Comparison

Handy GPS vs UTM Maps

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
Currently charting
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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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Handy GPS4 screens
UTM Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: UTM Maps at Free against Handy GPS's $9.99. UTM Maps also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Handy GPS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume 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

UTM Maps is free to download; Handy GPS costs $9.99 up front. UTM Maps sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Handy GPS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Handy GPS against 5.0 for UTM Maps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Handy GPS's written reviews are positive against 100% of UTM Maps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handy GPS ships an update every 5 weeks, UTM Maps every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Handy GPS versus UTM Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandy GPSUTM Maps
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#133 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthony DunkYogi Yogantara

Customer experience

Handy GPS

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

UTM Maps

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Handy GPS

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

UTM Maps

Subscriptions4
  • 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

Questions

Is Handy GPS free?
Handy GPS costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is UTM Maps free?
UTM Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Handy GPS or UTM Maps?
UTM Maps is rated higher. Handy GPS averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while UTM Maps averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Handy GPS or UTM Maps have ads?
UTM Maps shows ads; Handy GPS does not.
Which is updated more often, Handy GPS or UTM Maps?
Handy GPS ships an update every 5 weeks, and UTM Maps every 10 days. Most recently, Handy GPS was updated on September 18, 2026 and UTM Maps on August 15, 2026.

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