GPS vs Sirca Navigation
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
Sirca Navigation
This navigation app provides turn-by-turn directions for driving, walking, or biking. It allows users to search for destinations along their route and offers multiple search methods including by name, address, keyword, or map pin.
- Turn-by-turn navigation
- Search destinations along route
- Map and list view options
- Search by name, address, or keyword
- Tap category icons for search
- Drop pin on map for destination
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Sirca is here to help you navigate a changing world. Whether you drive, walk, or bike, Sirca’s turn-by-turn navigation will take you to your destination with ease. Once you get going, it's simple to make a stop along the way! Once you have a final destination selected, Sirca allows you to search for destinations along your route. Sirca’s simple search design and clean, clutter-free map makes navigation a breeze. Search in either MAP VIEW or LIST VIEW or even toggle between both. Choose between 5 ways of searching: Tap a pre-existing category ICON (Gas, Food, Coffee, Grocery, or our changing Wildcard); Enter location by NAME, by ADDRESS, or by KEYWORD (hamburger, movie theater); or drop a PIN on the map to indicate a desired spot! Let Sirca do the work for you, so you can get where you’re going with what you need faster. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sirca Navigation at Free against GPS's $0.99. Sirca Navigation also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (57% vs 26%). GPS's advantage is chart position (#195 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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
Sirca Navigation is free to download; GPS costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sirca Navigation holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of GPS's written reviews are positive against 57% of Sirca Navigation's.
GPS ships an update every 11 months, Sirca Navigation every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS | Sirca Navigation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.4 (7 ratings) | 4.2 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.6% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Void Stop Pty Ltd | On the Way, LLC |
Customer experience
GPS
Sirca Navigation
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
Sirca Navigation
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GPS
No in-app purchases
Sirca Navigation
No in-app purchases
