Tether vs DashLog GPS Drive Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tether
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Tether remembers where you parked and leads you back along your own footsteps, even in an underground garage where GPS gives up. TIE YOUR SPOT IN ONE TAP Tap "Tie here" and the spot is saved the moment you touch the button. A mistaken tap can be undone for a few seconds. A photo, a note and a bay number are optional and can be added later. FOLLOW YOUR OWN THREAD BACK While Tether is open, it draws the path you walk away from the car. On the way back, "Find my car" follows that path, through the stairwell and across the lot, and shows the distance left and about how many steps. When GPS cannot reach, the path keeps growing from your steps and compass, so underground it is an estimate, not a survey. If Tether is open as you drive down, its barometer notices which underground level you parked on. Tether records the path only while the app is open; a stretch it missed shows as a dotted line, not a guess. PARKING METER TIMER Wind the meter with a dial, a preset from 30 minutes to 4 hours, or any length up to 24 hours. Choose how early you want a reminder, from 5 minutes to 2 hours before, and Tether sends a notification (allow notifications when asked). Choose more than 5 minutes and you also get a second one at 5 minutes left, and one when time runs out. It helps you avoid a parking ticket; it does not replace checking the meter. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH - Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Control Center button (iOS 18 and later) - Siri and Shortcuts: "Where's my car in Tether?" - Pocket mode: taps that quicken as you get close, so you can look up from the screen while Tether is open - Open in Maps for walking directions to the spot - A history of your past parking sessions, saved in the app PRIVACY No ads and no account. Your spots, photos, notes and paths are saved in the app and never uploaded to us; street names and maps come from Apple Maps. Tether counts how the app is used and reports crashes so it can be improved; neither includes where you parked. Tether needs your location while you use it. Motion & Fitness access (steps and barometer) and the camera are optional. iPhone only, iOS 17.6 or later.
DashLog GPS Drive Tracker
This app automatically records your drives, logging GPS routes, distance, time, and speed. Review your trips with detailed statistics and map replays, all without needing an account. It's designed for simple, private drive tracking.
- Live drive recording
- Automatic drive logbook
- Map route history
- Route replay
- Driving statistics
- Altitude details
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DashLog is a GPS ride and drive logbook that records car trips, motorcycle rides, and bicycle routes automatically. Connect to CarPlay or your vehicle's Bluetooth and recording starts on its own, then stops when you disconnect. Fully hands-free. You can also start and stop with a single tap. Whatever you ride, DashLog saves your GPS route, distance, time, speed, altitude, and stats as a clean record. No account, no manual entry; your data stays on your device. Features Automatic recording (hands-free) When you connect to CarPlay or your vehicle's Bluetooth, recording starts automatically and stops when you disconnect. Set it up once and it logs every ride without tapping. Live recording See your current speed, time, distance, and GPS status at a glance. Automatic logbook Every ride and drive is organized by date, with distance, duration, average and top speed, start, and destination. Map route history & replay DashLog draws your route from GPS points and replays it with speed changes along the way. Statistics Review today, this week, this month, and all-time distance, time, and speed with clear charts. Export & import Export a single drive as GPX or CSV, or pick a period — today, this week, this month, last month, this year — and export it as one report. You can also bring in a GPX file from another app or device and add it as a record. Privacy DashLog works without an account. Records are stored on your device by default. Analytics may be used to improve the app; see the Privacy Policy. Ride more. Remember every route.
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Verdict
Tether and DashLog GPS Drive Tracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tether ships an update monthly, DashLog GPS Drive Tracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tether | DashLog GPS Drive Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mykola Rudenko | hyunggue jeon |
In-app purchases
Tether
No in-app purchases
DashLog GPS Drive Tracker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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