Comparison

Maps+ vs GPS & Maps

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

Head to head
About

Maps+

Enhance your navigation experience with advanced bookmarking, location-based reminders, and intelligent search. This app offers powerful tools for users who need more from their mapping applications.

Highlights
  • Color-coded bookmarks
  • GPX import/export
  • Location-based reminders
  • Autocomplete search
  • Modular settings
Features
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Maps+ — For power users Features • Bookmarks: Colors Labels, GPX Import Export • Location-based Reminders • Search: Autocomplete • Current Location: Info • Settings: Modular Unlock Limitations • 3 bookmarks • GPX Import

About

GPS & Maps

This app provides precise location tracking, altitude, and speed measurements for various outdoor activities. Save and display waypoints on a map, utilize a compass, and access different map data sources. An integrated flashlight aids in low-light conditions.

Highlights
  • Precise GPS tracking
  • Altitude and speed logging
  • Waypoint saving and display
  • Integrated compass
  • Multiple coordinate formats
  • Map widgets
  • Flashlight functionality
Features
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GPS & Maps is a simple, yet powerful GPS app for supporting navigation and outdoor activities like geocaching, sailing, skating, trekking, biking or traveling by airplane. It measures your position, height and acceleration with accuracy information and in different units like feet, meter, miles and kilometers. Your highest altitude and speed will also be logged. You can show and save your current position or other waypoints on a map and pick one of the following formats to view your coordinates: - GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude) - Decimal Degrees - Degrees/Minutes/Seconds - UTM: Universal Transverse Mercator - MGRS: Military Grid Reference System GPS & Maps is a must have for geocachers, due to the easy switching between coordinates and map. The integrated flashlight enables users like geocachers to find targets even in dark environments without having to use a separate device. Via in-app purchase you can add some useful features to GPS & Maps: - Premium Edition: Unlock all of the following features. - Waypoints: Save your current location as a marker on the map. Add new locations like geo caches to the map by entering GPS coordinates. Pick different colors for waypoints. Export waypoints via e-mail. Show or hide saved waypoints on the map. - Map Widgets: The draggable Map Widgets show your location, altitude, speed, address and GPS accuracy directly on the map. You can change the widget transparency and textcolor in the settings to optimize readability on different map tiles and map data sources like Google Maps or Open Street Map. - Compass: The compass shows your heading relative to magnetic north or true north (configurable in the settings) and your current location coordinates. It also shows additional information like street, city and country. If you buy Compass and Map Widgets the Compass will also be displays as a widget on the map. - Open Street Map: This feature enhances the map with additional map data from Open Street Map. - Google Maps: This feature enhances the map with additional map data from Google Maps. The map modes 'standard', 'satellite', 'hybrid' and 'terrain' can be selected in the options menu. - iCloud Backup & Restore Please keep in mind that the accuracy of your position and acceleration always depends on the intensity of the available GPS signal. Compass and heading information are only available on devices with magnetometer.

Screenshots

Maps+4 screens
GPS & Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Maps+ at none against GPS & Maps's shown. Maps+ also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). GPS & Maps's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 228) and review sentiment (63% vs 51%). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Maps+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GPS & Maps sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Maps+ against 4.4 for GPS & Maps. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS & Maps has 2.2K ratings behind it against 228, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Maps+'s written reviews are positive against 63% of GPS & Maps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maps+ ships an update every 5 weeks, GPS & Maps monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Maps+ versus GPS & Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaps+GPS & Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (228 ratings)4.4 (2.2K ratings)
Positive reviews50.7% of reviews62.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2282.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIZE, Ltd.Kraus und Karnath GbR 2Kit Consulting

Customer experience

Maps+

All ratings228 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews404 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative40.8%

GPS & Maps

All ratings2,249 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative30.8%

User reviews

Maps+

From 228 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent app for traveling
  • 👍 Customizable interface
  • 🚀 Fast and accurate maps
  • 👍 Useful for work/business
  • 👍 Great for multiple pins/bookmarks

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Limited search functionality
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🚫 Lacks public transit directions
  • 🚫 No street view

GPS & Maps

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Clear and precise
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Streamlined GPS app
  • 💡 Excellent tracking service
  • 🚀 Accurate and reliable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Does not display full screen on iPad
  • 🐛 Compass is not working
  • 💰 Features held behind paywall
  • 🐛 Waypoints are inaccurate
  • 🐛 Compass is over 90 degrees out

Bugs and requests

Maps+

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Pins disappearing after updates
  • Routing issues and inaccurate directions
  • Search results not working
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

6 requests
  • More pin/bookmark colors and icons
  • Offline map caching
  • Sync between devices
  • Turn-by-turn voice navigation
  • Public transit directions
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  • Street view integration

GPS & Maps

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Waypoints drop in wrong location
  • Compass not working
  • Coordinates are inaccurate

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to draw lines between waypoints
  • Ability to add notes to waypoints
  • Ability to add photos to waypoints
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to enter coordinates manually
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  • Ability to measure distance between points

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Maps+

One-time1
  • Unlock Limitations$6.99
7 purchases

GPS & Maps

One-time7
  • Smart Compass$0.99
  • Map Widgets$0.99
  • Open Street Map$0.99
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  • Google Maps$0.99
  • POI / Waypoints$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Premium Editon$4.99

Questions

Is Maps+ free?
Maps+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GPS & Maps free?
GPS & Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Maps+ or GPS & Maps?
Maps+ and GPS & Maps are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 228 and 2.2K ratings respectively.
Do Maps+ or GPS & Maps have ads?
GPS & Maps shows ads; Maps+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Maps+ or GPS & Maps?
Maps+ ships an update every 5 weeks, and GPS & Maps monthly. Most recently, Maps+ was updated on October 14, 2026 and GPS & Maps on October 16, 2026.

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