Comparison

Nav Camera vs AltosUI

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

Head to head
About

Nav Camera

Capture photos and videos with integrated geo-location data overlays. Add custom notes and choose from various display options and formats. Ideal for professional documentation and field use.

Highlights
  • Geo-location data overlays (date, time, position, altitude, datum, bearing)
  • Customizable notes up to four lines
  • Movie recording with real-time overlay updates
  • Multiple reticle options
  • Colored lens filters
  • Support for various position formats (MGRS, UTM, etc.)
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Nav Camera uses the proven navigation, augmented reality, and image processing engines from the well known Theodolite app to create a new app that focuses on photogaphy and video recording with data overlays. The app has been crafted with attention to detail by a top iOS developer, and benefits from over 20 years of development and testing heritage, along with real world usage by surveyors, geologists, architects, engineers, competitive sportsmen, first responders, military personnel, and search and rescue workers around the world. Nav Camera supports portrait and landscape photo capture, and gives you the option to overlay date/time, geo data, street address, and four lines of custom notes on photos and videos. Nav Camera lets you take photographs and record movies in landscape and portrait orientations with geo-location overlays and custom notes. Geo-location overlays include date, time, position, altitude, GPS datum, and compass bearing. Overlay data is updated in every frame when recording movies, which is great for documenting dynamic scenes or scanning an area. You can enter up to four lines of custom notes to be rendered into the overlay, which is perfect for job descriptions, project names, company/staff information, invoice numbers, or additional comments/documentation. Various parts of the overlay can be turned on or off, and multiple overlay colors are available. Nav Camera includes features for serious users including multiple reticles (three types of crosshairs and an SLR-style focus/exposure indicator), colored lens filters to improve use in dark conditions and preserve night vision, and multiple position formats including military grid reference system (MGRS), universal transverse Mercator (UTM), British/Irish National Grids, and six latitude/longitude variations. The optional "Datum Pack" adds over 220 geodetic datums to the app for more accurate position and altitude computation from GPS data. Optional datums include NAD-27, NAD-83, OSGB-36, ED-50, and hundreds of others, covering regions and countries on all continents around the world. Find out why apps like Nav Camera and Theodolite, and their field-proven results, are featured in Apple Keynotes, written up in magazine articles and professional journals, and used by everyday explorers and pro users around the world. Where will you take Nav Camera on your next adventure? Nav Camera works on any iPhone or iPod Touch with camera, running iOS 11.4 or later. If you like Nav Camera, please leave a review/rating on the iTunes App Store. It only takes a moment, and helps us a lot. Thanks!

About

AltosUI

This app provides live rocket flight tracking and telemetry data for Altus Metrum rocket flight computers. It connects via Bluetooth LE and offers four tabs for flight monitoring, including voice guidance and offline map capabilities. Users can also generate detailed flight reports and share flight data.

Highlights
  • Live telemetry data
  • Voice guidance during flight
  • Offline maps
  • Flight reports with PDF export
  • Multi-tracker support
  • Bearing and distance relative to user
Features
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AltosUI is the iOS ground station for Altus Metrum rocket flight computers. Connect to TeleBT v4.0 via Bluetooth LE for live telemetry on four tabs: Pad, Flight, Recover, and Map. At parity with AltosDroid — same data, same math. Supports TeleMega v1–v7, TeleMetrum v1–v4, TeleMini v2–v3, TeleGPS v1–v4. • Voice guidance during flight and recovery — hands-free • Offline maps — download before you go, no cell needed • .telem files in the Files app with Quick Look previews • Share flights via iCloud Drive, AirDrop, or email • Multi-tracker — several rockets from one ground station • Bearing and distance relative to you, not the pad Experimental features: • Flight Report — altitude chart, phase timeline, descent rates, motor analysis, advisories. Export as PDF. • Recovery Map — walking view with direction guidance • AR HUD — camera overlay tracking your rocket's position

Screenshots

Nav Camera4 screens
AltosUI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nav Camera at $3.99 against AltosUI's $19.99. Nav Camera also leads on ratings volume (34 vs 4) and chart position (#55 vs #176). AltosUI's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 62%). On ads 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

Nav Camera costs $3.99 and AltosUI $19.99 up front. Nav Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AltosUI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AltosUI holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nav Camera has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Nav Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of AltosUI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nav Camera ships an update every 12 months, AltosUI every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Nav Camera versus AltosUI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNav CameraAltosUI
Price$3.99 — better$19.99
Rating4.0 (34 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#55 — better#176
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraig HunterIron Sheep Productions, LLC

Customer experience

Nav Camera

All ratings34 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.6%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative35.3%

AltosUI

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nav Camera

One-time1
  • Datum Pack$2.99
None

AltosUI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nav Camera free?
Nav Camera costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is AltosUI free?
AltosUI costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nav Camera or AltosUI?
AltosUI is rated higher. Nav Camera averages 4.0 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while AltosUI averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Nav Camera or AltosUI have ads?
Neither Nav Camera nor AltosUI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nav Camera or AltosUI?
Nav Camera ships an update every 12 months, and AltosUI every 5 months. Most recently, Nav Camera was updated on October 29, 2026 and AltosUI on October 26, 2026.
Which is more popular, Nav Camera or AltosUI?
Nav Camera currently peaks at #55 in the App Store charts, and AltosUI at #176. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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