Comparison

Map My Tracks vs WorkoutSpot

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

Head to head
About

Map My Tracks

This app helps you understand your walking habits and stay motivated. It tracks your walks and hikes with GPS, providing personalized feedback, goal setting, and route discovery. Share your adventures or keep them private.

Highlights
  • GPS walking and hiking tracking
  • Personalized feedback and insights
  • Streak and habit building
  • Activity goal setting
  • Route discovery and tracking
  • Live tracking and sharing
  • Integration with Garmin, HealthKit, etc.
Features
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Every walk tells a story. Map My Tracks helps you understand yours. Whether you're walking around the neighborhood, exploring new trails, or hiking in the mountains, Map My Tracks gives you insights that actually matter. Discover patterns in your walking habits. Celebrate streaks that keep you motivated. Understand what your body is telling you. Join over a million people who've made Map My Tracks their go-to companion for walks and hikes. ===== Featured in Apple's What's hot list #1 iPhone app in Health & Fitness in Japan, France, Belgium, Iceland, Czech Republic ===== YOUR PERSONAL WALKING COACH After every walk, get feedback that's tailored to you. Learn about your consistency and habit-building. Discover which routes you enjoy most. See how weather affects your walking distance. Get encouragement that keeps you moving. See patterns like: "You tend to walk further on sunny days" or "Your morning walks are consistently longer than evening ones." Celebrate when you hit a new streak. Track your favorite routes. It's like having a walking companion who knows your history and keeps you motivated. TRACK YOUR WALKS AND HIKES Record every walk with GPS precision. Track distance, pace, elevation, steps, calories, and duration. Or just press start and let the app do the work. Review your week at a glance or dive deep into detailed stats when you want them. Connect your Garmin, Wahoo, Coros, HealthKit, and more, to automatically bring all your walks into one place. All your outdoor activities—all your insights—in a single app. SHARE YOUR WALKING ADVENTURES Broadcast live so friends and family can follow along on your hikes. Add photos from your walks and create videos that capture the whole experience. Follow friends and keep each other motivated. Or keep it private—it's your choice. SET YOUR OWN WALKING GOALS Whether it's walking 10,000 steps daily, maintaining a walking streak, exploring new routes, or increasing your distance, set goals that matter to you. Track your progress with intelligent insights that help you get there. DISCOVER NEW ROUTES Find popular walking routes and hiking trails near you. See where other walkers go. Track your favorite paths and revisit them anytime. UNLOCK EVERYTHING WITH PLUS • AI-powered Activity Insights after every walk • Live tracking so others can follow your progress • Ad-free experience • Advanced analysis tools on app and website • Full access to all features Subscriptions for Map My Tracks PLUS are $4.99 per month or $49.99 for a full year. Map My Tracks PLUS subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account after your confirmation of purchase. Your monthly subscription will automatically renew each month and be charged through your iTunes account, yearly subscriptions will automatically renew each year. Subscriptions renew at $4.99 per month or $49.99 for a full year automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. FEEDBACK If you're enjoying Map My Tracks: Walking Tracker, leave us a good review in the App Store. If not, send your feedback to support@mapmytracks.com and let us fix it before you write a review. Map My Tracks uses HealthKit to export your walking activities into the Health app and to read heart rate and biometric data. This service is optional. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Terms of service: https://www.mapmytracks.com/term-service Privacy policy: https://www.mapmytracks.com/privacy-policy

About

WorkoutSpot

Analyze specific points or segments within your recorded workouts. Visualize your performance on a map and graph, with detailed metrics for each selection. Seamlessly integrates with Apple Health data.

Highlights
  • Analyze workout points and segments
  • Visualize workout data on map and graph
  • Switch between time and distance domains
  • View detailed metrics for selections
  • Integrates with Apple Health
  • Open source
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WorkoutSpot allows you to analyze any point or segment of your workouts. Select a workout that you already have in Health. Add a workout to Health with the Workouts app on Apple Watch, or any app that Works with Health.  Zoom into segments to see how long it took you climb that hill, or sprint between stoplights. The preview graph at the bottom of the screen, and the map at the top of the screen, help you see where in the workout you're currently looking at.  Switch between time and distance domains while maintaining your current selection. Select a point on the graph to view the details of that spot in the workout:  - location on the map - time of day - distance - altitude - grade (terrain slope) - speed - heart rate - power Select a segment by zooming and panning the graph to view details: - highlight on the map - duration - distance - climbed (ascent) - average grade - average speed - average heart rate - average power WorkoutSpot is open source: https://github.com/leptos-null/WorkoutSpot

Screenshots

Map My Tracks4 screens
WorkoutSpot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Map My Tracks at Free against WorkoutSpot's $2.99. Map My Tracks also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (332 vs 4). WorkoutSpot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Map My Tracks is free to download; WorkoutSpot costs $2.99 up front. Map My Tracks sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. WorkoutSpot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WorkoutSpot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Map My Tracks has 332 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Map My Tracks's written reviews are positive against 100% of WorkoutSpot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map My Tracks ships an update every 6 weeks, WorkoutSpot every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Map My Tracks versus WorkoutSpot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap My TracksWorkoutSpot
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (332 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings332 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinderhouseLateef Sanford

Customer experience

Map My Tracks

All ratings332 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.2%

WorkoutSpot

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Map My Tracks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Registration issues
  • Tracking stops unexpectedly
  • Syncing problems between app and website

Requested features

4 requests
  • Step count integration
  • Ability to export/share data
  • More customization options
  • Improved audio integration

WorkoutSpot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Map My Tracks

Subscriptions2
  • PLUS subscription1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • PLUS subscription$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • Enable sensors$0.99
  • Graphs$0.99
  • No ads$0.99
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  • Pro upgrade$3.99
None

WorkoutSpot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Map My Tracks free?
Map My Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WorkoutSpot free?
WorkoutSpot costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Map My Tracks or WorkoutSpot?
WorkoutSpot is rated higher. Map My Tracks averages 4.6 out of 5 from 332 ratings, while WorkoutSpot averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Map My Tracks or WorkoutSpot have ads?
Neither Map My Tracks nor WorkoutSpot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Map My Tracks or WorkoutSpot?
Map My Tracks ships an update every 6 weeks, and WorkoutSpot every 8 months. Most recently, Map My Tracks was updated on October 23, 2026 and WorkoutSpot on October 7, 2026.

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