Comparison

RouteDrop vs Fitness GPX

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

Head to head
About

RouteDrop

Features
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RouteDrop makes it simple to export your Apple Watch workout routes as GPX files. Whether you're a runner, cyclist, hiker, or outdoor enthusiast, RouteDrop gives you complete control over your workout route data. FEATURES β€’ Export Routes as GPX Files Turn any Apple Watch workout route into a standard GPX file that works with any GPS app or service. β€’ Beautiful Map Visualization See your routes displayed on an interactive map with full route details and elevation data. β€’ Detailed Statistics View distance, duration, pace, elevation gain, and more for every workout. β€’ Easy Sharing Share GPX files via AirDrop, Messages, email, or save to Files app for use in other apps. β€’ Smart Filtering Filter workouts by activity type (running, cycling, hiking, etc.) and date to quickly find the routes you want. β€’ Complete Privacy All data stays on your device. RouteDrop never uploads your health data to any server. Your routes and personal information remain completely private. PERFECT FOR β€’ Runners who want to share favorite routes with friends β€’ Cyclists planning to import routes into Strava, RideWithGPS, Komoot, or other platforms β€’ Hikers documenting trails for future reference β€’ Athletes who want to back up their route data β€’ Anyone wanting control over their Apple Health workout data HOW IT WORKS 1. Open RouteDrop and grant access to your Apple Health workout data 2. Browse your workouts with GPS routes 3. Select any workout to view detailed map and statistics 4. Tap "Export as GPX" to save the route file 5. Share via your favorite method or import to other apps REQUIREMENTS β€’ iPhone running iOS 17.0 or later β€’ Apple Watch workouts with GPS route data in Apple Health β€’ At least one workout with location data YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS RouteDrop only reads your workout route data to create GPX exports. It never writes to your health data, never uploads anything to external servers, and contains no analytics or tracking. Your data is yours alone. SUPPORT Questions or feedback? Contact us at [hello@routedrop.app]

About

Fitness GPX

Features
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Fitness GPX turns your Apple Health workouts into rich, visual run reports β€” and lets you export any route as a standard GPX file. Connect it to Apple Health and every run comes to life: a map of your route, your pace for each kilometer, the time you spent in each heart-rate zone, and clean charts for elevation, heart rate and pace. FEATURES β€’ NEW β€” Apple Watch app: run your imported GPX routes with live map navigation, auto-pause, splits, and full workout recording β€’ Weekly overview with total distance per week and a streak counter β€’ Route maps for every run, plus a heatmap of all your routes together β€’ Per-kilometer splits with your fastest split highlighted β€’ Heart-rate zones using the heart-rate-reserve method, matching the Apple Fitness app β€’ Smoothed elevation, heart-rate and pace charts β€’ Personal records for 5K, 10K, 15K, half marathon, 30K and the marathon β€’ Automatic interval-training detection with a work/rest breakdown β€’ One-tap GPX export to share your route anywhere β€’ Home Screen widget with your latest run, weekly distance and streak PRIVACY FIRST Fitness GPX has no account and no servers. It only reads the Health data you allow, processes everything on your device, and never sends anything to the developer or any third party. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. Fitness GPX reads your workouts, routes, heart rate and running speed from Apple Health to display your statistics. It never modifies your Health data.

Screenshots

RouteDrop4 screens
Fitness GPX4 screens

Verdict

The call

RouteDrop and Fitness GPX are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
RouteDrop versus Fitness GPX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRouteDropFitness GPX
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBlake Cannon10470060161Jeroen Zonneveld

In-app purchases

None

RouteDrop

No in-app purchases

None

Fitness GPX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RouteDrop free?
RouteDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fitness GPX free?
Fitness GPX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RouteDrop or Fitness GPX have ads?
Neither RouteDrop nor Fitness GPX shows ads.

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