Comparison

Team Locator vs GPS

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

Head to head
About

Team Locator

Easily locate your family, sports team, or any group members without registration. Share a team name and password or invitation link to connect. Includes in-app messaging and optional map views to track locations, with customizable accuracy settings.

Highlights
  • Team member location tracking
  • No registration required
  • In-app messaging
  • Customizable location accuracy
  • Map view with tracked locations
  • Support for multiple teams
  • Geodetic north compass
Features
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This service locates your family, sport or any kind of team members. No registrations - just share your team name and password or invitation link with your members. In addition messaging between team members is provided to users. The location data of the team member is provided only by the request of the team member to increase the battery life. The location information is shared between your team members - i.e. the location data is not stored to any external servers. Optionally user can check all the tracked locations from the map view. Tuning of the desired location accuracy options might give you more accurate location data, but then a locating takes more time. You can join several teams at the same time (e.g. one for own family and other one for friends). The compass (red) is pointing to true geodetic north. If you try to locate only one member, the compass arrow (blue) starts to point towards this member. The custom map option supports a configuration of your shareable external Web Map, Tile Map, Web Map Tile or Web Feature Service (WMS/TMS/WMTS/WFS) or linked GPX files. Shareable map markers can be created by long press on the map or directly from Google map markers. Usage tips: - a short tap of the member name jumps into the right location of the map - a long tap of the member name or the marker in the map shows the detailed location data of the member - locate only one member or start the navigation via a single member detail Use cases preventing location updates: - power saving mode - missing authorization for "Always" location service Constant use of GPS and the network traffic will decrease the battery life of your mobile device.

About

GPS

Share your real-time GPS location and track path with photos. Ideal for adventures or business, allowing friends or teams to monitor movements via any web browser. Offers free public track creation and paid private/shared track options.

Highlights
  • Real-time GPS track sharing
  • Photo integration with tracks
  • Web browser remote viewing
  • Public track creation (free)
  • Private/shared track subscription
  • Background GPS monitoring
Features
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Record your movement as a GPS track on your smartphone, and use GPS-Trk Net to view the track remotely in a web browser. Share your movements with GPS Live Tracking while touring, traveling, walking, flying, sailing, and more. Photos can also be attached to your tracks. GPS Live Tracking Start recording a GPS track on your smartphone, and people in other locations can watch your moving GPS track in a web browser on a smartphone, tablet, or PC. No dedicated receiver or tracking hardware is required. Public Tracks GPS-Trk Mini lets you create public tracks for free. Share your movement with the world, or let others view it using a shared URL. Use Cases • Motorcycle touring • Travel and walking • Hiking and trekking • Cycling • Aircraft and balloon flights • Sailing and boating • Events and races • Vehicle tracking • GPS Live Tracking of anything that moves GPS-Trk Net https://gpstrk.hc-eng.com About GPS-Trk GPS-Trk is GPS tracking software that has been continuously developed and updated since the beginning of the App Store in 2009. GPS-Trk Mini is a simplified version of the GPS-Trk tracking technology, focused on the features needed for GPS Live Tracking. Combined with GPS-Trk Net, your smartphone can be used as a GPS Live Tracker. [Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.]

Screenshots

Team Locator3 screens
GPS2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Team Locator at none against GPS's 2. Team Locator also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. GPS sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Team Locator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Team Locator ships an update every 2 months, GPS every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Team Locator versus GPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeam LocatorGPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToni Korinhc-eng

Customer experience

Team Locator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

GPS

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Team Locator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

GPS

One-time2
  • 1 Month Subscription$4.99
  • 1 Year Subscription$49.99

Questions

Is Team Locator free?
Team Locator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GPS free?
GPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Team Locator or GPS have ads?
Neither Team Locator nor GPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Team Locator or GPS?
Team Locator ships an update every 2 months, and GPS every 5 months. Most recently, Team Locator was updated on October 24, 2026 and GPS on October 11, 2026.

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