Comparison

HotPaw Basic vs Coordinate Master

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

Head to head
About

HotPaw Basic

Experience retro computing by typing and running Basic programs on your iPhone or iPad. This app functions as a programmable calculator and can display simple line graphics, Morse code audio, and perform FFT analysis.

Highlights
  • Retro text-mode Basic interpreter
  • Programmable calculator functionality
  • Simple line graphics display
  • Morse Code audio output
  • FFT analysis
  • GPS location support
  • MQTT and BTLE communications
Features
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Calling all early-personal-computing fans, remember typing Basic programs into your home computer? HotPaw Basic recreates the retro-experience of a text-mode Basic interpreter, and it runs right on your iPhone or iPad. You can also use HotPaw Basic as a programmable calculator, or for displaying simple line graphics. The HotPaw Basic interpreter supports the minimal Basic language, including: Commands: let if then else endif dim data read restore for to step next while wend goto gosub return ? print input open close end stop mat run new list del save load dir cls rem Functions: int() abs() sgn() rnd() sqr() exp() log() log10() sin() cos() tan() atn() len() val() asc() str$() chr$() hex$() mid$() timer() date$ time$ pi Operators: + - * / mod ^ = and or xor not Also includes new command and functions to support line graphics, Morse Code audio, FFT analysis, GPS location, MQTT and BTLE communications. Line numbers are required. Type in the text of your program and type "run" to run them. See: http://www.hotpaw.com/rhn/basic/iphone/ for a more complete description of the Basic language syntax, commands and functions which this Basic interpreter supports.

About

Coordinate Master

Convert coordinates between over 1700 global systems using PROJ4 library. Supports various formats including lat/lon, UTM, and national grids. Can use GPS or photo data for input.

Highlights
  • 1700+ coordinate systems
  • PROJ4 library integration
  • Supports lat/lon, UTM, national grids
  • Custom coordinate system support
  • GPS location input
  • Photo coordinate extraction
Features
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Coordinate Master is one of the most powerful map coordinate converters available. It uses the PROJ4 library and a lookup file containing projection and datum parameters to allow conversion between more than 1700 coordinate systems from around the world. Lat/lon, UTM, US coordinate systems (including US State Plane), Australian coordinate systems (including GDA2020), UK coordinate systems (including British National Grid) and many, many others are supported. Custom coordinate systems can be added and affine parameters are supported for adding local grid systems. The app can use manually entered coordinates, your current GPS location, or get the lat/lon coordinates from a photo.

Screenshots

HotPaw Basic1 screens
Coordinate Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Coordinate Master at 4.4 against HotPaw Basic's 3.9. Coordinate Master also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 52%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). HotPaw Basic's advantage is iOS requirement (12.3 vs 14.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

HotPaw Basic costs $4.99 and Coordinate Master $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coordinate Master holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of HotPaw Basic's written reviews are positive against 83% of Coordinate Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HotPaw Basic ships an update every 5 months, Coordinate Master fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HotPaw Basic versus Coordinate Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHotPaw BasicCoordinate Master
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.4% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.3 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHotPaw ProductionsAnthony Dunk

Customer experience

HotPaw Basic

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative33.3%

Coordinate Master

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

HotPaw Basic

No in-app purchases

None

Coordinate Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HotPaw Basic free?
HotPaw Basic costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coordinate Master free?
Coordinate Master costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HotPaw Basic or Coordinate Master?
Coordinate Master is rated higher. HotPaw Basic averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Coordinate Master averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do HotPaw Basic or Coordinate Master have ads?
Neither HotPaw Basic nor Coordinate Master shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HotPaw Basic or Coordinate Master?
HotPaw Basic ships an update every 5 months, and Coordinate Master fortnightly. Most recently, HotPaw Basic was updated on September 6, 2026 and Coordinate Master on September 18, 2026.

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