# Pure GPS — user reviews > 120 indexed App Store user reviews of Pure GPS by CodeBurners, rated 4.31/5 from 97 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pure-gps/id335392176/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pure-gps/id335392176.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 60 · 4★ 18 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of Pure GPS? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface - 🎯 Accurate GPS waypoint navigation - 💾 Easy waypoint saving and management - 🚀 Lightweight app with minimal battery drain - 📍 Offline GPS functionality without internet - 🗺️ Multiple map view options (street/satellite) - ⚡ Quick and responsive performance - 🔄 Waypoint export capability - 📊 Distance and bearing calculations - 🎮 Suitable for geocaching and outdoor activities **Cons** - 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements - 🐛 Frequent app crashes - ⚠️ Poor customer support responsiveness - 📱 Outdated UI design and appearance - 🔧 Lack of recent updates (last updated 2019) - ❌ No paid ad-free version available - 🗺️ Limited map integration features - ⚙️ Difficult to delete default Apple locations - 🎨 Comic Sans font and pixelated buttons - 📧 Email export feature crashes app **Commonly reported bugs** - Map screen crashes app when clicked - Email export feature causes crashes - Compass heading freezes intermittently - Accuracy radius stuck at 200+ feet after updates - Waypoint coordinates round incorrectly - Distance calculations inaccurate and fluctuating - App incompatible with latest iOS versions - GPS signal detection issues in some locations - Waypoint navigation doesn't stop at destination - App runs in background draining battery **Most requested features** - Ad-free premium version or subscription option - Offline map caching support - Custom waypoint icons and colors - Alphabetical waypoint list sorting - Audible alarm when approaching waypoints - Breadcrumb trail/path history feature - Multiple coordinate format options (DMS, decimal degrees) - Cloud backup and multi-device synchronization - Bearing display in degrees - SMS location sharing capability - UI modernization and redesign - Quick search feature for stored waypoints - Metric measurement option - Hide/show specific pins on map - Improved keyboard handling in UI ## Newest reviews (15 of 120) ### 3/5 — Basic waypoint app *2025-07-11* This simple functionality is what I was looking for, but the ads are a most annoying delay to get to what you want to do. I wouldn’t mind paying a few dollars to get rid of the ads! ### 4/5 — Too many ads *2023-07-23* This is a great app. I love the simple interface. It has too many ads. I would gladly pay a couple bucks for an add free version ### 4/5 — Love the simplicity, but ads excessive *2022-10-07, version 3.3.2* Love this app and have been using it for years. But the ads are intrusive. Repeated full screen splashes, some with delay timers. Really annoying when working a multi cache event, where they seem to pop every time you choose a new waypoint. Would be nice to code some sort of throttle when using the app for an extended period. ### 2/5 — Glitch *2022-08-30* The app crashes every time you try to export your waypoints by email. The email feature doesn’t work :( ### 4/5 — Great app but needs to be able to be backed up *2021-04-18, version 3.3.2* This needs to be able to back up to a I cloud or something so u can have the waypoints on multiple devices ### 4/5 — User friendly, works very nice for being free. *2019-07-06* Easy to use, no extra things that are not needed. Actually very accurate, put in a waypoint and it takes you there. If you know how to hike without looking at a map all the time you’re going to be happy with this. Put your start position in as a waypoint and you will be guided back to it, how much better do you need... ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2018-10-11, version 3.3.1* As a dirt bike rider with no phone coverage , this app is brilliant works on Gps and you can easily drop in waypoints and give them a name . Not complicated and cluttered. Ads are not present when offline . Great job guys . If you want to test it just put your phone in aeroplane mode . Perfect for getting us out of the mountains . ### 5/5 — It’s awesome *2018-09-12, version 3.3.1* I needed a method to record WGS84 points, then redisplay them to 0.000” accuracy. It’s awesome for this, and it’s ability to email waypoints. Map function is great. Don’t kid yourself, this isn’t an all-singing all-dancing nav app, but it’s basic and gives you the bare essentials when they matter. ### 5/5 — Kids hide and seek *2018-07-01* Great for creating a gps hide and seek for kids. ### 2/5 — Not the same as gps *2018-02-04, version 3.2.14* I’ve found the coordinates are not accurate with actual gps coordinates. I’m disappointed. ### 5/5 — The Best *2017-11-29* This is the only gps app you will need to store your locations. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2017-06-03, version 3.2.14* Pretty accurate ### 5/5 — Love it *2017-01-19* Use it at work all the time ### 4/5 — GPS app *2017-01-03, version 3.2.14* So far so good. I'm still learning my way around it but it seems to do what I need. ### 5/5 — The only one you'll need *2016-12-30* I had 5 or 6 GPS spot marking apps I used for hunting. Not any more. This is the only one I use now. No unnecessary bells and whistles. Just add your current waypoint and rename it to whatever you want. My friends insist on carrying those bulky Garmins. This one fits in my shirt pocket for quick access. I pull my iPhone out, mark and rename my waypoint and I am ready for the next time I want to hunt there. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No *2025-11-04* The app was last updated in 2019. There is no way to stop navigating to waypoints, even when you reach them. Try not to use any features of the app because if you click something you get an ad. The ads are constant and too long for this app to be useful. ### 1/5 — Unable to use app due to ads *2025-02-17* Every time you tab a button an ads starts. It toke mine to load a single waypoint due to all the ads I had to watch. What a waste of time ### 1/5 — The advertisements are a problem *2023-06-25, version 3.3.2* This application would have been functional if not for the advertisements. They are beyond the level of being nasty. They are disturbing the operation of the GPSr. Even off-line, in Flight Mode, etc. And I cannot find any option of buying out of those advertisements. A buyout option would be helpful unless you decide to make it a costly subscription. Regards U. Timm ### 1/5 — Lousy! *2023-02-18* More ads than an advertisement agency. ### 1/5 — Do not download update!!! *2016-11-28* No longer works on latest ios (10.1.1) iphone 5s. Doesnt load map or coordinates ### 1/5 — Horrible *2016-09-08, version 3.2.12* Horrible mess of an app. There is nothing positive I can say about it ### 1/5 — Crash city *2016-04-26, version 3.2.7* Crashes all the time. ### 1/5 — HORRIBLE APP *2015-09-26, version 3.2* It doesn't work ITS HORRIBLE i dont have signal any where I go according to this app ### 1/5 — Useless *2015-06-17, version 3.1.2* It thinks a waypoint 20 miles from me is 4440 miles away ### 1/5 — Not much use *2015-03-01, version 3.1* Has very annoying ads, and I can't find a way of displaying compass and range. Tried for a while then deleted. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — What it says on the box *2024-12-13, version 3.3.2* Lightweight app provides a compass and navigation. Map feature reveals location and height ASL. Waypoints can be saved and exported and used in other apps. I’ve used this since the beginning and it still works! ### 5/5 — Great app … frustrated with service! *2023-12-17* I have been a very satisfied user of PRO GPS for many years and have promoted this app for use by many others. Without notice my app stopped working and was no longer available on the Apple Store. Looking for help, I stumbled across “Pure GPS”. On the surface it looked and felt like the app I had been so pleased with and was created by the same company. Looking for help to transfer my Waypoints from the old to the new app, I contacted Codeburners from their help site. No response!!! Odd but I continued to try them over several days, sending several emails. No response! What the heck? So after manually adding my waypoints to the new app (considerable effort due to the many waypoints I use) I again was able to use my favored app. Not so fast … yes it worked like the old app but the advertising pop ups were endless and rendered the new app all but useful. You could hardly add a waypoint without a pop-up overtaking your screen. I had gladly paid a fee on the previous app to avoid this but now since their support people do not respond, I’m in search for another app that works as well as the one I had from Codeburners. Unable to find it so far. They all have lots of needless features that complicate usage. Hoping Codeburners will contact me as I would favor their app over all others!!! ### 5/5 — Very useful and easy to use. *2022-05-12* I really like how it sorts your waypoints by distance from your current location. A very practical tool! ### 5/5 — Hunters and fishers dream come true *2021-05-06* This has saved me miles of walking looking for my truck. Its no joke when you cant find your camp or car its getting dark and the weathers bad. ### 5/5 — Great system *2020-05-11* A really nice app to use and have on your phone. I’m glad that I have it on my I phone . Try it and you will be happy that you did. ### 5/5 — Nothing else like it! *2019-11-09* There is no offline GPS waypoint tracking like it. A+++ ### 5/5 — The best app ever *2019-09-02* The best program ever for iPhone, I use it to identify places and start from and to in the Sahara in Africa, but I wish that the application has a quick search feature using letters for access points that I have stored in the application .. But it remains the best application in accuracy and easier in use. ### 5/5 — Ideal app for navigation *2019-05-19* It’s stunningly efficient such that the primary function relies only on availability of gps satellites and uses minimal battery resource. ### 5/5 — Possible additions?? *2019-03-02, version 3.3.1* Awesome app, very simple and clean to use. Have recommended it to a couple of people that need to convert dms-dm-deg decimal. Couple things that would be great; if I could change the order of waypoint list( e.g. alphabetical); change pin colours; and hide certain pins on the map. I am not sure if it can do these things already and I just haven’t figured it out yet. Thanks again 🙂 ### 5/5 — تطبيق رائع *2018-12-22, version 3.3.1* برنامج رائع جدا لي الان سنتين استخدمه --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-19.*