Best OS2Maps alternatives: apps like OS2Maps

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Updated November 2026

OS2Maps is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 2+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to OS2Maps

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GridPoint GB by George MacKerron

Find yourself on an OS map
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Locate yourself on a paper Ordnance Survey map using your iPhone's GPS and compass, even without mobile reception. It provides your grid reference and heading, with accurate coordinate conversions. Features include Apple Watch integration, location sharing, and sunset/sunrise times.

What We Love

  • πŸš€ Super fast location device
  • πŸ‘ Simple yet brilliant
  • πŸ‘ No mobile signal required
  • πŸ‘ Useful for natural history records
  • πŸ‘ Great for relating GPS to paper maps
  • πŸ‘ Encourages paper map use
  • πŸ‘ Shows grid, true, and magnetic north
  • πŸ‘ Easy to understand interface
  • πŸ‘ Best quick nav check
  • πŸ‘ Great for botanical surveying
  • πŸ‘ Accurate UK grid coordinates
  • πŸ‘ No lagging or stalling
  • πŸ‘ Easy to operate
  • πŸ‘ 100% reliable
  • πŸ‘ Clear and straightforward to use
  • πŸ‘ Excellent updates
  • πŸ‘ Best mapping and coordinate aid
  • πŸ‘ Invaluable navigation kit
  • πŸ‘ Light on phone battery
  • πŸ‘ Works faultlessly
  • πŸ‘ Great for cycle trails
  • πŸ‘ Simple OS map location
  • πŸ‘ Useful and reliable
  • πŸ‘ Accurate readings without signal
  • πŸ‘ Perfect substitute for handheld GPS
  • πŸ‘ Automatic 'x' position on map is genius
  • πŸ‘ Great companion to OS map
  • πŸ‘ Fast and accurate grid fix
  • πŸ‘ Crackingly handy
  • πŸ‘ Saves the day in remote areas
  • πŸ‘ Superb accuracy
  • πŸ‘ Simple and accurate GB grid ref
  • πŸ‘ Pinpoints location on OS map
  • πŸ‘ Simple, slick, and easy to read UI
  • πŸ‘ Fully as described
  • πŸ‘ Great for use on hills with no coverage
  • πŸ‘ First rate app

Room to Improve

  • πŸ› Crashes on startup (iOS 9)
  • πŸ› Freezes on home page
  • πŸ› App closes immediately
  • πŸ› Unusable after OS upgrade
  • πŸ› Stops working
  • πŸ› Not working now on iPhone 6/iOS9.1
  • πŸ› Crashes instantly
  • πŸ› Crashing continuously on iOS9
  • πŸ› Issue with iOS9
  • πŸ› Temporarily broken by iOS 9