Comparison

GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor vs CPP route optimizer

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

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About

GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor

Visualize outdoor adventures by viewing GPS tracks on an interactive map. The app uses elevation-based coloring to highlight climbs and descents, providing detailed route statistics for your hikes, runs, or cycles.

Highlights
  • GPX file viewer
  • Interactive map display
  • Elevation-based gradient coloring
  • Detailed route statistics
  • Universal app support
Features
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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 and Japanese.

About

CPP route optimizer

Features
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Route Optimizer is the essential tool for waste management professionals, municipalities, and private collection services who need efficient, right-side trash collection routes. Key Features: OpenStreetMap Integration Upload OSM files for any area worldwide. Works offline with your map data. Right-Side Collection Optimization Automatically generates routes that keep collection on the right side of the road—critical for safety and efficiency in countries with right-hand traffic.Smart Routing Algorithm Uses advanced graph theory (Chinese Postman Problem) to ensure complete street coverage with minimal backtracking. Total distance calculated automatically.

Screenshots

GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor4 screens
CPP route optimizer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CPP route optimizer at none against GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor's 1. CPP route optimizer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). 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. GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CPP route optimizer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor versus CPP route optimizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPXExplore GPX Viewer & EditorCPP route optimizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperObjectGraph LLCFREDERICK RACICOT-FLEURENT

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor

One-time1
  • GPX Explore Pro$9.99
None

CPP route optimizer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor free?
GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CPP route optimizer free?
CPP route optimizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor or CPP route optimizer have ads?
Neither GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor nor CPP route optimizer shows ads.

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