GPS vs GPS Tracker
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
GPS Tracker
Track the location of loved ones and devices with this accurate GPS solution. It records routes, addresses, and GPS data, integrating with Apple and Google Maps. The app works in the background and can save data even without a network connection.
- Real-time location tracking
- Route and address logging
- Background operation
- Offline data saving
- Apple and Google Maps integration
- Indoor positioning support
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Don’t miss out, an accurate GPS position tracking solution A cost effective solution for track your concerned people and device Make your iPhone transform to a Smart GPS System 【GPS Tracker – Track Your Concerned People & Device】 - This App is monitoring software, you need to install this App on the device being monitored. Also, can also be installed to your device, and then put to the listener - Lovely children - Family elder - Family members - Couple - Outdoors workers - Logistics and transportation vehicles team - iPhone / iPad / iPod which have the invaluable information - Outdoors activity travel records (e.g.: boat trips, cycling, climbing, hiking and other) 【GPS Tracker – Powerful and Accurate Tracking Records】 - Log the Date & Time - GPS Data - Location Address - Provide Route - Integrate with Apple Map and Google Map 【Ease of Use, Fulfill your need】 - Using Google Map - Concise interface, ease of use - Support working in background mode, do not affect other apps. User can keep on calling, messaging, gaming… - If no network, also can keep on save the GPS tracking data - Support indoor positioning - Support 3G,4G and WiFi network - Support Retina display - Universal App. Support iPhone, iPod, iPad and iPad Pro - Multi-language Do not need to hesitate? Download now! To discover more advantages! 【Tips】 - Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GPS at 2.4 against GPS Tracker's 1.0. GPS also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and chart position (#175 vs unranked). GPS Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
GPS costs $0.99 and GPS Tracker $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 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of GPS's written reviews are positive against 30% of GPS Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GPS ships an update every 11 months, GPS Tracker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS | GPS Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.4 (7 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.6% of reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #175 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Void Stop Pty Ltd | Sinoway |
Customer experience
GPS
GPS Tracker
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 Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GPS
No in-app purchases
GPS Tracker
No in-app purchases
