TripMeter vs TraceWay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TripMeter
Automatically logs your drives, creating detailed maps, stats, and replays. Offers privacy with no account or tracking, storing data locally or in your iCloud. Understand your driving habits and relive your journeys.
- Automatic trip logging
- Route heatmap
- Driving score analysis
- Trip replays and video export
- Data import and export (GPX, KML, PDF, CSV)
- Customizable units and currency
- Privacy-focused design
Read full descriptionHide full description
TripMeter logs your drives and turns them into maps, stats and replays you'll want to look back on. No account, no ads, no tracking: your trips stay on your iPhone, and in your own iCloud if you turn on sync. AUTOMATIC TRIP LOG • Smart Recording (Pro): starts when you start driving and saves when you park, so there's nothing to remember • Or start a trip with one tap, a Shortcut or the Control Center button • Start recording when CarPlay or your car's Bluetooth connects, with a Shortcuts automation • Live Activity and Dynamic Island show distance and time on the Lock Screen • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: distance this month, driving score and your latest trip • Trips are saved as you go and restored if the app closes mid-drive EVERY ROAD ON ONE MAP • Route heatmap: every trip on a single map, and the roads you drive most glow brightest (zoom and time filters with Pro) • All-Day Footprints (Pro): quietly records where you go all day, without pressing start • Year and month recaps UNDERSTAND YOUR DRIVING • Driving score for safety, smoothness, stability and road comfort, based on hard braking, rapid acceleration, sharp turns and bumpy roads • Speed, acceleration and elevation charts for every trip (Pro) • Recurring routes with your best times, and commute stats between home and work (Pro) • Monthly driving report and travel insights (Pro) • Several vehicles, each with its own history RELIVE AND SHARE • Replay any trip on the map and export it as a video (Pro) • A timeline for every trip: stops are detected automatically, and notes and photos are pinned where they happened • Share cards with your route and key stats; your home area is hidden automatically • Driving, cycling, running or walking: each trip shows the stats that fit YOUR DATA, YOUR FORMAT • Import GPX and KML tracks • Export PDF, CSV and GPX / KML / GeoJSON, one trip or all at once (Pro) • Miles or kilometers, any currency, 12- or 24-hour time • Optional fare estimate and navigation mode; compare the planned route with the one you drove (Pro) PRIVATE BY DESIGN TripMeter has no account and no servers. Trips are stored on your device and, with iCloud sync, in your own iCloud. We can't see where you've been. TRIPMETER PRO The free version records unlimited trips and shows your 5 most recent. Older trips stay saved and unlock with Pro. Pro includes Smart Recording, All-Day Footprints, iCloud sync, full trip history, replay and video export, PDF / CSV / track exports and batch export, the full heatmap, speed, acceleration and elevation analysis, monthly reports, insights, commute and recurring-route stats, and future updates to Pro features. Pro is available as a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/PoppiesLee/privacy-policy
TraceWay
Read full descriptionHide full description
TraceWay records your routes with precision, so you can relive and share every journey. Whether you're hiking, cycling, running, or driving, TraceWay captures your path and exports it as a standard GPX file. TRACK YOUR JOURNEY, LIVE Watch your path appear on an interactive map as you move. Start, pause, and resume sessions with ease — TraceWay continues recording in the background even when your screen is off or you switch to another app. KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE See every detail about your current position at a glance — coordinates, altitude, speed, heading, and accuracy, all updated in real time. LIVE SESSION METRICS Stay on top of your session as it unfolds. TraceWay tracks and displays: • Total distance traveled • Elapsed time and average speed • Maximum speed • Total ascent and descent • Displacement RECOVER INTERRUPTED SESSIONS TraceWay saves recording progress as you go. If an unfinished session is found after a crash, battery loss, or system termination, TraceWay offers to resume it, save it as a GPX file, or discard it on the next launch. ALL YOUR TRACKS IN ONE PLACE Browse your saved recordings and revisit past journeys. Open a route to see it on a map alongside a breakdown of its statistics and track segments. Inspect the GPX file directly in the app. GPX FILE MANAGEMENT Export recordings in the standard GPX format for use in mapping tools, fitness apps, and navigation software. Import and browse existing GPX files right in the app. TraceWay includes additional location details in its exports, such as vertical speed, altitude, and accuracy information.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TraceWay at none against TripMeter's 2. TripMeter's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support 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. TripMeter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. TraceWay asks for nothing beyond the download.
TripMeter ships an update every 3 days, TraceWay every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | TripMeter | TraceWay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 家龙 李 | Haoyuan Xia |
In-app purchases
TripMeter
- TripMeter Pro Subscribe Yearly$9.991 Year
- Unlock the premium version$17.99
TraceWay
No in-app purchases









