MGRS, UTM, DMS & ED50 vs PlotZone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MGRS, UTM, DMS & ED50
This navigation app converts coordinates between various formats and offers advanced mapping tools. It allows users to draw on maps, measure distances and areas, record activities, and share data with others. Offline map access and multiple map styles enhance its utility for field professionals and outdoor enthusiasts.
- Advanced coordinate conversion (MGRS, UTM, Lat/Long, etc.)
- Multiple map styles (satellite, topographic, terrain)
- Offline map functionality
- Drawing and measurement tools (distance, area, elevation)
- Activity recording and GPX export
- Live layer sharing and collaboration
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The most comprehensive coordinate and mapping tool. LUC is a powerful coordinate converter and mapping application developed for field professionals, outdoor users, and map enthusiasts. Advanced Coordinate Conversion Supports MGRS, UTM, ED50, Swiss Grid, British National Grid, Lat/Long, Geohash, GeoRef, Maidenhead, and many more formats. Powerful Map Experience Work with satellite, topographic, terrain, and night map styles. Use maps offline, add layers, and customize your experience. Professional Measurement & Drawing Tools Draw polygons, polylines, and circles. Calculate distance, area, and elevation. Add dozens of markers directly onto the map. Activity & Live Tracking Record your route in real time during walking, running, or fieldwork. Export all activities in GPX format. Sharing & Export Export your drawings and layers in GeoJSON or KML format and share them easily via a link. Live Layers Share a layer without exporting it again after every update. Send invitations, manage access, and instantly share up-to-date data with others. With LUC, coordinates and maps are always at your fingertips. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://lucapp.me/termsofuse Privacy Policy: https://lucapp.me/privacy
PlotZone
This navigation tool allows users to plot points, draw zones, and measure distances with various coordinate formats and geodetic datums. It supports importing and exporting data in multiple formats and displays live position with bearing and distance calculations.
- Plot points and zones
- Measure bearing and distance
- Multiple coordinate formats (MGRS, UTM, etc.)
- Import/Export data (KML, GPX, CSV)
- Live position tracking
- Offline map support
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Type it, draw it, measure it, export it. Nothing is collected, and nothing leaves your phone. Built for drone pilots, glider and free-flight pilots, search and rescue teams, surveyors and military personnel. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Bought once, yours for good. No subscription, no in-app purchase, no sign-up, no password. MISSIONS Group your points and zones by operation. Each point carries a name, its coordinates, a radius in meters, feet or nautical miles, and a color. Drag it on the map. One tap undoes it if you got it wrong. Duplicate a whole mission to build a variant without typing it again. BULL'S EYE Pick one point as the reference. PlotZone gives the bearing and distance from it to every other point, and draws rings every 10 NM out to 120 NM, with radials every 30°. The reference travels inside the exported file, so whoever receives the mission reads the same bearings you do. COORDINATES Five formats, both ways: decimal degrees, degrees-minutes-seconds, degrees-decimal-minutes, MGRS and UTM. Tap the map to read a position, tap a result to copy it. Five geodetic datums to choose from: WGS84, NAD27, ED50, OSGB36 and AGD66. Every coordinate is read and typed in the one you pick. ZONES Type the vertices in your usual coordinate format, or draw the polygon with your finger. Adjust each vertex, watch its area and perimeter as you go, then save the zone into a mission to keep it. AIRSPACE Load your working area from your own files, whether they hold a georeferenced chart or plain outlines. PlotZone reads KMZ, KML, OpenAir and GeoJSON. Outlines, markers and names come in on a single load. Show several areas at once, set their opacity, turn each on and off with one tap. MGRS GRID Draw the MGRS grid at 1 km or 100 m, labeled the way a military map is: grid zone, 100 km square, and the principal digits of every line, read right then up. At a grid zone junction the grid switches zones with you. The GARS grid overlays the same way, at 30' or 15', with its designators. YOUR LIVE POSITION Your position is followed live, with its accuracy, in the format you chose. Tap a point, or any spot, and the top of the screen gives the bearing and distance from where you stand, updated as you walk, with a line drawn to it. TRUE OR MAGNETIC Bearings in true north, as on a map, or in magnetic north, as on a compass. The declination is the one where you stand: the device reports it, or you set it by hand. Nothing is downloaded. MEASURE Two taps, on the map or on points you have plotted, give the bearing and the distance between them, at the top of the screen. IMPORT AND EXPORT Export a mission to back it up or pass it on, and import it back with nothing lost. Eight formats: PlotZone (.json), a plain-text brief, CSV for a spreadsheet, GPX for a handheld GPS, KML and KMZ for Google Earth, GeoJSON for mapping tools, OpenAir for flight computers. BASE MAPS Three maps from Apple: satellite, hybrid and standard. Their imagery needs a connection the first time an area is shown. You can also import your own map in MBTiles: its tiles are copied to the device and drawn over Apple's, so your sector stays readable with no network at all. ACCESSIBILITY Every control is named for VoiceOver, symbols included. PRIVACY PlotZone does not collect, store or transmit any personal data. Your missions are saved on your device alone. Your GPS position is used only to draw you on the map. It is never transmitted or shared. No account, no tracker, no analytics, no advertising. Available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Chinese. DISCLAIMER Coordinate conversions and distance calculations are provided for guidance. Always check your data against an official source before any critical use. PlotZone is not a certified navigation instrument.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlotZone at 100% against MGRS, UTM, DMS & ED50's 50%. PlotZone also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). MGRS, UTM, DMS & ED50's advantage is price (Free vs $8.99) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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
MGRS, UTM, DMS & ED50 is free to download; PlotZone costs $8.99 up front. MGRS, UTM, DMS & ED50 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PlotZone asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlotZone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MGRS, UTM, DMS & ED50 has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of MGRS, UTM, DMS & ED50's written reviews are positive against 100% of PlotZone's.
MGRS, UTM, DMS & ED50 ships an update every 9 days, PlotZone every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MGRS, UTM, DMS & ED50 | PlotZone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mustafa Ismail ALKAN | Cedric Provost |
Customer experience
MGRS, UTM, DMS & ED50
PlotZone
In-app purchases
MGRS, UTM, DMS & ED50
- Monthly Basic7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual Basic7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Annual Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
PlotZone
No in-app purchases
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