# Maidenhead Converter

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id313870236](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id313870236)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id313870236`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Donald Hays
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.5.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-11-19
- **First published:** 2009-05-02
- **Size:** 15 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/maidenhead-converter/id313870236)
- **Website:** [http://maidenheadapp.com](http://maidenheadapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://maidenheadapp.com/privacy/](http://maidenheadapp.com/privacy/)

## Description

Maidenhead Converter is a simple tool that translates between latitude and longitude coordinates and Maidenhead Grid Locator System coordinates.

If you're an amateur radio operator who communicates locations in the Maidenhead Locator System, or just someone who wants a shorthand way of expressing latitude and longitude, this tool will be useful to you.

- Track your current location in both latitude and longitude coordinates as well as Maidenhead Locator System coordinates at the same time
- Enter a latitude and longitude coordinate to see its Maidenhead Locator System equivalent, or vice versa
- View locations and a Maidenhead grid on a built-in map

## Rankings

- #291,231 — Overall

## Review summary

Maidenhead Converter is reliable and user-friendly, offering bidirectional Maidenhead\<-\>lat-lon conversion with eight-digit precision and a clean UI. It shines with map integration and a compact price. Common drawbacks include the lack of grid overlays on maps, not showing the grid center during conversions, missing bearing/distance guidance, and a somewhat awkward flow when returning from Google Maps back to the app.

### Pros

- Reliable and straightforward: it simply works and is easy to use.
- Eight-character Maidenhead output and bidirectional conversion between Maidenhead and latitude/longitude.
- Map integration with zoomable maps and pin drops to show location.
- Elegant UI with nice custom entry keypads and context-sensitive input.
- Good value for money and affordable pricing.

### Cons

- Grid lines/boxes do not appear on maps; no grid overlay on the map.
- Does not show the center of a grid when converting to lon/lat.
- Lacks bearing/distance or antenna-pointing guidance (missing key ham features).
- Google Maps integration flow is not seamless; returning to the app from Maps is awkward.

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