Comparison

Coordinates vs Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

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

Head to head
About

Coordinates

This app is a versatile tool for converting and managing geographic coordinates. It supports numerous global formats and datums, allowing users to view, input, and save locations with rich details. Ideal for professionals and outdoor enthusiasts needing precise location data.

Highlights
  • Coordinate conversion (UTM, MGRS, Georef, etc.)
  • Batch conversion of multiple coordinates
  • Add notes, photos, and media to saved locations
  • Datum conversion with PROJ.4 support
  • Real-time navigation and tracking
  • Offline map tile downloads
  • Import/export GPX, GeoJSON, KML files
Features
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Coordinates is a powerful and user-friendly tool for anyone working with geographic locations — from travelers and surveyors to engineers and GIS professionals. Instantly view, convert, and manage coordinates in a wide range of global formats and datums, all within a clean and intuitive interface. Whether in the field or at the desk, Coordinates is your all-in-one solution for precise location work. # User-friendly Design Your current location is displayed at the intersection of two grey lines, with clear latitude and longitude readouts. You can manually set the location using map taps, coordinate input, or place search. Intuitive buttons give quick access to measurement tools, map layers, location bookmarking, shape drawing, and annotation — all from a clean, compact interface. # Various Coordinate Formats Supports formats like UTM, MGRS, Georef, and more alongside Longitude/Latitude. # Batch Converter Quickly convert multiple coordinates or files in one streamlined action. # Rich Object Details Add notes, photos, and media to any saved object — pins, shapes, or measurements — to keep your data organized and context-rich. Easily share your saved content across devices using backup and export tools. # Datum Conversion Transform coordinates using EPSG, ESRI, and IAU2000 references. Supports X/Y, geodetic, and projected systems. # PROJ.4 Calculator Convert coordinates between systems using the PROJ.4 library, with support for datum shifting and custom projections. # Navigation & Tracking Real-time bearing and distance updates are provided with a large coordinate readout, ideal for on-the-field usage. # Speedometer Track your current speed in real time. # Unit Converter Convert 40+ units (distance, pressure, radiation, etc.) # Signal Board Send big bold messages on-screen # Elevation Support Altitude data is available for land areas # Import / Export - .gpx .geojson .kml file supported # Distance, Bearing & Area Mark points or draw lines to measure distance, bearings, and area. # Offline Map Tiles Download tiles for offline use. Pick a city or define your own area. # Custom Map Tile Selector Choose from Apple Maps, OSM, or add your own tile server with {z}/{x}/{y} format. # Supported Input / Output # Latitude and Longitude DD/DM/DMS Standard UTM NATO UTM MGRS / USNG Georef QTH Locator / Maidenhead (WGS84) World Mercator (WGS84) Web Mercator Geohash what3words Global Area Reference System (GARS) Ordnance Survey National Grid [BNG] OSGB36 ISO 6709 Natural Area Code Irish Grid Reference / Coordinates Plus Code (Open Location Code) Mapcode Dutch Grid ECEF Indian Kalianpur 1975 Open Postcode Geohash-36 Guatemala GTM RT90 SWEREF99 Indian 1975 QND95 / Qatar National Grid IRENET95 / Irish Transverse Mercator KOSOVAREF01 HD 72 / EOV Kertau (RSO) / RSO Malaya Timbalai 1948 / RSO Borneo EST97 Estonian 1997 LKS92 / Latvia TM NZGD49 NZGD2000 CH1903/+ GGRS87 ETRS89-extended / LAEA Europe NTF (Paris) / Lambert zone II French DFCI Grid ARINC 424 FMS ARC1950 Pulkovo 1942 / SK42 PZ-90 H3 Placekey GDM2000 JGD2011 KUDAMS/KTM World Magnetic Model / WMM 2015v2 PRS92 / Philippines Search by name Photo metadata Proj.4 formats Street Address # Subscriptions # “Coordinates – GPS Converter” including most of its features, is completely FREE to use. You can subscribe to this application to remove ads Price may vary by location. Payment for subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase or by clicking the “Purchase / Manage Subscription. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. Subscription cannot be cancelled during the active subscription period Privacy policy: https://mapnitude.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://mapnitude.com/terms-of-service

About

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

This navigation app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for land, air, and marine use. It includes a detailed map, compass, GPS coordinates, altitude, distance, speed tracking, and route planning. Advanced features like offline maps, GPS track recording, and sensor integration are available through an upgrade.

Highlights
  • GPS coordinates in 6 formats
  • Advanced waypoint editor
  • Speedometer with speed tracking
  • Offline map downloads
  • GPS track recording and sharing
  • Magnetic declination calculation
  • Sunset and sunrise times
Features
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Compass 55 is an offline-capable GPS map and navigation toolkit for hiking, off-road travel, fieldwork, aviation, and marine use—with a compass, waypoints, routes, coordinate tools, and video recording. + Advanced target/waypoint editor. Can be also used as a coordinates converter. You can use map to check or set waypoint location and add photo or audio note. + Share your location via email, text message, Facebook or Twitter. This includes UTM, MGRS and Latitude/Longitude (MENU>Share my location). + You can use UTM, MGRS or Lat/Long, just pick your preference in settings (Coordinate Format). + Speedometer. Shows you the speed and pace. Speedometer also gives you options to control average and max speed and pace counters (MENU > RESET and PAUSE/RESUME counters). + Compass. Instant reaction compass, no delays. Automatically pickups the direction based on magnetic or GPS course. If you mostly walk or drive, you can change this automatic mode in app settings > Compass or GPS course. NATO mils? Same place in settings to set. + Magnetic declination δ for the current location and any location on the map (via World Magnetic Model, WMM, no need for data/internet). + Sunset and sunrise. So you can plan your travel better. + Arrow pointing to your target waypoint. Distance and bearing to it. + Create/measure routes and areas. + Barometric Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI, IVSI) in both scale and graph forms. + Integration of bluetooth sensors: Cycling cadence, Heart rate, Cycling speed. + Video recording for action and fieldwork. Add real-time G-Cross, map, QR code, and pitch & roll overlays as needed, then replay your recordings. The basic version stores one video and exports a branded 15-second clip. All above belong to a basic version. PRO Pack upgrade will add following capabilities: + Recording and sharing GPS tracks. + Moving waypoints between folders. + Showing ETA to a target as this requires GPS tracking. + Native Google map with fantastic terrain map, amazing 3D and real night mode. + Adding own/custom tile map servers. + Downloading offline maps. Offline maps import in .sqlitedb, rmaps, mbtiles formats. Support for overzoom and underzoom - offline map is shown even for zoom levels that are not downloaded. + GPX import and export for waypoints, tracks and routes. + Google Earth KML support for waypoints and tracks import/export. KMZ support for waypoints and tracks export, waypoints import. + Ground overlays. Import KMZ ground overlay or draw your own on the map in the app and share as kmz files! + CSV import/export for waypoints. + Voice coach to tell you active track distance and duration, current speed and altitude without need to open the app. + Support for Siri shortcuts in IOS 12 for starting and stopping GPS tracks. + From version 4.2 - support for OSGB (including grid shifts) and SK 42 in the coordinates converter. + Unlimited saved videos and full-length exports of stamped or original video. + BACKGROUND MODE. App will work in background automatically when tracking. You can use other apps while Compass 55 does its job in the background! + PRIVACY. Compass 55 never shares your location data with 3rd parties or ad agencies. Location data is used solely for telling you direction to a target and recording GPS tracks and never leave the app unless you decide to share by means of a track export. It always lets you know when background mode is on and never runs in background unless the track is being recorded. ! You can use this app on your iPhone as well as on any cellular iPad. **App will not work properly on iPods and wifi only iPads as they don't have GPS (external GPS module is required). As quite a lot of us are using external GPS modules, app is available for wifi only iPads and iPods. ! Please note that as with all GPS apps, continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Coordinates4 screens
Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. at none against Coordinates's shown. Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 64%). Coordinates's advantage is ratings volume (6.8K vs 1.6K). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Coordinates sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Coordinates against 4.7 for Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.8K and 1.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Coordinates's written reviews are positive against 91% of Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Coordinates versus Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoordinatesCompass 55. Map & GPS kit.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.8K ratings)4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews90.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.8K — better1.6K
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMapnitude Company LimitedKalimex-Consulting s.r.o. @Blocoware & Stanislav Dvoychenko

Customer experience

Coordinates

All ratings6,716 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

All ratings1,545 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews400 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative4.0%

User reviews

Coordinates

From 6.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate location finding
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Supports multiple coordinate formats
  • 🚀 Works well overseas
  • 👍 Helpful for environmental research

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 💰 Expensive subscription to remove ads
  • 🤔 Confusing or unintuitive user interface
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding small locations
  • 🙄 Ads covering important information

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best Mapping and Navigation tool
  • 👍 Great, simple inexpensive GPS
  • 👍 Accurate GPS and navigation
  • 👍 Useful for various activities
  • 👍 Offline maps and navigation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compass direction issues
  • 💡 Desire for more language support (Turkish, Polish, etc.)
  • 💡 Need for more map options (Yandex, IGN, etc.)
  • 💡 Improvements to interface and customization
  • 💡 Difficulty with some features and learning curve

Bugs and requests

Coordinates

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Coordinate display issues (e.g., UTM showing incorrect hemisphere)
  • App crashing or freezing on launch
  • Inability to delete drawn lines or markers
  • Coordinate conversion not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with newer iPhone models

Requested features

6 requests
  • Navigation and routing functionality
  • Support for What3Words coordinate system
  • Option to set preferred coordinate format as default
  • Ability to enter addresses or intersections to get coordinates
  • Add altitude information to saved locations
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  • Offline mode for areas without cellular coverage

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Issues with GPX file import and tracking
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Inaccurate GPS positioning in some cases

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to download and cache more map types
  • Option to show map grid coordinates
  • Elevation profile for planned routes
  • Apple Watch app support
  • Faster map updates
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  • More coordinate system options (e.g., PZ-90)

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Coordinates

Subscriptions6
  • Plus Upgrade$1.991 Month
  • Plus Upgrade$2.991 Month
  • Plus Upgrade$9.996 Months
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  • Plus Upgrade$15.996 Months
  • Plus Upgrade$17.991 Year
  • Plus Upgrade$28.991 Year
3 purchases

Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.

Subscriptions2
  • Pro pack.$1.991 Month
  • Pro pack.$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro pack$14.99

Questions

Is Coordinates free?
Coordinates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. free?
Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Coordinates or Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.?
Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. is rated higher. Coordinates averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.8K ratings, while Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. averages 4.7 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Coordinates or Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. have ads?
Coordinates shows ads; Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. does not.
Which is updated more often, Coordinates or Compass 55. Map & GPS kit.?
Coordinates ships an update monthly, and Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. monthly. Most recently, Coordinates was updated on November 1, 2026 and Compass 55. Map & GPS kit. on November 2, 2026.

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