Comparison

Simple GPS Dashboard vs Shortwave Guide

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

Head to head
About

Simple GPS Dashboard

This app displays essential location and orientation data from your mobile device. It offers a simple interface with day and night modes, and allows unit customization for speed and altitude. Note that accuracy depends on device hardware and environmental conditions.

Highlights
  • Location and orientation parameters
  • Day and night display modes
  • Customizable speed units (km/h, mp/h, knots)
  • Customizable altitude units (meters, feet)
  • Compass heading correction
  • Accurate data display
Features
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As its name says, this app represents a very simple dashboard with the most important information about location parameters your mobile device can provide. Although the application tries to show the most accurate data according to different situations - like correcting compass heading due to device rotation - please note that results still depend on your device's hardware and software capabilities and compass calibration. Readings highly depend on built-in hardware sensors and you could experience deviations (such as expected 10-20 degrees between GPS and magnetic heading). When you are in closed spaces such as buildings or tunnels, your GPS data like speed and location can only be retrieved from networking services and cannot be guaranteed as accurate. The purpose of the application is to show the most important location and orientation parameters as precisely as possible and in the most noticeable visual form. To keep things simple, there are two modes of information display - day and night. Switch between those using the button in the upper right corner. Change speed and altitude measuring units by just tapping the value on the dashboard. You can toggle between km/h, mp/h, and knots for speed, and meters and feet for altitude. Please note that this application could use your battery intensively to keep you up with information about location, speed, and other parameters. Turn off your device screen or quit the application to save energy when information is no longer needed. All settings are always remembered.

About

Shortwave Guide

This application displays a real-time schedule of shortwave radio broadcasts worldwide, sourced from the EiBi database. Users can rescan for updates, view specific frequencies, and update the entire broadcast schedule database.

Highlights
  • Worldwide shortwave broadcast schedule
  • Real-time station listings
  • Frequency viewing
  • Database updates
  • EiBi database integration
Features
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The app shows a schedule of shortwave radio broadcasting. Information taken from EiBi database. When you run the application, you will see a list of radio stations, broadcasting currently worldwide. To update the scanning time in the menu, click "Rescan". To view all the selected radio frequency specifically, use a right button. When you first launch the app, or to update the schedule database, choose "Update Database".

Screenshots

Simple GPS Dashboard2 screens
Shortwave Guide3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple GPS Dashboard at Free against Shortwave Guide's $8.99. Simple GPS Dashboard also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Shortwave Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On 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

Simple GPS Dashboard is free to download; Shortwave Guide costs $8.99 up front. Simple GPS Dashboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shortwave Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple GPS Dashboard ships an update every 12 months, Shortwave Guide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Simple GPS Dashboard versus Shortwave Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple GPS DashboardShortwave Guide
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating3.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavor PleskinaVladyslav Haliuk

Customer experience

Simple GPS Dashboard

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Shortwave Guide

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple GPS Dashboard

One-time1
  • SGD - remove ADs$2.99
None

Shortwave Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple GPS Dashboard free?
Simple GPS Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shortwave Guide free?
Shortwave Guide costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple GPS Dashboard or Shortwave Guide have ads?
Neither Simple GPS Dashboard nor Shortwave Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple GPS Dashboard or Shortwave Guide?
Simple GPS Dashboard ships an update every 12 months, and Shortwave Guide every 2 months. Most recently, Simple GPS Dashboard was updated on September 30, 2026 and Shortwave Guide on September 24, 2026.

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