GPS OS Grid Reference vs Easy QTH Locator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS OS Grid Reference
This app accurately pinpoints your location on Ordnance Survey maps for Great Britain and Ireland, even without a phone signal. It offers precise grid references, waypoint creation, and navigation features. The display is designed for clarity in all lighting conditions, and it optimizes battery usage.
- Offline map location
- Accurate grid references
- Waypoint creation and management
- High-contrast display
- Battery optimization
- Share waypoints
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GPS OS provides a fast and accurate way to locate your position on an Ordnance Survey map, both in Great Britain and Ireland. • No phone signal required - works in the most remote locations. • OSTN15 transform data for high conversion accuracy (better than 1m). • 6, 8 and 10 figure grid references. • A large, clear, high contrast display ensures you can easily read your position in any light conditions. • Optimises the frequency of position updates depending on battery charge and speed of travel to make sure you can always make calls at the end of the day. • Create waypoints from a map, your current location or manually enter Ordnance Survey coordinates. • Explore waypoints and get directions in Apple Maps. • Share waypoints with other apps or users. • No adverts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Includes OSTN15 transform data licensed with permission. Copyright and database rights Ordnance Survey Limited 2016, ©Crown copyright and database rights Land and Property Services 2016 and/or ©Ordnance Survey Ireland, 2016. All rights reserved.
Easy QTH Locator
This app calculates your Maidenhead Locator (QTH Locator) using your device's GPS, mobile network, or Wi-Fi. It's a convenient way for radio amateurs worldwide to represent their location without needing an internet connection.
- QTH Locator calculation
- Uses GPS, mobile network, or Wi-Fi
- No internet access required
- Convenient for radio amateurs
- Displays current location
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This application displays the QTH Locator (Maidenhead Locator) for your current location, calculated based on geographical coordinates obtained from GPS, mobile network or Wi-Fi data. Enable Location Services. Give your device permission to determine your location. Internet access is not required. To speak the QTH locator value in voice or Morse code, tap the corresponding icon on the device screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Easy QTH Locator at none against GPS OS Grid Reference's 2. Easy QTH Locator also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). GPS OS Grid Reference's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 71%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. GPS OS Grid Reference sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Easy QTH Locator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Easy QTH Locator holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of GPS OS Grid Reference's written reviews are positive against 71% of Easy QTH Locator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GPS OS Grid Reference ships an update every 3 months, Easy QTH Locator every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS OS Grid Reference | Easy QTH Locator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (17 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomstrails.com | Borys Buslovskyi |
Customer experience
GPS OS Grid Reference
Easy QTH Locator
Bugs and requests
GPS OS Grid Reference
Reported bugs
5 issues- Waypoint finder satellite view is blurry
- Compass is not accurate
- Accuracy has dropped recently
- Location services permanently dimmed off (iOS)
- App does not work for users not in England
Requested features
10 requests- Add map data and search functionality
- Improve satellite map clarity
- Add ability to view location on a map
- Enable navigation from point to point
- Add Apple Watch equivalent app
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- Display latitude and longitude
- Add a dynamic display for accuracy improvement
- Implement time averaging for accuracy
- Allow copying grid reference to clipboard
- Add facility to store and recall reference information
Easy QTH Locator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GPS OS Grid Reference
- Premium Features7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Feature Pack - Compass & sharing features.Free
Easy QTH Locator
No in-app purchases
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