Comparison

NomadTracks vs PhotoGPSTrack

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

Head to head
About

NomadTracks

Record, plan, and organize your outdoor adventures with precise GPS tracking. Mark points of interest, follow planned routes, and manage your data with robust import/export and sync options. Works offline and prioritizes your privacy.

Highlights
  • High-precision GPS recording
  • Points of Interest (POIs) with photos
  • Route planning and following
  • Track editing and organization
  • GPX/GeoJSON import/export
  • iCloud sync and backups
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Bring your own maps. Open a GeoPDF, a scanned topo sheet or a photo of a paper map, and watch your live GPS position move across it — offline, with no signal at all. YOUR OWN MAPS — WHAT WE DO BEST • GeoPDFs and georeferenced PDFs line themselves up the moment you import them • Photograph a paper map, drop a few control points, done — the fit accuracy is shown in metres (RMS) • Park handouts, alpine club sheets, lease boundaries, century-old survey sheets: all become maps you can walk on • As many maps as you want, free RECORDING • Precise GPS recording with real elevation — barometer-assisted where the device has one • Waypoints with category, colour, photo, address and notes • Enter a waypoint straight from lon/lat or UTM coordinates • Scale bar, compass and coordinates always on screen • Live stats keep running in the notification while you record FOLLOWING A TRACK • Follow any saved or imported track: distance to the line, distance left, turn cues • Stray off it and the app tells you with sound and vibration — the radius is yours to set per track • Ghostrider: race your own earlier run and watch live whether you are ahead • Drop a point by bearing and distance, then walk it in PLANNING ROUTES • Plan routes along real roads and trails — anyone can try it • Saving one, as a route or a track, is part of Pro IMPORT & EXPORT — YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • GPX, GeoJSON and KML in — GPX, GeoJSON and bundles back out • Photos and metadata travel with them • Heart rate rides along inside the GPX (Garmin format; Strava and Komoot read it) YOUR LIBRARY • Folders for tracks, waypoints and your own maps • Elevation, speed, pace and heart-rate charts for every track • A 30-day recycle bin SYNC & BACKUP • iCloud sync across all your devices — free • Nextcloud over WebDAV — free • Synology NAS — free • Dropbox — with Pro • Backups are portable: carry your library between Android and iPhone WITH PRO • Google Maps: roadmap, terrain and high-resolution satellite imagery • OpenStreetMap in the OSM Bright and Stamen Terrain styles • Offline Maps: download map areas so your maps stay available offline • Road-Snapped Measuring: real driving, cycling and walking distances instead of straight lines • Dropbox sync, and saving the routes you plan NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS • Recording, your own maps, GPX import and export, waypoints, Nextcloud and Synology sync: all free, no sign-up • No ads, no third-party tracking • Your data stays on your device and in your own sync target — never on our servers FIELD WORK & SURVEYING • Take the official sheet with you: agency GeoPDF, parcel, block or concession map • Walk a parcel and keep the outline • Mark samples, boundary stones and corners as waypoints with photos and coordinates • The whole crew works from the same map — hand maps and waypoints over as a file FOR 25+ ACTIVITIES Hiking, trekking, mountain biking, trail running, overlanding, sailing, paddling, geocaching, ski touring and more — in metric, imperial or nautical units. APPLE WATCH • Record GPS, heart rate and elevation without your iPhone • Track navigation and Ghostrider on the wrist • Save recordings to Apple Health LANGUAGES English, Deutsch, Español, Italiano, Français, Português, Magyar, Bahasa Indonesia NOMADTRACKS PRO Unlocks Offline Maps, Road-Snapped Measuring, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Dropbox sync and saving planned routes — plus every Pro feature we add later. Nextcloud and Synology stay free. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in App Store → Account → Subscriptions. ——— Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/52648882/full-legal

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PhotoGPSTrack

Features
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PhotoGPSTrack records the GPS track of your photo outings so you can precisely geotag every shot from your camera — even one without built-in GPS. BACKGROUND GPS TRACKING Start recording before you head out, lock your phone or use it normally: the track keeps recording in the background without interruption. A CLOCK SYNCED WITH YOUR CAMERA Most cameras don't have a clock perfectly in sync with your phone. PhotoGPSTrack shows a reference clock you can set two ways: • enter a precise offset (days, hours, minutes, seconds) • enter the exact date and time currently shown on your camera This clock lets you match every photo to the right point on your track when importing into your geotagging software. LIVE TRACKING A Live Activity shows your tracking status right on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: duration, points recorded, stop with one tap. A Home Screen widget lets you start a session without even opening the app. HISTORY AND GPX EXPORT Find all your rides in the history, view the route on a map, and export each session as a standard GPX file to use in your favorite geotagging software (Lightroom, GeoSetter, etc.). BUILT FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS A simple, fast interface designed to be used one-handed on a photo walk, hike, bike ride, or trip. FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME UNLOCK PhotoGPSTrack is free and lets you record up to 3 tracks. Beyond that, a single "PhotoGPSTrack Pro" purchase (no subscription, pay once) unlocks unlimited tracks and GPX export.

Screenshots

NomadTracks4 screens
PhotoGPSTrack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NomadTracks at weekly against PhotoGPSTrack's every 3 weeks. NomadTracks also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. NomadTracks sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and PhotoGPSTrack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NomadTracks ships an update weekly, PhotoGPSTrack every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NomadTracks versus PhotoGPSTrack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNomadTracksPhotoGPSTrack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDonkeyCat GmbHKarine WATY

In-app purchases

4 purchases

NomadTracks

Subscriptions4
  • One Month Pro Features$3.991 Month
  • One Month Cloud Access$8.991 Month
  • One Year Pro Features$34.991 Year
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  • One Year NomadTracks Cloud$89.991 Year
1 purchases

PhotoGPSTrack

One-time1
  • PhotoGPSTrack Pro$3.99

Questions

Is NomadTracks free?
NomadTracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PhotoGPSTrack free?
PhotoGPSTrack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NomadTracks or PhotoGPSTrack have ads?
Neither NomadTracks nor PhotoGPSTrack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NomadTracks or PhotoGPSTrack?
NomadTracks ships an update weekly, and PhotoGPSTrack every 3 weeks. Most recently, NomadTracks was updated on November 7, 2026 and PhotoGPSTrack on October 31, 2026.

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