Comparison

GPS vs NavigatorX

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

NavigatorX

Navigate your drives with voice commands and detailed route guidance for driving, walking, and biking. Features include street view, automatic rerouting, and saving points of interest. An optional add-on removes ads and enhances navigation functions.

Highlights
  • Voice-controlled route guidance
  • Multi-mode routing (driving, walk, bike)
  • Street View integration
  • Automatic rerouting
  • Save and backup points of interest
  • Approaching landmark alarms
  • Night mode map
Features
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Please leave the operation to the fellow passenger. Use of NavigatorX is at the user’s own risk. Navigate your drive. The advertisement is displayed. You can start/stop the route guidance by “Hey Siri” and “Navigation” and search a new route by “Hey Siri” and “Search a new route” on iOS12. Under the navigation the start point of a new route is the current location. You can use the shortcuts after you add the shortcuts at the settings of iOS ->Siri & Search. You turn on the switch(Search, Suggestions & Shortcuts) at the NavigatorX of the list below the "SIRI SUGGESTIONS”, if you can not find the shortcuts of NavigatorX. The navigation on landscape orientation is available. NavigatorX can search and display the route and instructions ,and provide the simple navigation. Searched route is available for driving, walk, biking(only support for US.) . Moved track can be displayed. Also the waypoints can be defined up to 8 points. Try to long-press on the start navigation button, you can drive without the route guidances and simulate to drive on the searched route. Street View available.You can show the streetview nearby Start-Point, End-Point and waypoint tapping on the icon which is on the left of the cell. The NavigatorX automatically re-route off-route. You can save and backup the points of interest. The wayPoint can be saved as POI. The alarm sounds at about 400m from the landmark. The Long press of a double-tap can display the pop-up menu instead of long press of a single-tap. You can select the information of the remained distance/time to the destination or nearest waypoint. Please tap on the information window at the bottom right on the navigation mode and switch between the destination and the waypoint. Please long-press on the information window at the bottom right and you can select the ETA/remained time and auto-toggle. Improving Place searching. You can search the places that are near a displayed location. Search keys (bank, subway station, store etc.) are available. Tracking of estimated current location is turned off for 10 seconds if you want to view the other location of the map during under the navigation. Night mode of the map: You can select the night mode of the map. Auto select mode is available on the navigation mode. Please turn on the switch at settings menu. Background Mode: You can save the track under the background mode turning on the switch at Settings at the Section of Background mode. The add-on:No advertisements This new add-on disables the advertisements. The add-on:Plus The navigation functions are improved without advertisement. Cross road view, alarm sound and saving data are added. You can save the searched route and tracked data. The approaching reminder can set up at 100m and 500m. Approaching Notification: In Settings You can define the approaching points from saved POIs and the file named “alarm.dat. You should add the group of approching notification points at first. The On/Off of the notification is indivisualy managed by the group. You can enable the notification of group tapping the row of the group. Notes:Please pay attention to the remaining amount of the battery. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life in similar to foreground. BecomingSystems specifically disclaims any and all liability, including without limitation, consequential and incidental damages, that may arise in any way from the use of or reliance on the NavigatorX application.

Screenshots

GPS2 screens
NavigatorX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NavigatorX at Free against GPS's $0.99. NavigatorX also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). GPS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

NavigatorX is free to download; GPS costs $0.99 up front. NavigatorX sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. GPS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NavigatorX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of GPS's written reviews are positive against 52% of NavigatorX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS ships an update every 11 months, NavigatorX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
GPS versus NavigatorX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPSNavigatorX
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.6% of reviews51.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVoid Stop Pty LtdBecomingSystems

Customer experience

GPS

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive25.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative65.4%

NavigatorX

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral14.8%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

GPS

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

NavigatorX

One-time2
  • Without advertisements$0.99
  • NavigatorX Plus$1.99

Questions

Is GPS free?
GPS costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NavigatorX free?
NavigatorX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GPS or NavigatorX?
NavigatorX is rated higher. GPS averages 2.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while NavigatorX averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do GPS or NavigatorX have ads?
NavigatorX shows ads; GPS does not.
Which is updated more often, GPS or NavigatorX?
GPS ships an update every 11 months, and NavigatorX every 3 weeks. Most recently, GPS was updated on September 26, 2026 and NavigatorX on September 25, 2026.

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