GPS & Maps: Location Tracker Reviews

I have the premium version and have concerns out of the box. First, there is no way to ask questions or get support from GPSMaps . I found an email address for developer and have written them. Secondly, my big issue is with addition of waypoints. Once gps settles down, I would expect adding a waypoint (red pin) would drop at the current location (blue dot) but that does not happen. The red pin may drop as far as 100 feet away and successive pins will be all over the map- no duplicates and none near the current location indicated by blue dot. Sometimes a pin will not drop at all.

Until this is cleared up, I have to give a low rating.

More.... 1.)never heard back from the developers so support is poor. 2.). GPSMaps does NOT drop pins at current location. The pins (waypoints) drop as much as 10 feet away or not at all. I realize that the current location is subject to jitter and the iPhone’s limitations but the waypoint should match the current location. I can not recommend this unit and would love to get my money back!

Dear developer, many scout troops need an app with which they can create a list of waypoints, and then navigate to the waypoints using a traditional GPS type interface. Your app comes so close! Creating waypoints is possible. But it seems there is no easy way to actually navigate to the waypoints. Looking at the map with the compass overlay, how does the user know if he/she is actually facing a waypoint? Solution: please add a marker on the compass that indicates the direction to a selected waypoint. With this, the user can look at the compass and see the direction and distance to travel. I’m ooking forward to an update with this feature. Thanks!

I often forget I have GPSMaps, but whenever I’m out and have a query (e.g. “how high am I?” or “where am I (in coordinates)”) it has the answers I’m looking for, in text, in an easily readable table.

I only really care about the GPS tab, but now that I looked at it again I might grab the OSM pack.

I am a game warden on the water in Maryland. We deal with areas of the water where commercial fishermen are not allowed to harvest fish/shellfish. I love the easy waypoint system! It allows me to mark each area off so I can easily refer to GPSMaps to make sure watermen are supposed to be where they are. I only have one suggestion I would like to add. If you could make it possible to add lines/tracks from waypoint to waypoint, it would help me out a lot!

Thanks!!

I’ve used this several times where AT&T coverage is poor or doesn’t exist. Being able to see where you are, have been and going is one reason to carry a ‘smart’ phone only instead of with a handheld GPS.

Just be sure to download and update the maps for where you’re going BEFORE going ‘off the grid’.

I used this for a school project when we had to go geo caching. I tried multiple different apps but none of them seemed to work. When I tried this one It worked. The next morning i went and took a look at the cache and it was there. Thank you for the awesome app. If I didn’t find this I might have gotten an F.

Now my wife knows that I can’t use my common excuse: “Sorry, hon, I got lost” when I’m supposed to meet her somewhere, because now I always know exactly where I am within +/- 6 inches! I guess this should have earned it 1 star, at the most, but I’ve gotta be honest, it’s really a great app to have handy!!

Great App but the reason I gave it 4star is because not all features are available except if premium is purchased. Works great and very accurate. 5star if all features are available without purchasing it.

Found it very helpful in documenting the location of where pictures were taken. Also helped in finding locations that are off the main roads and in remote places.

It doesn’t show the updated buildings of today.

The waypoints are stored with only 4 decimal places (instead of 7) so they are wildly inaccurate. I just finished a hike where I placed 36 waypoints over the course of two miles and when I pulled them up at home I have two “piles” of waypoints at the same 4-decimal coordinates.

Emailed the developer but if it’s not going to display or save with 7 decimal places of accuracy it’s worthless.

Basic, easy to use, and to the point in terms of documenting/sharing location.

Works great and easy to find options

I just use the initial screen for a quick check on location and speed. Works very well for that!

Way points can’t be deleted, for some reason, my cell data has to be turned on.... what’s that about? GPSMaps should work using only GPS with both cell data and WiFi off. I wasted $5 thinking the pro edition would work...
no response from the developer... chalk this up to lessons learned and I’ll move on...

I can’t believe it gives you the address of your current location.

Don’t download GPSMaps if you’re trying to find the location to specific location. It only shows where you are currently located. Maybe the paid version is different but I’m not impressed enough to pay money for it.

So easy and accurate, spend the $5 for a lifetime app

Nor the simplest app, like most software, icon navigation to a desired function is, “guess which icon gets you - - - eventually” to the function you want. Some are better, but finding which one is better is as frustrating as navigating GPSMaps.

I searched for an app to give me data for my Amateur Radio station I selected "Easy GPS" and got far more than I bargained for. Great app and simple to use. "'73. Bill, KA1TIU

No need to spend hundreds for a gps/compass/speedometer GPSMaps works fine for a little money.

Much better than maps or some other such app! More precise and reliable.

You need to buy extras even with deluxe version to mark a waypoint. Also, It was never clear to me whether it had reset from the prior since I could not remember the earlier coordinates.