# Make My Trail vs GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction

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.

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

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Make My Trail | GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[1.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/make-my-trail/id862806834/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **3** | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 109 MB | 27 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 15.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Digital Confections LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/480077374) | [Lakkad Dharmesh](https://appshunter.io/developer/1775687072) |

## What reviewers say

### Make My Trail

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/make-my-trail/id862806834)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### GPS Navigation ~ Map Direction

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gps-navigation-map-direction/id6737512946)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked 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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