TraceWay vs TripTracker

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.

TripTracker is a free, local-only GPS trip recorder. Tap Start new trip. TripTracker logs your route in the background while you walk, drive, hike, or ride. Stop when you're done. Your trip lands in the list, drawn on an Apple Map, ready to share as a GPX file you can keep, load into another map app, or hand off. Trips live in files on your phone. Nothing leaves it unless you tap Share, turn on iCloud Drive backup, or turn on place names. Great for: • Walks, hikes, runs, bike rides, road trips • Building up a personal log of routes you've taken • Capturing a track to share with a friend or load into another app • Anyone who wants a GPS recorder without an account, a feed, or a subscription • Quiet outdoor days where you'd rather your phone stayed in your pocket What you get: • Background GPS recording • Live map and stats while recording, including distance, speed, elevation, and duration • Tap any trip for a full map and stats; rename, resume, or delete • Trim the start or end of a trip on a scrubber with a live map preview • Read a multi-day trip one day at a time • GPX export via the system share sheet. Works with any app that accepts GPX. • Tune accuracy against battery life by choosing how often the app samples your location • Metric or imperial. Distance, speed, and elevation in your units. • Optional place names show where each trip starts and ends, and a new-country alert says hello when you cross a border. Looked up through Apple, only if you turn it on. • Optional iCloud backup keeps your trips safe if you lose or swap your phone • Recorded and stored on your phone Free to download — no subscription, no account.