# Town Lens — Know Any Town, At a Glance

> Map-based town data for livability, housing, income, safety, and demographics. (iPhone/iPad app by Ni Yan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/town-lens/id6761855368 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ni Yan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1037384760)
- Category: Lifestyle, Utilities, Navigation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.3 · 218 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-04-13
- Data updated: 2026-06-30
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/town-lens/id6761855368/reviews.md

## What is Town Lens?

TownLens transforms how you understand any town in America. Whether you're relocating, traveling to a neighborhood, or simply curious about the community down the road — TownLens puts everything you need on one beautiful, intuitive map.

Overall Town Rating — A single at-a-glance score combining key livability factors
Housing — Home value and rent median
Household Income — Median income levels across every neighborhood
Safety — Crime rates mapped and color-coded by severity and type
Population — Density and demographics
Weather — Monthly overlook of the town
And much more — with new data layers added regularly

Perfect For:

- Homebuyers & Renters 
- Real Estate Professionals
- Investors
- Travelers
- Curious Locals

Stop guessing. Start seeing.

## Key features

- Overall town rating
- Housing market data
- Median household income
- Crime rate mapping
- Population demographics
- Monthly weather overview

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Premium Weekly | $1.99 | per 7 days |



## Frequently asked questions about Town Lens

### What is Town Lens?

Town Lens is a lifestyle app that provides detailed information about towns across America. It displays data on livability, housing, income, safety, and demographics on an interactive map.

### What kind of data does Town Lens offer?

Town Lens offers an overall town rating, housing market data (home value, rent median), median household income, crime rates, population demographics, and a monthly weather overview.

### Who is Town Lens designed for?

This app is perfect for homebuyers, renters, real estate professionals, investors, travelers, and anyone curious about understanding American communities.

### Is Town Lens free to use?

Yes, Town Lens is free to download and use. It also offers optional premium subscription plans for enhanced features.

### What are the subscription options for Town Lens?

Town Lens offers 'Premium Weekly' for $1.99/week with a 3-day free trial, and 'Premium Monthly' for $3.99/month with a 3-day free trial.

### Does Town Lens have ads?

No, Town Lens does not contain advertisements, providing an uninterrupted user experience.

### On which devices can I use Town Lens?

Town Lens is available on iPhone and iPad devices.

### How often is Town Lens updated?

The app was last updated on June 18, 2026, with new data layers added regularly to ensure the information is current.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.4 — 2026-06-18

- On each category, show detail data for that category when tapped on the town's banner
- Added a section for current weather in Weather tab
- Unblock users from the paywall
- Cosmetic updates

### 2.2 — 2026-06-06

- Added a weekly subscription 
- Added a lifetime in-app purchase

### 2.0 — 2026-05-25

- Opened up Income data without subscription
- Changed blur radius to block subscription
- Subtitle and keywords changes

### 1.9 — 2026-05-18

- Make top tabs more prominent
- Have a fall back mechanism when crime API returns no data for a zipcode
- Display "Other" race last in Race Distribution chart
- Replace key image
- Removed tracking
- Move loading indicator down a bit

### 1.8 — 2026-05-15

- More towns have boundary data
- Highlight center town, distinguish from neighborhood towns
- Added a loading indicator

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-30.*