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Best Location Finding Apps for iPhone (2026)

18 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

what3words: Navigation & Maps is the top-ranked of 18 location finding apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 44,024 ratings.

  1. 1
    what3words: Navigation & MapsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 44,024 ratings · score 90
  2. 2
    Coordinates - GPS ConverterA
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 6,730 ratings · score 88
  3. 3
    Compass & GPSA
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 13,011 ratings · score 84
  4. 4
    MilGPSA
    $12.99 · ★ 4.8 · 5,537 ratings · score 81
  5. 5
    iLocation: Here!B
    Free download · ★ 4.3 · 3,892 ratings · score 75

What belongs in this list

Find where a place, address or my own position is using GPS.

Not here: Tracking another person's location alone; Sharing location with friends alone; Finding lost items alone; Turn-by-turn navigation alone; Campground listings alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
what3words
A
CoordinatesCompass & GPSMilGPS
B
iLocation
C
Kuwait FinderOffline GPSThe BestVillages GPSWhere Am IMgrs & Utm MapGPS Status ∞Compass
D
My AltitudeGPS Navigati…
F
CurrentCompass DirectionCompass & Altimeter

Compare every app

  1. 1
    what3words: Navigation & MapsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 44,024 ratings · score 90 · best in class
  2. 2
    Coordinates - GPS ConverterA
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 6,730 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  3. 3
    Compass & GPSA
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 13,011 ratings · score 84 · excellent
  4. 4
    MilGPSA
    $12.99 · ★ 4.8 · 5,537 ratings · score 81 · excellent
  5. 5
    iLocation: Here!B
    Free download · ★ 4.3 · 3,892 ratings · score 75 · good
  6. 6
    Kuwait FinderC
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 13,189 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  7. 7
    Offline GPS NavigationC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 2,929 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  8. 8
    The Best Compass & GPSC
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 3,163 ratings · score 66 · situational · provisional
  9. 9
    Villages GPSC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 7,889 ratings · score 65 · situational · provisional
  10. 10
    Where Am I - Find My AddressC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 3,640 ratings · score 65 · situational · provisional
  11. 11
    Mgrs & Utm MapC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 2,558 ratings · score 65 · situational · provisional
  12. 12
    GPS Status ∞ CoordinatesC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 3,285 ratings · score 64 · situational · provisional
  13. 13
    Compass - ProfessionalC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,381 ratings · score 61 · situational · provisional
  14. 14
    My AltitudeD
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 26,854 ratings · score 58 · weak · provisional
  15. 15
    GPS Navigation & Path FinderD
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 3,830 ratings · score 53 · weak · provisional
  16. 16
    Current AltitudeF
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 18,130 ratings · score 45 · avoid · provisional
  17. 17
    Compass Direction - DigitalF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 2,734 ratings · score 42 · avoid · provisional
  18. 18
    Compass & AltimeterF
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 2,474 ratings · score 42 · avoid · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best location finding app for iPhone?
what3words: Navigation & Maps, S tier, ranked #1 of 18, rated 4.8 by 44,024 people.
Which location finding apps are free?
17 of 18 are free to download: what3words: Navigation & Maps (S), Coordinates - GPS Converter (A), Compass & GPS (A), iLocation: Here! (B) and more. 6 of them sell in-app purchases. 1 reports no in-app purchases.
Which location finding app has the best App Store rating?
MilGPS at 4.8 from 5,537 ratings.
How many location finding apps reach S or A tier?
4 of 18. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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