MGRS GPS vs TAK Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MGRS GPS
Easily view your MGRS coordinates on your iPhone or iPad. Share your location via text, email, or social media. Capture and manage waypoints across your devices.
- View MGRS location
- Share location via tweet, email, SMS, iMessage
- Capture waypoints
- View and edit waypoints on iPad
- Universal app support
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MGRS GPS allows you to see your MGRS location on your iPhone or iPad. In addition, you can tweet, email, SMS on iPhone, or iMessage your location to your friends. Since the app is universal you can capture waypoints with your iPhone and then view and change them on your iPad.
TAK Tracker
This navigation app allows users to integrate with existing Team Awareness Kit (TAK) servers for training and operations. It supports data packages, certificate enrollment, and broadcasts location information over UDP. The app is designed for low power consumption and continuous background operation.
- TAK server integration
- Data Packages and Certificate Enrollment
- Location/CoT broadcast over UDP
- Emergency Beacon support
- Standard, Hybrid, and 3D Maps
- Adjustable measurement types (MGRS)
- Continuous background operation
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The Team Awareness Kit (TAK) Tracker (also known as the Tactical Assault Kit in the Department of Defense) is a lightweight, send-only application designed to enable easy integrations into existing training and operational workflows. The application is designed from the ground-up in iOS and connects to your favorite TAK servers with either Data Packages or Certificate Enrollment. In addition, TAK Tracker can broadcast its information to the local network like you would expect from any TAK application. TAK Tracker contains with the following features: - Full support for Data Packages QR code, and Certificate Enrollment - Location / CoT broadcast over UDP - Emergency Beacon support - Support for Standard, Hybrid and 3D Maps - Ability to change all measurement types, including MGRS - Full support for continuously running in the background with low power draw System Requirements: - Supports iOS 15.4 and later versions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TAK Tracker at 100% against MGRS GPS's 28%. TAK Tracker also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.0). MGRS GPS's advantage is chart position (#123 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
TAK Tracker is free to download; MGRS GPS costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TAK Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of MGRS GPS's written reviews are positive against 100% of TAK Tracker's.
MGRS GPS ships an update every 10 months, TAK Tracker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MGRS GPS | TAK Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #123 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Modular Machines LLC | Flight Tactics |
Customer experience
MGRS GPS
TAK Tracker
In-app purchases
MGRS GPS
No in-app purchases
TAK Tracker
No in-app purchases
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