Comparison

Global Position vs Tate Modern Visitor Guide

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

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About

Global Position

This app transforms your device into a precision navigation tool. It offers multiple coordinate formats, a compass, altimeter, speedometer, and a live world daylight map. Calculations are performed on-device, ensuring functionality even without a mobile data signal.

Highlights
  • Multiple coordinate and grid formats (MGRS, UTM)
  • Integrated compass, altimeter, and speedometer
  • Live world daylight map and Celestial View
  • HUD mode for windscreen display
  • On-device calculations for offline use
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
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Turn your iPhone into a precision navigation instrument: every major coordinate and grid format, a compass, altimeter, speedometer, HUD mode, a live world daylight map and the new Celestial View. Coordinates, grid references and astronomy are calculated on your device, so they keep working without a mobile-data signal. COORDINATES IN EVERY FORMAT - Latitude and longitude in decimal degrees, DD-MM, DMS or radians - Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) - Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) - Universal Polar Stereographic (UPS), shown automatically near the poles where UTM and MGRS are undefined Get a complete MGRS reference even on a ridge with no mobile signal. NAVIGATION TOOLS - Compass with true and magnetic headings side by side - Altimeter with a four-minute trend graph and session maximum - Speedometer in m/s, km/h, ft/s, mph or knots - HUD mode: rotate to landscape for a mirrored windscreen display that keeps the screen awake - G-force gauge with gravity excluded, plus maximum G-force and speed records - Flashlight for reading a map after dark SUN, MOON AND SKY Swipe across the astronomy card: - Solar Times: sunrise, sunset, day length and a daylight arc - World Time Zone Map: live daylight, civil, nautical and astronomical twilight and night, the points where the Sun and Moon are overhead, and the local time in 15 world cities - Celestial View (new): the Earth from space, lit by the Sun, with the Moon on its orbit and your position marked. Look down on either pole, or from the side to see the Earth's 23.4° tilt. Read the Sun's and Moon's elevation and bearing from where you stand. - Moon Status: phase, next full and new moon, distance and days into the lunar cycle WIDGETS (NEW) Position, Sun, Moon and Celestial View widgets for the Home Screen, with Position, Sun and Moon on the Lock Screen too: your coordinates and grid reference, the next sunrise or sunset with a countdown, today's moon phase, or the Earth, Sun and Moon from the viewpoint you choose. SIRI AND SHORTCUTS (NEW) Ask "Where am I in Global Position?" or "When is sunset in Global Position?". Hear your coordinates, altitude, the next sunrise or sunset, the moon phase or where the Sun and Moon are, copy your coordinates or share your location. Every action also works in the Shortcuts app. KNOW HOW GOOD YOUR FIX IS See the measured accuracy of your fix in metres, colour-coded Good, Fair or Poor, so you know whether to trust it. Choose how hard the GPS works: High, Medium or Low to save battery. SHARE YOUR POSITION One tap sends an Apple Maps link that opens on any phone or computer, with your address, coordinates, grid reference, altitude, accuracy and the local time of the fix. LOCATION AND MAP - Automatic address lookup when online - Standard, satellite and hybrid maps - Follow your location, or your location and heading MAKE IT YOURS Light, dark or system appearance; metres or feet; your choice of speed unit. AVAILABLE IN 24 LANGUAGES Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. Grid references stay in standard notation in every language, so your screen matches your paper map and everyone else's radio call. BUILT FOR THE FIELD Made for hikers, sailors, pilots, surveyors, field researchers, search-and-rescue teams, off-road drivers and travellers: anyone for whom knowing exactly where they are is not optional. On iPad, GPS positioning requires a Wi-Fi + Cellular model. Download Global Position and always know your position.

About

Tate Modern Visitor Guide

This offline mobile guide helps tourists maximize their museum and landmark visits. It provides historical information, 'do not miss' highlights, maps, and practical tips for planning your trip. Explore attractions and cities with detailed city guides, offline maps, and daily itineraries.

Highlights
  • 100% offline access
  • Traveler-sourced advice
  • History of attractions
  • 'Do not miss' highlights
  • Floor plans and maps
  • City travel guide
  • Offline street maps
Features
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Here is your 100% offline mobile guide developed for all those tourists who want to make the most of their visit to popular museums, landmarks, national parks, and much, much more! We’ve collected information from other travelers about all that each destination has to offer, and developed this tour guide based on advice and experiences from real people who have been there and done that! Here’s just a sample of what you can find in each of our tour guides: ● History of the attraction ● “Do not miss” section, so you get the best experience possible ● Floor plans and/or maps of the attraction ● Things you need to know when you’re planning your visit ● Where to eat and shop near or in the attraction ● What else the attraction has to offer ● Access to a complete Travel Guide of the city, along with public transportation, zoomable street maps that are 100% offline and daily itineraries to make the most of your time visiting the magnificent city. When you travel, take these offline tour guides with you. Even if you don’t have an Internet connection, you can still access all of the features and information in the app! Explore the world like never before, and discover everything that each destination can offer you. This app contains IAPs for you to enjoy and discover the best out of your visit. Not only the Tate Modern but also the city of London

Screenshots

Global Position4 screens
Tate Modern Visitor Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Global Position at 73% against Tate Modern Visitor Guide's 8%. Global Position also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). Tate Modern Visitor Guide's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (40 vs 3). On 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

Tate Modern Visitor Guide is free to download; Global Position costs $0.99 up front. Tate Modern Visitor Guide sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Global Position asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Global Position holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tate Modern Visitor Guide has 40 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Global Position's written reviews are positive against 8% of Tate Modern Visitor Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Global Position ships an update every 6 weeks, Tate Modern Visitor Guide every 15 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Global Position versus Tate Modern Visitor Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobal PositionTate Modern Visitor Guide
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.0 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better7.7% of reviews
Number of ratings340 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNik PsaragathosTravel Experiences Apps LTD

Customer experience

Global Position

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

Tate Modern Visitor Guide

All ratings40 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative22.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative88.5%

In-app purchases

None

Global Position

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Tate Modern Visitor Guide

One-time12
  • Tate ModernFree
  • LondonFree
  • Tate BritainFree
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  • British MuseumFree
  • Tower Bridge$1.99
  • Westminster Abbey$1.99
  • Piccadilly Circus$1.99
  • Soho, London$1.99
  • Trafalgar Square$1.99
  • Camden$1.99
  • Oxford Street$1.99
  • Science Museum, London$1.99

Questions

Is Global Position free?
Global Position costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tate Modern Visitor Guide free?
Tate Modern Visitor Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Global Position or Tate Modern Visitor Guide?
Global Position is rated higher. Global Position averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Tate Modern Visitor Guide averages 4.0 from 40 ratings.
Do Global Position or Tate Modern Visitor Guide have ads?
Neither Global Position nor Tate Modern Visitor Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Global Position or Tate Modern Visitor Guide?
Global Position ships an update every 6 weeks, and Tate Modern Visitor Guide every 15 months. Most recently, Global Position was updated on November 2, 2026 and Tate Modern Visitor Guide on November 2, 2026.

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