GPS vs Device Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Device Tracker
Track your personal location history offline with detailed logs including date, time, speed, and location. Features include speed analysis, battery optimization, and PDF report export. All data is stored locally for privacy.
- Unlimited offline mobile tracking
- Date-wise location history
- Maximum speed limit analysis
- 100% Battery optimization
- Data backup via iTunes
- Export track reports as PDF
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Track your personal movement and location history with complete privacy. Device Tracker is designed for users who want a secure, offline GPS tracking solution — with no data upload, no account, and no tracking of other users. 100% Privacy First - Your data stays only on your device - No cloud sync, no external servers - No personal data collection or sharing This is a self-tracking app only — not for tracking other people. Key Features - Unlimited location tracking (offline supported) - View your routes and visited places on maps - Track location history date-wise - Speed tracking and movement insights - Accurate GPS logging with detailed metrics - Export tracking reports as PDF - Backup data via iTunes Track Detailed Insights - Date & time - Speed (mph) - Latitude, longitude, altitude - Accuracy - Movement status (moving/idle) - Direction (heading) Use Cases - Travel history tracking - Personal movement analysis - Route and distance tracking - Daily activity logging Important Notes - Continued GPS usage in background may affect battery life - App tracks location only with your permission - Deleted data cannot be recovered
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Device Tracker at 4.3 against GPS's 3.4. Device Tracker also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 60%) and ratings volume (114 vs 18). GPS's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. GPS sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Device Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Device Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Device Tracker has 114 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of GPS's written reviews are positive against 75% of Device Tracker's.
GPS ships an update every 2 weeks, Device Tracker every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | GPS | Device Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (18 ratings) | 4.3 (114 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 114 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marvin Wagner | Parth Pandya |
Customer experience
GPS
Device Tracker
In-app purchases
GPS
- Small Coffee$0.99
- Large Coffee$2.99
- Pot of Coffee$4.99
Device Tracker
- Ad Free Version$0.99









