Comparison

GPX Trail Tracker vs GPX viewer

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

Head to head
About

GPX Trail Tracker

Record your journeys with this straightforward GPS tracker. It logs your travel data for driving, biking, or hiking, offering features like auto-stop and distance filtering. Export your recorded trips in GPX format for use in other applications.

Highlights
  • GPS trip tracking
  • Distance filter
  • Auto stop recording
  • Trip reminder
  • Track list and map view
  • GPX file export (wpt and trk)
  • Delete recorded tracks
Features
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GPX Tracker is a simple to use but powerful tool that helps you to track your ways. If you drive a car, biking or even outdoor on a walking or hiking tour, GPX Tracker will be tracing your geo data. Once developed as a creator for XCode compatible GPX formatted files, the feature list is growing but it is still as simple to use. Configuration GPX Tracker has a simple configuration interface. * Distance Filter - specifies the minimum distance between two way points in meters. * Auto Stop - If you ever forget to turn off the recorder, don't mind. GPX Tracker figures out whenever you stop traveling and stops tracing your trip to save energy. * Reminder - If this feature is turned on, you will receive a message whenever you stop by for a few minutes to remind you on stopping the track tracing. Trip Tracking The main screen has a start/stop button. Simply press this button once for tracing a new trip and a second time whenever you want to stop recording data. On the top of the screen, you will see the traveled miles or kilometers depending on your locale system configuration. With the menu bar item on the right side you can choose different user tracking modes for the maps. Tracks The Tracks screen provides a list of tracks recorded. The will show the date and time of recording, the duration of the trip and its distance. If you tap on one of the trips, it will be displayed on a map. From there on, you can press the menu bar item on the right side to choose an export format and send the generated file by email. Back in the Tracks screen, you can easily delete a recorded track by swiping the desired item from the right to the left. Track Export Formats There are two output formats available. * XCode compatible "wpt"-tag based GPX files. This format can be used for the iOS Simulator by added the generated gpx file to an XCode iOS Project. * Common GPX "trk"-tag based format. The track will consist of a collection of "trkpt" tags within a "trk" element. This format should be fine for any application that processes gpx tracks. GPX Tracker is free but ad supported. Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. GPS will be stopped automatically, as soon as you stop recording a track.

About

GPX viewer

Import and display GPX routes on various map types, including custom ones. Visualize elevation profiles, track your position in real-time, and access detailed route information. Offline map downloads and route editing are also available.

Highlights
  • GPX file import
  • Multiple base map options
  • Custom map support
  • Offline map downloads
  • Elevation profile display
  • Real-time position tracking
  • GPX route editing
Features
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Import your routes in GPX format (tracks or routes) into the application. Display them on different preset maps (plan, satellite, OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap, Swisstopo, IGN) or on your own custom maps. Display an elevation graph to evaluate their difficulty. And check out all of their information. Follow your position along the route during your ride. You can also display points of interest from GPX. All what you need to go hiking and follow your route. All for free and without ads. The only in-app purchases are tips for few other features, take a look. Features details: - Import of GPX files via file or web link - Management of imported GPX (library) - Display GPX track on the map (track and route) - Several base maps: map, hybrid, satellite 3D, OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap, Swisstopo - Possibility to set your own custom maps from a library or manually - Possibility to download maps for offline use - Displayed on the map: current position, start and end of the route, points of interest along the route, scale, route direction - Choice of color and size of the route - Locking of screen standby to better follow the route - Map cache system - Display of GPX details: name, description, longitudinal profile, elevation differences, distance, image gallery, link, points of interest - Display details of a point of interest: name, description, image gallery, links - Access to the route via Maps, Google Maps or Waze - Sharing a GPX - GPX editor - Speedometer Note: If the application cannot open a GPX file, contact me by sending me the file.

Screenshots

GPX Trail Tracker4 screens
GPX viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GPX Trail Tracker at 4.6 against GPX viewer's 3.7. GPX Trail Tracker also leads on ratings volume (253 vs 9) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). GPX viewer's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 42%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GPX Trail Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GPX viewer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GPX Trail Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPX Trail Tracker has 253 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of GPX Trail Tracker's written reviews are positive against 75% of GPX viewer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPX Trail Tracker ships an update every 2 months, GPX viewer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GPX Trail Tracker versus GPX viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPX Trail TrackerGPX viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (253 ratings) — better3.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews42.4% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings253 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermurbit GmbHJonathan Gander

Customer experience

GPX Trail Tracker

All ratings253 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.5%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive42.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative51.5%

GPX viewer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative15.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GPX Trail Tracker

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Ads Free Version$3.99
3 purchases

GPX viewer

One-time3
  • A coffee$3.99
  • A burger$7.99
  • Hiking equipment$19.99

Questions

Is GPX Trail Tracker free?
GPX Trail Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GPX viewer free?
GPX viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GPX Trail Tracker or GPX viewer?
GPX Trail Tracker is rated higher. GPX Trail Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 253 ratings, while GPX viewer averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do GPX Trail Tracker or GPX viewer have ads?
Neither GPX Trail Tracker nor GPX viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPX Trail Tracker or GPX viewer?
GPX Trail Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and GPX viewer every 3 weeks. Most recently, GPX Trail Tracker was updated on October 14, 2026 and GPX viewer on October 18, 2026.

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