Marine Radar vs GNSS Status
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marine Radar
View and control radar images from a compatible wireless radar sensor on your iOS device. This app aids in navigation by displaying radar data, but is not a substitute for fundamental navigation skills.
- View radar images on iOS devices
- Control radar images
- Connects to Furuno Wireless Radar Sensor DRS4W
- Aids in voyage
- Requires compatible Furuno hardware
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Descriptions: This Marine Radar App, in connection with the Furuno Wireless Radar Sensor DRS4W, enables to view and control Radar images on iOS devices. How to use: Get the Marine Radar App installed on your device. Connect your device to the DRS4W and launch the app to view the Radar images. For detailed setup and operation procedures, see the operation manual enclosed with the DRS4W. NOTE: This application is aimed for the help of the voyage. Electronic aids are not a replacement for basic navigation principles and common sense. NOTE for use in Japan: This application can be used only in situations where GP-1x71F of FURUNO Chart Plotter is equipped at the same time.
GNSS Status
This utility allows users to configure specific GNSS receivers and view their status. It collects log files for troubleshooting without collecting personally identifiable information, ensuring user privacy.
- Configure Trimble R1, R2, PG200 receivers
- View GNSS status information
- Collect log files for troubleshooting
- No personally identifying information collected
- User-controlled log file sharing
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GNSS Status is a software utility that allows the configuration of Trimble R1, R2 and PG200 GNSS receivers, as well as providing GNSS status information to the user. GNSS Status collects information in the form of log files to aid troubleshooting and support, no personally identifying information is collected. This information is not shared unless the user chooses to do so. The log files contain general information about the iOS device and some specific information about connected Trimble GNSS receivers such as serial numbers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GNSS Status at 3.3 against Marine Radar's 2.7. GNSS Status also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
GNSS Status holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Marine Radar's written reviews are positive against 38% of GNSS Status's.
Marine Radar ships an update every 11 months, GNSS Status every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marine Radar | GNSS Status |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (12 ratings) | 3.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 株式会社フルノソフテック | Trimble Inc. |
Customer experience
Marine Radar
GNSS Status
In-app purchases
Marine Radar
No in-app purchases
GNSS Status
No in-app purchases
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