Comparison

GPS & Maps vs GPS

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Precise GPS tracking
  • Altitude and speed logging
  • Waypoint saving and display
  • Integrated compass
  • Multiple coordinate formats
  • Map widgets
  • Flashlight functionality
Features
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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.

About

GPS

Record your outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, or driving with live route tracking. Monitor speed, altitude, and create custom map markers. Share your recorded routes with friends in various export formats.

Highlights
  • Live route tracking on map
  • Record speed and altitude
  • Create custom map markers
  • Pause and resume recordings
  • Export routes in KML, GPX, CSV
  • Share recordings with friends
Features
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Turn your iDevice with the GPS Tracker Pro in one of the advanced GPS tracker. Whether you hike, bicycle, motorcycle or driving a car or even fly, record your activities and watch them at a later date to at rest. Once you have started the recording, you can track your route live on the map. The recording can be paused at any time and continued at a later date. It is not recorded only your current location, but also additionally your current speed and altitude. During and after recording you always following values ​​are in the index are available:  - Put up  - Duration  - Number of recorded locations  - Average speed  - Maximum speed  - Average height  - Lowest height  - Highest level Create additionally markers on the map to save interesting places that you want to remember. Furthermore, you are free to choose whether the route should be one or more colors (shown on the map The color depends on your speed, choose between a static scale (0 km / h -.. 50 km / h -100 km / h ) and a dynamic scale (depending on your speed). To get a better view of a recording, you can, for example, Send to your iPad. The following settings can at any time, even during a recording, be adjusted individually:  - Notification of inactivity  - Notification of poor reception  - Interval of a status report  - GPS accuracy Desired  - Removing filter  - Map type  - View the current position on the map  - Display of the starting point  - Display of the end point  - Display of marks  - Use of a background path  - Use of a multi-colored path  - Use of a dynamic scale Share. Your recordings with your friends via AirDrop, by email or iMessage The following formats are available for export:  - GPS Tracker Pro  - KML  - GPX  - CSV NOTE: If you do not have GPS enabled device and still want to start recording, then you need an additional GPS receiver. When you watch the recordings no GPS receiver is required. WARNING: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

GPS & Maps4 screens
GPS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GPS & Maps at 4.4 against GPS's 3.4. GPS & Maps also leads on ratings volume (2.3K vs 17). GPS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. GPS & Maps sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. GPS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GPS & Maps holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GPS & Maps has 2.3K ratings behind it against 17, 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 60% of GPS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GPS & Maps ships an update monthly, GPS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
GPS & Maps versus GPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGPS & MapsGPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.3K ratings) — better3.4 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews62.9% of reviews — better59.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better17
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKraus und Karnath GbR 2Kit ConsultingMarvin Wagner

Customer experience

GPS & Maps

All ratings2,249 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive62.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative30.8%

GPS

All ratings17 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral23.5%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral12.8%
Negative27.7%

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

GPS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

GPS & Maps

One-time7
  • 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
None

GPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GPS & Maps free?
GPS & Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GPS free?
GPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GPS & Maps or GPS?
GPS & Maps is rated higher. GPS & Maps averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while GPS averages 3.4 from 17 ratings.
Do GPS & Maps or GPS have ads?
GPS & Maps shows ads; GPS does not.
Which is updated more often, GPS & Maps or GPS?
GPS & Maps ships an update monthly, and GPS every 3 weeks. Most recently, GPS & Maps was updated on October 20, 2026 and GPS on October 6, 2026.

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