Grid Locator vs minimalVNC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grid Locator
This utility app determines your current Maidenhead grid square locator using your device's location services. It's designed for radio amateurs to easily identify their station's location and calculate distances and bearings to other stations. A companion watch app provides quick access to your locator.
- Calculates grid locator from current position
- Uses device location services
- Companion watch app included
- Useful for radio amateurs
- Shows distance and bearing to other stations
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The Grid Locator app uses the location services to get your current position and calculate the six digit maidenhead grid square locator form the geographic coordinates. The grid locator is used by radioamateurs worldwide to indicate the location of their station and to calculate the distance and bearing to other stations. With this app, which comes with a nice watch companion app, you always know your current locator at a fingertip.
minimalVNC
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A VNC client that does exactly what it should — connect fast, render fast, type correctly — and nothing else. Native SwiftUI, tiny footprint, no accounts, no telemetry. THE MODERN VNC STACK • RFB 3.8 with Tight + JPEG encoding — smooth at 1920×1080 and beyond • Encrypted by default: VeNCrypt over TLS 1.3, with trust-on-first-use for self-signed homelab certificates • Works with wayvnc, TigerVNC, TightVNC, x11vnc, Xvnc and more MADE FOR TOUCH • Trackpad-style pointer: your screen is the trackpad — tap to click, two-finger tap for right click, two-finger drag to scroll, pinch to zoom • Full keyboard support: Esc, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, Super and F-keys on an accessory bar with sticky modifiers, plus hardware keyboards on iPad • Full UTF-8 clipboard sync in both directions SYNCED WITH YOUR MAC • Favourites sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud • Passwords stay in your Keychain and sync via iCloud Keychain • One purchase unlocks Pro everywhere — minimalVNC is also on the Mac App Store FREE TO CONNECT, FOREVER Quick connect, two saved favourites and every encoding and cipher — free. minimalVNC Pro (subscription or one-time lifetime unlock) adds unlimited favourites and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://minimalvnc.weinmayr.co/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grid Locator at none against minimalVNC's 3. On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. minimalVNC sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Grid Locator asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Grid Locator | minimalVNC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | micro systems | Christian Weinmayr |
In-app purchases
Grid Locator
No in-app purchases
minimalVNC
- Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$6.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$17.99









