GPS vs btSWARM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS
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The mobile application "GPS-IOT Mobile" is intended for viewing and managing the data of your searching and tracking devices of the GPS-IOT, connected to the free telematic GPS-IOT Server. The current version supports the following functions and features: - Registration of a new Account on the server "GPS-IOT" - Connection to the Account that already exists on the GPS-IOT Server, using your login and password. - View the list of connected devices in your Account with their current status, the last received location, speed, direction of movement and other data received from the device. - Adding new devices to the account, editing the data of existing devices, removing them from the account; - Delegation (granting full or limited access) devices to other accounts on the server; - View extended information about the selected device and its settings (total of more than 35 parameters); - View accumulated daily statistics on object movements such as mileage, average and maximum speed, travel time, estimated amount of fuel consumed (only for devices operating in tracking mode); - Show the selected device (or all devices in your account) on maps with the ability to scale and indicate your own location; - Ability to send commands to devices Alpha-Beacon, SE/SE+/D-Beacon (and earlier versions 3.x, 4.x) via SMS and GPRS. The application command interface contains detailed explanations for each command. - Displaying tracks of movement for the selected period with the possibility of color highlighting, depending on the speed of movement on these segments of the path. Ability to display a track by points on the map; correction (deleting) the points with approximate LBS coordinates. Marking with icons of the point of the beginning and the end of the track, parking places with indication of their duration; - All screens of the application with dynamic information are automatically updated.
btSWARM
This utility app helps locate proprietary beacons within shipments sent to retailers. It provides a specialized tool for tracking goods in transit.
- Locate proprietary beacons
- Track shipments to retailers
- Specialized utility tool
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The SWARM application is customized to locate proprietary beacons placed inside shipments sent to retailers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: btSWARM at every 3 weeks against GPS's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GPS ships an update every 2 months, btSWARM every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS | btSWARM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Autofon | Bluepixel Technologies LLP |
In-app purchases
GPS
No in-app purchases
btSWARM
No in-app purchases









