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GPSTest vs Satellite: catalog facts
GPSTest	Satellite
Best for: Diagnosing GPS reception and testing GNSS hardware on Android	Best for: Checking GPS reception and logging tracks on a Linux device
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, with no ads.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Android	Linux
Real-time GNSS and SBAS satellite information Supports dual-frequency GNSS All 4 strengths for GPSTest Real-time GNSS and SBAS satellite information Supports dual-frequency GNSS No ads or trackers Long-running, actively maintained project	Shows data from several satellite systems Records tracks to standard GPX files All 3 strengths for Satellite Shows data from several satellite systems Records tracks to standard GPX files Simple single-purpose tool
Android only A diagnostic tool rather than a navigation app	Needs a device with a GNSS receiver providing NMEA data Linux only All 3 limitations for Satellite Needs a device with a GNSS receiver providing NMEA data Linux only No map display described
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for GPSTest github.com/barbeau/gpstest f-droid.org/packages/com.android.gpstest.osmdroid Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Satellite tpikonen.codeberg.page/satellite Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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