Pinged vs Orbitas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinged
This utility app helps visualize GPS coordinates and map areas of interest. It can receive location data via email, automatically map points, and notify users of updates. Share locations with teams and set up geofence notifications for movement.
- Map GPS coordinates
- Visualize radius around points
- Receive location data via email
- Automatic mapping of locations
- Share pings with teams
- Geofence movement notifications
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Pinged by Badge Apps provides practical resources for many applications where mapping GPS coordinates and a visualizing a radius around those points can be helpful. Pinging a phone? Pinged can receive location data from external sources over email and automatically map the locations and notify you of updates. Share pings with your team, plot points of interest or even receive geofence related movement notifications. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Orbitas
This app enables users to view accuracy and positional data from Asteri GNSS receivers. It allows for Real-Time Kinematic corrections and the collection of precise utility line information for above and below-ground features.
- View GNSS receiver accuracy and quality
- Apply Real-Time Kinematic corrections
- Utilize corrections in Apple software
- Collect utility line information
- Support for above and below-ground features
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Orbitas Field, allows users to view accuracy, quality and positional information for the brand new Asteri GNSS receivers. Further, apply Real-Time Kinematic correction information directly to Asteri GNSS and then utilize in any Apple supported software that utilizes Integrated Location Services. Still need more... Utilize Orbitas field to collect accurate utility line information for above and below-ground features!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orbitas at 5.0 against Pinged's 4.6. Orbitas also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Pinged's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2). 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.
Orbitas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinged has 11 ratings behind it against 2, 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 19, 2026 and June 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pinged | Orbitas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Badge Apps LLC | Tri-Global Technologies LLC |
In-app purchases
Pinged
No in-app purchases
Orbitas
No in-app purchases
