DMS Converter vs Open Location
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DMS Converter
This tool converts location coordinates between Decimal Degrees and Degrees/Minutes/Seconds formats. It supports various input styles and allows easy viewing in Maps or sending to other GPS apps. Coordinates can also be copied to the clipboard.
- Decimal Degrees to DMS conversion
- DMS to Decimal Degrees conversion
- Fuzzy parsing for varied input formats
- View in Maps app
- Send to GPS Log app
- Copy to clipboard
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Easily convert between Decimal Degrees and Degrees/Minutes/Seconds (Dº M' S") notation. Then, easily view the converted coordinate in the Maps app, or send it to GPS Log (our app for recording your travels). Or copy to the clipboard using the standard iPhone functions. Fuzzy parsing logic allows you to input coordinates in a variety of ways, like N 28° 11' 47", E 86° 49' 40, and S37° 56.679' E145° 10.141'. Most of the formats used by major geocaching web sites are supported. If you have any problems using this software, please contact us by email: support-at-gpslog.com so we can work with you to solve the problem. Issues left as reviews are difficult to address.
Open Location
Seamlessly share locations between your favorite map and navigation apps. Easily send points of interest, contacts, or geo-tagged media to apps like Google Maps, Uber, or Outdooractive. Combine your existing navigation tools in novel ways.
- Share locations between different map apps
- Supports various data types (contacts, photos, GPX, KML)
- Integrates with numerous navigation and map services
- Streamlined iOS share extension
- Combines existing apps in new ways
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Map Switcher App in form of a streamlined iOS-share-extension. There are many good apps for navigation and map display. Unfortunately, it's currently not possible to exchange locations between different map apps. However, most apps offer the option to share a location. And that's precisely where this app comes in. You share a location and then select the "OPEN LOCATION" action provided by this app. EXAMPLE USAGE: I found a point of interest on Google Maps or Yelp. I share it via the "OPEN LOCATION..." action. Then I choose e.g. 'TomTom', because this might be my favorite app for car navigation. Or I could choose 'UBER' to order a ride. Or maybe 'Outdooractive' to hike to this location. Et cetera, etc... Everyone should be able to find good use of combining his/her existing apps with each other in new ways. SUPPORTED DATA TYPES: - contacts (vCard) - geo-tagged photos & movies - geo: links - GPX waypoints - ICS / ICAL events - KML placemarks - Plus Codes - textual coordinates - Wikipedia pages SUPPORTED APPS: - Apple Maps - Citymapper - CoMaps - Direkto - Google Earth - Google Maps - Guru Maps - here - Komoot - Lyft - Magic Earth - MapOut - maps.me - Organic Maps - OsmAnd Maps - Outdooractive - Pocket Earth - Scenic Motorcycle Navigation - Sygic - TomTom Go - UBER - Waze - What3Words - Wigemo - Yelp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DMS Converter at 3.6 against Open Location's 3.0. DMS Converter also leads on ratings volume (28 vs 2). Open Location's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (94% vs 86%). 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
Both are free to download. DMS Converter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Open Location sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DMS Converter holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DMS Converter has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of DMS Converter's written reviews are positive against 94% of Open Location's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DMS Converter ships an update every 3 months, Open Location every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DMS Converter | Open Location |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (28 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geospike Pty Ltd | Michael Hoereth |
Customer experience
DMS Converter
Open Location
In-app purchases
DMS Converter
- DMS Converter Premium$5.00
Open Location
- Unlock all Features$3.99









