GPS vs Soft 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. 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.
Soft Tracker
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | GPS | Soft Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marvin Wagner | Hamza Shahzad |
In-app purchases
GPS
No in-app purchases
Soft Tracker
No in-app purchases









