Comparison

No BS GPS vs nomap

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

No BS GPS

This standalone watch application displays your current GPS coordinates in multiple formats, including DD, DDM, DMS, MGRS, and UTM. It also shows altitude and GPS accuracy, with options for feet or meters. Ideal for military, hunters, fishers, and geocachers needing quick access to location data.

Highlights
  • Standalone watch app
  • Multiple coordinate formats (DD, DDM, DMS, MGRS, UTM)
  • Displays altitude and GPS accuracy
  • Units selectable (feet/meters)
  • Pause and freeze GPS coordinates
  • Large print display
Features
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No BS GPS is a standalone watch app (no iPhone needed) that simply just shows your current GPS coordinates in a variety of formats in large print. Coordinate formats available include: Decimal Degress (DD) Degrees, Decimal Minutes (DDM) Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (DMS) Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) Universal Transverse Mercador (UTM) This app also shows your current altitude/elevation and your watch GPS's current horizontal and vertical accuracy. Accuracy and altitude can be displayed in feet or meters. If you're a member of the military who needs to immediately know their coordinates with no hassle, you will also find it handy that you can pause the GPS and freeze your currently displayed coordinates. Hunters and fishers, keep track of the GPS coordinates of your favorite hunting and fishing spots. Geocachers, use this app to easily locate your geocaches. Apple Watches use the WGS 84 reference frame datum. See https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corelocation/cllocationcoordinate2d

About

nomap

Navigate your surroundings using only directional arrows and haptic feedback. This app guides you to your destination without requiring you to constantly look at your screen, allowing you to experience your journey more fully. It also features a unique compass mode activated by shaking your phone.

Highlights
  • Arrow-based navigation
  • Vibration guidance
  • Hands-free walking
  • Automatic rerouting
  • Shake-activated compass
  • Customizable routes
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Look up and walk forward. nomap is a navigation app that gets you to your destination using only arrows and vibrations. Our unique vibration system lets you reach your destination without constantly looking at your phone. Start walking with the guidance of vibrations. Are you spending your travels just looking at your phone? The journey to your destination can be a memorable part of your trip. While you're looking down at your map, you might miss a charming bakery right in front of you. With nomap, you don't need to keep staring at a boring map to get where you're going. As long as you're on the right path, your phone will keep the rhythm. Hold your phone straight and keep moving. When the rhythm stops, it's a sign to turn. Just spin around a bit, and you'll quickly find the right direction. If you take a wrong turn, don't worry. The app will automatically find a new route for you. - Secret Feature Once the navigation starts, try shaking your phone! It will turn into a compass that continuously points to your destination. This feature is handy when you want to know the direction to your destination or choose your own route. Enjoy your adventure while choosing the path you like. (You can revert back by shaking again.) nomap is a brand new app, released just in December 2023. We're excited to make it even more amazing! - When the Compass Points in the Wrong Direction... Sometimes the phone's compass may point in the wrong direction. If that happens, rotate your phone in a figure-eight a few times. It should recalibrate.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: nomap at 100% against No BS GPS's 50%. nomap also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). No BS GPS's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

nomap is free to download; No BS GPS costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

nomap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of No BS GPS's written reviews are positive against 100% of nomap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

No BS GPS ships an update every 48 months, nomap every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
No BS GPS versus nomap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNo BS GPSnomap
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 48 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrushtronic LLCYu Ohama

Customer experience

No BS GPS

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

nomap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

No BS GPS

No in-app purchases

None

nomap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is No BS GPS free?
No BS GPS costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is nomap free?
nomap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, No BS GPS or nomap?
nomap is rated higher. No BS GPS averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while nomap averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do No BS GPS or nomap have ads?
Neither No BS GPS nor nomap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, No BS GPS or nomap?
No BS GPS ships an update every 48 months, and nomap every 2 days. Most recently, No BS GPS was updated on October 9, 2026 and nomap on October 21, 2026.

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