B4i vs Open Location
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
B4i
This navigation tool converts between UTM and Lat/Lon coordinate systems, supporting various datums and formats. It displays current navigational information and allows sharing locations via SMS or email. Features include text-to-speech for coordinates and an animated compass.
- UTM to Lat/Lon conversion
- Support for different datums
- Current navigational information display
- Location sharing via SMS/Email
- Text-to-speech for coordinates
- Animated compass
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A navigational calculator that allows converting between UTM and Lat / Lon coordinates systems and between different datums and formats. The second page shows the current navigational information and allows you to send the location by SMS or Email. New Speak button. Speaks the current coordinate (text to speech). New animated compass.
Open Location
Seamlessly share locations between your favorite map and navigation apps. Easily send points of interest, contacts, or geo-tagged media to apps like Google Maps, Uber, or Outdooractive. Combine your existing navigation tools in novel ways.
- Share locations between different map apps
- Supports various data types (contacts, photos, GPX, KML)
- Integrates with numerous navigation and map services
- Streamlined iOS share extension
- Combines existing apps in new ways
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Map Switcher App in form of a streamlined iOS-share-extension. There are many good apps for navigation and map display. Unfortunately, it's currently not possible to exchange locations between different map apps. However, most apps offer the option to share a location. And that's precisely where this app comes in. You share a location and then select the "OPEN LOCATION" action provided by this app. EXAMPLE USAGE: I found a point of interest on Google Maps or Yelp. I share it via the "OPEN LOCATION..." action. Then I choose e.g. 'TomTom', because this might be my favorite app for car navigation. Or I could choose 'UBER' to order a ride. Or maybe 'Outdooractive' to hike to this location. Et cetera, etc... Everyone should be able to find good use of combining his/her existing apps with each other in new ways. SUPPORTED DATA TYPES: - contacts (vCard) - geo-tagged photos & movies - geo: links - GPX waypoints - ICS / ICAL events - KML placemarks - Plus Codes - textual coordinates - Wikipedia pages SUPPORTED APPS: - Apple Maps - Citymapper - CoMaps - Direkto - Google Earth - Google Maps - Guru Maps - here - Komoot - Lyft - Magic Earth - MapOut - maps.me - Organic Maps - OsmAnd Maps - Outdooractive - Pocket Earth - Scenic Motorcycle Navigation - Sygic - TomTom Go - UBER - Waze - What3Words - Wigemo - Yelp
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: B4i at 3.5 against Open Location's 3.0. B4i also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Open Location's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 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. Open Location sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. B4i asks for nothing beyond the download.
B4i holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of B4i's written reviews are positive against 94% of Open Location's.
B4i ships an update every 3 months, Open Location every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | B4i | Open Location |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 94.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — 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 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erel Uziel | Michael Hoereth |
Customer experience
B4i
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In-app purchases
B4i
No in-app purchases
Open Location
- Unlock all Features$3.99
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