Comparison

Open Location vs Uwes Tacho

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

Head to head
About

Open Location

Seamlessly share locations between your favorite map and navigation apps. Easily send points of interest, contacts, or geo-tagged media to apps like Google Maps, Uber, or Outdooractive. Combine your existing navigation tools in novel ways.

Highlights
  • Share locations between different map apps
  • Supports various data types (contacts, photos, GPX, KML)
  • Integrates with numerous navigation and map services
  • Streamlined iOS share extension
  • Combines existing apps in new ways
Features
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Map Switcher App in form of a streamlined iOS-share-extension. There are many good apps for navigation and map display. Unfortunately, it's currently not possible to exchange locations between different map apps. However, most apps offer the option to share a location. And that's precisely where this app comes in. You share a location and then select the "OPEN LOCATION" action provided by this app. EXAMPLE USAGE: I found a point of interest on Google Maps or Yelp. I share it via the "OPEN LOCATION..." action. Then I choose e.g. 'TomTom', because this might be my favorite app for car navigation. Or I could choose 'UBER' to order a ride. Or maybe 'Outdooractive' to hike to this location. Et cetera, etc... Everyone should be able to find good use of combining his/her existing apps with each other in new ways. SUPPORTED DATA TYPES: - contacts (vCard) - geo-tagged photos & movies - geo: links - GPX waypoints - ICS / ICAL events - KML placemarks - Plus Codes - textual coordinates - Wikipedia pages SUPPORTED APPS: - Apple Maps - Citymapper - CoMaps - Direkto - Google Earth - Google Maps - Guru Maps - here - Komoot - Lyft - Magic Earth - MapOut - maps.me - Organic Maps - OsmAnd Maps - Outdooractive - Pocket Earth - Scenic Motorcycle Navigation - Sygic - TomTom Go - UBER - Waze - What3Words - Wigemo - Yelp

About

Uwes Tacho

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Diese App zeigt die aktuelle Geschwindigkeit an, mit der das iPhone bzw. iPad gerade bewegt wird. Die obere, zentrale Anzeige erfolgt entsprechend des aktuellen Ortes, d.h. z.B. in km/h in Deutschland und in Meilen pro Stunde in den USA. Zusätzlich wird die in den vier Feldern darunter die Geschwindigkeit in den vier Einheiten Kilometer pro Stunde, Meilen pro Stunde, Knoten und Meter pro Sekunde angezeigt. Durch einen Touch auf eines dieser vier Felder wird die Einheit der oberen, zentralen Anzeige entsprechend umgeschaltet. Zusätzlich wird die Genauigkeit der Geschwindigkeitsanzeige angegeben, z.B. "±0,72 km/h". Woher kommen die Daten?  Die angezeigte Geschwindigkeit und die zugehörige Genauigkeit werden in dieser Form von Apple zur Verfügung gestellt und sind nicht nachbehandelt. Die angezeigte Geschwindigkeitsgenauigkeit kann sehr variieren. Apple macht keine weiteren Angaben zu dieser Größe. Der kleinste Wert den ich bisher sehen konnte war ±0,72 km/h bzw. 0,2 m/s bei Fahrt in ebenem, freiem Gelände. Je nach Umgebungsbegebenheiten kann dieser Wert deutlich größer sein: Z.B. hatte ich schon Werte von über 10 km/h bei einer Geschwindigkeit von 80 km/h auf einer Landstraße. Die tatsächliche Genauigkeit war dabei aber augenscheinlich wesentlich besser, als es der Zahlenwert vermuten ließe. Diese App ist ein Hobbyprojekt und Open Source. Der Code ist auf Github einsehbar (https://github.com/UPetersen/Uwes-Tacho/tree/main).

Screenshots

Open Location3 screens
Uwes Tacho1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Uwes Tacho at none against Open Location's 1. Open Location's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Open Location sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Uwes Tacho asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Open Location ships an update every 3 weeks, Uwes Tacho every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Open Location versus Uwes Tacho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen LocationUwes Tacho
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael HoerethUwe Petersen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Open Location

One-time1
  • Unlock all Features$3.99
None

Uwes Tacho

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Open Location free?
Open Location is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Uwes Tacho free?
Uwes Tacho is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Open Location or Uwes Tacho have ads?
Neither Open Location nor Uwes Tacho shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Open Location or Uwes Tacho?
Open Location ships an update every 3 weeks, and Uwes Tacho every 2 weeks. Most recently, Open Location was updated on November 3, 2026 and Uwes Tacho on November 8, 2026.

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