NavigatorX vs GridTac
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NavigatorX
Navigate your drives with voice commands and detailed route guidance for driving, walking, and biking. Features include street view, automatic rerouting, and saving points of interest. An optional add-on removes ads and enhances navigation functions.
- Voice-controlled route guidance
- Driving, walking, and biking routes
- Street View integration
- Automatic rerouting
- Save and backup points of interest
- Night mode map
- Background tracking
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Please leave the operation to the fellow passenger. Use of NavigatorX is at the user’s own risk. Navigate your drive. The advertisement is displayed. You can start/stop the route guidance by “Hey Siri” and “Navigation” and search a new route by “Hey Siri” and “Search a new route” on iOS12. Under the navigation the start point of a new route is the current location. You can use the shortcuts after you add the shortcuts at the settings of iOS ->Siri & Search. You turn on the switch(Search, Suggestions & Shortcuts) at the NavigatorX of the list below the "SIRI SUGGESTIONS”, if you can not find the shortcuts of NavigatorX. The navigation on landscape orientation is available. NavigatorX can search and display the route and instructions ,and provide the simple navigation. Searched route is available for driving, walk, biking(only support for US.) . Moved track can be displayed. Also the waypoints can be defined up to 8 points. Try to long-press on the start navigation button, you can drive without the route guidances and simulate to drive on the searched route. Street View available.You can show the streetview nearby Start-Point, End-Point and waypoint tapping on the icon which is on the left of the cell. The NavigatorX automatically re-route off-route. You can save and backup the points of interest. The wayPoint can be saved as POI. The alarm sounds at about 400m from the landmark. The Long press of a double-tap can display the pop-up menu instead of long press of a single-tap. You can select the information of the remained distance/time to the destination or nearest waypoint. Please tap on the information window at the bottom right on the navigation mode and switch between the destination and the waypoint. Please long-press on the information window at the bottom right and you can select the ETA/remained time and auto-toggle. Improving Place searching. You can search the places that are near a displayed location. Search keys (bank, subway station, store etc.) are available. Tracking of estimated current location is turned off for 10 seconds if you want to view the other location of the map during under the navigation. Night mode of the map: You can select the night mode of the map. Auto select mode is available on the navigation mode. Please turn on the switch at settings menu. Background Mode: You can save the track under the background mode turning on the switch at Settings at the Section of Background mode. The add-on:No advertisements This new add-on disables the advertisements. The add-on:Plus The navigation functions are improved without advertisement. Cross road view, alarm sound and saving data are added. You can save the searched route and tracked data. The approaching reminder can set up at 100m and 500m. Approaching Notification: In Settings You can define the approaching points from saved POIs and the file named “alarm.dat. You should add the group of approching notification points at first. The On/Off of the notification is indivisualy managed by the group. You can enable the notification of group tapping the row of the group. Notes:Please pay attention to the remaining amount of the battery. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life in similar to foreground. BecomingSystems specifically disclaims any and all liability, including without limitation, consequential and incidental damages, that may arise in any way from the use of or reliance on the NavigatorX application.
GridTac
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GridTac turns your phone into a live tactical display for airsoft and milsim. See your whole team on the map in real time, drop markers, issue orders, and stay coordinated from kickoff to endex, without burning your battery. Built for the field, not the office. REAL-TIME TEAM MAP • See every teammate's live position on the map as they move. • Fog of war, you only see your own faction; the enemy stays hidden. • Battery-first design built to track through a full game day. TACTICAL TOOLS • Drop markers and points of interest for the whole team. • Issue orders and waypoints from commanders down to squads and individual players. • Team, squad and player chat to keep comms tight. • SOS beacon when a player needs help. MADE FOR THE FIELD • Download your play area for offline use, works where the signal doesn't. • Base maps: tactical, satellite and topographic. Detailed terrain maps cover Sweden; satellite imagery works worldwide. • Grid references and bearing/distance for fast call-outs. • Runs without Google services — fine on de-Googled phones. FREE TO PLAY GridTac is free for your group. Create a game, invite your squad with a code or QR, and get on the field. GridTac is a companion tool for in-person airsoft and milsim events.
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Verdict
NavigatorX and GridTac both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of GridTac's written reviews are positive against 48% of NavigatorX's. GridTac also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and iOS requirement 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. NavigatorX sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. GridTac asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for NavigatorX against 5.0 for GridTac. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of NavigatorX's written reviews are positive against 100% of GridTac's.
NavigatorX ships an update every 3 weeks, GridTac every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NavigatorX | GridTac |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BecomingSystems | Linus Nilsson |
Customer experience
NavigatorX
GridTac
In-app purchases
NavigatorX
- Without advertisements$0.99
- NavigatorX Plus$1.99
GridTac
No in-app purchases









