GPS Status vs NavLink HD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Detailed GPS data readout
- Speed and coordinates display
- GPS Fix indicator (Excellent, Good, Poor, Bad, No Fix)
- Approximate current address
- Accuracy range definitions
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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.
NavLink HD
Transform your Apple device into a comprehensive chart plotter for marine navigation. Access real-time GPS, AIS overlays, and route planning tools. Unlock advanced features like live internet AIS feeds and augmented reality through in-app purchases.
- Real-time GPS plotting
- Live AIS ship overlay
- Waypoint and route planning
- NMEA instrument gauges
- Augmented Reality HorizonView
- S57 digital mapping
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Marine Navigation App that turns your Apple Device in to a full function chart plotter. Includes all our navigation, AIS and NMEA instrument and trip planning tools. A catalog of high resolution vector charts providing coverage across US including US Great Lakes, CA, UK & Ireland, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Croatia and Spain are available via separate In App Purchases. Free features include: · Realtime GPS position plotted on the map · Live AIS ship overlay when connected to compatible wireless AIS system via a wireless NMEA link with CPA and TCPA alarms · NMEA Wind Speed and Direction gauges · Waypoints and routes with full route editing and planning function · Position, COG, SOG, VMG, bearing, distance and ETA displays · Weather buoy data · A-B chart ruler for quick and easy bearing and distance measurement · Favourite Place markers (POIs). Additional features available via In App Purchase subscription · Marine Charts - Yearly subscriptions for charts using the latest Hydrographic Office data including automatic updates for a year. · NavLink Pro - provides live internet AIS feeds for your area and an Augmented Reality HorizonView showing course, route, navaids, AIS targets, POIs and Air Draught on the camera display that makes Nav-Aid and vessel identification simple and reliable. Plan and sail routes Instant route and waypoint creation by tapping on screen. Route reverse function and route overview with inter-leg bearing and distance. Share your routes via dropbox and email with other users NavLink Charting NavLink utilises the latest S57 based digital mapping and features automatic updates for each year's subscription. With vector mapping, you can manage your layers of data to de-clutter the screen or maximise information. NavLink supports all key charting feature such as buoys, lights, bridges, depth contours, spot depths, depth contours, anchorage and military areas etc. Interfacing NavLink is compatible with all Digital Yacht's wireless NMEA devices such as the iAIS, WLN10, WLN10HS, NavLink, iNavHub and PilotLink that stream wireless AIS data to your Apple device If you have a WiFi-only iPad you will need an external Bluetooth GPS receiver to enable navigation. 3rd Party units are available such as the Garmin Glo. Please note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life Subscriptions Our in-app purchases are 1 year subscriptions, which automatically renew at the end of the subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the iTunes account holder and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Our privacy policy and terms and conditions may be viewed here:- http://seanav.net/digitalyacht/privacy.php and here :- http://seanav.net/dyiostsandcs.php Safety Notice NavLink (including the NOAA charts) is intended to be used as an aid to navigation. Only official government charts and notice to mariners contain all of the current information needed for safe navigation. This product's features cannot be relied on to be complete or accurate and may vary locally. It is the Captain's or Boat Owner's responsibility to use official government charts, notice to mariners, caution, sound judgement and proper navigational skill when operating their vessel and using this or any other Digital Yacht product. By purchasing this App, you are accepting the limitations of this app and the charts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GPS Status at 61% against NavLink HD's 0%. GPS Status also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ratings volume (36 vs 11). NavLink HD's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. NavLink HD sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $8.49 per year. GPS Status asks for nothing beyond the download.
NavLink HD holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of GPS Status's written reviews are positive against 0% of NavLink HD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GPS Status ships an update every 6 months, NavLink HD every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS Status | NavLink HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (36 ratings) | 4.2 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 3.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PocketGPSWorld.com Ltd | DigitalYacht Ltd. |
Customer experience
GPS Status
NavLink HD
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
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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
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- 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
NavLink HD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GPS Status
No in-app purchases
NavLink HD
- Weather charts$8.491 Year
- Pro Features$16.491 Year
- German Charts$16.991 Year
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- NL & BE Charts$17.991 Year
- US & Great Lakes$19.991 Year
- Portuguese charts$19.991 Year
- French Charts$22.991 Year
- Spanish Charts$24.991 Year
- Croatia charts$28.991 Year
- Canadian Charts$30.991 Year
- Danish Charts$36.991 Year









