GPS Mapper vs Pathkeep

GPS Mapper is the all-in-one tool for tracking, mapping, and organizing your outdoor life. Drop grids to visualize map coverage, record trails with live stats, pin waypoints, plan routes, measure distances, add image overlays, view your location history, organize with groups and tags, and track it all with a detailed app experience. Whether you're a hiker logging every step, a cyclist tracking new roads, or someone who wants every outdoor activity tracked in one place — GPS Mapper is built for it. GRID EXPLORATION - Place rectangular grids anywhere, or map any-shaped area with freeform grids - 10 grid detail sizes, from 16 cells up to 2,500 cells - Cells auto-fill as you move through them via GPS - Optionally mark cells from geotagged photos and recorded trails - Track completion percentage for every grid TRAIL RECORDING - Record GPS trails with live distance, duration, elevation, pace, speed, and more - Tag trails with your own custom labels - Replay recorded trails on the map with animated Playback PINS - Drop custom pins anywhere - Organize with icons, colors, and names ROUTES - Draw custom multi-waypoint routes, or auto-generate a road-following route to a destination - Save and view your routes on the map RANGE FINDER - Measure point-to-point distances directly on the map - Save measurements with custom names and colors - Great for golf, hunting, surveying, and more NAVIGATION - Navigate to your elements with the in-app compass direct feature - Use Apple Maps to navigate to any element IMAGE OVERLAYS - Place photos on the map as georeferenced overlays - Adjust position, scale, rotation, and transparency - Perfect for historical maps, trail maps, or site plans GROUPS - Bundle any mix of grids, pins, trails, routes, ranges, and overlays - Organize trips and projects - Sort and manage from one place TAGS - Create custom tags and apply them to any element - Filter your map elements by tag to find exactly what you need - Use tags across element types for flexible organization LOCATION SHARING - See friends' real-time locations on your map PHOTOS ON MAP - View geotagged photos from your photos library on the map - Find and share your photos straight from the map ANALYTICS DASHBOARD - Apple Health integration — steps, distance, calories, exercise minutes, and heart rate shown alongside your activity - Daily and weekly activity — what you've added each week, your most active days, daily averages, and per-type breakdowns - Exploration progress — total grids, cells mapped, cells visited, completion rate, and your most-explored area - Your collection at a glance — a visual breakdown of grids, trails, pins, routes, ranges, and overlays - Detailed stats for every element type — distances, lengths, counts, and more - Build your own layout — reorder, show, or hide cards to focus on the metrics that matter to you IMPORT & EXPORT - Import and export GPX files - Full backup and restore of your data — always free - Share your elements with friends CUSTOMIZATION - Coordinate display in Decimal Degrees, DDM, DMS, UTM, and MGRS - Standard, Satellite, and Hybrid map styles - Toggle POIs, traffic, compass, and scale - Interactive tutorials - Customizable analytics dashboard layout - Custom sort orders for every element type - Customize backgrounds across your screens PREMIUM Upgrade to unlock: - Unlimited grids, trails, pins, routes, ranges, and image overlays - Freeform grids — map any-shaped area - Advanced analytics dashboard with Apple Health - Navigation — in-app compass + Apple Maps directions to any element - Trail Playback — replay recorded trails - Location history with time-range filtering on the map - Configurable GPS update intervals - See up to 20 friends' locations (free: 2) - Customize backgrounds across your screens Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Pathkeep records your routes - no ads, no analytics, no account. RECORD ROUTES One tap to start, pause whenever you need to, hold to stop. Every GPS point is saved instantly to your device while recording - your track is safe even if the app is closed during a session. An undo option gives you time to reconsider, or tap Continue to keep recording right away. FIVE TRACKING MODES - Accuracy: point every ~5 m - ideal for running and hiking - Balanced: point every ~20 m - great for cycling and tours - Battery Saver: point every ~100 m - saves battery on long trips - Vacation: uses iOS location changes - records for days with minimal battery drain; iOS automatically restarts Pathkeep after a reboot - Custom: set your own distance filter and time interval - full control over accuracy and battery life TRACK DETAILS & SELECTION Open any saved track to see the full route on the map. Use the range slider to select any segment - statistics, elevation and speed charts, and the map all update instantly. Export or trim to the selected portion. PHOTO GEOTAGGING (Pro) Automatically add GPS coordinates to your photos - based on the EXIF timestamp and your recorded route. Coordinates are written directly into each photo's metadata, compatible with Lightroom, Apple Photos, and any EXIF-aware app. Includes automatic timezone detection and manual offset adjustment for cameras without GPS. MEMOIR (Pro) Turn your journey into a visual story. Place photos along your recorded route on the map - move them individually or import them directly from a Geotagging session. Pathkeep saves your arrangement and reopens it any time. ELEVATION & SPEED CHARTS Interactive charts in every track detail view. Drag to read elevation or speed at any point. Total ascent, descent, min/max elevation, and average and top speed at a glance. Switch the x-axis between distance and time, choose between metric and imperial units. NOTES Add free-text notes to any saved track. Notes are synced alongside your data via iCloud. LIVE STATS & LIVE ACTIVITY A floating panel shows elapsed time, distance, and point count on the map while recording. The Live Activity shows the same stats on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. HOME SCREEN WIDGET A small or medium widget shows your most recent track - name, distance, duration, and a map preview. EXPORT FORMATS Share as GPX or KML - compatible with Google Maps, Komoot, Garmin, and most navigation apps. Share a map image of your recorded route directly. ICLOUD SYNC Tracks are automatically synced via iCloud Drive across all your Apple devices. DATA SAFETY Every GPS point is saved to your device in real time - recordings are automatically restored on next launch. With Always location permission, Restart Protection can be enabled: Pathkeep automatically resumes recording even after an iPhone restart. RECENTLY DELETED Deleted tracks are moved to the Recently Deleted folder and can be restored within 30 days. Pathkeep PRO Unlimited saved tracks, Photo Geotagging, Memoir and more - as an annual subscription or one-time lifetime purchase. The free version allows 5 saved tracks. NO ADS, NO TRACKING Pathkeep contains no ads and does not track you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/