My only app listed was letterboxd, the app I use to track movies that I watch. Weird - it doesn’t even shop up in the Settings / Privacy / Location Services. Maybe it’s just the Android version that has the problem?
Whatever; it’s easy enough to uninstall and just use the web site when I need to update it.
Out of 154 apps, three were flagged: 7 Little Words, Bricks n Balls, Candy Crush Saga. The first two get used maybe once a year. But I have to admit I’m a bit of a Candy Crush addict. 
You sure they’re not Android apps with the same names?
No, I’m not. But others are not reporting those four apps, so I’m left wondering why my comparison did report them.
I used iMazing to export my apps (tools, export info - then copy the app list and paste into a text file, and PowerShell to nuke everything including and after the first (.
comm -12 <(sort ~/Downloads/Applist.txt | uniq) <(sort ~/Downloads/BadApps.txt | uniq)
Hangman
MyFitnessPal
PAC-MAN
Solitaire
So, I’ve got four.
Hangman is from JamSoft and has no App Privacy info. Easy to delete.
I don’t actually have “PAC-MAN” – I have “PAC-MAN Moving Stickers”, from Bandai Namco. Again, no App Privacy info. Easy to delete even though it’s probably not actually a match. Figuring out HOW to delete it was more of a challenge (Messages, start a new message, click the + next to the message text input box, select stickers, scroll all the way to the right of the sticker apps list, click edit, click Edit on the Manage Sticker Apps page, then click the red - (delete) button next to the sticker app in the “ONLY IN STICKERS” section).
“Solitaire” is actually the Solebon Solitaire game from Solebon LLC, which has an App Privacy statement (User Content, Identifiers, Diagnostics collected but not linked). Probably safe, and I’ll keep it. I’m guessing that “Solitaire” will match a number of apps.
MyFitnessPal is the one that will be challenging - I use that for calorie tracking. They capture Identifiers and Usage Data, and there’s quite a bit linked (Health & Fitness, User Content, Usage Data, Contact Info, Identifiers, Diagnostics), although Diagnostics are also not linked (so I’m guessing two kinds of diagnostics).
Going to need to look into it further - I may need to look for an alternative.
7 Little Words
Clipbox
Mahjong
Solitaire
Tumblr
Voice Recorder
Like someone else mentioned, Apple “Calculator” was in my results, but I’ve ignored that.
I know I used the iMazing method to export apps, and Apple’s stock apps do not get exported using this method. I’m guessing that the Configurator method does not as well. However, if you scraped the names of apps from the App Library, that would explain it - the stock apps show up there.
That sounds reasonable to me. Mystery solved, thanks!
The only app that matched for me is “Calculator” which is not the Apple one, but an older HP/RPN calcuator that I use. I’m a bit suprised since the app is really basic - just a clone of an HP48 calculator, and does not show any ads. So maybe it’s an Android or other app with the same name that it’s matching?
No idea, I’m afraid! MDM stuff is hard to figure out unless you work in an environment where it’s used. Perhaps try asking Perplexity.
As @ddmiller suggested, Configurator does not export any Apple app names in its list. My very strong suspicion is that the generically named apps are merely matching with Android apps in the Gravy Analytics list.
It’s not so much about Location Services as whether or not it displays ads. The ads can share other information that will leak your location.
Unfortunately, I can’t use either method because my 2011 iMac is maxed out at MacOS 10.13.6 and my 2015 MacBook Pro is maxed out at MacOS 12.7.6. Apple Configutor requires MacOS 14 and iPhone Mirroring requires MacOS 15.
Edit: I went back through the above responses and found I have two that have been reported here:
Citymapper & Solitaire (both aren’t used that often however.)
Edit 2: Can I just use the list of non-Apple apps that are in Settings on my iPhone? I only have 146
Edit 3: OK just checked my apps listed in Settings on my iPhone against the list and I found the following additional apps:
AOL
Docs-To-Go
Flight Tracker +
MPG
Opera Mini
Speedtest by Ookla
I had an issue with the Apple Configurator export having CRLF line endings when the file provided by Adam had LF line endings – thus even when there was overlap, the “comm” method didn’t match. I had to remove the CRs using “td” and then I saw that Letterboxd showed up.
Just browsing through the list, I’m surprised to see the Opera browser there. Kinda ironic when it’s supposed to have a built-in ad and tracker blocker.
Many thanks Adam! I found two culprits on my iPhone and iPad:
My results:
Likewise, for my 181 apps. Quel relief.
Thanks, Adam. Another very interesting and helpful post!
I listed my installed apps using iMazing, extracted the names using Shottr into a TextEdit file and successfully ran your Terminal command.
AutoScout24
Citymapper
MPG
Sudoku
WetterOnline
For an exercise I used Vlookup in Numbers and got the same result.
Will dearly miss WetterOnline and CityMapper.
Am I correct in thinking that if an App is tracking you, you see the little arrow up at the top right side? Or is that NOT an indicator of tracking?
That arrow icon means an app is using location services (that is, it is requesting your location), but it doesn’t mean the app is sending your location to a server somewhere (let alone what the server is doing with that location).
For instance, if you have an off-line navigation app, it will be constantly reading your location, but will only be using it to determine what part of the map to display.
Or it could send the coordinates to a server for legitimate purposes. For instance Apple Maps sends your location to a server in order to compute the best route to your destination, and in order to download the map segments it needs to display. But the server does not (assuming you believe Apple) retain this data for purposes beyond the requirements of the Maps app.
Similarly, if an AirTag is detected over Bluetooth, it will send your location to the AirTag tracking server, but (assuming you believe Apple) that location is only retained for the purpose of tracking the tag, not for tracking you.
Or it could be a scammy app (like everything from Google and Meta), that sends a detailed history of your location to a server, so it can track everywhere you go, in order to target advertising to you. And probably many other purposes, including selling it to anybody who wants to pay for it.
Trying to keep up with Adam with my 462 apps…my list only had two on it:
Citymapper
File Explorer
Thanks for the info and instructions. I’m down to 460 apps now :)