Comparison

GPX Trail Tracker vs GPS

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

GPS

Record your outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, or driving with live route tracking. Monitor speed, altitude, and create custom map markers. Share your recorded routes with friends in various export formats.

Highlights
  • Live route tracking on map
  • Record speed and altitude
  • Create custom map markers
  • Pause and resume recordings
  • Export routes in KML, GPX, CSV
  • Share recordings with friends
Features
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Record your hikes, runs, bike rides and journeys with GPS-Tracker Pro. View your routes on the map, explore your stats and share your trips. Features: • GPS recording in the background with pause, resume and Auto Pause • Distance, duration, moving and idle time • Speed, pace, altitude, elevation gain and descent • Interactive speed, altitude and pace charts • Standard, satellite and hybrid maps with speed-coloured routes • Follow-me mode on the map • All tracks on one map, coloured by track or tag • Tags, search and filters for your tracks • Markers with titles, notes, photos and colours • Rename and trim tracks • Import GPX, KML and GTP • Export GPX, KML, CSV and GTP, optionally with photos as ZIP • Share routes as map images • Full backup & restore of all your data • Widgets, Live Activities, Dynamic Island and Shortcuts • Adjustable GPS accuracy and distance filter • Alerts for inactivity and poor GPS signal, plus status reports Background GPS use may reduce battery life.

Screenshots

GPX Trail Tracker4 screens
GPS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GPX Trail Tracker at 4.6 against GPS's 3.4. GPX Trail Tracker also leads on ratings volume (256 vs 18) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). GPS's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. GPX Trail Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GPS 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 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPX Trail Tracker has 256 ratings behind it against 18, 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 60% of GPS'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, GPS every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GPX Trail Tracker versus GPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPX Trail TrackerGPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (256 ratings) — better3.4 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews42.4% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings256 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermurbit GmbHMarvin Wagner

Customer experience

GPX Trail Tracker

All ratings255 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive42.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative51.5%

GPS

All ratings18 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral12.6%
Negative27.4%

Bugs and requests

GPX Trail Tracker

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App switches to a model with mandatory registration without notice
  • Recording is interrupted after a short time
  • GPS tracking is inaccurate, showing incorrect paths
  • Does not record any movement
  • Kilometer count is inaccurate
Show 7 more
  • Recording stops when another app is opened
  • Cannot tell if the app is on or off
  • Drains battery
  • Track points are too far apart
  • Does not work on iPod touch G5
  • Paid version has no effect
  • Privacy concerns regarding data sharing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Replay logged trips showing distance, speed, height, position
  • Improve stats on saved trips
  • More detailed maps
  • Adjustable snapshot frequency

GPS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GPX Trail Tracker

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

GPS

One-time3
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Large Coffee$2.99
  • Pot of Coffee$4.99

Questions

Is GPX Trail Tracker free?
GPX Trail Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GPS free?
GPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GPX Trail Tracker or GPS?
GPX Trail Tracker is rated higher. GPX Trail Tracker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 256 ratings, while GPS averages 3.4 from 18 ratings.
Do GPX Trail Tracker or GPS have ads?
Neither GPX Trail Tracker nor GPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPX Trail Tracker or GPS?
GPX Trail Tracker ships an update every 2 months, and GPS every 2 weeks. Most recently, GPX Trail Tracker was updated on November 13, 2026 and GPS on November 13, 2026.

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