Comparison

Share Location&Compass vs GPS Data Smart

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

Head to head
About

Share Location&Compass

This app combines a compass with location sharing capabilities. Easily send your GPS coordinates, address, and altitude to contacts via SMS or email. It also displays cardinal directions and a rotating bezel for navigation.

Highlights
  • Share GPS location (map link, address, coordinates)
  • Send location via SMS and Email
  • Displays current address on map
  • Automatic GPS coordinate updates
  • Compass with North, South, East, West
  • Large rotating bezel
Features
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Combine Compass and Share Location function in one app. Share your GPS information(map link,address,latitude,longitude,and altitude) to your friends, which include sending it as an SMS,E-Mail. Share Location function: - Current address will show on the Map - If you want to get current address, there must be a network - If there is GPS, latitude,longitude and altitude will auto update periodically - Share a map link of your location ,with friends,family,police, and fire station Compass function: - Shows direction of north, south, east and west - Large numbers and large rotating bezel

About

GPS Data Smart

Track your outdoor activities with detailed GPS information. Monitor altitude, speed, location, and signal quality. View sunrise/sunset times and local UTC time on a world map.

Highlights
  • Altitude and elevation tracking
  • Latitude and longitude coordinates
  • Speed in km/h or mph
  • GPS signal quality indicator
  • Directional compass
  • Sunrise and sunset times
  • Local UTC time
Features
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GPS Data app - you can check any necessary GPS data. If you like sports, mountaineering, journey, running you can use it to check your results or external parameters like speed, altitude, location, etc. Using this app you get: - altitude and elevation (measures of the height of a point relative to some datum - Height above sea level) - the location (latitude and longitude - GPS coordinates, lat and long) - speed km/h or mph - the quality of the GPS signal - direction - compass (determining the geographical position) In this app you get the access to the necessary mobile data, you don't need navigation, GPS tracker or GPS Watch. With this app you can check sunrise and sunset time of a day, local UTC time, position on the world map and many others data. Have a fun with GPS data app ! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://examobile.com/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

Share Location&Compass1 screens
GPS Data Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Share Location&Compass at none against GPS Data Smart's 2. Share Location&Compass also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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 Data Smart sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Share Location&Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Share Location&Compass ships an update every 2 months, GPS Data Smart every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Share Location&Compass versus GPS Data Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShare Location&CompassGPS Data Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (406 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better72.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—406 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryuan hung HuangExaMobile S.A.

Customer experience

Share Location&Compass

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GPS Data Smart

All ratings406 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative22.8%

Bugs and requests

Share Location&Compass

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

GPS Data Smart

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 9.3.6 and older versions
  • Clipboard access without user permission
  • Premium payment issues - repeated charges
  • Radar page freezes when adding location
  • App unresponsive after entering address in radar
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  • Missing map feature shown in promotional screenshots
  • Premium features not activating after purchase

Requested features

11 requests
  • Marine coordinate format (DD MM.MMM)
  • Speed display in knots
  • Satellite PRN (Pseudo-Random Noise) information
  • Precise heading/bearing in degrees (001-360)
  • Photo capture and attachment functionality
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  • GPS data export capability
  • GPS signal strength indicator
  • Coordinate conversion tool
  • Russian language support
  • Map display feature
  • Radar functionality

In-app purchases

None

Share Location&Compass

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GPS Data Smart

Subscriptions1
  • PRO$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Share Location&Compass free?
Share Location&Compass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS Data Smart free?
GPS Data Smart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Share Location&Compass or GPS Data Smart have ads?
Neither Share Location&Compass nor GPS Data Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Share Location&Compass or GPS Data Smart?
Share Location&Compass ships an update every 2 months, and GPS Data Smart every 4 months. Most recently, Share Location&Compass was updated on July 4, 2026 and GPS Data Smart on September 21, 2026.

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