GPS & Maps vs GeoMark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Precise GPS tracking
- Altitude and speed logging
- Waypoint saving and display
- Integrated compass
- Multiple coordinate formats
- Map widgets
- Flashlight functionality
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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.
GeoMark
This app allows users to precisely tag photos and other media with location data. It's designed for both personal use, like documenting travel, and professional applications requiring accurate location information.
- Precise location tagging
- Geotag photos
- Personal and professional use
- Integrates technology into narrative
- Geo-annotated media
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Geomark - Your Ultimate Geotag Solution for Personal and Professional Precision. Whether you're a globetrotter documenting your adventures or a professional capturing crucial location data, Geomark is the go-to geotag software. Unleash the power of precise location tagging for your personal moments or elevate your professional projects with unmatched accuracy. With Geomark, every photo becomes a geo-annotated masterpiece, seamlessly integrating technology into your personal and professional narrative.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GPS & Maps at 4.4 against GeoMark's 2.7. GPS & Maps also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 33%) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 3). GeoMark's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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. GPS & Maps sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. GeoMark asks for nothing beyond the download.
GPS & Maps holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS & Maps has 2.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of GPS & Maps's written reviews are positive against 33% of GeoMark's.
GPS & Maps ships an update monthly, GeoMark every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS & Maps | GeoMark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.3K ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kraus und Karnath GbR 2Kit Consulting | Aabasoft Technologies (India) Private Limited |
Customer experience
GPS & Maps
GeoMark
Bugs and requests
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
GeoMark
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GPS & Maps
- 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
GeoMark
No in-app purchases
Questions
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