Trails (trails.io) was a much-loved outdoor GPS tracker and logbook for iPhone and Apple Watch, but it is no longer available on the App Store. TrailTrackr is inspired by it: precise tracks, a clean logbook, no account and no cloud upload.
Download in App Store See the comparisonTrails (an Apple Watch Best of 2015 pick) recorded GPS tracks with altitude, speed and pace statistics, offered offline topographic maps in its Pro tier, and needed no login or upload of personal data. TrailTrackr is inspired by that approach and keeps the same spirit: a private logbook of your walks, hikes, runs, rides, skiing and snowboarding on iPhone, Android and Apple Watch, with no account, no ads and no cloud upload.
| Trails.io | TrailTrackr | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | No longer on the App Store | Available on iPhone, Apple Watch, Android and Mac |
| Main purpose | Outdoor GPS tracker and logbook | Simple, private track recording and logbook |
| Account | None | None |
| Data upload | None, tracks stay on the device | None, tracks stay on the device |
| Apple Watch | Yes, including standalone recording | Yes, syncs to the iPhone app |
| Offline topographic maps | Trails Pro | Apple Maps or OpenStreetMap |
| GPX import and export | Yes (import in Trails Pro) | Yes, plus JSON backup |
| Android | No | Yes |
| Siri & Shortcuts | We found no Siri or Shortcuts support in its documentation | Yes: start and stop by voice or in Shortcuts. Siri asks which activity, and whether to continue or save an interrupted recording |
| Pricing | Trails Pro as a 3, 6 or 12 month non-recurring subscription | No ads, no account |
Trails details are based on its website as archived in December 2022 and can no longer be verified against the live app.
Your old Trails recordings are not lost. Export them as GPX from Trails while it still runs on your device, then keep them as GPX files or open and edit them with the TrailTrackr Mac app.
Recording autosaves roughly every 10 seconds, so a crash or force-quit does not cost you the hike. You can continue or save the suspended recording.
No. The Trails app has been removed from the App Store, which is why TrailTrackr, which is inspired by it, offers a similar private logbook.
No. Like Trails, TrailTrackr needs no account and does not upload your tracks.
Yes, if you can still export them as GPX from Trails. GPX files can be viewed and edited with the TrailTrackr Mac app.