TrackAnywhere vs GPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrackAnywhere
This application retrieves GPS location data from server software, which in turn receives information from GPS tracking devices installed in vehicles. It serves as a component of a larger tracking service.
- GPS location data retrieval
- Vehicle tracking
- Server data integration
- Real-time location updates
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This app is not indispensable part of the service, the service components is include GPS tracker devices(install in the cars), the server software(to receive the location data from the GPS devices), the app will get the location data from the server software.
GPS
Share your real-time GPS location and track path with photos. Ideal for adventures or business, allowing friends or teams to monitor movements via any web browser. Offers free public track creation and paid private/shared track options.
- Real-time GPS track sharing
- Photo integration with tracks
- Web browser remote viewing
- Public track creation (free)
- Private/shared track subscription
- Background GPS monitoring
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Record your movement as a GPS track on your smartphone, and use GPS-Trk Net to view the track remotely in a web browser. Share your movements with GPS Live Tracking while touring, traveling, walking, flying, sailing, and more. Photos can also be attached to your tracks. GPS Live Tracking Start recording a GPS track on your smartphone, and people in other locations can watch your moving GPS track in a web browser on a smartphone, tablet, or PC. No dedicated receiver or tracking hardware is required. Public Tracks GPS-Trk Mini lets you create public tracks for free. Share your movement with the world, or let others view it using a shared URL. Use Cases • Motorcycle touring • Travel and walking • Hiking and trekking • Cycling • Aircraft and balloon flights • Sailing and boating • Events and races • Vehicle tracking • GPS Live Tracking of anything that moves GPS-Trk Net https://gpstrk.hc-eng.com About GPS-Trk GPS-Trk is GPS tracking software that has been continuously developed and updated since the beginning of the App Store in 2009. GPS-Trk Mini is a simplified version of the GPS-Trk tracking technology, focused on the features needed for GPS Live Tracking. Combined with GPS-Trk Net, your smartphone can be used as a GPS Live Tracker. [Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrackAnywhere at none against GPS's 2. TrackAnywhere also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. GPS sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. TrackAnywhere asks for nothing beyond the download.
TrackAnywhere ships an update every 2 weeks, GPS every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrackAnywhere | GPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 瑞珊 陈 | hc-eng |
Customer experience
TrackAnywhere
GPS
In-app purchases
TrackAnywhere
No in-app purchases
GPS
- 1 Month Subscription$4.99
- 1 Year Subscription$49.99
