Comparison

UTM Coordinates Tool vs Garmin Explore™

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

UTM Coordinates Tool

Easily convert coordinates between UTM, decimal degrees, GPS, and sexagesimal formats. Locate yourself, set pins, measure distances, search for places, and share your location data.

Highlights
  • Convert between 4 coordinate formats
  • Locate current position
  • Set and move map pins
  • Measure distances
  • Search for locations
  • Share coordinates
  • Display on maps
  • Save and load coordinates
Features
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UTM Coordinates Tool is a great tool to convert your coordinates into different formats. You can convert your coordinates into 4 formats: - UTM - Decimal degrees (DDD.DDDDDD°) - GPS Format (DDD° MM.MMM′) - Sexagesimal (DDD° MM′ SS″) Extra functions: - You can locate yourself and convert these coordinates. - You can set a pin or move a pin and it shows you the coordinates of the pin. - You can see the distance between you and the coordinates or between you and the pin. - You can search for locations. - You can share and send your coordinates. - You can display the coordinates (or your location) on the maps app. - You can save and load coordinates to use them later. - You can hide the map to save battery and mobile data.

About

Garmin Explore™

Navigate off-grid with this app, which pairs with a compatible Garmin device for trip planning, mapping, and navigation even without Wi-Fi or cellular service. Plan routes, download maps for offline use, and sync data to the cloud.

Highlights
  • Off-grid navigation
  • Trip planning
  • Offline map downloads
  • Pair and sync with Garmin device
  • Activity library
  • Cloud storage
  • LiveTrack location sharing
Currently charting
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OFF-GRID NAVIGATION When paired with your compatible Garmin device(1), the Garmin Explore app lets you use your mobile device for outdoor navigation, trip planning, mapping and more — with or without Wi-Fi® connectivity or cellular service. SEARCH TOOL Easily locate geographic points — such as trailheads or mountain summits — associated with your adventure. STREAMING MAPS For pre-trip planning, you can use the Garmin Explore app to stream maps when you’re within cellular or Wi-Fi range — saving valuable time as well as storage space on your mobile device. Download maps for offline use when venturing outside cellular range. PAIR, SYNC AND SHARE With Garmin Explore, you can pair your smartphone or tablet with your compatible Garmin device to sync and share data for off-grid adventures. Use downloadable maps for navigation anywhere. EASY TRIP PLANNING Plan your next trip by downloading maps and creating courses. Specify your start and finish points, and automatically create a course you can sync with your compatible Garmin device. ACTIVITY LIBRARY Under the Saved tab, review and edit your organized data, including your saved waypoints, tracks, courses and activities. See map thumbnails to easily recognize your trips. SAVED COLLECTIONS The collections list allows you to quickly find all data related to any trip — making it easy to sort and locate the course or location you’re looking for. CLOUD STORAGE The waypoints, courses and activities you’ve created will automatically sync to your Garmin Explore web account when you’re within cellular or Wi-Fi range, preserving your activity data with cloud storage. A Garmin account is required for storing your data in the cloud. LIVETRACK™ With the use of the LiveTrack™ feature, loved ones can follow your location in real time(2) and see data such as distance, time and elevation. What You Get with Garmin Explore • Unlimited map downloads; access topographic maps, USGS quad sheets and more • Aerial imagery • Waypoints, tracking and route navigation • High-detail GPS trip logging and location sharing • Unlimited cloud storage of routes, waypoints, tracks, and activities • Online trip planning 1. https://explore.garmin.com/appcompatibility 2. When used with your compatible smartphone, the Garmin Explore® app and your compatible inReach® technology-enabled Garmin device. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license.

Screenshots

UTM Coordinates Tool4 screens
Garmin Explore™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Garmin Explore™ at Free against UTM Coordinates Tool's $3.99. Garmin Explore™ also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 11) and chart position (#106 vs unranked). UTM Coordinates Tool's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 46%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.4). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Garmin Explore™ is free to download; UTM Coordinates Tool costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Garmin Explore™ holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Garmin Explore™ has 1K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of UTM Coordinates Tool's written reviews are positive against 46% of Garmin Explore™'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UTM Coordinates Tool ships an update every 2 months, Garmin Explore™ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
UTM Coordinates Tool versus Garmin Explore™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUTM Coordinates ToolGarmin Explore™
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (11 ratings)4.1 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews — better45.8% of reviews
Number of ratings111K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#106 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB452 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNicolas SchottenGarmin

Customer experience

UTM Coordinates Tool

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.2%

Garmin Explore™

All ratings1,046 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative16.6%
Written reviews958 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral11.3%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

UTM Coordinates Tool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Garmin Explore™

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sync failures between app and Garmin devices
  • Disappearing or corrupted user data
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS/Android versions
  • Unreliable offline map downloads

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to edit waypoint coordinates
  • More customization options for map layers and displays
  • Improved route planning and navigation features
  • Better syncing and data management between app and devices
  • Support for more Garmin device models

In-app purchases

None

UTM Coordinates Tool

No in-app purchases

None

Garmin Explore™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UTM Coordinates Tool free?
UTM Coordinates Tool costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Garmin Explore™ free?
Garmin Explore™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UTM Coordinates Tool or Garmin Explore™?
Garmin Explore™ is rated higher. UTM Coordinates Tool averages 3.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Garmin Explore™ averages 4.1 from 1K ratings.
Do UTM Coordinates Tool or Garmin Explore™ have ads?
Neither UTM Coordinates Tool nor Garmin Explore™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UTM Coordinates Tool or Garmin Explore™?
UTM Coordinates Tool ships an update every 2 months, and Garmin Explore™ monthly. Most recently, UTM Coordinates Tool was updated on October 18, 2026 and Garmin Explore™ on October 19, 2026.

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