Comparison

Simple Logger vs My Footsteps

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Simple and intuitive interface
  • Adjustable recording intervals
  • Pause and resume logging
  • Add photos and waypoints
  • Share logs as GPX/KML
  • WiFi-based logging support
Features
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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.

About

My Footsteps

Features
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The whole map starts hidden under a fog. As you move, the fog is cleared in a circle around you, leaving a growing web of trails that shows exactly where you have been. Your own world emerges, step by step. My Footsteps turns everyday walks into exploration. Take a new way home, turn down the street you have never walked, or cycle a detour through the park – everything leaves a trail. Over time you see the pattern: the blocks you know by heart, and the blank spots waiting for you. EXPLORE • The fog is a map layer of its own and follows the map exactly as you zoom and pan • Clearing continues while the app is in the background, so your whole walk is captured • Choose between standard, satellite, hybrid and black & white maps • Adjust the clearing radius and the density of the fog TODAY'S HARVEST • Pick a day or a date range and see exactly what you cleared then • Perfect after a long walk: "Today" shows today's harvest while the rest rests under the fog HEATMAP • One tap swaps the fog for colored trails showing where you go most often • Twelve color steps from pale yellow to deep red – everyday routes glow, one-off adventures shimmer • Combine with the date selection: where did you roam last summer? STATISTICS • See how much of every country you have explored – in percent or per mille and km² • In Sweden, also by municipality and county • Sortable columns, with a badge on the map showing the area you are in right now YOUR MAP, YOUR EXPLORATION • Your map is stored in your own iCloud and follows you between devices • Save multiple named maps and load them back whenever you like • Erase everything and start over whenever you feel like it BUILT TO BE KIND TO YOUR BATTERY The app adapts how often your position is read to how fast you move, and rests when you stand still. Move again and it wakes instantly. PRIVACY Your locations never leave your device and your own iCloud. No analytics, no ads, no third parties. The developer cannot see where you have been. PRICE Try everything free for seven days. Then 12 months for a yearly subscription, or a single one-time purchase for lifetime access. Both options support Family Sharing: one purchase covers the whole family, and every family member gets their own map in their own iCloud. Terms of Use (Apple's standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ldldata.se/apps/minafotspar/en/privacy.html

Screenshots

Simple Logger4 screens
My Footsteps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Logger at none against My Footsteps's 2. Simple Logger also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). My Footsteps's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). On price 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. My Footsteps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Simple Logger asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Logger ships an update every 5 months, My Footsteps every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simple Logger versus My Footsteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple LoggerMy Footsteps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTahito AokiLDL Data AB

In-app purchases

None

Simple Logger

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

My Footsteps

Subscriptions1
  • Mina fotspår - 1 år$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mina fotspår$7.99

Questions

Is Simple Logger free?
Simple Logger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Footsteps free?
My Footsteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Logger or My Footsteps have ads?
Neither Simple Logger nor My Footsteps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Logger or My Footsteps?
Simple Logger ships an update every 5 months, and My Footsteps every 4 days. Most recently, Simple Logger was updated on October 16, 2026 and My Footsteps on October 19, 2026.

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