MilGPS Reviews

It’s a good app and has a lot of features. I love being able to customize the navigation screen especially when working with two gps formats simultaneously. Also, location sharing via text is outstanding and relays all the necessary information.

I don’t feel the UI is very user friendly or intuitive. For example, I am unable to enter coordinates from the map screen. I can place coordinates at my current location and at the crosshairs on the map, but I can’t simply enter coordinates from the map screen. I have to back out to another screen completely. And to copy coordinates from a website and paste into MilGPS is terribly awkward.

In fact, having to enter coordinates quickly is very difficult because of how buried in the UI that feature is. If you’re geocaching and have all day to fiddle with MilGPS to enter coordinates, then you won’t have any problems. If you have to quickly plug in coordinates from your hunting party, a mayday or dispatcher, use another app or gps.

Also, downloadable maps for app use independent of cell service would be helpful in poor coverage areas. Just a thought.

First off I did come from ATAK. At first it did feel a bit featureless. But after progressing by start of small like using it to plan a hike then to using it on the field for military exercises. Because I have an iPhone and an ipad, it is actually very easy to move points from one device to another and it’s great. The accuracy isn’t garmin level but for using it casually/a secondary tool/ an 8 dollar garmin is a steal. Now the reason why I give it 4 out of 5. I know it’s a bit selfish but please make an Apple Watch support. It would be a lot more convenient to view the navigation page and the points on the watch than phone. You would easily become better than my garmin. I know it’s a bit accommodating for one customer but as someone who doesn’t review, you would have a huge potential. All I’m saying is if Apple can have maps on the watch work, it can be done

I downloaded this and got going really fast. The active overlay and visible overlay took a bit to figure out but not a big hurdle. I used this to map location of items during a field test. Worked great. The challenge is using the files upon export. The icons used all translate to the basic point name. For example, I used green crosses for one position and orange triangles for a subsequent position. Google earth makes them all a single color pushpin once kml exported. GPX export rendered boxes. Luckily I named the point distinctly. Giving instructions on how to retain map attributes in the user guide would help tremendously. Otherwise note that all points will visually look the same upon export. This a a great app though. Excellent for on the ground recording and the accuracy is good enough! I’d definitely download and continue to use.

I work in field artillery for the Army. MilGPS is super helpful when you don’t have a map on you and degraded from digital.

I wish that MilGPS was compatible with iWatch. It doesn’t need to be complex on the watch. As long as MilGPS can simply give my grid location with altitude. Perhaps, it could allow me to mark my location for quick hip shoots or on-calls.

Other than that, MilGPS is definitely beneficial for our field of work and use of maps.

This is absolutely a great App, ive been using MilGPS for around 10 years and even after trying different apps that are similar i still end up coming back to MilGPS. I use MilGPS significantly while hiking but also during training in the military because MilGPS is easier to use and more reliable than ATAK.
A few things that i believe would improve it would be offline maps, topographic and google/apple maps. This would just make navigation easy with or without cell service. Being able to download even just sections of a map, topographic and google/apple maps, would be perfect and not take up as much space on the device.
A significant issue that i have seen was when zooming in on the topographic maps the contour lines disappear when you zoom in close to an area. This makes it challenging to choose the best route or see what terrain youre getting into.
Another nice to have feature would be the ability to make routes. Having this would make long distance navigation significantly easier.

Thank you for your time and for making this incredibly reliable app, its been a huge asset both on hikes and also at work.

Ian

This map has a good layout that doesn’t take too long to figure out. It allows you to utilize “overlays” which means you can create permanent overlays that you can always leave on or you can create a new overlay for a training exercise and then turn it off when your done and remove the points. The pay version isn’t expensive a d if you’re going to use it a lot then I would highly recommend paying for it.

Additionally they have multiple shapes and colors you can use to make points unique and you can further specialize them by naming them and adding descriptions.

A cool feature I didn’t realize existed was that you can send overlays you’ve created to people with the map. This means if you’re going into a new training area then someone can send you their overlays or you can help someone out and do the same.

Overall it’s well designed, easy to use and you can get pretty specific with points. There’s also a moveable scale so you can figure out the exact distance and direction between 2 points. Overall I love MilGPS and use it every time I go into the field.

Some features I wouldn’t mind seeing are:

- lines to connect points so that you could construct boundaries. I would use this to form the boundaries of training areas and impact areas.

- the ability to change the direction of the ruler from degrees to Mils.

I’ve been using MilGPS for years. May be one of the first to buy MilGPS when it first came out.
From using MilGPS in the military to civilian usage, it’s perfect. If the others have MilGPS it’s easily sends to others if they don’t it will simply pull up on google. Doesn’t matter what format of map reference you uses or if you need to use multiple types it’s easy to set up for you.
Love it

Once you get used to MilGPS it does everything I can imagine you would need for land Nav and plotting points. I’m Army SF cadre and I use this all the time. The only small thing I would like to be able to do is edit the names of the locations when you drop a point on your crosshairs from the map screen instead of having to go into the overlays. That’s a small thing. Overall I’d say it’s worth the $$

I love MilGPS and I use it all the time. Definitely money well spent. It’s the most helpful and efficient land nav app I’ve ever used. Simply incredible. My suggestion for the creators is:
You should come out with an Apple Watch app to accompany your main app. Even if it was something as simply and just seeing your current grid or checking your azimuth arrow while using the navigation mode. I think that would be awesome!

I’ve been using MilGPS for years to plan training exercises. Very helpful and as long as you have the maps downloaded, you can gps navigate without cell service. I’ve been recommending it to all of my Marines.

I would love to have the ability to draw geometries, such as lines for roads, or rhombus/non-standard for impact boxes or training areas. The ability to auto-draw lines while driving/confirming MSRs would also be a great help.

I would also like the ability to download all layers of maps for a given area. I’ve had to zoom in/out on each position and route in order to save the maps for offline use.

Even without those functionalities currently, this is still a great planning tool.

This is by far the best app that I have had. It has helped me in so many different situations and once you get the hang of plotting grid points and learning how to use the system it really does make a difference. Been using MilGPS for several years now and I’ve tried out other apps just to see if I’ve been missing out and I haven't. MilGPS is by far the best one out there.

MilGPS has so many good features it is hard to summarize.

The location and navigation screens are completely customizable display of the fields, location/size and units. (10 stars).

The map screen allows you to choose the type of map to display (street / hybrid / satellite). (5 stars)

The overlay screen allows you to organize waypoints however the waypoints are difficult to choose to navigate and you must be careful not to accidentally edit/delete the waypoint when selecting to navigate to the point. (3 stars).

The settings screen should allow for a default for waypoint navigation screen (e.g. map or navigate screen). (4.9 stars).

I have used many of the GPS apps in MilGPS Store. This is the best. A few minor enhancements would make MilGPS perfect.

This is a must have app for hikers or navigating in an unfamiliar city.

I use MilGPS to help me locate and manage the corners on various pieces of remote property. The exact locations were/are gathered by our surveyor but this app gets me within feet of our flags, stone monuments, or iron pipes that mark the various corners of our property. Has never crashed on me and always gets me within feet of the corner. Also very easy to store different points and organize them by parcel instead of one long list. Very customizable and reliable. Has absolutely been worth the price.

Overall great app with an amazing user interface that's super easy to use. MilGPS does everything I need to do quickly and easily, and it’s accurate and precise. The only thing I wish is that there was an Apple Watch version so that I wouldn’t need my phone to put in coordinates and get directions but to conclude, compared to other apps for the one-time fee, this is a fantastic app for money. I can recommend it to anyone who needs a land navigation app.

Awesome app and awesome developer. I only had one issue with MilGPS - and that was when zooming in or out, the map had a tendency to twist- but after a few emails with the developer explaining what I was talking about, he updated it with an option to lock orientation north. Super useful!

Actually, as I type this is thought of another issue. When you tap the icon to center on your location and follow you, it automatically zooms in. It would be nice if there was an option to leave the map at the same zoom level that it’s currently out but still be centered on, and follow, your icon. Sometimes I want to be centered on my own icon but don’t want to be zoomed in super close.

But other than that it’s a great app. I use it every day at work.

MilGPS is amazing. I use it for almost everything i do. I use for doing reconnaissance work such as taking a screen shot and then drawing in the sea wire, Vic, guard positions. I also use it for almost all of my route planning.
The only improvement i would like to see is if i could actually draw on the terrain in app then having to use another app to do it. Other than that the maps are always up to day and have absolute precision on grids. The arrow can be shaky at time. But that’s why you always use a compass. Other than that highly recommended MilGPS and will continue to use it.
RLTW

Absolutely stellar! This mapping app has completely transformed the way I navigate through my day. With its intuitive interface and accurate directions, I’ve never felt more confident getting from point A to point B. The real-time traffic updates have saved me from countless headaches, and the offline maps feature has been a lifesaver in areas with spotty reception. Plus, the integration with public transportation schedules makes planning my trips a breeze. Overall, I couldn’t be happier with MilGPS’s performance and functionality. Five stars all the way!

Sustains:
Flawless performance, been using MilGPS for years now without encountering a single bug. As long as MilGPS stays running, whatever you have loaded already will stay loaded regardless of wether or not you have service, which is a big plus. Great tool for Land Nav. Monitors and displays your current National Grid location, and includes nomenclature as well. Also adds grid coordinates for placeable icons as well as your distance from them.
Icons can be sorted into separate overlays that can be turned on/off.

Improves:
More placeable icons would be great. Preferably NATO standard map icons. I would pay for MilGPS again if that were an option.
A feature to allow connecting with other devices that can see each others locations and share overlays would be awesome as well. You’d pretty much be able to have a poor-man’s Bluforce tracker at that point. I’d pay for MilGPS again several times over for that.

With all that said, awesome app, worth the money.

I bought MilGPS a few years ago, when I was still in the Army, back then I paid $10. I used it as secondary/backup/check-location-accuracy. Since it was on my phone, it couldn’t be my primary source. My primary source was a wrist Garmin GPS, I would (discreetly) open MilGPS and check my position, both, my Garmin GPS and MilGPS were always on point, may be 1-2 meters off but that’s nothing since we used a 10 meter margin of error. I’ve always loved the satellite image because it allowed us to plan better when picking routes of travel.

For a one time payment, the accuracy it has and all the things you can do, $10 is a steal.
Highly recommend MilGPS, I have and keep doing it when the subject comes up.

Thank you. Thank you to everyone that invested time, energy, and effort into the creation of MilGPS, making it one of, if not the most used app on my phone. Please keep up with either the updates, or making sure it is compatible with future versions of iOS, I was not joking when I said one of the most used apps, I use it for everything from business to personal life. I love it. Thank you.