GPS Status ∞ Coordinates vs Positive Altitude
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS Status ∞ Coordinates
Easily view and copy your precise location in real-time. Supports multiple coordinate formats and unit systems for various activities like travel and outdoor adventures. Get accurate GPS data with a simple, fast interface.
- Real-time GPS accuracy display
- Multiple coordinate formats (Lat/Lng, DMS)
- One-tap copy to clipboard
- Unit switching (metric, imperial, nautical)
- Simple, fast, and reliable interface
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Your live location in Lat/Lng, DMS, or MGRS grid coordinates — with real-time GPS accuracy. Copy them with one tap, glance at them on Apple Watch, or pin them to your Lock Screen. For hikers, surveyors, geocachers, and tactical land-nav users who need a fast, accurate, no-noise readout. Features: • Real-time GPS with horizontal & vertical accuracy • Decimal Lat/Lng, DMS, and MGRS coordinate formats (Pro) • One-tap copy to clipboard • Apple Watch app with full GPS readout and complications • Live Activity & Dynamic Island for at-a-glance updates on the Lock Screen • Altitude, course, and speed in metric, imperial, or nautical units • Built for iOS 17+, no clutter, no ads on Pro Whether you're verifying a coordinate in the field, navigating with a grid reference, or geocaching on the trail, GPS Status ∞ delivers the readout you need. Privacy Policy: https://triplegelato.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-fe5631f964c943e5aac3273d679d58ec?pvs=4 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Positive Altitude
Instantly check your current elevation, speed, and direction of travel. This utility app also displays your rate of ascent or descent and GPS signal accuracy. It's designed for easy readability in various outdoor and travel scenarios.
- Real-time elevation and altitude
- Speed and direction tracking
- Rate of ascent/descent
- GPS signal accuracy display
- Large, high-contrast font
- Works on airplanes
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Positive Altitude is the best way to instantly check your elevation, altitude, speed, and direction whether hiking, climbing, or flying! This is the ONLY altimeter App that also includes your rate of ascent and descent as well as the accuracy of your GPS signal. How high are you? How fast are you climbing or falling? Large fonts and bright contrast make it easy to read or share with your seat mate. Positive Altitude works on airplanes! You may need to hold your phone near the window to get an initial GPS sync. Note: Positive Altitude uses your phone's GPS and will not work in Airplane mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Positive Altitude at 100% against GPS Status ∞ Coordinates's 42%. Positive Altitude also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). GPS Status ∞ Coordinates's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 9). On price and device support 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. GPS Status ∞ Coordinates sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Positive Altitude asks for nothing beyond the download.
Positive Altitude holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS Status ∞ Coordinates has 3.3K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of GPS Status ∞ Coordinates's written reviews are positive against 100% of Positive Altitude's.
GPS Status ∞ Coordinates ships an update fortnightly, Positive Altitude every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS Status ∞ Coordinates | Positive Altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.3K ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fawkes Wei | Arutunian LLC |
Customer experience
GPS Status ∞ Coordinates
Positive Altitude
Bugs and requests
GPS Status ∞ Coordinates
Reported bugs
3 issues- kCLErrorDomain error 0
- No GPS data showing
- Inconsistent speed and course data
Requested features
4 requests- Copy and share coordinates
- Option to display altitude instead of coordinates
- Ability to switch between metric and imperial units
- Satellite signal strength indicator
Positive Altitude
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GPS Status ∞ Coordinates
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$14.99
Positive Altitude
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is GPS Status ∞ Coordinates free?
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