Comparison

GPS Location vs AP Installer

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

Head to head
About

GPS Location

This app displays your current location, date, and time on a scrollable map. Share your precise coordinates via SMS, email, or social media, with optional screenshots for visual context. It's ideal for pinpointing locations for various activities or simply exploring the world map.

Highlights
  • Current location display
  • Date and time to the second
  • Scrollable map interface
  • Share coordinates via SMS, email, social media
  • Screenshot attachment for shared locations
  • Accurate crosshairs for pinpointing
  • Multiple coordinate formats (DD-MM-SS.S, DD-MM.MMM, DD.DDDDD)
Features
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GPS Location shows your current location, date & time to the second along with a scrollable map. Share your coordinates over SMS (text message), email, Twitter, Facebook or Weibo! If you share over email, Twitter or Facebook, GPS Location also attaches a screenshot so you can easily remember what the surrounding area looked like. You can copy your coordinates & locate anything you can find on the map with accurate crosshairs. Have a telescope that needs your coordinates & the current time? Need to know the coordinates for your hunting stand? Going on a trek and need to find your lat/long? Want to scroll around the world and see where your favorite landmarks are? GPS Location is what you need. After launch, the map automatically centers on your location. Coordinates of the map's center are shown in three formats (DD-MM-SS.S, DD-MM.MMM and DD.DDDDD). Elevation is shown feet & meters. Your phone's time is shown in Greenwich Mean Time (aka Zulu time). To recenter the map on your location, just hit the crosshairs button. iPod touches and wifi-only iPads do not have GPSs. These devices will not be as accurate. The iOS GPSs output in the WGS84 datum. GPS Location display coordinates in WGS84. If you have any problems or suggestions, please email us at support@acceleroto.com.

About

AP Installer

Features
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The AP Installer app provides a record of Wi-Fi access point installations, using data captured on-site by the installer. It is not specific to HPE Aruba Networking equipment but offers additional features when used with AirWave network management. This app will look best on an iPad, but works on smaller screens. The app provides a structure for the installer to record data about the installation: - Serial number or MAC of the AP can be scanned using a bar-code reading function or entered by keypad. - Text entry fields allow keypad entry of AP name, serial number, MAC, location and notes about the installation. - Up to 5 photographs can be attached to the record. These can show details of the installation, location or surroundings. - When used with an AirWave network management server, the app will download floorplans and the installer can indicate the position of the installed AP on the floorplan. Once the AP is placed on the floorplan, its location can be automatically updated to AirWave. - If AirWave is not present, the app can import a floorplan image from the photo album or an email attachment and APs can be placed on this image and their location recorded in relative dimensions. - If the device has GPS enabled, the latitude & longitude of the installation is recorded. If a simple street address lookup (from GPS) succeeds, the (approximate) street address is added. At the end of an installation run, the list of AP information may be emailed as a spreadsheet and a set of images: this can be archived as a permanent record and proof of each AP installed.

Screenshots

GPS Location4 screens
AP Installer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AP Installer at Free against GPS Location's $0.99. GPS Location's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases and 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

AP Installer is free to download; GPS Location costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Location ships an update every 4 months, AP Installer every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GPS Location versus AP Installer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS LocationAP Installer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAccelerotoPeter Thornycroft

In-app purchases

None

GPS Location

No in-app purchases

None

AP Installer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS Location free?
GPS Location costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AP Installer free?
AP Installer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GPS Location or AP Installer have ads?
Neither GPS Location nor AP Installer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Location or AP Installer?
GPS Location ships an update every 4 months, and AP Installer every 16 months. Most recently, GPS Location was updated on September 19, 2026 and AP Installer on September 14, 2026.

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