Comparison

Open GPX Tracker vs GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor

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

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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.

About

GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor

Visualize outdoor adventures by viewing GPS tracks on an interactive map. The app uses elevation-based coloring to highlight climbs and descents, providing detailed route statistics for your hikes, runs, or cycles.

Highlights
  • GPX file viewer
  • Interactive map display
  • Elevation-based gradient coloring
  • Detailed route statistics
  • Universal app support
Features
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Open any GPX file and see everything in it: the track on the map, and its elevation, heart rate, speed, cadence, power and temperature on the chart below, with the distance, time, pace, climbing and splits. From any watch, bike computer or app. THE WHOLE FILE, ON THE MAP AND THE CHART Open a GPX from Files, iCloud Drive, Mail, Messages or AirDrop, recorded by Garmin, Wahoo, Coros, Suunto, Apple Watch, Strava or Komoot. The chart under the map shows the elevation or any series the file recorded: heart rate, speed, cadence, power, temperature. Slide along it and the map follows. The track is painted by grade: green on the flat, orange and red on the steep pitches, blue on the way down. Every track, route and waypoint in the file, with its peaks and valleys, on standard, satellite or hybrid maps. EVERY NUMBER Distance, moving and elapsed time, pace, average and top speed, elevation gain and loss, heart rate, and splits per mile or kilometer. Elevation gain reads true even on noisy GPS and watch recordings. EVERY CLIMB, BEFORE YOU GO Every climb on the route is found and rated from Category 4 to HC, with its length, gain and grade, and shaded on the chart. RECORD A TRACK One tap records your walk, run, hike or ride, with the time, distance, pace and climb as you go, Pause and Resume, and waypoints, on the Lock Screen too. End, and the GPX file is saved, ready to share or save to Apple Health. Nothing is lost if iOS closes the app. YOUR WORKOUTS AS GPX Open any ride, run or walk from Apple Health on the map, with its heart rate, cadence and power, and save it as a GPX file for Strava, Garmin or Komoot. A workout from WorkoutGPX opens in one tap. PRINT AND SHARE Print a route or save it as a PDF with its map, profile, splits and climbs, and a cue sheet with every turn and its street. Share a picture of the map and its chart. GPX files preview as a map in Files, Mail and Messages. WHEN YOU WANT MORE: GPX EXPLORE PRO See it in 3D: the ground under any track in satellite imagery or shaded relief, with its climbs on the hills. Fly the Route sends a camera along the track, and a flyover video of it is ready to share. Ride it, turn by turn: spoken directions with street names, a warning when you leave the route and the way back, and how far and how high to the top of each climb. The next turn is on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Draw a route: tap where it starts and where it goes, in straight lines or along the paths and roads. Every new point gets its height from a 30 m terrain model. Fix a recording: cut off the drive to the trailhead, delete the GPS spike across the lake, drag a point back onto the path. Crop, split, join, reverse, simplify, and plan times at your pace. Every change can be undone. YOUR FILE, KEPT WHOLE Saved as standard GPX 1.1 with everything the file had: metadata, waypoints, routes, segments, sensor data and each app's own extensions. GPX Explore is also on the Mac. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your files stay on your device, or in your own iCloud Drive if you choose that. Your location stays on your device: it records your tracks, guides you along a route, and shows you on the map if you turn that on. Street names come from Apple Maps; heights for new points and the ground for 3D come from our own elevation server, which gets only coordinates. Apple Health is read when you open a workout, and written only when you save one. Viewing, climbs, recording, your workouts, printing and sharing are free. GPX Explore Pro is one purchase, not a subscription, for your iPhone, iPad and Mac. In English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese.

Screenshots

Open GPX Tracker4 screens
GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open GPX Tracker at none against GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor's 1. Open GPX Tracker also leads on ratings volume (133 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ads 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. GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Open GPX Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Open GPX Tracker against 4.3 for GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open GPX Tracker has 133 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Open GPX Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Open GPX Tracker ships an update every 5 months, GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Open GPX Tracker versus GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen GPX TrackerGPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (133 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews67.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings133 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Manuel MerlosObjectGraph LLC

Customer experience

Open GPX Tracker

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

GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Open GPX Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor

One-time1
  • GPX Explore Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Open GPX Tracker free?
Open GPX Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor free?
GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Open GPX Tracker or GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor?
Open GPX Tracker is rated higher. Open GPX Tracker averages 4.3 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Open GPX Tracker or GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor have ads?
Neither Open GPX Tracker nor GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Open GPX Tracker or GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor?
Open GPX Tracker ships an update every 5 months, and GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor every 5 days. Most recently, Open GPX Tracker was updated on October 29, 2026 and GPXExplore GPX Viewer & Editor on October 28, 2026.

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