iCloud Drive, Mail, Messages or AirDrop, recorded by Garmin, Wahoo, Coros, Suunto, Apple Watch, Strava or Komoot. The chart under the map shows the elevation or any series the file recorded: heart rate, speed, cadence, power, temperature. Slide along it and the map follows. The track is painted by grade: green on the flat, orange and red on the steep pitches, blue on the way down. Every track, route and waypoint in the file, with its peaks and valleys, on standard, satellite or hybrid maps. EVERY NUMBER Distance, moving and elapsed time, pace, average and top speed, elevation gain and loss, heart rate, and splits per mile or kilometer. Elevation gain reads true even on noisy GPS and watch recordings. EVERY CLIMB, BEFORE YOU GO Every climb on the route is found and rated from Category 4 to HC, with its length, gain and grade, and shaded on the chart. RECORD A TRACK One tap records your walk, run, hike or ride, with the time, distance, pace and climb as you go, Pause and Resume, and waypoints, on the Lock Screen too. End, and the GPX file is saved, ready to share or save to Apple Health. Nothing is lost if iOS closes the app. YOUR WORKOUTS AS GPX Open any ride, run or walk from Apple Health on the map, with its heart rate, cadence and power, and save it as a GPX file for Strava, Garmin or Komoot. A workout from WorkoutGPX opens in one tap. PRINT AND SHARE Print a route or save it as a PDF with its map, profile, splits and climbs, and a cue sheet with every turn and its street. Share a picture of the map and its chart. GPX files preview as a map in Files, Mail and Messages. WHEN YOU WANT MORE: GPX EXPLORE PRO See it in 3D: the ground under any track in satellite imagery or shaded relief, with its climbs on the hills. Fly the Route sends a camera along the track, and a flyover video of it is ready to share. Ride it, turn by turn: spoken directions with street names, a warning when you leave the route and the way back, and how far and how high to the top of each climb. The next turn is on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Draw a route: tap where it starts and where it goes, in straight lines or along the paths and roads. Every new point gets its height from a 30 m terrain model. Fix a recording: cut off the drive to the trailhead, delete the GPS spike across the lake, drag a point back onto the path. Crop, split, join, reverse, simplify, and plan times at your pace. Every change can be undone. YOUR FILE, KEPT WHOLE Saved as standard GPX 1.1 with everything the file had: metadata, waypoints, routes, segments, sensor data and each app's own extensions. GPX Explore is also on the Mac. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your files stay on your device, or in your own iCloud Drive if you choose that. Your location stays on your device: it records your tracks, guides you along a route, and shows you on the map if you turn that on. Street names come from Apple Maps; heights for new points and the ground for 3D come from our own elevation server, which gets only coordinates. Apple Health is read when you open a workout, and written only when you save one. Viewing, climbs, recording, your workouts, printing and sharing are free. GPX Explore Pro is one purchase, not a subscription, for your iPhone, iPad and Mac. In English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.
VSDC Tracker
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Record your journeys on the map with video! Our app lets you simultaneously record your route on the map and video from your iPhone camera. Save the best moments of your walks, trips, runs, and adventures in a convenient, visual format — map + video! Features: • Track Recording on the Map The app tracks your movement on the map in real time. • Simultaneous Video Recording Capture your experiences on video as you move. • Playback of Track and Video The built-in player allows you to watch your route and the recorded video together, perfectly synchronized. • Easy Export & Sharing Share your tracks and videos using the standard iOS sharing feature: send to friends, save to your photo library, or upload to the cloud. Who is this app for? • Outdoor enthusiasts and travelers • Athletes, runners, cyclists • Anyone who wants to save memories of their walks and trips Record. Watch. Share! Terms of use: https://www.videosoftdev.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy policy: https://www.videosoftdev.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor at weekly against VSDC Tracker's monthly. GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VSDC Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor ships an update weekly, VSDC Tracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor | VSDC Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ObjectGraph LLC | FLASH-INTEGRO LLC |
In-app purchases
GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor
- GPX Explore Pro$9.99
VSDC Tracker
- VSDC Tracker Pro3 Months trial$14.991 Year
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