Comparison

GPS Format Converter vs xWind

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

Head to head
About

GPS Format Converter

Easily convert GPS coordinates between Degrees, Minutes, Seconds, Decimal Minutes, Decimal Degrees, and UTM formats. Share your current location or copy converted coordinates to the clipboard. Open locations directly in popular map applications.

Highlights
  • Convert between DMS, DMM, DD, and UTM
  • Get current location in all formats
  • Share location with one click
  • Copy coordinates to clipboard
  • Open coordinates in Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze
Features
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EASILY AND QUICKLY convert between three different GPS coordinate formats and UTM: - Degrees, Minutes and Seconds DDD° MM' SS.SSS" - Degrees and Decimal Minutes DDD° MM.MMMMM' - Decimal Degrees DDD.DDDDDDD° - Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone, Easting, Northing SHARE your location with a click of a button. EASILY copy each format to the clipboard. Get your current location in all formats with a click of a button. Open up the coordinates in Apple Maps, Google Maps or Waze.

About

xWind

This tool helps pilots quickly assess wind conditions relative to aircraft limitations. It displays essential wind data, including headwind, crosswind, and tailwind components, along with runway course and wind limits on a single screen for easy reference during flight.

Highlights
  • Headwind, crosswind, and tailwind calculation
  • Displays current wind direction and speed
  • Shows runway course
  • Indicates applied wind limits
  • Identifies 'forbidden' wind angles
  • Provides maximum wind speed table
  • Adjustable wind and runway settings
Features
Currently charting
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xWind is an easy to use tool to assist pilots in evaluating wind conditions with respect to head, cross and tailwind limitations. Once setup, the xWind app provides all information in one single screen, requiring minimal user interaction during high workload phases of flight, displaying: - Current wind direction and speed - Runway course - Cross and head or tailwind components - Currently applied wind limits - 'Forbidden' wind angles based on the current wind speed - Maximum wind speed table based on current wind limits ​ Reference wind, runway course, as well as wind limits, can all be adjusted on the main screen by either dragging the wind arrow, course rose or wind limit lines. A settings button at the bottom presents a popup screen where both the units for wind speed (Kts or Mps) and the default values for wind limits can be specified. In addition to the general setting for wind speed units, the user can select the alternative units for only the current wind, wind components and maximum winds table by double tapping the wind display at the top of the main screen. When operating from a Kts country into Mps territory, this option allows to set the current wind and see the maximum allowed winds in Mps, based on limits that are still set in Kts. Or vice versa.... xWinds supports iOS darkmode.

Screenshots

GPS Format Converter3 screens
xWind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: xWind at free against GPS Format Converter's paid. xWind also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (554 vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

GPS Format Converter costs $0.99 and xWind $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for GPS Format Converter against 4.6 for xWind. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: xWind has 554 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of GPS Format Converter's written reviews are positive against 75% of xWind's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Format Converter ships an update every 3 months, xWind fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
GPS Format Converter versus xWind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS Format ConverterxWind
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.5 (6 ratings)4.6 (554 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6554 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#180 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitwire Technologies LimitedJan Bloemendaal

Customer experience

GPS Format Converter

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.3%

xWind

All ratings554 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

GPS Format Converter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

xWind

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Speed toggle doesn't work, always shows MPS

Requested features

3 requests
  • Incorporate gust factors
  • 3 customizable buttons for quick limit settings
  • Different colored concentric rings inside the red limit ring

In-app purchases

None

GPS Format Converter

No in-app purchases

None

xWind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS Format Converter free?
GPS Format Converter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is xWind free?
xWind costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GPS Format Converter or xWind?
xWind is rated higher. GPS Format Converter averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while xWind averages 4.6 from 554 ratings.
Do GPS Format Converter or xWind have ads?
Neither GPS Format Converter nor xWind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Format Converter or xWind?
GPS Format Converter ships an update every 3 months, and xWind fortnightly. Most recently, GPS Format Converter was updated on October 26, 2026 and xWind on November 3, 2026.

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