GPS & Maps vs Offline GPS Navigation
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.
Offline GPS Navigation
This app helps you navigate and find your way back, even without an internet connection. Easily bookmark locations like your parked car or hiking trails, and receive precise directional guidance to return. Sync your saved spots across devices for seamless access.
- Walking directions
- Navigational bookmarks
- Parked car locator
- Offline navigation
- Sync across devices
- Directional guidance
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Best New Navigation Apps — Apple “It’s the compass reinvented with walking directions, navigational bookmarks, and a simple parked-car locator, all in a friendly design.” — App Store Editor’s Note --- Never get lost again. GPS Navigation Offline is your all-in-one offline GPS, compass, and navigation app for hiking, travel, parking, and everyday navigation, no internet required*. Whether you're exploring the outdoors, visiting a new city, or trying to find your parked car, this powerful GPS navigation app keeps you on track with precise direction and distance guidance. --- What You Can Do • Find Your Way Back Anywhere, Even Offline No signal? No problem. Navigate confidently in remote areas, mountains, forests, or abroad without internet access. • Instantly Locate Your Parked Car Save your parking spot in one tap and return to it easily, no more wandering through crowded parking lots. • Always Know Your Direction Use a precise digital compass with real-time distance and direction to guide you back to saved locations. • Save Important Places in Seconds Bookmark trails, parking spots, or favorite locations and access them anytime. • Track Your Distance in Real Time See exactly how far you are from your destination so you stay in control of your journey. • Access Your Locations on All Devices Your saved places sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, ready whenever you need them. --- Perfect For • Hiking & outdoor adventures • Travel & city exploration • Parking & car locator • Cycling & walking navigation • Offline navigation anywhere --- Why Users Love GPS Navigation Offline “Saved me while hiking super accurate and easy to use!” — Bjverano “The best GPS compass app for off-roading and hiking.” — Jimbo6765 “Perfect for tracking my parking spot and navigating hikes.” — S N Khan --- Simple. Reliable. Offline. Turn your iPhone into a powerful GPS navigator and compass tool. With offline navigation, accurate location tracking, and an intuitive design, you’ll always find your way back anytime, anywhere. A Simple Alternative to Complex Navigation Apps Looking for a lightweight alternative to apps like Google Maps, Waze, or Apple Maps? GPS Navigation Offline focuses on what matters most: offline navigation, compass direction, and location saving, without clutter, distractions, or the need for a constant internet connection. Perfect when you don’t need traffic updates or complex routing, just a reliable way to find your way back, track locations, and stay oriented anywhere. --- * Park Car feature works best in open parking areas due to GPS limitations. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pleeq.com/anchor-pointer/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Offline GPS Navigation at none against GPS & Maps's shown. Offline GPS Navigation also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). GPS & Maps's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 and Offline GPS Navigation sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for GPS & Maps against 4.6 for Offline GPS Navigation. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 2.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of GPS & Maps's written reviews are positive against 78% of Offline GPS Navigation's.
GPS & Maps ships an update monthly, Offline GPS Navigation every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | GPS & Maps | Offline GPS Navigation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.3K ratings) | 4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews | 77.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K | 2.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kraus und Karnath GbR 2Kit Consulting | Alexander Deplov |
Customer experience
GPS & Maps
Offline GPS Navigation
User reviews
GPS & Maps
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clear and precise
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Streamlined GPS app
- 💡 Excellent tracking service
- 🚀 Accurate and reliable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Does not display full screen on iPad
- 🐛 Compass is not working
- 💰 Features held behind paywall
- 🐛 Waypoints are inaccurate
- 🐛 Compass is over 90 degrees out
Offline GPS Navigation
From 2.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate and reliable
- 📍 Useful for finding parked cars and locations
- 🗺️ Helpful for hiking, traveling, and exploring new areas
- 💻 Works well without internet connection
Room to improve
- 💰 Subscription model is too expensive for some users
- 🔒 Lifetime users not grandfathered in after switch to subscription
- 🐛 Occasional issues with accuracy and pointing in the wrong direction
- 📱 Doesn't work well with magnetic cases or in cars
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
Offline GPS Navigation
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or becomes unusable when signal is weak
- Saved anchors sometimes get lost or disappear
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to switch between GPS heading and magnetic heading
- Improve integration with mapping apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps
- Allow importing/exporting of saved locations
- Add more customization options for anchors (icons, colors, notes, etc.)
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
Offline GPS Navigation
- Full Access Monthly$4.991 Month
- Full Access Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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