DMS Converter vs COOts
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.
COOts
This navigation app converts position coordinates and provides distance and orientation to targets. It utilizes the UTM/MGRS system, a standard used by the U.S. Army and NATO forces, based on the WGS84 datum.
- Position coordinate conversion
- Distance and orientation to target
- UTM/MGRS system support
- WGS84 datum utilization
- Military-grade navigation standards
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・COOts is an app that interconversion the position coordinates. ・The distance and orientation to the target to support the action of the user. ・The headquarters of the U.S.Army Engineer has devised a UTM/MGRS. ・UTM/MGRS position indication system is used in such U.S.Army NATO JSDF. ・COOts are using WGS84 to datum.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: COOts at none against DMS Converter's 1. COOts also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 16.6). DMS Converter's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 4). On price, rating, 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. DMS Converter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. COOts asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for DMS Converter against 3.5 for COOts. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DMS Converter has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of DMS Converter's written reviews are positive against 100% of COOts's.
| Parameter | DMS Converter | COOts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (28 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 6.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geospike Pty Ltd | ishii yuuta |
Customer experience
DMS Converter
COOts
In-app purchases
DMS Converter
- DMS Converter Premium$5.00
COOts
No in-app purchases
Questions
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