Comparison

Make My Trail vs GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction

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

Head to head
About

Make My Trail

Record outdoor activities and convert them into interactive, shareable trails. Get distance-and-direction navigation to waypoints and receive arrival notifications. The app points the way along trails and toward your created waypoints.

Highlights
  • Record outdoor activities
  • Convert tracks to interactive trails
  • Shareable trails
  • Waypoint creation
  • Distance and direction navigation
  • Arrival notifications
Features
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Questions? Please click on CONTACT US on our support web site. We respond to all customer inquiries promptly. Make My Trail turns your iPhone or GPS-equipped iPad into a powerful tool for recording your outdoor activities and converting them into interactive trails that you can share, analyze, and follow again. Interactive trails are more than lines on a map. They change color as you traverse them, and trigger alerts if you wander too far off the trail. Tap interactive trails to select them and access trails features. Make My Trail also lets you create waypoints: providing you with distance-and-direction navigation assistance, or with a few taps you can access Maps turn-by-turn navigation to any waypoint you create. Make My Trail will notify you upon arrival at any waypoint you set - even if the app is minimized while recording your track. With Make My Trail you're not just a blue dot on the map: the app literally points the way along the trails and toward the waypoints that you create. Track recording continues when the app is minimized, which is much easier on the battery than recording with the app in the foreground. But... PLEASE NOTE: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction

Features
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Navigate effortlessly with GoSpher, your all-in-one map solution for seamless travel and exploration. Discover, plan, and save routes with ease! Key Features: - Nearby Places – Quickly find restaurants, ATMs, gas stations, and more around you. - Traffic Alerts – Stay ahead of congestion with real-time traffic updates. - Save Routes – Plan and store your favorite routes for easy access. - Built-in Compass – Navigate accurately with an integrated compass. - Favorite Places – Mark and organize your most visited spots for quick reference. Make every journey smooth with GoSpher! Download now and explore smarter!

Screenshots

Make My Trail4 screens
GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction at every 2 days against Make My Trail's every 4 months. Make My Trail's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make My Trail ships an update every 4 months, GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Make My Trail versus GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake My TrailGPS Navigation ~ Map Direction
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Confections LLCLakkad Dharmesh

In-app purchases

None

Make My Trail

No in-app purchases

None

GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Make My Trail free?
Make My Trail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction free?
GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Make My Trail or GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction have ads?
Neither Make My Trail nor GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Make My Trail or GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction?
Make My Trail ships an update every 4 months, and GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction every 2 days. Most recently, Make My Trail was updated on September 30, 2026 and GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction on October 10, 2026.

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