Comparison

GPX Trail Tracker vs WayLog

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

WayLog

This app records your routes for various activities like walking, running, cycling, and driving. You can view your path on a map, track metrics like distance and speed, and organize your journeys with tags. It offers hands-free control and Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • Record routes for walking, running, cycling, driving
  • View route on map during recording
  • Track distance, speed, and altitude with graphs
  • Organize routes with tags and search functionality
  • Hands-free control via Siri, Shortcuts, or NFC tags
  • Apple Watch and CarPlay support
  • Export/import routes in GPX format
Features
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Turn your moves into a log you can look back on. WayLog is a GPS tracker that records your routes for walking, running, cycling, and driving with a single tap. Record with Apple Watch alone. Start/stop hands-free with Siri, Shortcuts, or NFC tags. Also supports information display with CarPlay. Key features • View your route on a map (even while recording) • Review distance, speed, and altitude with graphs • Organize with tags, and search by address, date/time, title, or tag • Automatically saves your step count when you finish recording • Automatically adds start/end locations, distance, average speed, and more to your calendar • Export/import routes in GPX format

Screenshots

GPX Trail Tracker4 screens
WayLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GPX Trail Tracker at none against WayLog's shown. GPX Trail Tracker also leads on ratings volume (253 vs 27) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). WayLog's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. GPX Trail Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WayLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WayLog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPX Trail Tracker has 253 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of GPX Trail Tracker's written reviews are positive against 60% of WayLog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPX Trail Tracker ships an update every 2 months, WayLog every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GPX Trail Tracker versus WayLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPX Trail TrackerWayLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (253 ratings)5.0 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.4% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings253 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermurbit GmbHTsuneki Kamura

Customer experience

GPX Trail Tracker

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

WayLog

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GPX Trail Tracker

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

WayLog

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Version(Monthly Payment)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Version(Outlight Purchase)$34.99

Questions

Is GPX Trail Tracker free?
GPX Trail Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WayLog free?
WayLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GPX Trail Tracker or WayLog?
WayLog is rated higher. GPX Trail Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 253 ratings, while WayLog averages 5.0 from 27 ratings.
Do GPX Trail Tracker or WayLog have ads?
WayLog shows ads; GPX Trail Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, GPX Trail Tracker or WayLog?
GPX Trail Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and WayLog every 2 weeks. Most recently, GPX Trail Tracker was updated on October 14, 2026 and WayLog on October 14, 2026.

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