v5 — MGRS is here. Switch between Lat/Lng, DMS, and MGRS grid coordinates with one tap, copy them anywhere, and read them on Apple Watch.
Your live location in Lat/Lng, DMS, or MGRS grid coordinates — with real-time GPS accuracy. Copy them with one tap, glance at them on Apple Watch, or pin them to your Lock Screen.
For hikers, surveyors, geocachers, and tactical land-nav users who need a fast, accurate, no-noise readout.
Features:
• Real-time GPS with horizontal & vertical accuracy
• Decimal Lat/Lng, DMS, and MGRS coordinate formats (Pro)
• One-tap copy to clipboard
• Apple Watch app with full GPS readout and complications
• Live Activity & Dynamic Island for at-a-glance updates on the Lock Screen
• Altitude, course, and speed in metric, imperial, or nautical units
• Built for iOS 17+, no clutter, no ads on Pro
Whether you're verifying a coordinate in the field, navigating with a grid reference, or geocaching on the trail, GPS Status ∞ delivers the readout you need.
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Unless there’s some control I can’t find, all it does is pop up a screen with horizontal and vertical accuracy (yay!) and your lat/long/altitude/speed/direction. It doesn’t tell you how many satellites it sees, or signal strength or what systems, so I don’t know if it’s just GPS or also GLONASS/etc., but what it does do it does quickly and easily.
Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately the system forbids any app to access the data you mentioned. Will add them if future iOS updates made them available.
Does exactly what is supposed to do
bodycode
5 GPS metrics displayed nicely on the screen. I really appreciate the accuracy readout in regular (US) units as well as long/lat/altitude readout. Of course the units are probably picking up my phone ‘locale’.This app informs me when to load my workout app (when accuracy is good). That takes a few minutes but realize there’s nothing anyone can do about that. That’s a limitation of the GPS satellite data rate. The time taken to get high accuracy is no greater than what I remember it taking on my high end Garmin outdoors Gos. So far no advertising pop up’s! Don’t remember if this is freeware but I’ll take it.
Very little information
ShelBoss70
Waze suggested this app to determine GPS signal strength (which I need to place a network extender in my house). It does give the GPS information that your iPhone is seeing, but I have concerns. My concerns / complaints are:1. No price was listed in the Apple App Store; doesn’t that mean it’s free? I wouldn’t download it if not free. Yet the App Store said “Payment Processed”. There’s a potential dispute.2. Where’s the settings button? How to change from meters to feet/miles? Don’t app developers for products offered in the US know we can’t/won’t use metric only tools?3. Where’s the GPS signal strength indicator? That all I wanted this app for!4. Where’s the battery usage indicator? Waze wears my iPhone battery down so I only use it on long trips. I wanted an app that showed battery usage, so I could determine optimization and modify my usage according.I hope the app developer reads this and addresses; if an update is offered with signal strength & settings this might be a workable solution that I’d rewrite this review for. Else, I’ll trash it.
Developer Response
1. It's free, App Store still does a zero dollar transaction though. 2. The latest version now supports imperial units3. iOS system limitation only allow apps to check horizontal/vertical accuracy4. This again is not available to the app, can only check in system settings -> Battery. There you can check usage information for all apps.
Rated this app before and I’ll rate it again.
BlennyFish
Best app out there to test GPS accuracy. I just tried a different app in the App Store and the stated accuracy was off. To the person who asked what a flex antenna is that involves taking apart your iPhone and changing the antenna. Not recommended. I used iFixit as a guide to change the antenna if you want to go that route. The rest of the reviews complaining about it being metric. Ridiculous. Just ridiculous. GPS systems work in meters. Your phone converts meters to feet mathematically but the world runs on the metric system. Just ridiculous to give a lower rating because it gives the measurement in meters.
Developer Response
Glad to help
GPS Status v5 — Now with MGRS
Introducing MGRS — the Military Grid Reference System coordinate format used for tactical work, search and rescue, and serious outdoor navigation. Switch between Lat/Lng, DMS, and MGRS right from the main screen.
Thanks for using GPS Status.
Version 5.5
The developer, Fawkes Wei, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
Identifiers
Usage Data
Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Chen-Yu Wei
Size
54.6 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
Languages
English and 14 more
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