GPS vs BigMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
BigMap
This app offers a minimalist fullscreen map experience for iPhone and iPad. With a single long press, users can access three different map views and six distinct map settings, along with the ability to search for specific locations and streets.
- Minimalist fullscreen map
- Three different map views
- Six map settings
- Search for places and streets
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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With one long press on the map you can see three different maps and six different map settings. You can also search for places and streets. The fullscreen map app for iPhone and iPad!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BigMap at 4.6 against GPS's 2.4. BigMap also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (295 vs 7). GPS's advantage is chart position (#185 vs unranked) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
GPS costs $0.99 and BigMap $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BigMap holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BigMap has 295 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of GPS's written reviews are positive against 44% of BigMap's.
GPS ships an update every 11 months, BigMap every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS | BigMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 2.4 (7 ratings) | 4.6 (295 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.6% of reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 295 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #185 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Void Stop Pty Ltd | Corvin Hartmann |
Customer experience
GPS
BigMap
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
BigMap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GPS
No in-app purchases
BigMap
No in-app purchases
