Comparison

LeadNav GPS vs Open GPX Tracker

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

Head to head
About

LeadNav GPS

Plan, coordinate, and navigate off-grid with this powerful GPS tool. Designed for demanding environments, it offers advanced features for mission planning, team communication, and detailed trip recording. Ideal for professionals and outdoor enthusiasts operating without reliable cellular service.

Highlights
  • Mission planning and coordination
  • Offline mapping and navigation
  • Team location tracking
  • Route creation and sharing
  • Audible and visual warnings
  • Track recording and analysis
  • GPX file support
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LEADNAV GPS is the professional off-road GPS for iPhone and iPad. Plan the route at home, run it with turn-by-turn voice guidance where there are no roads, and put your whole team on one map. Built for teams that work and travel off the grid: search and rescue, security details, expeditions, hunting camps, work crews, race teams and their chase crews. NAVIGATE WHERE THERE ARE NO ROADS • Turn-by-turn voice guidance from routes you build or import. Waypoints speak by name as you approach them. • Red warning rings and blue proximity rings that adjust to your speed, so the call comes when you need it. • Any ring you cross alerts, on the route or off it. Serpentine points keep you on the line without a word. • Works with no signal at all. Navigation never needs a connection. • Record tracks, convert them to routes, reverse a route to come back the way you went. • Drop markers for anything you want to find again. Recon, Aviation and Hunting marker sets are included for everyone. • Compatible with Bluetooth headsets, helmet intercoms and speakers for eyes-free navigation. TRIP PACKAGES • One file per trip, event or property: routes, tracks and markers together, with categories and Recently Deleted. • Built on the GPX standard. Import from and export to any GPS device or planning software. • Share a whole Trip Package with your team by AirDrop, Messages or email. • Route Editor with Undo, Join Multiple Routes, Convert Markers to Audio Waypoints, Export to GPS Unit for Garmin, Lowrance and other units. YOUR WHOLE TEAM ON ONE MAP • Group tracking is included with the app. One Team Code, a QR or an invite link builds the team. Teammates join in seconds and see each other live. • Runs over any internet connection: cellular, Wi-Fi at camp, or vehicle-mounted satellite internet such as Starlink. • Keeps sharing with the screen locked when you turn on background tracking. • No account, no login, nothing to sign up for. Your team identity is a random code you can reset any time. COMMS (PRO LICENSE) • Hold to talk with your teams from the pad on the map or from a wireless button. Release to send. • Every message is written out as text in the team thread, so a call you missed at speed is still there when you look down. • Several teams at once, each with its own channel and switch. Faster updates, teammate speed, off-screen arrows and breadcrumb trails. PRERUNNING TOOLS (PRO LICENSE) • PreRunner Bar and Pocket PreRunner: one-tap waypoint drops at speed, with a wipe-safe screen lock. • Wireless buttons: drop waypoints, record tracks, zoom and talk with your hands on the wheel. Part of our patent-pending prerunning system. • Waypoint Mic: hands-free voice notes at speed through your helmet comms. • Speed Highlighter: paint the route green, yellow and red as you run it. • Package Rules: proximity rings and marker symbols by name, saved in the file for everyone you share it with. • Off Route Alert: hear it the moment you leave the line, and which side the route is on. • Edit at speed: tap any waypoint in run mode to edit or delete it. OFFLINE MAPS • Free online map sources include USGS Satellite, USGS Topo and OpenStreetMap. • The Entry and Pro Licenses add offline map imagery for every map type, MBTiles import and overlays, and custom map URLs. Select areas and store them before you go. Maps are provided by outside services and are subject to change. LICENSES The app is a one-time purchase. Entry and Pro are auto-renewing licenses, managed in your Apple account. Details at leadnavgps.com/pricing. NOTES • This is a high-powered GPS and needs power for prolonged use in the field. Continued background GPS use can dramatically decrease battery life. • Wi-Fi-only iPads have no internal GPS chip. Use a cellular model, or an external GPS receiver with the app. • Group tracking and Comms need an internet connection. Navigation does not.

About

Open GPX Tracker

Record GPS tracks with waypoints and offline maps. This app offers privacy, no ads, and no in-app purchases. Ideal for travel, hiking, biking, and creating GPX data for mapping or app development.

Highlights
  • Create GPS traces with waypoints
  • Offline map support
  • Apple Watch App support
  • Share and send GPX files
  • Multiple map sources
  • Add and edit waypoints
Features
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Create GPS traces with waypoints. Offline map support, no time restrictions, no ads, no in-app-purchases, and all the data is private. Open GPX Tracker is ideal for: * Traveling and vacation (offline map app) * Collecting and sharing track and waypoints data. * Use it as your Camera GPS companion. * Keeping track of your hiking explorations and bike routes. * Creating routes and waypoints for editing Open Street Map. * Publishing Open Street Map Traces. * Creating real GPX files for testing your iOS apps in Xcode. Main Features: * Apple Watch App support * Offline maps of browsed areas * Load saved sessions and continue tracking * Auto recovery last session after crash or closing the app * Display tracking information in a map * Display speed, distance, coordinates and time * Use multiple map sources (Apple Maps, Open Street Maps, CartoDB, OpenTopoMaps, OpenSeaMaps) * Pause / Resume tracking * Add waypoint to user location * Add waypoint to any place in the map with a long press * Edit waypoint name * Drag & Drop waypoint pin * Remove waypoints * Share and send GPX files * Custom file naming All the tracked data is kept 100% private in your phone. No data is collected (Indeed, I don't want it at all). For all the details, please check the privacy policy link. Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

LeadNav GPS4 screens
Open GPX Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Open GPX Tracker at Free against LeadNav GPS's $19.99. Open GPX Tracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). LeadNav GPS's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months) and chart position (#12 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and device support 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

Open GPX Tracker is free to download; LeadNav GPS costs $19.99 up front. LeadNav GPS sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Open GPX Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Open GPX Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 129 and 133 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 68% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LeadNav GPS ships an update every 4 weeks, Open GPX Tracker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
LeadNav GPS versus Open GPX Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeadNav GPSOpen GPX Tracker
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (129 ratings)4.3 (133 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.1% of reviews — better67.1% of reviews
Number of ratings129133 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#12 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeadNav Systems LLCJuan Manuel Merlos

Customer experience

LeadNav GPS

All ratings123 ratings
Positive71.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral1.1%
Negative30.8%

Open GPX Tracker

All ratings131 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral7.6%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative22.4%

User reviews

LeadNav GPS

From 129 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🗺️ Excellent for off-road navigation
  • 🏎️ Ideal for racing (Baja, KOH, etc.)
  • 📍 Precise waypoint marking and voice text
  • 🚀 Game changer for pre-running
  • 👍 Versatile for various outdoor adventures

Room to improve

  • 💰 High cost for subscriptions/features
  • 📉 Map quality downgraded over time
  • 🐛 Subscription renewal issues
  • 🐛 Restore purchases not working
  • 🐛 Files deleted upon app reinstallation

Open GPX Tracker

From 133 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple, intuitive, and clean user interface
  • 💰 Completely free with no ads or in-app purchases
  • 📍 Accurate GPS tracking and waypoint creation
  • ⌚ Apple Watch integration for convenient tracking
  • 🔋 Lightweight and battery-efficient operation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Files fail to save without error notification
  • 🐛 App crashes when opening saved files folder
  • 🐛 Data loss after app updates or crashes
  • 🐛 Gaps in GPS recording data
  • 🐛 App crashes when opening GPX files after inactivity

Bugs and requests

LeadNav GPS

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Subscription renewal issues
  • Restore purchases not working
  • App shuts down when opening tracks
  • App dumping out when plotting routes
  • Add-ons not purchasable
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  • Support link not working
  • Location inaccurate
  • Battery draining even after force closing
  • License not recognized on new devices

Requested features

18 requests
  • Option to disable confirmation notifications for edits for a period
  • Alphabetical order for collections/files
  • Call out waypoints in advance
  • iCloud Sync
  • Apple CarPlay Support
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  • More user training videos
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Ability to upload multiple files at once
  • Download off-road maps along the route
  • Ability to download maps for offline use without high cost
  • Support for metric units
  • Easier way to contact developers
  • Photos for markers
  • Custom names for downloaded areas
  • Smaller on-screen buttons (zoom, speed)
  • Hide unnecessary UI elements by tapping map
  • Dark mode

Open GPX Tracker

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • File save fails silently with long filenames or filepaths
  • App crashes when accessing files folder from main screen
  • GPX files lost after app updates or reinstallation
  • Inconsistent file saving (fails approximately 1/3 of the time)
  • App crashes when trying to open GPX files after period of inactivity
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  • Duplicate or false track entries generated in exported files
  • Decimal point missing in longitude coordinates
  • App crashes when exporting via email
  • GPX files not displaying on map after import
  • App crashes or resets journey when returning to app
  • Watch complication displays inconsistently
  • Map does not follow user location during tracking
  • App quits when phone is locked or closed

Requested features

18 requests
  • Auto-save functionality for tracking sessions
  • Persistent notification when recording is active
  • Ability to edit tracks before exporting
  • Import custom geo-referenced map images
  • Adjustable route color and line thickness
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  • Topographical map layer option
  • Offline cached maps for specific areas
  • Bulk copy and delete operations for tracks
  • Confirmation dialog for file deletion
  • Customizable date/time format for filenames
  • Automatic track upload to cloud services (Dropbox, iCloud)
  • Jump-to feature for entering latitude/longitude coordinates
  • Street names and speed limits on satellite maps
  • Adjustable GPS data collection frequency
  • Text-only display mode to save battery
  • Progress bar for map loading
  • Watch app map view for offline navigation
  • Adjustable units (miles vs kilometers) based on region

In-app purchases

9 purchases

LeadNav GPS

Subscriptions4
  • Entry License Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Pro License Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Entry License$69.991 Year
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  • Pro License$249.991 Year
One-time5
  • Advanced Pack (1Year Subscription) - Map to Advanced Upgrade$19.99
  • Advanced Subscription (1 Year)$69.99
  • Advanced to Pro Upgrade$179.99
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  • Map to Pro Upgrade$199.99
  • Pro Pack Subscription (1 Year)$249.99
None

Open GPX Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LeadNav GPS free?
LeadNav GPS costs $19.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Open GPX Tracker free?
Open GPX Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LeadNav GPS or Open GPX Tracker?
Open GPX Tracker is rated higher. LeadNav GPS averages 4.0 out of 5 from 129 ratings, while Open GPX Tracker averages 4.3 from 133 ratings.
Do LeadNav GPS or Open GPX Tracker have ads?
Neither LeadNav GPS nor Open GPX Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LeadNav GPS or Open GPX Tracker?
LeadNav GPS ships an update every 4 weeks, and Open GPX Tracker every 5 months. Most recently, LeadNav GPS was updated on November 2, 2026 and Open GPX Tracker on October 29, 2026.

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