Comparison

GPS Status vs Location Fix

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

Head to head
About

GPS Status

This diagnostic tool displays detailed GPS information from your device, including speed and coordinates. It helps users understand GPS functionality and troubleshoot connection issues by providing fix accuracy indicators and approximate addresses when a signal is available.

Highlights
  • Detailed GPS data readout
  • Speed and coordinates display
  • GPS Fix indicator (Excellent, Good, Poor, Bad, No Fix)
  • Approximate current address
  • Accuracy range definitions
Features
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This is a very basic diagnostic tool to allow you to have a look and see what information the GPS on your iPhone/iPad is reporting. With our CamerAlert application we received a lot of bad reviews from users who didnt fully understand how GPS works, and that it is almost impossible to get an accurate location when indoors or traveling at 125MPH in a train. The GPS needs time to work out where it is. This is where GPS Status comes in handy. You do not just get a good/bad GPS Fix indicator, you get a full readout of all the GPS data including speed and co-ordinates. If you have a GPS connection you will also get an approximation of your current address. Note that I have determined the following GPS Fix settings: - Excellent Fix = less than 10M accuracy - Good Fix = between 10 and 50M accuracy - Poor Fix = between 50 and 500M accuracy - Bad Fix = more than 50M accuracy - No Fix = nothing being reported. Most GPS issues can be resolved by getting a good GPS Fix before you start moving. This can be achieved best by having a clear view of the sky. Remenber when the GPS fails you drop back to WiFi or Cell positioning which will be wildly inaccurate. This is not a fault of the GPS applications, but the signal that your iPhone is receiving. Also you need to bear in mind that some applications may work perfectly well with a bad fix if all they need to do is find your general location to determine what is around you.

About

Location Fix

Easily save and organize your favorite places with detailed notes, photos, and addresses. Share these locations with friends and family, and get directions using your preferred mapping apps.

Highlights
  • Pin favorite locations on a map
  • Add rich metadata (notes, photos, address)
  • Share locations with others
  • Route to saved locations
  • Organize locations by subject
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Drop a pin on the exact spot that matters — the trailhead, the right building entrance, the friend's driveway, the parking space you'll never find again — and Location Fix remembers it for you. Maps send you to an address. Location Fix saves the *place*: the precise coordinate you choose, with a name, a photo, notes, and a subject so you can find it again in seconds and get routed straight there. Everything is built around getting you back to the right place fast: check the live weather at a spot before you head out, drop a pin or get directions hands-free with Siri, and keep every fix in sync across your iPhone and iPad with iCloud — in a clean, modern design available in seven languages. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Place a pin anywhere on the map with a tap to save your exact location. • Add rich detail to any spot — name, address, photo, notes, and a subject. • Check live weather at a saved location before you head out. • Get directions with your favorite app: Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, Tesla, or Rivian. • Share a location and its details with anyone. • Organize everything by subject, with collapsible groups and quick search. • Drop pins and navigate hands-free with Siri and Shortcuts. • Keep it all in sync across your iPhone and iPad with iCloud. WHY LOCATION FIX Addresses aren't always enough. The pin a mapping app drops can land you at the back of the building, the wrong gate, or a road you can't reach. Location Fix lets you mark the spot that's actually right — once — and return to it every time. Save your places. Find them again. Get there.

Screenshots

GPS Status4 screens
Location Fix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Location Fix at 5.0 against GPS Status's 3.1. Location Fix also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). GPS Status's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1) and iOS requirement (3.0 vs 18.2). 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Location Fix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS Status has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of GPS Status's written reviews are positive against 100% of Location Fix's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS Status ships an update every 6 months, Location Fix every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GPS Status versus Location Fix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS StatusLocation Fix
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (36 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS3.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPocketGPSWorld.com LtdBhupendra Yadav

Customer experience

GPS Status

All ratings36 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral16.7%
Negative38.9%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral7.6%
Negative31.4%

Location Fix

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

GPS Status

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • Crashes on load
  • Immediate crash on iPhone 4
  • App shuts down right away
  • Crashes every time after a few seconds
  • Stürzt ständig ab
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  • Application crashes immediately
  • Quits often
  • Crashes since 4.3.3
  • App crashes after a few seconds
  • Crashes all the time
  • App shuts down
  • Doesn't open, black screen
  • Time display bug
  • Home and Info buttons sensitivity
  • Spelling mistake on 'Excellent Fix'
  • Time from iPhone's clock, not GPS
  • Does not work with iPhone 6
  • Needs to be updated to work with iOS 11
  • Not compatible with iOS 11
  • Don't update to the latest iOS
  • Needs an upgrade to fix Boris Bikes ad
  • Warning message from iOS 10
  • Needs an upgrade to fix Boris Bikes ad

Requested features

14 requests
  • Update for iOS 11
  • Show number of satellites
  • Take advantage of screen size
  • Show altitude
  • Ad-free version
Show 9 more
  • Change degrees to decimals
  • Add elevation display
  • Show individual satellite reception
  • Add a dismiss button for ads
  • Improve graphics of the icon
  • Make it compatible with iPod Touch 4th gen
  • Add support for iOS 4.1
  • Improve clarity of English description
  • Add a screen about current satellite conditions

Location Fix

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

GPS Status

No in-app purchases

None

Location Fix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS Status free?
GPS Status is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Location Fix free?
Location Fix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GPS Status or Location Fix?
Location Fix is rated higher. GPS Status averages 3.1 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Location Fix averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GPS Status or Location Fix have ads?
Neither GPS Status nor Location Fix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GPS Status or Location Fix?
GPS Status ships an update every 6 months, and Location Fix every 3 months. Most recently, GPS Status was updated on September 21, 2026 and Location Fix on July 7, 2026.

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