GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor vs TrailFix
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.
TrailFix
This app helps you prepare GPS files for your adventures. Convert, simplify, reverse, and repair routes and tracks for various devices and platforms. Export your optimized files in multiple formats.
- Convert routes to tracks and vice versa
- Simplify files by reducing point count
- Reverse direction of routes/tracks
- Auto-scan and fix GPS data issues
- Export in GPX, KML, or TCX formats
- Supports multiple file types and devices
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TrailFix gives you complete control over your GPS files. Whether you're converting a route to a track for your Garmin, trimming a file down for your Wahoo, or preparing a GPX for an upcoming ride — TrailFix is the tool you open between planning your adventure and hitting the trail. SEE INSIDE YOUR FILE Open the Contents Inspector to review every track, route, and waypoint in your file — with distance, point counts, and whether elevation and time data are included. Rename any track or route right in the app, so it's easy to find when it lands on your Garmin or other device. CONVERT Transform routes into device-ready tracks, or tracks back into editable routes. The perfect companion to Garmin BaseCamp, Gaia GPS, REVER, Ride with GPS, and more. SIMPLIFY Reduce point count while preserving every important turn. Five detail levels let you optimize any file for Garmin Edge, Wahoo, and devices with point limits. REVERSE Flip any route or track to ride or hike it in the opposite direction. Perfect for out-and-back trips or return routes. REPAIR Auto-scan and fix common GPS data issues: duplicate points, drift spikes, elevation anomalies, and invalid coordinates. One tap. Done. EXPORT Save as GPX, KML, or TCX — ready for any device or app. Works with GPX, KML, KMZ, and TCX files. Compatible with Garmin, Wahoo, Gaia GPS, BaseCamp, onX Offroad, REVER, AllTrails, Ride with GPS, Komoot, and more. Your adventure is planned. TrailFix gets your files ready for it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TrailFix at 5.0 against GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor's 4.3. TrailFix also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TrailFix asks for nothing beyond the download.
TrailFix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor ships an update weekly, TrailFix every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor | TrailFix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ObjectGraph LLC | Signal Strength LLC |
Customer experience
GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor
TrailFix
In-app purchases
GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor
- GPX Explore Pro$9.99
TrailFix
No in-app purchases
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