Comparison

Geo Elevation vs SkyLocation

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

Head to head
About

Geo Elevation

Create detailed elevation profiles by drawing paths on a map. Visualize terrain changes, including mountains and coastlines, with interactive charts that sync to your map view. Ideal for planning outdoor activities or exploring topography.

Highlights
  • Draw paths on map for elevation profiles
  • Interactive map and chart sync
  • Multiple elevation data sources
  • Comprehensive statistics (min/max elevation, gain)
  • Flexible unit configuration
  • Location search and current location support
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Draw a path and see its elevation profile. Draw an area and see the ground itself: its highest and lowest points, its slopes and contours, in 3D. Anywhere on Earth, with the numbers a planner needs. Paths that follow the trail. Add a few points and choose Walking, Cycling or Driving: each leg follows the real path or road. A second later the profile is there, one sample every 30 metres, with distance, climb and descent, average grade and the steepest hundred metres. Move along the chart and a ring on the map shows where you are. Areas that answer for the ground. Draw an area, a circle or a rectangle and Geo Elevation reads the ground inside it every 30 metres: lowest, highest and mean height, relief, mean and steepest slope, with the highest and lowest points marked on the map. Every path that crosses the area gets its own small profile; scrub along it and the ring follows on the map. Slope and contours. Colour steep ground the way avalanche maps do, from the angle you choose, and draw contour lines at a spacing that suits the relief. On the map, and on the ground in 3D. The ground in 3D. Turn the area, raise the heights, scrub a path and watch the marker climb. Print it on paper as you turned it, or save it as an STL file for a 3D printer. Layers, as in a drawing app. Many shapes in one document, each in its own colour; show, hide and reorder them. Undo and redo every step. Spot heights. Pick any point for the height of the ground there. In and out. Import GPX, KML and GeoJSON, and older Geo Elevation files. Export GPX with elevations, CSV, GeoJSON, an image or a PDF report. Quick Look shows a document's map and profile in the Finder and in Files. Your units, your map. Kilometres or miles, metres or feet, hectares or acres; each document remembers its own. Standard, satellite, hybrid and 3D map styles. Documents are plain GeoJSON, in iCloud Drive if you want them on every device. One purchase for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. No account, no subscription. Elevation data comes from our own server, ASTER and Mapzen at 30 m, worldwide; the app needs an internet connection to fetch it. In English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese.

About

SkyLocation

This app provides precise GPS location data, altitude, and nearest city information without requiring an internet connection. It's designed for travelers, hikers, and pilots who need reliable location tracking in remote areas or during flights, prioritizing user privacy with no data collection.

Highlights
  • Offline GPS location detection
  • Precise coordinates (latitude, longitude)
  • Smart geocoding (country, nearest city)
  • Aviation metrics (altitude, speed)
  • Interactive maps (Pro feature)
  • Shareable location cards (Pro feature)
Features
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Know exactly where you are, anywhere on Earth, without internet or signal. SkyLocation turns your iPhone's GPS into a clear offline location instrument. Open the app, tap once, and see your coordinates, nearest city, country, altitude, speed and accuracy. In the United States, SkyLocation also shows the state. BUILT FOR AIRPLANE MODE GPS uses satellites, not mobile data. SkyLocation patiently waits for difficult in-flight fixes, guides you during acquisition, and explains what is happening when the view of the sky is limited. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE City and country resolution happens on your device using a bundled database of more than 160,000 places. No account, no sign-in, no ads, no cloud and no tracking of where you go. INCLUDED FREE • Exact coordinates, altitude, speed and accuracy • Country and nearest city, resolved offline • U.S. state names • Automatic in-flight detection • One-tap coordinate copying SKYLOCATION PRO: ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER • Exact Place: pinpoint down to the village or suburb • Location Pass: share a ready-made 4:5 post or a transparent 3D PNG for Stories and overlays; save directly to Photos • Horizon: sunrise, sunset, golden hour and moon phase • Beacon Compass: point toward places you save • 3D Globe Explorer: fly a real 4K Earth from orbit to your city • Anywhere Lookup: search any place on Earth and view coordinates in four formats • Location History: save every detection, search and use smart filters • Emergency SOS: prepare your exact location details for contacts • Share and Export: create high-quality location snapshots • Exclusive gold app icon No subscription. Pay once and keep Pro. PRIVACY Your location never leaves your iPhone. SkyLocation includes no account system and no analytics about where you travel.

Screenshots

Geo Elevation4 screens
SkyLocation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SkyLocation at Free against Geo Elevation's $4.99. SkyLocation also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 57%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Geo Elevation's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SkyLocation is free to download; Geo Elevation costs $4.99 up front. SkyLocation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Geo Elevation asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Geo Elevation ships an update every 3 weeks, SkyLocation every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Geo Elevation versus SkyLocation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeo ElevationSkyLocation
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—3.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperObjectGraph LLCKapish Bhardwaj

Customer experience

Geo Elevation

Written reviews37 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral13.5%
Negative29.7%

SkyLocation

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Geo Elevation

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SkyLocation

One-time1
  • SkyLocation Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Geo Elevation free?
Geo Elevation costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SkyLocation free?
SkyLocation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Geo Elevation or SkyLocation have ads?
Neither Geo Elevation nor SkyLocation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Geo Elevation or SkyLocation?
Geo Elevation ships an update every 3 weeks, and SkyLocation every 9 days. Most recently, Geo Elevation was updated on October 16, 2026 and SkyLocation on October 4, 2026.

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