Comparison

It Was Here vs Save GPS Location

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

Head to head
About

It Was Here

Easily save and share your favorite locations with notes. Quickly mark places of interest, holiday spots, or even where you parked your car. Share your adventures and find your way back with an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Save current location quickly
  • Save locations using pin drop
  • Save Points of Interest (POI)
  • Share saved locations to navigation apps
  • Share locations from Apple Maps
  • Search saved locations
  • Privacy by Design
Features
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[AI Generated Text] "I was here" is the ultimate app for travellers and adventurers who love to discover new places and share their experiences with friends and family. With "I was here" you can easily mark your favourite locations, add notes, and share your adventures through social media. Whether you’re exploring a new city, hiking in the mountains, or just enjoying the beach, "I was here" makes it easy to keep track of where you’ve been, where you want to return to some other time, and what you’ve experienced along the way. Plus, with intuitive design and user-friendly interface, this iOS app is simple to use and perfect for anyone who loves to travel and create memories. Download “Ik was hier” today and start exploring the world in a whole new way!  [\AI Generated Text] I have created "I was here" to easily save locations of any places of interest, nice holiday addresses, cabins, etc. So that I can find out exactly where it was later. It works like this:  >>> Open 'I was here' and press +. Ready.  >>> Or if you use the widget: Tap the widget... Boom! And done. Basic functions: - Save your location really quick, wherever you are. Also very practical if you want to remember where your bike or car is parked. - Save any location using the Pin drop method - Save Point of Interests using the POI add method - Share a saved location to your navigation app of choice. - Share a location from Apple Maps to "I was here" - Excellent search - Privacy by Design: The app determines your location only during use. Your location data is not shared to anyone, unless you do it yourself. Expert functions*: - Send lat/lon via Sharing to the app - Send lat/lon via urlscheme * More info on support website. 'I was here' is free and doesn't show ads. Are you happy with the app? Spread the word, send me a note. And please consider buying me a coffee. See the donation section. This motivates to keep the app in development. Enjoy discovering! Cheers, Touchinski

About

Save GPS Location

Easily save and manage your important locations, like parking spots or travel discoveries. Share these locations with friends and family, and navigate back to them directly within the app. Search for GPS points by name or coordinates.

Highlights
  • Save unlimited locations
  • Share locations with others
  • Navigate to saved locations
  • Search by name or coordinates
  • Save favorite locations
  • Add locations via GPS coordinates
Features
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Save GPS Location as indicate by name it will help you to save different locations in application.
You can use it for save location of your car parking, any unidentify location that you have explored during travelling. You can share that locations with your friends and family.

You can share your saved locations to your family and friends. Also you can navigate to your previously saved location using navigation option within application. ◇ User can search GPS by name or co ordinates and share that to anyone. ◇ User can navigate to saved location within application. ◇ User can save any multiple locations without any storage limit. ◇ User can add any location by using GPS co ordinates ◇ User can save favourite locations and can see in list.

Screenshots

It Was Here4 screens
Save GPS Location4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Save GPS Location at 4.7 against It Was Here's 3.0. Save GPS Location also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. It Was Here sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Save GPS Location asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Save GPS Location holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Save GPS Location has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

It Was Here ships an update every 10 months, Save GPS Location every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
It Was Here versus Save GPS Location: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIt Was HereSave GPS Location
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouchinskiDharmesh Kathiriya

Customer experience

It Was Here

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Save GPS Location

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

It Was Here

One-time4
  • Buy me coffee$2.99
  • Import / Export CSV$2.99
  • Buy me a drink$4.99
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  • Buy me dinner$19.99
None

Save GPS Location

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is It Was Here free?
It Was Here is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Save GPS Location free?
Save GPS Location is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, It Was Here or Save GPS Location?
Save GPS Location is rated higher. It Was Here averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Save GPS Location averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Which is updated more often, It Was Here or Save GPS Location?
It Was Here ships an update every 10 months, and Save GPS Location every 2 weeks. Most recently, It Was Here was updated on October 6, 2026 and Save GPS Location on October 5, 2026.

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