Global Position vs Offline Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Global Position
This app provides precise location tracking with multiple coordinate formats, advanced navigation tools like a speedometer and compass, and seamless location sharing. It's designed for anyone needing reliable location information for outdoor activities, travel, or professional use.
- Precise location tracking
- Multiple coordinate formats (Lat/Lon, DMS, UTM, MGRS)
- Speedometer with HUD
- Integrated compass
- Real-time altimeter
- One-tap location sharing
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Turn your iPhone into a precision navigation instrument. Get coordinates in every major format, a compass, an altimeter, solar and lunar information, and a HUD speedometer. Your position readout continues working without a mobile-data signal. COORDINATES IN EVERY FORMAT Read your position instantly in: - Latitude and longitude in decimal degrees - Degrees and decimal minutes (DD-MM) - Degrees, minutes and seconds (DMS) - Radians - Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) - Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) - Universal Polar Stereographic (UPS), for Arctic and Antarctic regions where UTM and MGRS are undefined Grid conversions run entirely on your device, so you can obtain a complete MGRS reference even on a ridge with no mobile signal. NAVIGATION TOOLS - Compass showing true and magnetic headings side by side - Altimeter with a live trend graph of the last four minutes and a session maximum - Speedometer in m/s, km/h, ft/s, mph or knots, with a rolling digit readout - HUD mode — rotate to landscape for a mirrored windscreen display. The screen stays awake while you drive. - G-force gauge with gravity excluded, measuring real acceleration and braking - Sunrise, sunset and length of day for your current location - Moon Status showing the current phase, time until the next full and new moon, distance from Earth and days into the lunar cycle - Flashlight for reading a map after dark Swipe left on Solar Times to reveal Moon Status. Solar and lunar calculations are performed directly on your device. KNOW HOW GOOD YOUR FIX IS Most apps show a position and leave you to assume it is accurate. Global Position displays the measured accuracy of your current fix in metres, colour-coded Good, Fair or Poor, so you know whether to trust it before you act. You can also choose how hard the GPS works: High for navigation, Medium for everyday use or Low when conserving battery matters more than maximum precision. LOCATION AND MAP - Share your position and address with any app in one tap - Automatic address lookup from your coordinates - Standard, satellite and hybrid maps - Follow your location, or follow both your location and heading 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 remain in standard notation in every language, ensuring that what appears on your screen still matches your paper map and everyone else’s radio call. BUILT FOR THE FIELD Global Position is 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. Download Global Position and always know your position.
Offline Maps
Save maps to your device for offline use when mobile data is unavailable or expensive. Access a wide range of map sources, track your location with GPS, and add custom labels with notes and images. Measure distances and angles directly on the map.
- Offline map caching
- Multiple map sources
- GPS tracking
- Custom label creation
- Distance and angle measurement
- Auto-follow mode
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Offline Maps is a practical map companion for travel, hiking, cycling, field work, and any day when you want your map tools ready before the signal disappears. Open the app and start working directly on the map. Choose from Apple maps, OSM vector maps, OSM legacy maps, cycling, hiking, nautical, aeronautical, and other supported sources. Save map areas for offline use where downloads are supported, then keep exploring with your tracks, waypoints, measurements, and coordinate tools in one clean workspace. Record GPS tracks, pause and resume when needed, and keep an eye on your progress with live distance and speed statistics. Saved tracks can be searched, renamed, shown on the map, styled with solid colors or gradients, imported from common GPS formats, and exported when you need to share your route. Mark important places with waypoints, customize icons, rename them, search your waypoint list, and use waypoint tracking to see distance labels and guide lines on the map. Long-press the map or use your current position to create a new waypoint in seconds. Measure what matters in the field: lines, polylines, radius, circles, rectangles, and polygons. Drag points to adjust shapes, save measurements as map items, and export selected data when the job is done. Offline Maps also includes coordinate tools for Decimal, DMS, UTM, MGRS, Plus Code, and GeoHash formats. Copy or share individual coordinate values, open Google Maps links, and quickly search by pasted coordinates or map links. Built for modern iPhone and iPad, Offline Maps keeps the map at the center and places tracks, waypoints, and measurements together in Map Items so your important data stays easy to find. Key Features - Save supported map areas for offline use. - Browse multiple map sources, including Apple, OSM vector, OSM legacy, cycling, hiking, nautical, and aeronautical maps. - Record GPS tracks with pause, resume, background recording, recovery, and Live Activity support. - Import and export GPX, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON, TCX, and CSV track data. - Export track map images as PNG files. - Add, rename, search, show, hide, import, and export waypoints. - Track waypoint distances with guide lines and compact labels on the map. - Measure distances, radius, circles, rectangles, and polygon areas. - Manage tracks, waypoints, and measurements together in Map Items. - Work with Decimal, DMS, UTM, MGRS, Plus Code, and GeoHash coordinates. - Copy, share, and search coordinates, including supported Google Maps links. - Choose measurement units: metric, imperial, or nautical. - Keep the screen awake during navigation when needed. If you know more map sources please write us: support@lifewaresolutions.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Global Position and Offline Maps both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Global Position's written reviews are positive against 17% of Offline Maps's. Global Position also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Global Position against 4.5 for Offline Maps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Global Position's written reviews are positive against 17% of Offline Maps's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Global Position | Offline Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nik Psaragathos | Sergey Vdovenko |
Customer experience
Global Position
Offline Maps
In-app purchases
Global Position
No in-app purchases
Offline Maps
No in-app purchases
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