Comparison

Pinfold vs GPS Earth

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

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About

Pinfold

Features
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Pinfold is an offline catalogue for your KML and KMZ files. Import the places you care about once — trails, travel itineraries, scouted locations, survey points, saved pins exported from other mapping tools — then browse and navigate them anywhere, with no signal required. Most KML files come from somewhere else: Google Earth exports, GIS tools, a guide who shared a route, a colleague's site survey. Pinfold gives those files a permanent, organized home on your device instead of leaving them buried in email attachments and downloads folders. BUILT FOR OFFLINE • Load a file once with a connection, then use it completely offline. • Icons and photos referenced by the file are cached on import, so they're there when you're off the grid. • Nothing depends on a server — your library lives on your device. BROWSE YOUR PLACES • Navigate the original folder hierarchy from the KML, exactly as it was authored. • Tap any placemark for its full details: description, photos, and any extended data fields the file carries. • Custom placemark icons and colors from the file's styles are preserved. SEE IT ON THE MAP • View all of a file's pins together on an embedded map. • Nearby pins group into numbered clusters when you zoom out, so dense files stay readable. NAVIGATE WITH THE APP YOU ALREADY USE • Open any place in Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, Organic Maps, Guru Maps, OsmAnd, Magic Earth, Citymapper, and more. • Set a default map app for one-tap navigation, or pick each time. • Apps you don't have installed are hidden automatically. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE • Share a .kml or .kmz file to Pinfold from any app. • Open KML/KMZ files directly from the Files app or attachments. • Import several files at once. KEEP YOUR LIBRARY IN SYNC (OPTIONAL) • Turn on iCloud to keep your imported files on every device signed in to the same iCloud account. • Your files stay in your private iCloud — Pinfold has no account and no servers. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking. • Your location is shown only on your device and never leaves it. Pinfold is a viewer and launcher: it reads your files faithfully and hands you off to the navigation app you prefer. Bring your places; take them anywhere.

About

GPS Earth

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Explore the world with GPS Earth: Satellite Maps — a powerful map and navigation app that brings satellite maps, GPS tools, route planning, traffic information, location search, and everyday travel utilities together in one place. Whether you're planning a trip, exploring a new destination, finding an address, checking your route, or simply discovering places around the world, GPS Earth gives you useful map and location tools whenever you need them. SATELLITE MAPS Explore locations around the world with satellite map view. Search for places, move around the map, and discover locations from a different perspective. ROUTE PLANNER & DIRECTIONS Plan routes between locations and get directions to help organize your journey. Whether you're traveling across town or planning a longer trip, use the route planner to explore your journey. MY LOCATION Find your current location on the map and use location-based tools to explore nearby places and search for destinations. TRAFFIC INFORMATION Check available traffic information along your journey to better understand road conditions and plan your route. ADDRESS & PLACE FINDER Search for addresses, locations, and places directly on the map. Find useful location information without switching between multiple apps. AREA MEASUREMENT Measure areas directly on the map. Use the Area Finder to estimate the size of selected locations and explore land measurements with ease. AROUND ME Discover places near your current location and explore nearby destinations directly from the map. FAMOUS PLACES Explore famous places and landmarks around the world. Discover interesting locations and view them directly through the map. POWERFUL GPS TOOLS GPS Earth also includes practical tools for everyday travel and navigation: • Compass — Check your direction and orientation.
• Speedometer — Monitor your current speed.
• Weather — Check available weather information.
• Fuel Calculator — Estimate fuel costs for your journeys.
• Countries Info — Explore information about countries around the world.
• World Clock — Check the current time around the world.
• Qibla Direction — Find the Qibla direction using your device. ONE APP FOR YOUR MAP & GPS NEEDS From satellite maps and route planning to address search, traffic information, area measurement, nearby places, and useful GPS tools, GPS Earth: Satellite Maps brings essential location features together in one convenient app. Explore locations. Plan routes. Find places. Measure areas. Navigate your world. Download GPS Earth: Satellite Maps and make your everyday map and travel experience more convenient.

Screenshots

Pinfold4 screens
GPS Earth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pinfold at none against GPS Earth's shown. Pinfold also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). GPS Earth's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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

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

Pinfold ships an update weekly, GPS Earth every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pinfold versus GPS Earth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinfoldGPS Earth
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolodymyr SmirnovMalaika Danish

In-app purchases

None

Pinfold

No in-app purchases

None

GPS Earth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinfold free?
Pinfold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS Earth free?
GPS Earth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pinfold or GPS Earth have ads?
GPS Earth shows ads; Pinfold does not.
Which is updated more often, Pinfold or GPS Earth?
Pinfold ships an update weekly, and GPS Earth every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pinfold was updated on October 25, 2026 and GPS Earth on October 7, 2026.

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