GPS status+ vs GNSS View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS status+
This app displays your current location on a map, along with detailed GPS information like speed, latitude, longitude, and altitude. It's designed to provide users with comprehensive data about their position.
- Display current location on map
- Show GPS information
- Latitude display
- Longitude display
- Altitude display
- Speed display
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Provides GPS information(map,speed,latitude,longitude,and altitude) * Display your current location on map
GNSS View
Visualize the positions of satellite navigation systems like QZSS and GPS in the sky. View satellite arrangements on a radar or through augmented reality from your current location. Supports multiple satellite constellations and customizable display options.
- Position Radar view of satellites
- Augmented Reality (AR) display
- Supports QZSS, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, SBAS
- Select specific signal satellites
- Set elevation mask angle
- Display HDOP and VDOP values
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This application enables you to see where the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System in the sky！ ●What is QZSS？ Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) is a Japanese satellite positioning system composed mainly of satellites in quasi-zenith orbits (QZO). Satellite positioning systems use satellite signals to calculate position information. One famous example is the American Global Positioning System (GPS) and the QZSS is sometimes called the Japanese GPS. For details, please refer to the following Website "Quasi-Zenith Satellite System". URL : https://qzss.go.jp/en ●What is GNSS View？ GNSS View provides that iOS version application that is based on the website application "GNSS View". This application enables you to know position of positioning satellites such as QZSS and GPS in the specified time and location. The positioning satellites displayed in the GNSS View are not based on the satellite information directly received by the smartphone but are displayed based on the satellite arrangement calculated based on the publicly released orbit information. ●GNSS View 3 functions 【Main】 ・You can move to the Position Radar screen or AR Display screen from the application startup screen. ・You can see the operating manual and privacy policy of this application via the website. 【Position Radar】 ・It is provided radar view of positioning satellites such as QZSS and GPS as a sky plot at the specified time and location. ・Positioning satellites can be specified from QZSS, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, SBAS. ・You can also select specified signal satellites to see on the radar. ・You can see selected satellites by setting elevation mask angle. ・You can switch east and west of satellite arrangement, turn on / off rotation, and switch on / off display of satellite number. ・It displays HDOP, VDOP, the total number of satellites and the number of each positioning satellites in the satellite arrangement displayed on the radar. 【AR Display】 ・Position of positioning satellites such as QZSS and GPS on the sky from your current location is able to see through your camera at the specified time. ・In order to display satellites, it is necessary to turn on the position information of the smartphone and complete the positioning. Therefore, it may take time to display. ・Positioning satellites can be specified from QZSS, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, SBAS. ・You can also select specified signal satellites to see on the radar. ・You can see selected satellites by setting elevation mask angle. ●Supported versions ・iOS 26 ・iOS 18 ・iOS 17 ・iOS 16 ・iOS 15 ・iOS 14
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GNSS View at 4.3 against GPS status+'s 1.0. GNSS View also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 50%) and ratings volume (19 vs 1). GPS status+'s advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 View holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GNSS View has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of GPS status+'s written reviews are positive against 69% of GNSS View's.
GPS status+ ships an update every 5 months, GNSS View every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS status+ | GNSS View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 68.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yuan hung Huang | NEC Corporation |
Customer experience
GPS status+
GNSS View
In-app purchases
GPS status+
No in-app purchases
GNSS View
No in-app purchases
Questions
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