Comparison

TexaGPS™ vs NMEA GPS Tether

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

Head to head
About

TexaGPS™

Share your iPhone's location data with devices that lack cellular or GPS capabilities. This app enables location tracking and recording, allowing you to replay routes or send location information to another device.

Highlights
  • GPS over tethering
  • Location information recording
  • Replay recorded locations
  • Send location to other devices
  • iPhone to iPad connectivity
  • Location Tethering API
Features
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GPS over tethering app. You can use Location information Even if your iPad not have cellular. You can use with This app and tethering. Just start with LOCAMO. 1.Start Personal Hotspot from Your iphone to your iPad without bluetooth. 2.Start this app on iPhone. 3.Start LOCAMO on your iPad. 3.Setting Use TexaGPS turn on on LOCAMO preference. Even if your iPad don’t have cellular & GPS, You can use high level location information automatically. Location information recording function. Record all core location informations. And replay location information and send location to LOCOMO. **RouteRR changed name to LOCOMO. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. ===for iPhone Developer ==== Location Tethering API. You can use Free. We will make TexaGPS client API for developer. This API can test core location simulate soon. You can test this version load location information by json format. http://IP_ADDRESS:12345/TexaGPS/result.json http://issho.dht.jp

About

NMEA GPS Tether

Share GPS data from another device to your iPad over WiFi. Ideal for devices lacking built-in GPS, allowing you to view location information on a map. Offers customizable runtime and update frequency.

Highlights
  • Receive GPS data from other devices
  • View location on map
  • Customizable runtime
  • Adjust map update frequency
  • Auto-center map with history trail
Features
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This app (receiver) connects to another device (sender, which will provide GPS coordinates data). Useful on devices where GPS is unavailable. To use, you will need to a server app, NMEA device or a telnet connection to send the GPS data. If you need support or having issues with NMEA, contact us at support@bricatta.com or visit us at gpstether.bricatta.com Summary : To share and tether NMEA GPS data between other compatible devices, over WiFi network to your iPad, and view it on the map. Useful for those iPads without GPS. Want to share and tether GPS infomation from other devices like NMEA server or from another device, to your iPad using WiFi ? This solution is made for you... plain and simple. Check out the video at www.bricatta.com Just key in the IP address and port number, and you are all set to view the location on the map. *The location shown is based on the other device's GPS location (NMEA server/talker) * Trial version will only run for 5 minutes. Purchase full version in here (app's Settings page) using the in-app feature. Feature Details : - Able to receive GPS data from another device using Bricatta's server app, and view the location on your iPad using this app. - Able to receive NMEA GPS data from a NMEA compatible talker/server, and view the location on your iPad using this app. This feature is still under final-beta testing. - Set how many minutes you want this app to run (runtime), with 0 as unlimited runtime - Set how frequent to update the map with pointers, to save battery power. - Auto-center the map at the latest location with history trail. Requirements : - WiFi - Location info (optional, used locally on device only to show device location on map. Data is not shared or sent to other devices) Note : This app solution is not meant to tether GPS from iPhone. Please read the FAQ at gpstether.bricatta.com for more info.

Screenshots

TexaGPS™4 screens
NMEA GPS Tether3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NMEA GPS Tether at 5.0 against TexaGPS™'s 1.0. TexaGPS™'s advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (35% vs 25%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. TexaGPS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NMEA GPS Tether sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NMEA GPS Tether holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of TexaGPS™'s written reviews are positive against 25% of NMEA GPS Tether's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TexaGPS™ versus NMEA GPS Tether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTexaGPS™NMEA GPS Tether
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTamaLee Kien Yeong

Customer experience

TexaGPS™

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral8.8%
Negative55.9%

NMEA GPS Tether

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TexaGPS™

One-time1
  • GPS Playback recorder$9.99
1 purchases

NMEA GPS Tether

One-time1
  • Purchase Full Version$3.99

Questions

Is TexaGPS™ free?
TexaGPS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NMEA GPS Tether free?
NMEA GPS Tether is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TexaGPS™ or NMEA GPS Tether?
NMEA GPS Tether is rated higher. TexaGPS™ averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while NMEA GPS Tether averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TexaGPS™ or NMEA GPS Tether have ads?
Neither TexaGPS™ nor NMEA GPS Tether shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TexaGPS™ or NMEA GPS Tether?
TexaGPS™ ships an update every 2 months, and NMEA GPS Tether every 2 months. Most recently, TexaGPS™ was updated on October 9, 2026 and NMEA GPS Tether on October 10, 2026.

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