Apex Protect GPS vs Phillips Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apex Protect GPS
Track your vehicle's last known and historical locations. Receive custom alerts for specific events. This app works with a dedicated GPS device installed in your vehicle.
- View last known locations
- Access historical location data
- Configure multiple alerts
- Real-time location transmission
- Package plan feature variations
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The Apex Protect GPS app for iOS allows you to view the last known and historical locations of your Apex Protect GPS device equipped vehicle as well as configure and set multiple alerts. No need to wait for the app to locate your vehicle, our GPS devices are always transmitting location data at 5 minute intervals during vehicle movement. Features may vary based on package plan purchased.
Phillips Connect
Monitor your vehicles remotely with real-time location tracking and customizable alerts. Receive notifications for departures, arrivals, speeding, and low battery to ensure your vehicles are secure.
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Arrival and departure alerts
- Speeding alerts
- Low vehicle battery alerts
- Remote vehicle monitoring
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Phillips Connect for Apple iPhone app protects your vehicles while you are not there, anytime, anywhere. Install a hidden GPS tracker and gain access to current location, get arrival and departure alerts from user setup locations, speeding alerts, low power vehicle battery alerts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phillips Connect at 4.5 against Apex Protect GPS's 2.3. Apex Protect GPS's advantage is review sentiment (23% vs 0%) and ratings volume (185 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Phillips Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apex Protect GPS has 185 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Apex Protect GPS's written reviews are positive against 0% of Phillips Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Apex Protect GPS ships an update every 2 months, Phillips Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Apex Protect GPS | Phillips Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (185 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 185 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apex Protect | Phillips |
Customer experience
Apex Protect GPS
Phillips Connect
Bugs and requests
Apex Protect GPS
Reported bugs
15 issues- Location updates lag 10-15 minutes or hours behind
- App fails to update location for days or weeks
- False movement alerts when vehicle is stationary
- GPS disconnects randomly and stops tracking
- Maps won't load or display
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- App crashes on certain devices (iPhone 7 Plus)
- Geofence settings don't save
- Odometer reading freezes and doesn't update
- Service outages lasting weeks without notification
- Incorrect speed and location data displayed
- App shows vehicle in wrong location (miles away)
- Battery drain in less than 24 hours
- Login issues with email/password
- Notifications appear only as banner, no sound
- App stuck on boot screen after updates
Requested features
11 requests- Real-time location tracking (not delayed)
- Audible/sound notifications for alerts
- Landscape mode support for tablets
- Improved customer service responsiveness
- Relative position indicator (user vs vehicle)
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- Better GPS performance in enclosed areas
- Accurate odometer tracking
- In-app feedback/support button
- Optional purchase instead of mandatory bundling
- Live tracking during vehicle movement
- More engaging and interactive UI design
Phillips Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Apex Protect GPS
No in-app purchases
Phillips Connect
No in-app purchases
