GPS vs My Position App
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
My Position App
This app helps you quickly determine your current altitude and position on Earth. Define a target to see your distance and direction remaining, using a rhumb line for consistent bearing. It operates offline and conserves battery by not tracking your position in the background.
- Real-time altitude and position
- Target distance and direction
- Rhumb line navigation
- Offline functionality
- Compass rose bearing
- Favorite targets list
- Map and email position
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Quickly see where and how high you are on earth. If you define a target you can see how far you still have to go and in which direction. It uses the a constant angle on a so called rhumb line or loxodrome, so it is not necessary to constantly adjust your bearing (as you would have to on the shortest path on a orthodrome) This application is intended for a quick lookup without tracking your position in the background over time in order to save battery power. It works completely offline and can be safely used while roaming. More features: - see the bearing to your target on a compass rose - keep a list of your favorite targets - switch between metric and imperial units - open the map and email your position - search the GeoNames database for targets - display of the current speed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GPS at 2.4 against My Position App's 1.0. GPS also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (26% vs 11%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 My Position App $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GPS holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of GPS's written reviews are positive against 11% of My Position App's.
GPS ships an update every 11 months, My Position App every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | GPS | My Position App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.4 (7 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.6% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Void Stop Pty Ltd | Piet Jonas |
Customer experience
GPS
My Position App
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
My Position App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GPS
No in-app purchases
My Position App
No in-app purchases
