Handy GPS

Handy GPS Handy GPS is a powerful navigation app for outdoor trips, letting you view coordinates, altitude, speed, and traveled distance. Save waypoints, log tracks on maps, and plan safer routes.

Handy GPS

Handy GPS is a navigation companion built for outdoor trips. It helps you determine your exact position and key travel metrics such as altitude, elevation height, and the distance you’ve covered. With dependable location information, it supports safer route decisions and calmer navigation during outdoor activities.

Beyond recreation, HandyGPS is designed for practical work too—useful for activities like surveying and mining. It also helps you prepare in advance and stay focused when conditions get demanding, making your outdoor tasks more reliable.

Excellent Functions

• Shows your current coordinates, altitude, speed, travel direction, and distance traveled.
• Works with multiple measurement systems: metric, imperial/US, and nautical miles.
• Saves waypoints for your current location and records a track log to display your traveled areas on a map.
• Allows import and export using KML and GPX files.
• Lets you enter waypoints manually using UTM, MGRS, or latitude/longitude.
• The “Go” screen helps you navigate to a selected waypoint, with an option to alert you when you’re approaching.



• Includes a compass page for devices that have a magnetic field sensor.
• Automatically computes local geoid offset to improve elevation accuracy.
• Supports the widely used WGS84 datum, plus popular Australian datums and grid systems: AGD66, AGD84, AMG, GDA94, and MGA. You can also use WGS84 with US NAD83.
• Visually displays GPS satellite positions and signal strength.



• Can show simple grid references or MGRS grid references.
• Calculates distance and direction between waypoints.
• Offers an optional timer line to track walking time and compute average speed.



• Thoroughly tested by the developers, including on unusual routes.

Engaging Features

Get the best features in the latest version. Handy GPS has been updated with additional tools to make tracking and navigation easier—whether for daily trips or guided adventures.

Family Mileage Tracking (New Version)

In the newest release, you can set up mileage tracking records for your family, especially for children, so they can review their trips. For now, the app supports only trips in the range of 5–10 kilometers.

Coordinates That Are Easy to Read

After installing the app, you may be asked to enter your address so navigation can target your starting location accurately. Once you input that information, Handy GPS clearly presents details such as altitude and other location parameters—whether you’re at home or traveling elsewhere.

Manual Entry for Coordinates and Data

Handy GPS is designed to be approachable even if you don’t have technical experience. In addition to automatically filling coordinates through prompts or a copy tool, you can also manually enter data when needed. That includes destination coordinates, with the app providing guidance in a straightforward way.

Brilliant Highlights

• Clearly shows your current coordinate location, including key details such as altitude and speed.
• Saves multiple location parameters—especially useful for recording places you’ve visited.
• Supports manual coordinate input, so you can use the app even without computer knowledge.
• Provides voice navigation and can trigger alerts or reminders as you near your destination.
• Uses a timer to track route progress and calculate average speed.

User Comments

• “So enjoying”
• “Awesomeeee”
• “This is perfect for Pokemon Go players to have a GPS”
• “Awesome app”
• “Simple GPS app. UTM and no network connection required other than GPS are good features. Gets a grid ref fairly quickly.”
• “Really good.”
• “Log waypoints, make a breadcrumb trail, import/export friendly. FREEE Thank you! Wayyy better than the other ten GPS apps I tried (including Google's)”
• “Few nuances to get used to. Great app. Use it to log dinosaur finds.”

Final Verdict

Handy GPS is a practical navigator for both short outings and longer trips, and it becomes especially valuable during travel and outdoor adventures. It delivers highly precise metrics tied to your location, improving movement confidence and overall stability. The app also helps users reuse and extract useful information from data generated by other tools—so you don’t lose valuable records from your previous activities.