Comparison

AlphaTech Plotter vs GPS Status & Satellite Sky

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

Head to head
About

AlphaTech Plotter

Features
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AlphaTech Plotter is an innovative offline tool that helps you plan, visualize, and print precise screen layout templates for a wide range of phone models. Designed for both professional and personal use, it delivers accurate measurements for cutters and other devices — all processed locally on your device with no data collection.

About

GPS Status & Satellite Sky

Visualize GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo satellites in real-time with a sky radar. Get precise location data including coordinates, altitude, speed, and signal quality for navigation and outdoor activities.

Highlights
  • Real-time satellite sky radar
  • Exact coordinates and altitude display
  • Ground speed monitoring
  • GNSS signal quality indicator
  • Horizontal Dilution of Precision (HDOP)
  • Constellation breakdown (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo)
Features
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Read your exact position in every format at once — decimal degrees, DMS, DDM, UTM and MGRS — and copy any of them with one tap. YOUR POSITION, EVERY FORMAT • Five coordinate formats shown together on the first screen • Tap a row to copy that exact string for a map, a message or a form • Horizontal accuracy and vertical accuracy, shown separately • Altitude above sea level, ground speed and course over ground • Metric, imperial (feet, mph) or nautical (feet, knots, nautical miles) When the phone has no valid altitude or you are standing still, the app shows a dash instead of a made-up 0 m or 0°. SAVE AND FIND PLACES • Save here: store the current fix under a name you choose • Average here: collect up to 30 fixes over 30 seconds and save the mean, with an estimated uncertainty that never claims to be better than the fixes it came from • Rename or delete saved places at any time • Go to a saved place: distance, bearing and ETA, with an Arrived badge within 100 m. The arrow follows your GPS direction of travel, so it works while you are moving — it is not a magnetic compass • Export all saved places as CSV or GPX PREDICTED SATELLITE SKY A polar sky chart shows where the GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC and SBAS satellites are above you right now, calculated with the standard SGP4 model from public orbital data (CelesTrak) for your position and time. The data refreshes weekly, a bundled copy works offline, and the date of the orbital data is shown under the chart. This is a prediction and the app labels it that way. iOS does not give apps per-satellite data, so the chart does not show which satellites your iPhone is receiving or using. A satellite list sorts everything by elevation. LOCK SCREEN While the app is open, a Live Activity shows accuracy, altitude, speed and course on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. The app does not track location in the background, so the card marks itself PAUSED instead of leaving an old reading looking current. GOOD FOR Hikers and paddlers checking a fix before relying on it · search and rescue, scouts and land navigation with MGRS or UTM · geocaching · drone and paragliding pilots · anyone who needs to send an exact position Readings come from your phone's own location services. Accuracy depends on the device and on a clear view of the sky. Available in 30 languages.

Screenshots

AlphaTech Plotter4 screens
GPS Status & Satellite Sky3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AlphaTech Plotter at none against GPS Status & Satellite Sky's shown. AlphaTech Plotter also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). GPS Status & Satellite Sky's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AlphaTech Plotter ships an update every 6 weeks, GPS Status & Satellite Sky every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AlphaTech Plotter versus GPS Status & Satellite Sky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlphaTech PlotterGPS Status & Satellite Sky
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB61 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperElchin IsayevKyu-Hee Jang

In-app purchases

None

AlphaTech Plotter

No in-app purchases

None

GPS Status & Satellite Sky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AlphaTech Plotter free?
AlphaTech Plotter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS Status & Satellite Sky free?
GPS Status & Satellite Sky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AlphaTech Plotter or GPS Status & Satellite Sky have ads?
GPS Status & Satellite Sky shows ads; AlphaTech Plotter does not.
Which is updated more often, AlphaTech Plotter or GPS Status & Satellite Sky?
AlphaTech Plotter ships an update every 6 weeks, and GPS Status & Satellite Sky every 4 days. Most recently, AlphaTech Plotter was updated on October 4, 2026 and GPS Status & Satellite Sky on October 4, 2026.

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