Comparison

Trace vs Wayline 3D

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Trace

This app provides a high-accuracy GPS speedometer and trip tracker for various activities. It prioritizes user privacy by keeping all data on your device or your own iCloud, with no server collection. Offers detailed stats, route mapping, and export options.

Highlights
  • High-accuracy GPS speedometer
  • Trip and route tracking
  • Personalized stat tiles
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Home-Screen widgets
  • GPX/CSV export
  • Privacy-focused data storage
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Trace is a precision GPS speedometer that quietly remembers every trip. No account needed — your speed, routes, and history stay on your device, syncing only to your own iCloud if you turn it on. It's your private location timeline: a map of everywhere you've been that lives on your phone, never on anyone's server. SPEED + STATS • High-accuracy GPS speedometer (km/h, mph, knots) • Custom analog dial or digital readout • Personalized stat tiles: top speed, distance, moving time & more • Multiple layouts: Classic, Big Digital, HUD Mirror, Hybrid Pro, Analog Dial, Track Day, Pace, Navigator RECORD + EXPLORE • Track every walk, run, bike & drive — plus motorcycle, hike, train, sailing & more • Live Activity + Dynamic Island show your speed without unlocking • Background-safe GPS — your trip survives the screen turning off • Home-Screen widgets, including a live map of your latest trip • Import your Apple Health workouts — runs, walks, hikes & rides, routes included • Personal heatmap of every road, trail, and place you've moved through • Per-trip map with speed-colored route + GPX/CSV export YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • All trip data stays on your device (or your own iCloud) • Settings sync via iCloud across your devices • We never collect or sell your data — your trips stay on your device • Your trips are always yours, exportable anytime as GPX or CSV PRO unlocks 6 advanced stat tiles (Pace, Slope, Moving Avg, Altitude, Heading, Total Ascent), HUD + Track Day layouts, analog dial customization, premium accent colors, custom gauge bands, and full Apple Health history import. Whether you're commuting, training for a marathon, road-tripping, riding the train, or just curious how far you walked this week — Trace is the speedometer, trip log, and memory map that comes with you everywhere. Free to start. No account needed. Your trips are always yours. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.dukefu.com/privacy-policy

About

Wayline 3D

Features
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Turn every walk into a 3D route you can hold in your hand. Wayline 3D records your GPS path and rebuilds it as a glowing 3D line floating in black space. Real elevation becomes the vertical axis, so hills and climbs literally rise off the ground. Drag with one finger to spin the route and see your walk from any angle. WHAT IT DOES • Record a walk with one tap. Wayline traces your route as you move. • See it as a clean 3D line, not a tangled map scribble. • Real elevation lifts the path into the third dimension. • Drag to rotate, pinch to zoom, watch it from every side. • Replay the route drawing itself, step by step, on a loop. MADE TO SHARE • Film yourself with the live camera while your 3D route and stats float on screen. • Export the route as a transparent video to drop into any edit. • Every walk keeps its distance, duration, date and place. SIMPLE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up. • Your walks stay on your device. Wayline 3D Pro Unlock 4K export and remove the watermark. One walk. One line. A whole new way to see where you went. Terms of Use (EULA): https://cofounder.co.kr/wayline/terms

Screenshots

Trace4 screens
Wayline 3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Trace at none against Wayline 3D's shown. Trace also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Trace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Wayline 3D sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Trace versus Wayline 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTraceWayline 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinghao FuHosung Hwang

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Trace

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99
5 purchases

Wayline 3D

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Day Pass$0.99
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Trace free?
Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wayline 3D free?
Wayline 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trace or Wayline 3D have ads?
Wayline 3D shows ads; Trace does not.

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