Alpine Quest vs UTM Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alpine Quest
Plan routes and navigate precisely on any terrain, online or offline. Offers advanced coordinate systems and export options for outdoor missions and exploration. A PRO upgrade unlocks full features like unlimited layers and tracking.
- Route and area planning on map
- Point-to-point and route navigation
- Movement tracking with elevation/speed
- Support for MGRS, UTM, Lat-Lon
- GPX, KML, GeoJSON export/import
- Layer-based data management
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Tactical GPS is the Swiss Army knife of navigation - everything you need in one app. Plan routes, navigate cross-country, record tracks, analyze terrain and share your map with your team - online or fully offline, with the precision of a purpose-built instrument. Made for soldiers, SAR teams, hikers, hunters and anyone who reads maps. Designed and built natively for iPhone and iPad. No cross-platform compromises. Just a fast, precise tactical navigation experience. SHARE & SYNC - NEW • Share a map layer with your team over iCloud: everyone sees pins, routes and shapes update live - photos, voice memos and PDF attachments included. Invite-only, no accounts, no exporting. • Connect to a TAK server to exchange position and data in real time, with built-in certificate enrollment • Export your work as GPX, KML/KMZ, GeoJSON, CSV or DXF and continue in any other tool PLAN, NAVIGATE, TRACK • Plan routes and areas directly on the map, online or offline • Generate routes with elevation profiles • Navigate point-to-point or along a route - live distance, bearing, ETA, back azimuth and elevation delta • Record tracks with pause, auto-pause and a Live Activity on your Lock Screen • Set up geofences and location alerts • Organize everything in layers - keep missions, trips and training areas separate MAPS, ONLINE OR OFFLINE • Download map regions for fully offline use • Live topographic contour lines and hillshading • MGRS, UTM or Lat/Lon grid overlay on every basemap • Overlays for trails, cycling, ski slopes and sea marks • Night-vision mode: red or green monochrome display across the entire app FIELD & TERRAIN TOOLS • Viewshed and line-of-sight analysis • Range rings, bearings and point projections • Distance and area measurement • NATO (APP-6) map symbols • Elevation and depth readings anywhere on the map • On-position weather forecasts PRECISION POSITIONING • MGRS / UTM / USNG / Lat-Lon, plus national grids: British, Irish, Swedish, Finnish, New Zealand and more • Dozens of map datums with proper transformations • True, magnetic or grid north reference • Connect an external Bluetooth GNSS receiver for higher-precision positioning • Import GPX, KML/KMZ, GeoJSON, GeoPackage, Shapefile, CSV and more PERFECT FOR • Land navigation and route planning • Hiking, cycling and off-road exploration • SAR and field operations • Outdoor training and navigation exercises Note: Route navigation, additional maps, unlimited overlays and layers, special tools, tracking, iCloud layer sharing and export features require a PRO upgrade.
UTM Maps
This app allows users to work with various coordinate systems, including UTM and MGRS, on a map. It supports registering points with addresses, capturing photos with watermarks, and measuring distances and areas. Data can be exported to CSV or KML formats.
- UTM, MGRS, Lat/Lon coordinate support
- Point registration with geocoding
- Photo capture with coordinate watermark
- Area and distance measurement
- Data export to CSV and KML
- Field navigation with compass and GPS
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A simple APP for working with Latitude Longitude, UTM and MGRS coordinates, Maps and GPS. Register points to be displayed on a map or stored in a database complete with readable address data (geocoding). Capture photo with a watermark containing point name, coordinates and address information. Measure area, distance and registering lines and polygons. Export saved data to CSV or KML file format or locate points in the field using your built-in device's compass and GPS or with generating direction route. Register Points UTM Maps allows you to register points and stored in database to display on the map or export to a CSV file. Stored point data will automatically completed with UTM coordinates and readable address (geocoding requires internet access). Searching for Coordinates You can search for Latitude, Longitude, UTM, or MGRS coordinates to display on a map or find them in the field using a compass or Direction Route. Measure Area And Distance No need to go to the field anymore; now you can measure area and distance with various units using this application. Stores line and polygon data in database and displays it on a map. Export lines and polygons data to KML file. Data Properties / Point Details Each data displayed on the map has its own properties, making it easier to navigate and understand. Simply click on a point and the data properties will automatically appear. Find Point On The Field / Stake Out Now you can find coordinates or location in the field easily, the application will direct you to the desired coordinate point with the help of the built-in compass on your device or using Direction Route. Add Photo Add a photo from camera or library complete with a watermark containing name, coordinates and address information. Data List & Export The data list is designed to view data stored in the database, delete unnecessary data, find the location of data in the field or export data to a file. Point data can be exported to CSV files, while line and polygon data can be exported to KML files for use in other software or other devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Alpine Quest at none against UTM Maps's shown. Alpine Quest also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). UTM Maps's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Alpine Quest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and UTM Maps sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Alpine Quest against 5.0 for UTM Maps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Alpine Quest's written reviews are positive against 100% of UTM Maps's.
Alpine Quest ships an update every 2 days, UTM Maps every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alpine Quest | UTM Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Blajic | Yogi Yogantara |
Customer experience
Alpine Quest
UTM Maps
In-app purchases
Alpine Quest
- Premium Version$14.99
UTM Maps
- Remove Ads 1 Month$0.991 Month
- Elevation (1 Month)$1.991 Month
- Elevations (3 Months)$3.993 Months
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- Remove Ads 1 Year$5.991 Year
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