Simple GPS logger vs Simple Logger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple GPS logger
This app displays your current geographic position, including latitude, longitude, and altitude, using your phone's GPS. It allows you to save locations, track distances to them, and share your current or saved positions via message or email. Units can be displayed in metric or imperial.
- Display current position (lat, lon, alt)
- Show speed and altitude
- Save multiple locations
- Calculate distance to saved locations
- Share current or saved locations
- Metric and imperial unit display
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This is a simple application that displays your current geographic position, including latitude, longitude and altitude, taken from the GPS in your phone. This app will: • show current position including speed and altitude • save locations • store many locations for later use • show distance to saved locations • send current or saved location via message or email • display units in metric or imperial Can be useful for: • remembering where your hotel is • finding information when out walking • remembering where you have parked the car If you would like to help get this app in your language, please get in touch with me.
Simple Logger
Record your GPS tracks for activities like walking, cycling, or trekking. This lightweight app offers a simple interface, photo waypoints, and the ability to share logs in GPX or KML formats. It also supports WiFi-based logging on devices without GPS.
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Adjustable recording intervals
- Pause and resume logging
- Add photos and waypoints
- Share logs as GPX/KML
- WiFi-based logging support
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Simple Logger is an easy-to-use GPS Logger app. This app is just designed for recording GPS Logs, so very easy to use for everyone. Size of app is only about 1 MB, so it will not squeeze your iPhone storage. Please enjoy this app for walking, cycling, trekking, etc. 【Features】 ・Simple Interface. No unnecessary button is displayed, so it is very easy to use. ・You can set interval of points or any other settings even if you are recording logs. ・Support Resume. You can pause and restart logging at any time. Recorded points will saved even if App is terminated for some reason. ・You can take photos and put waypoints on map while you are recording logs. ・You can share logs as .gpx or .kml file by email or other way. ・If you are using a device which has no GPS unit such as iPod touch, you can record WiFi-based logs. 【Share logs with GPX Binder】 Simple Logger is compatible with "GPX Binder" for macOS. By setting iCloud account, you can share your tracks saved by iPhone with your Mac. So you can view and edit tracks without any burdensome operations. For more information, please search with keyword "GPX Binder". IMPORTANT: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple GPS logger at 5.0 against Simple Logger's 4.0. Simple GPS logger also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Simple Logger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Simple GPS logger sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Logger asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple GPS logger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Simple GPS logger's written reviews are positive against 70% of Simple Logger's.
Simple GPS logger ships an update every 2 months, Simple Logger every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple GPS logger | Simple Logger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 70.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Meyers | STUDIO-KURA |
Customer experience
Simple GPS logger
Simple Logger
In-app purchases
Simple GPS logger
- Remove Advertisements$1.99
Simple Logger
No in-app purchases
