Comparison

Coordinates vs Merge GPX

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Multiple coordinate format conversion
  • GPS location finding
  • Current GPS precision display
  • Copy/send location
  • Show location on map
  • Waypoint list and export
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Merge GPX

This app allows you to combine multiple GPX route files into a single, continuous track. It's ideal for visualizing multi-day adventures, reconnecting interrupted recordings, and creating comprehensive navigation files for complex journeys. Enjoy offline processing with a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Combine multiple GPX files
  • Reconnect interrupted recordings
  • Integrate data from multiple sources
  • Create single navigation files
  • Support for all .gpx file types
  • Intelligent route connection
  • 3D Earth and traditional map views
Features
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Merge GPX: Powerful iOS Native Route Merging! "Merge GPX" routes with ease. Perfect for combining multi-day recordings, reconnecting interrupted journeys, integrating data from multiple devices, and creating comprehensive route visualizations. Quickly handle multiple files from different sources, and enjoy seamless integration with Apple Files; all offline with a beautiful UI. Your adventures, your way, right on your device. With merged routes you can: - Combine multiple GPX files recorded on different days or devices to create one continuous route for complete journey visualization - Reconnect interrupted recordings when GPS devices fail mid-activity (gaps in data will be filled) - Integrate data from multiple sources - Create single navigation files for complex multi-segment journeys (no more switching between different "courses" on your Garmin during rides) - Build complete trail networks by combining individual segment recordings into comprehensive area maps The app also includes: * Support for all types of .gpx files from any GPS device or app * Very small app size (smaller than some web pages!) (for easy downloading on mobile data connections)! * Intelligent route connection using geodesic paths to bridge gaps between segments * Preserves recorded time, elevation, cadence and heart rate data (if present) * Native Dark mode support * Merge options: - Automatically sorted on import based on nearby start/endpoints. - Manual arrangement (drag and drop segments in your preferred order) * Two map view options: - 3D Earth view for terrain visualization - Traditional Map view for detailed route planning * Share merged routes with friends or sync directly to navigation devices via the Files app * Data validation to ensure clean, continuous merged tracks * Optimized to fully utilize devices running iOS 18+ Transform fragmented GPS data into complete journey stories - whether you're documenting epic adventures, creating navigation-ready routes, or building comprehensive activity records from multiple recording sources.

Screenshots

Coordinates4 screens
Merge GPX3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coordinates at 60% against Merge GPX's 0%. Coordinates also leads on chart position (#115 vs unranked). Merge GPX's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Coordinates costs $0.99 and Merge GPX $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coordinates ships an update every 6 months, Merge GPX every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Coordinates versus Merge GPX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoordinatesMerge GPX
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#115 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunt Mountain SoftwareZan Zagar

Customer experience

Coordinates

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Merge GPX

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Coordinates

No in-app purchases

None

Merge GPX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coordinates free?
Coordinates costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merge GPX free?
Merge GPX costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coordinates or Merge GPX have ads?
Neither Coordinates nor Merge GPX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coordinates or Merge GPX?
Coordinates ships an update every 6 months, and Merge GPX every 2 weeks. Most recently, Coordinates was updated on October 4, 2026 and Merge GPX on October 5, 2026.

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