Comparison

GPS Utility vs GPS WIZ

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

Head to head
About

GPS Utility

Easily convert between various geographical coordinate systems including DMS, DD, UTM, and MGRS. Get your current location in multiple formats and calculate distances between points. Integrates with Google Maps and other mapping services.

Highlights
  • Coordinate system conversion (DMS, DM, DD, UTM, MGRS)
  • Real-time GPS location
  • Spherical distance calculation
  • Google Maps integration
  • KM and Miles support
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GPS Utility helps you converts between all major geographical coordinate systems. Helpful for excursionists, navigators users (TomTom, garmin, etc.), GeoCaching lovers, and google maps enthusiasts. You can convert from and to: - DMS coordinates (Degrees Minutes Second) - DM coordinates (Degrees decimal Minutes) - DD coordinates (decimal Degrees) - UTM coordinates (Universal Transverse Mercator) - MGRS coordinates (Military Grid Reference System) Plus: - Get your local coordinate in all systems using internal iPhone GPS (3G only) - Get the spherical distance between 2 coordinates - Built-in Google Maps view and external Maps view - References (Wikipedia) - Real time GPS coordinates - KM and Miles supported Requests? New features? Contact us! Attention: the 17+ ratings is needed for publishing policies when including a web browser in any apps.

About

GPS WIZ

Measure distances, save locations, and get magnetic headings between points on a map. This tool is useful for pilots, hikers, and many other professions needing precise location data.

Highlights
  • Accurate distance measurement
  • Save and recall locations
  • Magnetic headings between points
  • Create and save custom routes
  • Airport zone display
  • Pin drop for distance/bearing
Features
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This is a very powerful map tool which lets you accurately measure distances, remember locations, get magnetic headings between selected points and much more. GPS WIZ is a powerful navigation and measurement tool that uses GPS maps in a variety of ways. Pan and zoom on the map to locate and display your coordinates in both decimal degrees and degree minute second formats. Save selected locations in permanent memory using a Site List with your own specified name for each site. Display these sites anytime by selecting them. Add control zones for your airport entries and they will automatically display on the map for the area you choose to view. Airport zones are color coded for UniCom, Mandatory Frequency (MF) and Class-C zones. Create and save trips which specify unique routes with your own waypoints in a Route List, either directly from the map or selected from your saved sites. Display your route on the map with a pin located at each waypoint entry. The map is auto scaled to fit the full trip onto your screen. Touch the pin to identify that point. The total route distance will be calculated and shown automatically but you also have the ability to measure each leg distance and leg heading (in degrees magnetic) by simply pressing the Leg button. This is useful for pilots to estimate fuel requirements or for hikers to estimate walking times between waypoints. True bearing is calculated from spherical geometry using latitudes and longitudes. The World Magnetic Model (WMM) is used to calculate magnetic declination and magnetic bearing and any point. A pin drop feature lets you measure distances from your current location to where you drop pin 1 and the distance between pin 1 and pin 2 so you can measure interesting map features quite accurately. This is a powerful feature for pilots to determine takeoff and landing distances on remote airports, grass strips and lakes for floatplanes. Moving the map automatically draws a line from your current position to the centre of the target. Both distance and magnetic bearing are displayed. By placing the target on any point of interest, you automatically get a distance and bearing to that point from your current location. Placing pin 1 on a point of interest (e.g. airport) then moving the map to another point of interest (e.g. another airport) gives you the distance and bearing between these points. This feature is very helpful when estimating destinations or finding your way out of a forest, or even a large crowded mall. A wide variety of users from builders, architects, pilots and boaters to crane operators will find this feature very useful. There is no annoying advertizing. The APP is full featured so no costly upgrades are required. Have fun with it. There is also a built-in Guide available to provide instructions on how to use the various features. The 2015 World Magnetic Model is a joint product of the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the United Kingdom’s Defence Geographic Centre (DGC). The WMM was developed jointly by the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC, Boulder CO, USA) and the British Geological Survey (BGS, Edinburgh, Scotland).

Screenshots

GPS Utility4 screens
GPS WIZ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GPS WIZ at 100% against GPS Utility's 50%. GPS Utility's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

GPS Utility is free to download; GPS WIZ costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Utility ships an update every 4 months, GPS WIZ every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GPS Utility versus GPS WIZ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS UtilityGPS WIZ
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDimensionDigilog Corporation

Customer experience

GPS Utility

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.5%
Negative39.5%

GPS WIZ

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GPS Utility

No in-app purchases

None

GPS WIZ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS Utility free?
GPS Utility is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS WIZ free?
GPS WIZ costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do GPS Utility or GPS WIZ have ads?
Neither GPS Utility nor GPS WIZ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Utility or GPS WIZ?
GPS Utility ships an update every 4 months, and GPS WIZ every 9 months. Most recently, GPS Utility was updated on October 23, 2026 and GPS WIZ on September 20, 2026.

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