Open GPX Tracker vs GeoTracker Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create GPS traces with waypoints
- Offline map support
- Apple Watch App support
- Share and send GPX files
- Multiple map sources
- Add and edit waypoints
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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.
GeoTracker Pro
This navigation app records your location, speed, altitude, and weather data. It allows you to play back recorded tracks, create PDF reports, and export data in various formats. Customize units and import/export backups for comprehensive tracking.
- Records location, speed, altitude, and heading
- Retrieves and records current weather information
- Plays recorded tracks at multiple speeds
- Provides suggested routes and directions
- Exports track data to KMZ, GPX, and XLSX
- Creates PDF reports with track statistics and charts
- Imports and exports backups
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GeoTracker Pro is an ad-free, no-registration GPS+Weather Tracking App with many useful features: - Records your location, speed, altitude, heading, acceleration, g-force (if available) and atmospheric pressure (if available) - Retrieves, displays and records current weather information (internet connection required) - Plays recorded tracks at 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x and 16x speeds - Get suggested routes/directions and use them as reference paths for your current activity - Pause/Continue Tracking - Exports recorded track data to KMZ, GPX and XLSX files - Create PDF Reports with Track Statistics, Marker/Bookmark Details and Charts - Import tracks from external files - Import/Create tracks from GPX files - View recorded track details: Distance Travelled, Moving duration, Avg/Max Speeds, Min/Max Acceleration, Min/Max Slope and more - Time charts: Distance, Speed, Altitude, Acceleration, G-Force (if available), Pressure (if available) - Customize Distance, Speed, Acceleration, Altitude, Temperature and Pressure units - Import/Export Backups from/to ZIP files
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Open GPX Tracker at Free against GeoTracker Pro's $7.99. Open GPX Tracker also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and device support (4 vs 2). GeoTracker Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Open GPX Tracker is free to download; GeoTracker Pro costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GeoTracker Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 131 and 47 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Open GPX Tracker's written reviews are positive against 33% of GeoTracker Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Open GPX Tracker ships an update every 5 months, GeoTracker Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open GPX Tracker | GeoTracker Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (131 ratings) | 4.5 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 131 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Manuel Merlos | Daniel Medeiros |
Customer experience
Open GPX Tracker
GeoTracker Pro
Bugs and 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
GeoTracker Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Open GPX Tracker
No in-app purchases
GeoTracker Pro
No in-app purchases
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