Coordinates Lite vs Oceanodesy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coordinates Lite
Easily convert latitude and longitude between decimal degrees, degrees and decimal minutes, and degrees-minutes-seconds. View all three formats simultaneously for quick reference. This utility is designed for users needing precise location data conversion.
- Decimal degrees conversion
- Degrees and decimal minutes conversion
- Degrees-minutes-seconds conversion
- Simultaneous display of all formats
- Immediate conversion upon entry
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Coordinates Like makes it a snap to convert between the three formats for recording latitude and longitude: decimal degrees, degrees and decimal minutes, and degrees-minutes-seconds. Just enter the coordinates in the format you have and the conversions are made immediately. All three coordinate notations are displayed at once. If you'd like to add GPS, waypoints, a pointer to a location, and the ability to show your location on a map, try the full version of Coordinates for on the App Store.
Oceanodesy
This utility app converts between geodetic and grid coordinate systems. It supports various units for latitude, longitude, and grid coordinates, along with multiple datums and projections for accurate geospatial transformations.
- Geodetic to grid coordinate conversion
- Grid to geodetic coordinate conversion
- Multiple latitude/longitude formats (DD, DMM, DMS)
- Multiple grid coordinate units (US Feet, Intl Feet, Meters)
- Support for multiple datums (WGS84, NAD27, NAD83, etc.)
- Support for multiple projections (UTM, SPCS27, SPCS83)
- Store and export projected coordinates
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Oceanodesy projects and inverses between geodetic coordinates (latitude and longitude) and grid coordinates (easting and northing). Latitude and longitude coordinates are accepted and displayed in Decimal Degrees (DD.dd), Decimal Minutes (DD MM.mm), and Decimal Seconds (DD MM SS.ss). Grid coordinates are accepted and displayed in US Feet, International Feet, and Meters. Projected coordinates can be stored for later reference or export. Available Datums: - World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) - North American Datum 1927 (NAD27) - North American Datum 1983 (NAD83) - Sistema de Referencia Geocentrico para las AmericaS 2000 (SIRGAS2000) - Indian 1975 Datum - Hartebeesthoek 1994 Datum - European Datum 1950 Available Projections: - Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) - State Plane Coordinate System 1927 (SPCS27) - State Plane Coordinate System 1983 (SPCS83)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Oceanodesy at 4.5 against Coordinates Lite's 2.2. Oceanodesy also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (73% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Oceanodesy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Coordinates Lite's written reviews are positive against 73% of Oceanodesy's.
Coordinates Lite ships an update every 12 months, Oceanodesy every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coordinates Lite | Oceanodesy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (17 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunt Mountain Software | Oceaneering International, Inc. |
Customer experience
Coordinates Lite
Oceanodesy
In-app purchases
Coordinates Lite
No in-app purchases
Oceanodesy
No in-app purchases
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