Comparison

GR Companion vs GRPS

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

Head to head
About

GR Companion

This app enhances your Ricoh GR camera experience by automatically syncing date, time, and GPS data. Browse, import, and remotely control your camera with a user-friendly interface designed for efficiency and privacy.

Highlights
  • Automatic date, time, and GPS sync
  • View and import images from camera
  • Remote camera control with live viewfinder
  • Seamless and automatic reconnection
  • Battery-optimized background syncing
  • Privacy-focused data handling
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A fast, battery-efficient, and reliable camera companion for your Ricoh GR III, GR IIIx, or GR IV — built from the ground up with privacy, user experience and performance in mind. — KEY FEATURES — • Automatic Sync: Keeps your camera’s date, time, and GPS location up to date — quietly running in the background without draining your battery. • Photo Browser: View and import images directly from your camera through a clean, intuitive interface. Allows you to filter by JPEG, RAW or Movies and remembers which items you already transferred. Lets you automatically transfer marked items from your camera. • Seamless Connection: Reconnects automatically, so you spend less time pairing and more time shooting. • Remote Control: Use your phone as a live viewfinder and remote shutter for perfect framing. • Personal Touch: Choose an app icon that matches your GR edition. — WHY GR COMPANION? — • Battery-Optimized: Smart background syncing designed for efficiency. • Privacy-Focused: Your photos and location data never leave your devices. • Always Connected: No repeated manual setup — just open and shoot. • Modern Design: Fast, responsive, and easy to navigate. • Accurate Geotagging: Background GPS sync ensures every photo is tagged precisely. — COMPATIBILITY — Ricoh GR III / GR III HDF / GR IIIx / GR IIIx HDF / GR IV — FEEDBACK — Got ideas, suggestions, or feedback? I’d love to hear from you — just send an email and help shape future updates! ⎯⎯⎯ GR Companion was created by a GR user for GR users and is not affiliated with Ricoh Company, Ltd in any way.

About

GRPS

Automatically sync location data from your iPhone to compatible Ricoh cameras. The app runs in the background, ensuring your photos are geotagged without manual intervention or excessive battery drain.

Highlights
  • Automatic location sync
  • Background operation
  • Camera power-on detection
  • Photo syncing to phone
  • Low battery consumption
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GRPS makes it easy to automatically start and stop location sync from your iPhone to your Ricoh GR III and GR IV cameras. Once the initial connection is made, the app will automatically wake up and start syncing whenever your camera is powered on with Bluetooth enabled within range of the iPhone – even in the background! This allows you to reliably get up to date location information in your images without having to interact with an app, set an explicit duration for location updates or excessively drain your iPhone battery. Basically, set it up once, then forget about it. GRPS also allows you to easily sync your photos to your phone library.

Screenshots

GR Companion4 screens
GRPS2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GRPS at Free against GR Companion's $5.99. GRPS also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). GR Companion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

GRPS is free to download; GR Companion costs $5.99 up front. GRPS sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. GR Companion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GR Companion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GR Companion ships an update every 3 months, GRPS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GR Companion versus GRPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGR CompanionGRPS
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonas RottmannWillow & Oak AB

Customer experience

GR Companion

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GRPS

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GR Companion

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GRPS

One-time2
  • Geotagging$5.99
  • Image sync$5.99

Questions

Is GR Companion free?
GR Companion costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GRPS free?
GRPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GR Companion or GRPS?
GR Companion is rated higher. GR Companion averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while GRPS averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do GR Companion or GRPS have ads?
Neither GR Companion nor GRPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GR Companion or GRPS?
GR Companion ships an update every 3 months, and GRPS every 5 weeks. Most recently, GR Companion was updated on September 20, 2026 and GRPS on September 11, 2026.

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