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AppBrain's verdict
EstablishedPopular- Total installs
- 8.1 million
- Best rank
- #95
- Top Free, Indonesia
- Rating on Google Play
- 3.55
- 42,424 ratings
- Last updated
- September 30, 2026
GPS Essentials is popular, with 8.1 million installs. Users are divided: 3.5 stars from 42,424 ratings. Its best ranking is #95 in Top Free, Travel & Local in Indonesia.
Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 520
- Per day
- 17
- 30-day average
- Play install range
- 5+ million
- Launched
- before 2010
Installs over time
GPS Essentials has been installed 8.1 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 17 installs per day.
Rankings
Google Play top charts- Highest rank
- #95
- Chart
- Top Free
- Travel & Local
- Country
- Indonesia
Google Play Rankings for GPS Essentials
Top rankings
| Rank | Country | Category | List |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Indonesia | Travel & Local | Top Free |
Ranking history in Indonesia
Competitors
Similar apps and more from LemachiAlternatives to GPS Essentials
Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 4.5.37
- Launched
- before 2010
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayGoogle Play Rating history and histogram
Comments on GPS Essentials for Android
★★★★★
lemmor cruz
· Nov 11, 2024
Nice app I used this when putting a waypoint of our agri land boundary its work, I love this app.
★★★★★
Stef V
· Nov 8, 2024
Oldest and best for tracking multi day hikes, uses the least power, great map options and rendering
★★★★★
Oliver Liu
· Sep 17, 2024
Great app in functionality and ease of use. If you are looking for a reliable offline app that is able to track, and record GPS tracks and points and be able to export them in a variety of formats (GPX, KML), this is the best app. Plenty of functionality built in as well for power users.
★★★★☆
Kris Buelens
· May 5, 2024
The exported GPX tracks are not OK any more (V4.5.20). But the fix is easy Simply change <rte pt into <trkpt and change </rte pt into </trkpt After that, all is well again. (as an old IBM mainframe specialist, I created a REX script to do these changes for me. If the script were in a more common language, I'd include it here) (without this bug, I'd give it 5*)
★☆☆☆☆
Tilman Jeske
· Jun 2, 2024
Still registered to open all file types? On my old phone it even is set to open all messengers. Something is broken and sadly nobody is fixing it for years :(
★☆☆☆☆
Donald Demele
· Dec 22, 2023
This app does work. No GPS satellites are available. The app does track where you are.
★★☆☆☆
John Bernal
· Mar 24, 2024
Something broke in the last update, GPX exported files can no longer be readable on external GPX tools, seems to be related to XLM formatting. The exported track points (trkpt) are exported as route points (rte pt) breaking compatibility
Technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- Contains ads
- Price
- Free
- Libraries
- 32
- App size
- 11.6 MB
- Needs Android
- 12.1+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by GPS Essentials
21 permissions
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32 libraries
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About the app and developer
About GPS Essentials
GPS Essentials is a travel & local app developed by Lemachi.
How many times has GPS Essentials been installed?
GPS Essentials has been installed 8.1 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 520 times. It is ranked in the top 100 travel & local apps.
What is the rating of GPS Essentials?
GPS Essentials is rated 3.55 out of 5 stars, based on 42 thousand ratings.
Is GPS Essentials free?
GPS Essentials is free. The app size is 11.57 MB. The latest version available is 4.5.37. The last update was on September 30, 2026.
What are the requirements for GPS Essentials?
GPS Essentials requires Android 12.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since before 2010.
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Store listing
By Lemachi, from Google Play“The Swiss army knife of GPS navigation!”
Screenshots by Lemachi, from the Google Play listing
Description by Lemachi Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
The most complete GPS tool available: Navigate, manage waypoints, tracks, routes, build your own dashboard from 45 widgets.
❧❧❧❧❧ Dashboard ❧❧❧❧❧
Shows navigation values such as: Accuracy, Altitude, Speed, Battery, Bearing, Climb, Course, Date, Declination, Distance, ETA, Latitude, Longitude, Max Speed, Min Speed, Actual Speed, True Speed, Sunrise, Sunset, Moonset, Moonrise, Moon Phase, Target, Time, TTG, Turn.
❧❧❧❧❧ Compass ❧❧❧❧❧
Show the orientation of the earth's magnetic field, shows an arbitrary tracking angle and the current target. Also a marine orienteering compass.
❧❧❧❧❧ Tracks ❧❧❧❧❧
Record tracks and view them on map. Export KML files and import into Google Maps, Google Earth and others.
❧❧❧❧❧ Routes ❧❧❧❧❧
Manage routes and view them on map. Import KML files from Google Maps, Google Earth and others. Create turn-by-turn instructions between waypoints.
❧❧❧❧❧ Camera ❧❧❧❧❧
A camera HUD (heads-up display) view to show your waypoints, take pictures and share them.
❧❧❧❧❧ Map ❧❧❧❧❧
A map to show your waypoints. Convert mail addresses of your contacts to waypoint so that they can be used within the app.
Supports Google Maps, MapQuest, OpenStreetMap and others.
Supports Google Maps v2: Indoor Maps, Traffic, Buildings, Satellite and Terrain layers and map rotation.
❧❧❧❧❧ Waypoints ❧❧❧❧❧
A list of all your waypoints with export and import (KML, KMZ, GPX and LOC format).
❧❧❧❧❧ Satellites ❧❧❧❧❧
A sky view of the current positions that shows satellites in view.
❧❧❧❧❧ Features ❧❧❧❧❧
Supported position formats: UTM, MGRS, OSGB, Degree-Minute-Second, Degree-Minute-Fractions, Decimal, Mils. Supports over 230 datums.
Waypoints, routes and tracks can be exported as KML or GPX files and sent by email or uploaded to Google Docs or DropBox.
Please open the web page below for more info, send me emails for support. I CANNOT HELP IF YOU SIMPLY PLACE A COMMENT HERE.
Purchase the "GPS Essentials Donation Plugin" on Android Market if you want to support development.
The latest beta release is available on the Google Play Beta channel. Try out the latest features and help us improve GPS Essentials!
THIS APP WILL SHOW ADVERTISING. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM INSTALLING/UPDATING.
GPS Essentials is not affiliated with any political party nor with any other organization mentioned in the ads, and it has no connection with any economic interests. If you don't like the ads, please contact AdMob.
WHAT ARE THE PERMISSIONS GOOD FOR?
✓ Coarse/Fine/Background location: To access network locations and GPS
✓ Full internet access: To read map tiles, send bug reports
✓ Modify/delete USB storage contents: To write waypoints, tracks and images onto the SD card
✓ Read phone state and identity: To tag pictures with the device ID (can be switched off in settings)
✓ Take pictures and videos: Camera HUD, take pictures
✓ Your accounts: Required to run Google Maps v2
Recent changes:
- Navigation asks for permission to use your location before it starts, instead of stopping at once without it
❧❧❧❧❧ Dashboard ❧❧❧❧❧
Shows navigation values such as: Accuracy, Altitude, Speed, Battery, Bearing, Climb, Course, Date, Declination, Distance, ETA, Latitude, Longitude, Max Speed, Min Speed, Actual Speed, True Speed, Sunrise, Sunset, Moonset, Moonrise, Moon Phase, Target, Time, TTG, Turn.
❧❧❧❧❧ Compass ❧❧❧❧❧
Show the orientation of the earth's magnetic field, shows an arbitrary tracking angle and the current target. Also a marine orienteering compass.
❧❧❧❧❧ Tracks ❧❧❧❧❧
Record tracks and view them on map. Export KML files and import into Google Maps, Google Earth and others.
❧❧❧❧❧ Routes ❧❧❧❧❧
Manage routes and view them on map. Import KML files from Google Maps, Google Earth and others. Create turn-by-turn instructions between waypoints.
❧❧❧❧❧ Camera ❧❧❧❧❧
A camera HUD (heads-up display) view to show your waypoints, take pictures and share them.
❧❧❧❧❧ Map ❧❧❧❧❧
A map to show your waypoints. Convert mail addresses of your contacts to waypoint so that they can be used within the app.
Supports Google Maps, MapQuest, OpenStreetMap and others.
Supports Google Maps v2: Indoor Maps, Traffic, Buildings, Satellite and Terrain layers and map rotation.
❧❧❧❧❧ Waypoints ❧❧❧❧❧
A list of all your waypoints with export and import (KML, KMZ, GPX and LOC format).
❧❧❧❧❧ Satellites ❧❧❧❧❧
A sky view of the current positions that shows satellites in view.
❧❧❧❧❧ Features ❧❧❧❧❧
Supported position formats: UTM, MGRS, OSGB, Degree-Minute-Second, Degree-Minute-Fractions, Decimal, Mils. Supports over 230 datums.
Waypoints, routes and tracks can be exported as KML or GPX files and sent by email or uploaded to Google Docs or DropBox.
Please open the web page below for more info, send me emails for support. I CANNOT HELP IF YOU SIMPLY PLACE A COMMENT HERE.
Purchase the "GPS Essentials Donation Plugin" on Android Market if you want to support development.
The latest beta release is available on the Google Play Beta channel. Try out the latest features and help us improve GPS Essentials!
THIS APP WILL SHOW ADVERTISING. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM INSTALLING/UPDATING.
GPS Essentials is not affiliated with any political party nor with any other organization mentioned in the ads, and it has no connection with any economic interests. If you don't like the ads, please contact AdMob.
WHAT ARE THE PERMISSIONS GOOD FOR?
✓ Coarse/Fine/Background location: To access network locations and GPS
✓ Full internet access: To read map tiles, send bug reports
✓ Modify/delete USB storage contents: To write waypoints, tracks and images onto the SD card
✓ Read phone state and identity: To tag pictures with the device ID (can be switched off in settings)
✓ Take pictures and videos: Camera HUD, take pictures
✓ Your accounts: Required to run Google Maps v2
Recent changes:
- Navigation asks for permission to use your location before it starts, instead of stopping at once without it