Needs faster response
From my earlier read seems you are working on improved sensitivity and accuracy/response time which if optimized will make for a valuable app. I plan to drop after trial period and check back in a few months. Cheers.
Not there yet
Amazing
Could be improved
App itself works “ok”. From cold start it takes about 7 seconds to give me an address which feels like forever depending on the situation.
Keep it up!
Wildly inaccurate
Response from developer
Thank you for testing LOC8 on patrol and for the honest feedback. You are absolutely right that if the location is slow or inaccurate, the app is not doing what it was built to do. I am actively working on improving location accuracy, refresh timing, and Apple Watch responsiveness. LOC8 relies on the phone and watch GPS, so signal, movement, and environment can affect results, but reliability is the top priority. If you are willing, please submit a bug report through the app or email info@loc8app.com with details. That helps me review the GPS/address snapshot and fix these issues faster. I appreciate you trying it in the field.
Great for LE
Good App but subscriptions aren’t accurate after trail
Response from developer
Thank you for the feedback. Just a heads up, there is a bug report screen inside the apps dashboard (upper left corner). This is an area you can request a feature be added. The feature you had requested in this review was just added based on your feedback. I am actively updating the app daily as bug reports/feature requests come in.
Was not accurate, even during the initial sell point screens. +-27 feet? It had the city name wrong.
Response from developer
Thanks for the response! This has recently been updated and fixed.
Watch App
The Apple Watch integration is the entire reason this app matters. In a foot pursuit, emergency response, medical call, firefight, or any high stress situation, nobody is stopping to unlock a phone and open a map app. Glancing at your watch for an instant location readout is a smart idea and could honestly be extremely valuable.
I tested the app by driving to random locations and checking whether I could quickly identify where I was from the watch alone. The good news is that the app eventually gave accurate information. The bad news is that it was consistently too slow to be practical.
Almost every time, the watch would sit on “Locating…” for 30 seconds to over a minute. Sometimes it felt even longer. By that point, I could already pull out my phone and figure it out faster. In an actual emergency, that delay makes the app hard to rely on.
At the time of this review, the app offers a 3 day trial, then costs about $5 per year or around $10 for lifetime access. Honestly, I would gladly pay the lifetime price if the app worked reliably and quickly enough to trust in real world situations. The issue is not the cost. The issue is speed and responsiveness.
I think the developers are onto something here, and I appreciate that someone is making an app focused on this specific problem.
My biggest suggestions:
1. Make the watch app the absolute priority.
2. Cache location updates more aggressively.
3. Allow instant display of the last known address while refreshing in the background.
4. Reduce loading times dramatically.
This app has potential. Right now it feels more like a proof of concept than something I could depend on operationally.
I unsubscribed and deleted the app because the app also gets bricked unless you pay. (Not mad at that but yeah, it’s to slow).
Response from developer
Appreciate the detailed review. The speed issue has been the main thing I’ve been working on. I just adjusted the speed gating on both the Apple Watch and iPhone side, including better handling for driving. The original logic was built more around someone moving on foot, so it needed to be improved for faster movement and real-world testing. The changes on the phone side also transfer over to the Watch app, so improvements there should help both experiences. Some of this comes down to how quickly Apple’s location services return a usable GPS fix, especially on the Watch, but I completely agree that the Watch app needs to feel fast or the whole use case falls apart. The app is being actively worked on, and things are changing daily and weekly based on feedback like this. If you ever decide to come back and try it again in the future, I’d genuinely appreciate it. The goal is to keep improving speed, reliability, and how quickly useful location info appears.
Accurate and Reliable!
Response from developer
Thank you, I really appreciate the review. That is exactly what I was hoping LOC8 would be useful for: quick access to your current location without having to dig through Maps or piece the information together yourself. I’m glad it has been accurate and easy to use for you. I’m actively working on improving the app and adding more useful location tools, so feedback like this means a lot.
Poss Update Feature
No Evaluation or Trial
Response from developer
Thank you for the feedback. That’s a fair point. I’ve recently added a 3-day free trial so new users can try the app and see how it works before paying. The goal was never to block people from evaluating it, just to keep the service sustainable. If you’re open to giving it another try, I’d really appreciate it and would love to hear your thoughts after using it.
No trial option
Response from developer
Thank you for the feedback. That’s completely understandable. I’ve recently added a 3-day free trial so users can try the app and see how it works before committing to a subscription. The goal is to let people evaluate it properly while still covering the ongoing costs of running the service. If you’re open to trying it again, I’d really appreciate it and would love to hear your thoughts after using it.