Comparison

GPX Trail Tracker vs Open GPX Tracker

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

Open GPX Tracker

Record GPS tracks with waypoints and offline maps. This app offers privacy, no ads, and no in-app purchases. Ideal for travel, hiking, biking, and creating GPX data for mapping or app development.

Highlights
  • Create GPS traces with waypoints
  • Offline map support
  • Apple Watch App support
  • Share and send GPX files
  • Multiple map sources
  • Add and edit waypoints
Features
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Create GPS traces with waypoints. Offline map support, no time restrictions, no ads, no in-app-purchases, and all the data is private. Open GPX Tracker is ideal for: * Traveling and vacation (offline map app) * Collecting and sharing track and waypoints data. * Use it as your Camera GPS companion. * Keeping track of your hiking explorations and bike routes. * Creating routes and waypoints for editing Open Street Map. * Publishing Open Street Map Traces. * Creating real GPX files for testing your iOS apps in Xcode. Main Features: * Apple Watch App support * Offline maps of browsed areas * Load saved sessions and continue tracking * Auto recovery last session after crash or closing the app * Display tracking information in a map * Display speed, distance, coordinates and time * Use multiple map sources (Apple Maps, Open Street Maps, CartoDB, OpenTopoMaps, OpenSeaMaps) * Pause / Resume tracking * Add waypoint to user location * Add waypoint to any place in the map with a long press * Edit waypoint name * Drag & Drop waypoint pin * Remove waypoints * Share and send GPX files * Custom file naming All the tracked data is kept 100% private in your phone. No data is collected (Indeed, I don't want it at all). For all the details, please check the privacy policy link. Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

GPX Trail Tracker4 screens
Open GPX Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open GPX Tracker at none against GPX Trail Tracker's 1. Open GPX Tracker also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 42%). GPX Trail Tracker's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Open GPX Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GPX Trail Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 253 and 131 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of GPX Trail Tracker's written reviews are positive against 67% of Open GPX Tracker'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, Open GPX Tracker every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GPX Trail Tracker versus Open GPX Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPX Trail TrackerOpen GPX Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (253 ratings) — better4.3 (131 ratings)
Positive reviews42.4% of reviews67.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings253 — better131
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermurbit GmbHJuan Manuel Merlos

Customer experience

GPX Trail Tracker

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

Open GPX Tracker

All ratings131 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral7.6%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive67.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative22.4%

Bugs and requests

GPX Trail Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Open GPX Tracker

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • File save fails silently with long filenames or filepaths
  • App crashes when accessing files folder from main screen
  • GPX files lost after app updates or reinstallation
  • Inconsistent file saving (fails approximately 1/3 of the time)
  • App crashes when trying to open GPX files after period of inactivity
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  • Duplicate or false track entries generated in exported files
  • Decimal point missing in longitude coordinates
  • App crashes when exporting via email
  • GPX files not displaying on map after import
  • App crashes or resets journey when returning to app
  • Watch complication displays inconsistently
  • Map does not follow user location during tracking
  • App quits when phone is locked or closed

Requested features

18 requests
  • Auto-save functionality for tracking sessions
  • Persistent notification when recording is active
  • Ability to edit tracks before exporting
  • Import custom geo-referenced map images
  • Adjustable route color and line thickness
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  • Topographical map layer option
  • Offline cached maps for specific areas
  • Bulk copy and delete operations for tracks
  • Confirmation dialog for file deletion
  • Customizable date/time format for filenames
  • Automatic track upload to cloud services (Dropbox, iCloud)
  • Jump-to feature for entering latitude/longitude coordinates
  • Street names and speed limits on satellite maps
  • Adjustable GPS data collection frequency
  • Text-only display mode to save battery
  • Progress bar for map loading
  • Watch app map view for offline navigation
  • Adjustable units (miles vs kilometers) based on region

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GPX Trail Tracker

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Ads Free Version$3.99
None

Open GPX Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPX Trail Tracker free?
GPX Trail Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open GPX Tracker free?
Open GPX Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GPX Trail Tracker or Open GPX Tracker?
GPX Trail Tracker is rated higher. GPX Trail Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 253 ratings, while Open GPX Tracker averages 4.3 from 131 ratings.
Do GPX Trail Tracker or Open GPX Tracker have ads?
Neither GPX Trail Tracker nor Open GPX Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPX Trail Tracker or Open GPX Tracker?
GPX Trail Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and Open GPX Tracker every 5 months. Most recently, GPX Trail Tracker was updated on October 14, 2026 and Open GPX Tracker on October 13, 2026.

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