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Ghost Car.

Record your drives with GPS, then line up the routes side by side to see how they compare.

v1.1Latest release
iOS · iPadOSPlatforms
// What's inside

Six things it does
better than the others.

// 01

Live GPS Drive Recording

Records each drive with continuous speed, distance, elevation, and route path, updating in real time even when the car is stopped.

// 02

Six-Mode Drive Comparison

Lines up multiple drives by start, end, divergence, or convergence points, so the same route on different days can be compared more fairly.

// 03

Smart Idle Trimming

Notices and trims the stationary time at the start and end of a drive using a speed threshold, so idle waiting does not skew the comparison.

// 04

Timeline Playback

Replays drives on the map with a video-style scrubber and variable playback speeds, so you can watch how routes unfold over time.

// 05

iCloud Sync

Drives sync across your devices through SwiftData's CloudKit private database, with no manual export needed.

// 06

Expiring Share Links

Sharing a drive uploads it to a companion API and returns a link; the recipient imports their own copy, and the upload removes itself after 24 hours.

// Why it exists

Ghost Car,
made with
care.

Ghost Car records each drive with GPS tracking: speed, distance, elevation, and the full route path. The part I had the most fun with lines up multiple drives using six alignment modes (start, end, divergence, and convergence points), so you can compare the same commute taken on different days a bit more fairly. Drives sync across your devices through iCloud, and you can share one with a link that hands the recipient their own private copy.

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// On screen
Live drive recording on the map
Live drive recording on the map
Drive detail with route and stats
Drive detail with route and stats
Comparing multiple drives at once
Comparing multiple drives at once
Sharing a drive by link
Sharing a drive by link
// From the blog

Behind the scenes.

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// Also from the workshop

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Ghost Car.

One-time purchase. iOS, iPadOS. No subscription. No nonsense.