Open GPX Tracker vs Horizon Chaser
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.
Horizon Chaser
Plan multi-stop road trips, save frequently visited locations, and quickly find nearby points of interest. Navigate to each destination using your preferred mapping service. Personalize your experience with multiple themes.
- Multi-stop trip planning
- Save and navigate to favorite places
- Search for nearby points of interest
- Integrates with Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze
- Customizable themes
- Private local storage
- Trip import/export
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Horizon Chaser is a simple itinerary and flexible road trip planner for anyone who loves to explore. Plan multi-stop road trips, save places you visit regularly, or quickly find and navigate to nearby restaurants, gas stations, and more. THREE WAYS TO USE IT: Plan a Trip — Create a named trip, add stops by address, and navigate to each one. Perfect for road trips, moving days, or any multi-stop journey. Save Your Places — Store addresses you return to often — your doctor, a favorite fishing spot, a friend's house. Open the app and navigate there in one tap. Search Nearby — Find gas stations, restaurants, coffee shops, hotels, parks, and more around your current location using Apple Maps. FEATURES: - Add and reorder stops on any trip - Move through stops one at a time - Navigate with Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze - Choose which navigation apps appear - Multiple themes to personalize your experience - Everything stored privately on your device - Share a trip. Export or import trips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Open GPX Tracker at Free against Horizon Chaser's $0.99. Open GPX Tracker also leads on ratings volume (133 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). Horizon Chaser's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On 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; Horizon Chaser costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Horizon Chaser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open GPX Tracker has 133 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Open GPX Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Horizon Chaser's.
Open GPX Tracker ships an update every 5 months, Horizon Chaser every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open GPX Tracker | Horizon Chaser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (133 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 133 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Manuel Merlos | Martin Zarate |
Customer experience
Open GPX Tracker
Horizon Chaser
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
Horizon Chaser
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Open GPX Tracker
No in-app purchases
Horizon Chaser
No in-app purchases
