Map Switch vs MyGPS.uk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Map Switch
Easily convert map links and coordinates between various navigation apps. Share locations, preview them on a map, and generate compatible links for your preferred service. Supports multiple coordinate formats and includes a history feature for recent conversions.
- Convert map links and coordinates
- Supports multiple map apps
- Handles various coordinate formats
- Location preview
- Link generation for services
- Conversion history
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Open any place in your preferred map app. Share or paste a map link, coordinates, or a location code. Map Switch finds the place, previews it on a map, and creates links for compatible services. Supports Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps, HERE WeGo, TomTom, and many more apps. Use DD, DMS, and DMM coordinates, plus UTM, MGRS, Plus Codes, Geohash, and other geographic formats. History lets you find, rename, and reopen recent conversions. You can also copy coordinates or share a place as text or a customizable map card. No account and no tracking. Some short links may require a connection to the service that created them.
MyGPS.uk
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Your position, every format. Your tracks, everywhere. My GPS turns your iPhone into a precision position instrument — and a tracker that simply refuses to lose your data. ASK YOUR HISTORY ANYTHING • Tap the assistant and just ask: "How far did I travel this week?" "Where did I go on Tuesday?" "When was I last at the office?" • Answers come ONLY from your own tracks and places — computed from your data, with real place names, never invented • The same assistant lives on mygps.uk, so phone and web always agree COORDINATES, PROPERLY • Decimal degrees, degrees·minutes, degrees·minutes·seconds, UTM and MGRS • Big, readable, military-styled display — tap to copy any format • Altitude, speed, fix accuracy and age, live • Share your position to any app, or copy Apple/Google Maps links TRACKS THAT SURVIVE ANYTHING • Record with the screen locked — real background tracking • Live progress on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Crash, kill the app, reboot: your recording resumes by itself • Distance, duration, speed and altitude charts for every track • Export any track as a standard GPX file GEOFENCE & ARRIVAL ALARMS • Draw any area on the map — get a persistent alarm if the phone leaves it • Set arrival alerts on saved places — ring when you get there • Optional Telegram alerts: breaches and arrivals messaged to you instantly LIVE LOCATION SHARING • Share a private link — friends watch you move in any browser, no app needed • You choose the duration: 1, 6 or 24 hours; stop any time PLACES & MEASURE • Save places, get distances, a live compass arrow, and GO navigation • Tap the map to measure distances and areas SYNC, DONE RIGHT • Optional sign-in (Apple or Google) syncs tracks and places with mygps.uk • Offline-first: everything works without an account; sync is automatic • Export all your data, or delete your account — one tap each No ads. No analytics. No data sold, ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MyGPS.uk at every 8 days against Map Switch's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Map Switch ships an update every 3 months, MyGPS.uk every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Map Switch | MyGPS.uk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erminio Ricciardi | Mehrdad Yazdani |
In-app purchases
Map Switch
No in-app purchases
MyGPS.uk
No in-app purchases









