Comparison

GridPoint GB vs Munro Bagger

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GridPoint GB

Locate yourself on a paper Ordnance Survey map using your iPhone's GPS and compass, even without mobile reception. It provides your grid reference and heading, with accurate coordinate conversions. Features include Apple Watch integration, location sharing, and sunset/sunrise times.

Highlights
  • GPS and compass for location
  • Accurate coordinate conversions
  • Apple Watch app and complication
  • Location sharing
  • Sunset and sunrise times
  • Distress signal
Features
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If you have a paper Ordnance Survey (OS) map, GridPoint GB makes it easy to locate yourself — even when you've got no mobile reception. The app uses your iPhone's GPS and compass to provide your current grid reference and heading, and illustrates how to use this to locate yourself on the map. Coordinate conversions are implemented via OS's OSTN02, accurate to within 1m. The app also: * Includes an Apple Watch app and associated complication * Reports full numerical easting and northing, tetrad, raw latitude/longitude, a nearby postcode, and various heading parameters * Has a sharing facility so you can share, copy or store your location * Calculates next sunset and sunrise times * Can emit a distress signal, just in case All features are free to use — the in-app purchase is simply a tip you can give the developer to show appreciation. For details and instructions, please see http://mackerron.com/gridpointgb/ Please note: this app works ONLY in Britain (i.e. England, Scotland or Wales). It does not operate in other parts of the UK or British Isles and cannot provide coordinates in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, since a different coordinate system is used.

About

Munro Bagger

This app helps you track your progress in climbing Scotland's Munros. View detailed information, get weather forecasts, log your ascents, and share your hiking experiences with others.

Highlights
  • View Munro details
  • 10-day weather forecast
  • Log bagged Munros
  • Share hike images and details
  • Community interaction (like/comment)
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Ready to conquer Scotland’s majestic Munros? Munro Bagger is your essential companion for planning, tracking, and sharing your hillwalking adventures. Join a growing community of over 28,000 Munro Baggers who have logged more than 296,000 bagged tops across Scotland. With Munro Bagger, you can: - Browse details for every Munro - View mountain weather forecasts - Track your completed Munros in your personal Logbook - Record hike routes, details, photos, and memories - Share your activities with friends and the wider Munro Bagger community - Like and comment on other users’ adventures - Follow your progress as you work towards completing all 282 Munros Whether you’re planning your first Munro or closing in on compleation, Munro Bagger helps you stay organised, inspired, and connected. Munro Bagger Premium: Upgrade to Munro Bagger Premium to unlock more ways to plan, record, and personalise your hill-bagging journey. Premium includes: - Additional hill categories - More detailed weather forecasts, up to 10 days ahead - The ability to share up to 6 photos on each activity - App themes to personalise your experience - Support for an independent app built in Scotland Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. No ads. No tracking. Just hikes. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

GridPoint GB4 screens
Munro Bagger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Munro Bagger at none against GridPoint GB's 3. Munro Bagger also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months) and review sentiment (96% vs 72%). GridPoint GB's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GridPoint GB sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Munro Bagger asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GridPoint GB ships an update every 16 months, Munro Bagger weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GridPoint GB versus Munro Bagger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridPoint GBMunro Bagger
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews96.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge MacKerronJohn Easton

Customer experience

GridPoint GB

Written reviews65 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative26.2%

Munro Bagger

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.7%

Bugs and requests

GridPoint GB

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Won't open on latest iOS
  • App just closes as soon as it opens
  • Crashes when opened
  • Crashes and closes a few seconds after starting on iOS 9
  • Won't open and keeps crashing since iOS upgrade
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  • Application remains unfixed since move to iOS9
  • Freezes on iPhone 6
  • Freezes on phone on home page and does not shut down
  • Crash on startup
  • Quits on startup on iPhone 6 and iOS9.1
  • Not working on latest iOS
  • iOS 9 has killed it
  • Crashes instantly
  • Crashing continuously on iOS9
  • Issue with iOS9
  • Splash screen appears then it just closes straightaway on iOS9.0.2
  • Broken temporarily by iOS 9

Requested features

12 requests
  • See 8-figure grid and altitude on watch complication
  • Switch to tetrad view
  • Option to change to 6-figure grid
  • Record a small note when saving a location
  • Convert to mils mag as well as degrees
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  • Option to put in grids and navigate between them
  • iWatch version
  • See grid magnetic angle without calculation
  • OS map layer under the graphic
  • Add waypoints and pre-loaded mapping
  • Memory Map or other ordnance survey maps on iPhone
  • Give tetrad as well as grid reference

Munro Bagger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GridPoint GB

One-time3
  • Magnificent tip$2.99
  • Majestic tip$4.99
  • Monumental tip$8.99
None

Munro Bagger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GridPoint GB free?
GridPoint GB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Munro Bagger free?
Munro Bagger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GridPoint GB or Munro Bagger have ads?
Neither GridPoint GB nor Munro Bagger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GridPoint GB or Munro Bagger?
GridPoint GB ships an update every 16 months, and Munro Bagger weekly. Most recently, GridPoint GB was updated on November 6, 2026 and Munro Bagger on November 3, 2026.

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