Rexing Connect vs ShieldGPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rexing Connect
This application enhances the user experience for driving recorder owners. It offers a more agile way to interact with and manage your dashcam.
- Driving recorder management
- Optimized user experience
- Agile dashcam interaction
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RexingConnect mainly serves users of driving recorders and is committed to providing owners with more agile driving recorders to optimize the user experience.
ShieldGPS
Monitor the real-time location and history of your GPS trackers. Receive alerts for movement, speed, and status changes, and set up geofences for important area notifications. Some devices also offer mileage and driving behavior tracking.
- Real-time GPS tracker location
- Location history with playback
- Map and satellite views
- Movement and speed alerts
- Geofence creation and alerts
- Mileage and driving behavior tracking
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Access your ShieldGPS GPS tracker(s) realtime location and location history with playback. Switch between map and satellite views. Receive notifications when your GPS tracker moves, speeds or changes its status. Create geofences to mark important areas that alert you when your tracker enters or exits somewhere important. Select devices also support mileage, dangerous driving and trip tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShieldGPS at 4.9 against Rexing Connect's 2.3. Rexing Connect's advantage is ratings volume (520 vs 17). 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.
ShieldGPS holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rexing Connect has 520 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rexing Connect | ShieldGPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (520 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 520 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rexing Inc | OG Systems, LLC (CA) |
Customer experience
Rexing Connect
ShieldGPS
Bugs and requests
Rexing Connect
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Live view feature doesn't work
- Videos fail to download or play
- Inconsistent WiFi connectivity
- Settings changes not saving properly
Requested features
5 requests- Improve app stability and connectivity
- Add Bluetooth support for easier pairing
- Implement faster video downloads
- Enhance user interface and navigation
- Provide more camera settings and controls
ShieldGPS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rexing Connect
No in-app purchases
ShieldGPS
No in-app purchases
