Coordinates vs FSWidgets Navigator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coordinates
Easily convert between decimal degrees, degrees/decimal minutes, degrees-minutes-seconds, and UTM coordinates. Locate yourself with GPS, view your precision, and share your location. Save and export waypoints for your adventures.
- Multiple coordinate format conversion
- GPS location finding
- Current GPS precision display
- Copy/send location
- Show location on map
- Waypoint list and export
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Coordinates makes it a snap to convert between the three formats for latitude and longitude: decimal degrees, degrees and decimal minutes, and degrees-minutes-seconds, as well as UTM coordinates. Just tap the type of coordinates you have, enter them, and all four formats are instantly shown. Locate yourself with GPS with a tap of a button, which also shows your current GPS precision. You can also copy or send your location, show it on a map, and get a bearing and direction to coordinates, which is great when you're hiking or boating. Tap the list button to see a list of all your waypoints, and from that screen, you can export your waypoints.
FSWidgets Navigator
A comprehensive moving map application designed for flight simulation enthusiasts. It integrates with popular simulators and utilizes native Apple Maps for a detailed, real-time flight visualization experience.
- Native Apple Maps integration
- Supports multiple flight simulators
- Full screen, edge-to-edge map display
- Flight plan file support
- Worldwide Nav Data icons
- Airport and weather information
- Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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FSWidgets Navigator is a moving map app, custom made for flight simulation and built with the latest iOS technologies like native Apple Maps. It supports most popular simulators like MSFS2024, MSFS2020, FSX, P3D, FS9, X-Plane & Aerofly FS. Our free FSWidgets Connect service provides connectivity for the flight simulator (download from fswidgets.com) FSWidgets Navigator Features: * Universal app, for iPhone, iPad and Mac (M1 + Ventura or later) * Built with the native Apple Maps SDK * Stunning full screen, edge-to-edge map display * Split screen on iPad supported * Fully dark-mode compliant * Native Apple base maps with sharp vector graphics * Ultra smooth manual panning & zooming * Supports manual map rotation * Track-up or North-up map orientation options * Compass rose supports true or magnetic indication * Jet, prop or helicopter aircraft icon options * Native MSFS, P3D, FSX, FS9 & X-Plane flight plan file support * Great Circle projection option for flight plan * Dropbox option for transferring flight plans to the device * Includes all Apple Maps styles - Roads, Roads Light, Sat & Hybrid * Includes over 40 Aero Chart overlays * Worldwide Nav Data icons (airport, ILS, VOR, NDB, fix) * Detailed info for airports (runways, frequencies, lighting) * US Terminal Procedures (IAP/SID/STAR/Airport Diagrams) * Worldwide weather icons (METAR/TAF) * US NEXRAD precipitation data * World rain, cloud, pressure and wind data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Coordinates at $0.99 against FSWidgets Navigator's $29.99. FSWidgets Navigator's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On review sentiment, 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
Coordinates costs $0.99 and FSWidgets Navigator $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FSWidgets Navigator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Coordinates's written reviews are positive against 67% of FSWidgets Navigator's.
Coordinates ships an update every 6 months, FSWidgets Navigator every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coordinates | FSWidgets Navigator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $29.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunt Mountain Software | Fermin Fernandez |
Customer experience
Coordinates
FSWidgets Navigator
In-app purchases
Coordinates
No in-app purchases
FSWidgets Navigator
No in-app purchases
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