Talking Location vs WristRoute Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talking Location
This app provides multiple ways to hear location details spoken aloud. Options include timed announcements, gestures like pinching or shaking, and proximity sensor activation. Customize which location data is read and the speaking order.
- Timed location announcements
- Gesture-based activation (pinch, shake)
- Proximity sensor for spoken location
- Customizable spoken location data
- Adjustable speaking speed and order
- Wizard solution for combined actions
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The app will provide six kinds of solutions for talking the location information. The cover solution is only available for iPhone. 1 Talk by the timer 2 Talk by pinch gesture 3 Talk by shaking the device 4 Talk by covering the top screen of iPhone. (use the iPhone proximity sensor) not available for iPad 5 Talk by tapping the Add button at the bottom right corner. 6 Talk by using wizard solution. With the wizard solution, the timer solution, pinch solution,shake solution and cover solution could work at the same time. The user could customise the action of wizard solution. For example, only enable timer and pinch solution work at the same time 7 Use the default language of device as the main talking language. 8 In the main list view, tap the single cell, the detail information about the location will be displayed. The app will could talk the location longitude, latitude or the detail information such as the location name,locality,Thorough fare, sub locality, sub thorough fare. From the setting view, we could select the timer interval from 1 minutes or more. We could also select the talking speed rate. And decide whether to talk the longitude,latitude or the detail location information. The user could indict which detail items could be talked. The user also could select the different talking order. Usage: Tap the left first button in the bottom toolbar, the app will talk the location on the timer interval. Tap the left second button in the bottom toolbar, the app will be the wizard solution. In this situation, the shake, pinch, proximity (iPhone only)detection and timer could work at the same time.The user could customise the action of wizard solution from the setting view. Tap the left third button in the bottom toolbar, the app will talk the location when the user pinch on the table list view. In iPhone,tap the right second button in the bottom toolbar, the app will talk the location when the user covers the iPhone screen by hands or by other objects such as one book.In iPad,shake the device, the app will talk the location. Tap the right first button in the bottom toolbar, the app will talk the location at once. The top left item is the action menu button. It includes the Clear All Data item and Edit Data Item. When tap the Edit Data item, the list data will be editable status. After that, tap the action menu button, the list data will be normal status. For iPhone, the shake solution item move to the action menu list. If the user uses the proximity solution or enable the proximity feature of the wizard solution, then the APP will talk the location information when the user covers the top screen of iPhone from the main view, the setting view or the detail information view. If the user uses the pinch solution, shake solution or the timer solution, then the APP will talk the location information when the App is in the main view. Notice for the first time usage: From the setting view, select the timer interval for the timer solution if 1 minute interval is not acceptable.Then,indict which detail items we want the APP to talk. This edition could talk the current location information to the upcoming phone call with the iphone. The iOS version should be 13.0 or newer. First , accept the coming phone call, after that when this app is talking, the phone owner could hear the talking from the phone. The people in the calling could hear the talking in the call.
WristRoute Lite
This app provides standalone GPS navigation for outdoor activities on your Apple Watch. It supports offline use with cached topographic and OpenStreetMap maps, allowing you to follow routes and track progress without an internet connection. Battery-saving options are included for extended use.
- Standalone Apple Watch GPS
- Offline GPX file support
- Topographic and OpenStreetMap maps
- Cached maps for offline use
- Battery saving options
- Elevation profile tracking
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WristRoute Lite is a standalone Apple Watch GPS application for hiking, biking, and other offline activities. Neither the iPhone or Internet is needed for field operation. WristRoute Lite can read GPX files containing waypoints, routes, and tracks. Download a GPX file for an upcoming hike, load it on your watch, and now you can follow the route line on a map, or track your uphill progress against an elevation profile. WristRoute uses the latest generation of topographic maps from the USGS: US Topo. Outside the continental United States an OpenStreetMap derived map is used. Maps are cached for offline use. WristRoute is designed for all day use with battery saving options. GPS Battery Saver turns on the GPS only as needed. Map display can also be turned off, displaying just GPX route lines and waypoints. This free LIte version does not include ability to export watch created waypoints and tracks or to bulk cache maps. Please upgrade to full version (not "Lite") to use those features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WristRoute Lite at 3.7 against Talking Location's 3.0. WristRoute Lite also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Talking Location's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. WristRoute Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Talking Location asks for nothing beyond the download.
WristRoute Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WristRoute Lite has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Talking Location ships an update every 5 months, WristRoute Lite every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talking Location | WristRoute Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 方 沈 | Eastridge Technology |
Customer experience
Talking Location
WristRoute Lite
In-app purchases
Talking Location
No in-app purchases
WristRoute Lite
- WristRoute Lite Upgrade$9.99
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