Comparison

Offline GPS Navigation vs GPS Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Offline GPS Navigation

This app helps you navigate and find your way back, even without an internet connection. Easily bookmark locations like your parked car or hiking trails, and receive precise directional guidance to return. Sync your saved spots across devices for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Walking directions
  • Navigational bookmarks
  • Parked car locator
  • Offline navigation
  • Sync across devices
  • Directional guidance
Features
Read full description

Best New Navigation Apps — Apple “It’s the compass reinvented with walking directions, navigational bookmarks, and a simple parked-car locator, all in a friendly design.” — App Store Editor’s Note --- Never get lost again. GPS Navigation Offline is your all-in-one offline GPS, compass, and navigation app for hiking, travel, parking, and everyday navigation, no internet required*. Whether you're exploring the outdoors, visiting a new city, or trying to find your parked car, this powerful GPS navigation app keeps you on track with precise direction and distance guidance. --- What You Can Do • Find Your Way Back Anywhere, Even Offline No signal? No problem. Navigate confidently in remote areas, mountains, forests, or abroad without internet access. • Instantly Locate Your Parked Car Save your parking spot in one tap and return to it easily, no more wandering through crowded parking lots. • Always Know Your Direction Use a precise digital compass with real-time distance and direction to guide you back to saved locations. • Save Important Places in Seconds Bookmark trails, parking spots, or favorite locations and access them anytime. • Track Your Distance in Real Time See exactly how far you are from your destination so you stay in control of your journey. • Access Your Locations on All Devices Your saved places sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, ready whenever you need them. --- Perfect For • Hiking & outdoor adventures • Travel & city exploration • Parking & car locator • Cycling & walking navigation • Offline navigation anywhere --- Why Users Love GPS Navigation Offline “Saved me while hiking super accurate and easy to use!” — Bjverano “The best GPS compass app for off-roading and hiking.” — Jimbo6765 “Perfect for tracking my parking spot and navigating hikes.” — S N Khan --- Simple. Reliable. Offline. Turn your iPhone into a powerful GPS navigator and compass tool. With offline navigation, accurate location tracking, and an intuitive design, you’ll always find your way back anytime, anywhere. A Simple Alternative to Complex Navigation Apps Looking for a lightweight alternative to apps like Google Maps, Waze, or Apple Maps? GPS Navigation Offline focuses on what matters most: offline navigation, compass direction, and location saving, without clutter, distractions, or the need for a constant internet connection. Perfect when you don’t need traffic updates or complex routing, just a reliable way to find your way back, track locations, and stay oriented anywhere. --- * Park Car feature works best in open parking areas due to GPS limitations. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pleeq.com/anchor-pointer/privacy-policy.html

About

GPS Tracker

Record and save your outdoor routes, waypoints, and travel history. This app allows you to track distance, speed, and altitude, and exchange your data in various formats. Navigate with map views and compass guidance.

Highlights
  • Record distance, time, speed, altitude
  • Save and manage waypoints
  • Import/export GPX, KML, KMZ files
  • View multiple tracks on map
  • Navigation with compass heading
  • Background recording
Read full description

Tracker is a practical GPS track recorder for hunting, fishing, hiking, cycling, sports and travel. Record your route, save important places, view several tracks together and exchange them in GPX, KML and KMZ formats. GPS TRACKING • Record distance, time, speed, altitude and route points. • Keep recording in the background and with the screen locked. • Pause and resume recording at any time. • GPS recording itself does not require an internet connection. • See live distance, elapsed time, current speed and altitude. TRACKS • Import and export GPX, KML and KMZ files. • Export one track or several selected tracks in a single operation. • Keep waypoints attached to their tracks when exchanging files. • View one or multiple tracks on the map. • Tap a track to open the map and fit the entire route on the screen. • Rename tracks and choose any color and line width. • View the date, distance, duration, average speed, and track and waypoint counts. • Delete tracks with a swipe. WAYPOINTS • Add a waypoint by long-pressing the map or tapping your location marker. • Save a waypoint separately or attach it to the selected track. • Choose from a collection of waypoint icons. Compatible icon information is preserved during GPX, KML and KMZ exchange. • Edit the name, description, icon, coordinates, altitude and address. • Import or export one or multiple waypoints. • Select an active waypoint to see its direct bearing and distance, with a guide line from your current location. • Delete waypoints with a swipe. MAP AND NAVIGATION • Apple Maps in Standard, Hybrid and Satellite styles. • Follow your position by compass heading or direction of movement. • Your last map position and zoom are restored the next time you open the app. • Metric and imperial units, with automatic switching to meters or feet at short distances. • Coordinate formats: decimal degrees; degrees and minutes; degrees, minutes and seconds. • Full support for the system light and dark appearance. - Terms of service: https://appsupport.store/terms/ - Privacy policy: https://appsupport.store/privacy/

Screenshots

Offline GPS Navigation4 screens
GPS Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Offline GPS Navigation at 2.9K against GPS Tracker's 52. Offline GPS Navigation also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

Both are free to download. Offline GPS Navigation sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and GPS Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Offline GPS Navigation against 4.7 for GPS Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Offline GPS Navigation has 2.9K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Offline GPS Navigation's written reviews are positive against 75% of GPS Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Offline GPS Navigation ships an update every 2 weeks, GPS Tracker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Offline GPS Navigation versus GPS Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffline GPS NavigationGPS Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.9K ratings)4.7 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.7% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better52
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander DeplovSERGEI BEZDENEZHNYKH

Customer experience

Offline GPS Navigation

All ratings2,927 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews291 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative17.2%

GPS Tracker

All ratings51 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

Offline GPS Navigation

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes or becomes unusable when signal is weak
  • Saved anchors sometimes get lost or disappear

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to switch between GPS heading and magnetic heading
  • Improve integration with mapping apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps
  • Allow importing/exporting of saved locations
  • Add more customization options for anchors (icons, colors, notes, etc.)

GPS Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Offline GPS Navigation

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Full Access Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

GPS Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Month$1.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Offline GPS Navigation free?
Offline GPS Navigation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GPS Tracker free?
GPS Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Offline GPS Navigation or GPS Tracker?
GPS Tracker is rated higher. Offline GPS Navigation averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while GPS Tracker averages 4.7 from 52 ratings.
Do Offline GPS Navigation or GPS Tracker have ads?
Neither Offline GPS Navigation nor GPS Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Offline GPS Navigation or GPS Tracker?
Offline GPS Navigation ships an update every 2 weeks, and GPS Tracker every 6 weeks. Most recently, Offline GPS Navigation was updated on November 6, 2026 and GPS Tracker on November 7, 2026.

Other comparisons