VMLocation vs MapMx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VMLocation
This utility allows you to send test GPS location data to your device via Bluetooth. It's designed for developers and testers to simulate GPS signals for app development and debugging.
- Send test GPS location data
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Device simulation
- App development tool
- Debugging aid
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VMLocation is an application which can send test GPS location data to device by bluetooth.
MapMx
Locate lost items and your iPhone using Bluetooth. Ring devices, view last known locations on a map, and use a distance meter to find misplaced trackers.
- Bluetooth item tracking
- Ring lost devices
- Find your iPhone
- Last known location mapping
- Distance meter for finding
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This app use iPhone's bluetooth communication with our products, to achieve the two sides to alarm, data transmission, etc. Find it: When near ping MapMx via Bluetooth from your iPhone to make it ring. Find iPhone: Ping your iPhone by pressing the button on your MapMx and make it ring. Last Known Location: View the last known location of your Bluetooth trackers on a map, and use the distance meter to hone in on your lost device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MapMx at 5.0 against VMLocation's 3.1. MapMx also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). VMLocation's advantage is ratings volume (67 vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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.
MapMx holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VMLocation has 67 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of VMLocation's written reviews are positive against 31% of MapMx's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
VMLocation ships an update every 2 weeks, MapMx every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VMLocation | MapMx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (67 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews — better | 30.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HowHi Lin | Richard Stacey |
Customer experience
VMLocation
MapMx
In-app purchases
VMLocation
No in-app purchases
MapMx
No in-app purchases
