Private Tracker vs WayLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Private Tracker
This minimalist GPS tracker offers a private and battery-efficient way to record your journeys. It utilizes OpenStreetMap for detailed mapping and allows GPX export. A subscription unlocks full map detail and export capabilities.
- Private GPS tracking
- High-resolution OpenStreetMap
- GPX export
- Battery efficient
- No registration required
- Own OpenStreetMap servers
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Clean, fast, and private GPS tracker. High-resolution OpenStreetMap maps. Export in GPX. Easy on the battery. No registration. Own OpenStreetMap servers are used to guarantee privacy. The usage data is neither collected nor shared. Subscription unlocks OpenStreetMap maps on all zoom levels and full GPX export. In free mode, OpenStreetMap maps can be zoomed in only to the city overview level and only the first five minutes of track are exported. If you purchased track export before, you can still use it without subscription. Apple maps can be used without limitations. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
WayLog
This app records your routes for various activities like walking, running, cycling, and driving. You can view your path on a map, track metrics like distance and speed, and organize your journeys with tags. It offers hands-free control and Apple Watch support.
- Record routes for walking, running, cycling, driving
- View route on map during recording
- Track distance, speed, and altitude with graphs
- Organize routes with tags and search functionality
- Hands-free control via Siri, Shortcuts, or NFC tags
- Apple Watch and CarPlay support
- Export/import routes in GPX format
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Turn your moves into a log you can look back on. WayLog is a GPS tracker that records your routes for walking, running, cycling, and driving with a single tap. Record with Apple Watch alone. Start/stop hands-free with Siri, Shortcuts, or NFC tags. Also supports information display with CarPlay. Key features • View your route on a map (even while recording) • Review distance, speed, and altitude with graphs • Organize with tags, and search by address, date/time, title, or tag • Automatically saves your step count when you finish recording • Automatically adds start/end locations, distance, average speed, and more to your calendar • Export/import routes in GPX format
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WayLog at 5.0 against Private Tracker's 4.2. Private Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (74% vs 62%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Private Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and WayLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WayLog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 27 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Private Tracker's written reviews are positive against 62% of WayLog's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Private Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, WayLog every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private Tracker | WayLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews — better | 61.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 64 Characters | Tsuneki Kamura |
Customer experience
Private Tracker
WayLog
In-app purchases
Private Tracker
- Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
- Yearly Pro$29.991 Year
- Unlimited Track Export$6.99
WayLog
- Pro Version(Monthly Payment)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Version(Outlight Purchase)$34.99
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