Comparison

GPS vs GPS

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

Head to head
About

GPS

This app provides detailed location data including speed, altitude, and coordinates. It offers various map views and tracks your journey statistics. Customize settings for units, display, and background operation.

Highlights
  • Current heading, course, speed, coordinates, altitude
  • Street, topographic, and satellite maps
  • Cached maps for offline viewing
  • Trace statistics (time, distance, altitude, speed)
  • Customizable coordinate and unit formats
  • Background tracing and automatic pausing
Features
Currently charting
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"GPS" gives you access to your iPhone's GPS functionality and more. The simple display shows your current: - Heading (where a compass is available). - Course - Speed or Speed Average - Coordinates - Altitude Street and Topographic maps are available along with aerial or satellite photos. Once viewed maps will also be held cached for a day. And trace statistics including: - Time and Distance - Minimum and Maximum Altitude - Average and Maximum speed. Via the settings you can: - Choose between Latitude & Longitude formats and UTM coordinates. - Choose between meters or feet and formats. - Choosing Speed or Average Speed. - Keep your iPhone awake. - Trace while GPS is in the background. - Automatically pause when you stop. - Shutdown when the battery started getting low. more features are on the way... www.onwhat.net/gps

About

GPS

Features
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This application uses the GPS for presenting speed, course, altitude and the location coordinates. The magnetic sensor presents the compass heading. You may send sms with your latitude and longitude direct from the app to any number or to a saved number. You can also show the map and from there share your position in different ways, as messages, mail or in social media. For devices with barometric sensor it presents pressure in hPa, and also the relative pressure change, after the app is started, very accurate, in meter or feet. As long as the geo data senses street address it will be continuously presented.

Screenshots

GPS2 screens
GPS1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: GPS at #164 against GPS's unranked. GPS also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

GPS costs $0.99 and GPS $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS ships an update every 11 months, GPS every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
GPS versus GPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPSGPS
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating2.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#164 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoid Stop Pty Ltddomesticusdevelop

Bugs and requests

GPS

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Phone screen goes black with waterproof case
  • Maps blank/unavailable
  • OpenCycle maps no longer loading
  • MPH does not work
  • Speed takes long to update and jumps around
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  • Average speed greater than max speed
  • Update in standby only works briefly
  • Coordinates aren't close
  • Elevation inaccurate
  • Map is horrible
  • Gray lines instead of map
  • Location doesn't change when moving
  • Screen refresh incomplete
  • Version not developed for iPhone message
  • Crashes phone

Requested features

20 requests
  • Ability to choose projection (e.g., UTM)
  • Substitute other maps
  • Facility for feedback/contributions
  • Type notes with GPS coordinates
  • Save location details as a picture
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  • Retina graphics
  • More recent SDK technologies
  • Red display for night vision
  • Trail line follow on map
  • Tracking function on map
  • Coordinate format selector
  • Optional history recording
  • More descriptive 'Sleeping' preference name
  • Display 'Satellite Signal Not Received' instead of inaccurate coordinates
  • Lose the serif typeface
  • Integrate compass headings
  • Type in GPS coordinates and find a location
  • Compass or similar for direction
  • Waypoints and other typical outdoors use
  • Access to better maps

GPS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

GPS

No in-app purchases

None

GPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS free?
GPS costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS free?
GPS costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do GPS or GPS have ads?
Neither GPS nor GPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS or GPS?
GPS ships an update every 11 months, and GPS every 14 months. Most recently, GPS was updated on November 6, 2026 and GPS on November 2, 2026.

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