Comparison

GPS vs Soft Tracker

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. All features: • GPS recording in the background • Pause and resume recording • Auto Pause when you stop moving • Distance, duration, moving time and idle time • Current, average and maximum speed, plus pace • Altitude, elevation gain and descent • Interactive speed, altitude and pace charts by time or distance • Standard, satellite and hybrid maps • Route colours based on speed • View all tracks together on one map • Markers with titles, notes and photos • Move markers on the map and change their colours • Search, rename and trim the beginning or end of tracks • Import GPX, KML and GTP files • Export as GPX, KML, CSV and GTP, optionally with photos in a ZIP • Share routes as map images with optional trip details • Widgets, Live Activities and Dynamic Island on supported devices • Adjustable GPS accuracy and distance filter • Inactivity alerts, poor GPS signal alerts and regular status reports Background GPS use may reduce battery life.

About

Soft Tracker

Features
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Stay connected and ensure your loved ones' safety with our GPS Family Tracking App! Whether you're managing daily commutes, monitoring your kids’ whereabouts, or checking in on elderly relatives, our app keeps your family close, no matter where they are.

Screenshots

GPS4 screens
Soft Tracker1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GPS at every 2 weeks against Soft Tracker's every 3 weeks. Soft Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS ships an update every 2 weeks, Soft Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GPS versus Soft Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPSSoft Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarvin WagnerHamza Shahzad

In-app purchases

None

GPS

No in-app purchases

None

Soft Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS free?
GPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soft Tracker free?
Soft Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GPS or Soft Tracker have ads?
Neither GPS nor Soft Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS or Soft Tracker?
GPS ships an update every 2 weeks, and Soft Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, GPS was updated on November 1, 2026 and Soft Tracker on November 4, 2026.

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