Comparison

GCTools vs DeFlock.me

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

Head to head
About

GCTools

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for geocaching enthusiasts. It offers coordinate manipulation, a wide range of cipher decoding and encoding options, interactive data tables, and various unit converters to assist with multi and mystery caches.

Highlights
  • Coordinate projection and distance calculation
  • Extensive cipher decoding and encoding
  • Interactive data tables
  • Multiple unit converters
  • Mapview integration with popular services
  • Coordinate saving and loading
Features
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GCTools - the geocaching tool collection! Here you find the tools to get your next multi and mystery caches done easily. Coordinates: - Target guidance - Projection of coordinates - Distance between coordinates - Intersection of lines - Intersection of circles - Intersection of line/circle - Center of circle - Coordinate conversion (DMS, DM, D, Lat/Lon, UTM, MGRS, Swiss Grid, Quadtree) - Saving/loading coordinates (inApp) - Mapview - Interface to GoogleMaps, GoogleEarth, OpenMaps, OffMaps, Navigon, TomTom, Pocket Earth and Waze Ciphers De-/Encoding: - Affine Cipher - Alpha Cipher - Bacon Code - Baudot Code (CCITT-2) - Braille Alphabet - Caesar Cipher (ROT-N), ROT-5, -13, -18, -47 - Finger Alphabet - Flag Alphabet - Pigpen/Freemason's Cipher - Hexahue Code - Mobile Cipher - Morse Code - Puzzle-Code - Semaphore Alphabet - Shutter Telegraph - Tomtom Code - Vigenere Cipher/One Time Pad - Custom alphabets - Saving/loading alphabets (inApp) Interactive data tables: - Cross Sum - Latin/Arabic Numbers - Maya Numbers - Resistors - Periodic system - Color Alphabet - Prime Numbers - PI Digits - ASCII Code - Binary Code - German Police Codes Converters: - Coordinates - ASCII/Number Systems - Lengths - Areas - Volumes - Masses - Angles - Speeds - Times - Pressures - Temperatures - Angles - Number systems - Data sizes - Flashlight - Menu favorites and search If you find something missing let us know! If you encounter problems with the app please mail to gctools@onedollarapp.com instead of writing a review here. We cannot contact you that way to find a solution.

About

DeFlock.me

This app provides a platform to view and contribute to a publicly accessible map of mass surveillance devices. Users can explore existing data and add new information about these devices.

Highlights
  • View ALPR data
  • Contribute ALPR data
  • Open map of surveillance devices
  • Publicly accessible data
Features
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View and contribute to an open map of public mass surveillance devices

Screenshots

GCTools4 screens
DeFlock.me3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DeFlock.me at 83% against GCTools's 40%. DeFlock.me also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). GCTools's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GCTools sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. DeFlock.me asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DeFlock.me holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DeFlock.me has 273 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of GCTools's written reviews are positive against 83% of DeFlock.me's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GCTools ships an update monthly, DeFlock.me fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
GCTools versus DeFlock.me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGCToolsDeFlock.me
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (13 ratings)4.7 (273 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews83.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13273 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAchim HeynenTech BS LLC

Customer experience

GCTools

All ratings13 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

DeFlock.me

All ratings273 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive83.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative10.4%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

GCTools

One-time7
  • Coordinate Storage$0.99
  • Circle Tools$0.99
  • Advanced Alphabets$0.99
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  • Vigenere/One Time Pad Cipher$0.99
  • Coordinate Types$0.99
  • 1 Year Full Version$1.99
  • Full Version$2.99
None

DeFlock.me

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GCTools free?
GCTools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DeFlock.me free?
DeFlock.me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GCTools or DeFlock.me?
DeFlock.me is rated higher. GCTools averages 3.1 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while DeFlock.me averages 4.7 from 273 ratings.
Do GCTools or DeFlock.me have ads?
Neither GCTools nor DeFlock.me shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GCTools or DeFlock.me?
GCTools ships an update monthly, and DeFlock.me fortnightly. Most recently, GCTools was updated on September 27, 2026 and DeFlock.me on September 28, 2026.

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