Comparison

Handy GPS vs RallyOdoSwift

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

Head to head
About

Handy GPS

Navigate the outdoors with this comprehensive tool. Record waypoints, track logs, and find your way home using UTM or lat/lon coordinates. Supports offline maps and data export for planning and sharing.

Highlights
  • UTM and Lat/Lon coordinate support
  • Waypoint recording and navigation
  • Track log recording
  • Offline map tile downloads
  • KML/GPX file import and export
  • Magnetic compass and elevation profile
  • Sun and moon rise/set times
Features
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The perfect companion for your next outdoor adventure. Seek, find, record and return home with Handy GPS. This app is a real navigation tool designed for outdoors sports like hiking, bushwalking, mountain biking, kayaking and trail riding. It allows you to work in UTM or lat/lon coordinates. Features: * View your current location in UTM or Lat/Lon formats. * Record and/or manually enter waypoints in UTM, Lat/Lon, or MGRS. * Goto a waypoint, with optional audio proximity alarm and spoken directions. * Record a track log. * Show your current location, waypoints and tracklogs on a map. * Export waypoints and tracklogs to a KML file for viewing in Google Earth, or to a GPX file. * Export waypoints to a comma delimited (CSV) text file. * Import KML or GPX files and view in the app. * Email your current location to a friend. * Odometer to keep track of how far you've gone. * Magnetic compass. * Elevation profile. * Compute sun and moon rise and set times. * Supports both metric and US/imperial units. * Supports datums WGS84, GDA94, AGD66 and AGD84. (Use WGS84 for NAD83) * Allows entry of parameters for a custom datum (e.g. ED50, SAD69, OSGB36, GDA2020 etc), as well as supporting affine parameters for local grid systems. * Can display your location a normal grid ref, an MGRS grid ref (WGS84 datum only), or as a UK Ordinance Survey (OS) grid ref. * Can download offline map tiles for use where there is no cellular coverage. * Can import pre-prepared state or country-level base maps from a zip file. * Optional walk timer. * Email your current waypoints and tracklogs as a KML file. * Take photos from within the app to be stored with the current session. Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. To save battery power you can close the app from the task manager. The developer accepts no responsibility for you getting lost while using this app.

About

RallyOdoSwift

This navigation app focuses on tracking mileage for events, allowing users to record and review trip distances. It removes time-related features to comply with event restrictions. An actions button facilitates less frequent changes.

Highlights
  • Mileage tracking
  • Event-specific functionality
  • Trip data review
  • Actions button for changes
  • Swift-based update
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An updated version of RallyOdo app written using Swift. All clock & time functionality removed so it can be used on events prohibiting such information. The actions button is for making the less frequent changes. A Split adds the current mileage to a table for review. "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."

Screenshots

Handy GPS4 screens
RallyOdoSwift2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Handy GPS at 88% against RallyOdoSwift's 0%. Handy GPS also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). RallyOdoSwift's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 12.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

RallyOdoSwift is free to download; Handy GPS costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handy GPS ships an update every 5 weeks, RallyOdoSwift every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Handy GPS versus RallyOdoSwift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandy GPSRallyOdoSwift
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.09.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthony DunkClarence Westberg

Customer experience

Handy GPS

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

RallyOdoSwift

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Handy GPS

No in-app purchases

None

RallyOdoSwift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handy GPS free?
Handy GPS costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RallyOdoSwift free?
RallyOdoSwift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Handy GPS or RallyOdoSwift have ads?
Neither Handy GPS nor RallyOdoSwift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handy GPS or RallyOdoSwift?
Handy GPS ships an update every 5 weeks, and RallyOdoSwift every 8 months. Most recently, Handy GPS was updated on October 5, 2026 and RallyOdoSwift on October 13, 2026.

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