Comparison

GPS vs GeoTracker Lite

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

Head to head
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.

About

GeoTracker Lite

Track your location, speed, altitude, and weather with this ad-free GPS app. It allows for route guidance, data export, and detailed track analysis. Create custom reports and import/export your tracking data.

Highlights
  • GPS location, speed, altitude tracking
  • Real-time weather information
  • Route guidance and reference paths
  • Track playback at multiple speeds
  • Export tracks to KMZ, GPX, XLSX
  • Create PDF reports with statistics and charts
  • Import/export track data and backups
Features
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*** This version of GeoTracker can record up to 10 minutes or 10 kilometers per track, whichever comes first. GeoTracker Lite 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

Screenshots

GPS4 screens
GeoTracker Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GeoTracker Lite at 4.4 against GPS's 3.4. GeoTracker Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (268 vs 18). GPS's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 23%). On price, update cadence, 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. GPS sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. GeoTracker Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GeoTracker Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GeoTracker Lite has 268 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of GPS's written reviews are positive against 23% of GeoTracker Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GPS versus GeoTracker Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPSGeoTracker Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (18 ratings)4.4 (268 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better23.1% of reviews
Number of ratings18268 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarvin WagnerDaniel Medeiros

Customer experience

GPS

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

GeoTracker Lite

All ratings265 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GPS

One-time3
  • Small Coffee$0.99
  • Large Coffee$2.99
  • Pot of Coffee$4.99
None

GeoTracker Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS free?
GPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GeoTracker Lite free?
GeoTracker Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GPS or GeoTracker Lite?
GeoTracker Lite is rated higher. GPS averages 3.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while GeoTracker Lite averages 4.4 from 268 ratings.
Do GPS or GeoTracker Lite have ads?
Neither GPS nor GeoTracker Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS or GeoTracker Lite?
GPS ships an update every 2 weeks, and GeoTracker Lite every 2 weeks. Most recently, GPS was updated on November 13, 2026 and GeoTracker Lite on November 14, 2026.

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