Comparison

PLZ Suche vs PostCodeStar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PLZ Suche

Easily find any German location with a sortable list and search function. Discover associated postal codes and view locations with multiple postal codes on a clear map showing distances.

Highlights
  • Sortable location list
  • Search function
  • Postal code lookup
  • Map view with distances
  • Multiple postal code selection
Features
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PLZ Suche is the fast, fully offline way to find German postal codes. Search by postal code, city, or street name and instantly see the matching areas. No internet connection is needed for the data. Features: - Offline search across all German postal codes and cities. Type a ZIP code, a city, or a street and get results in milliseconds. - Street to ZIP: every postal area includes its streets, so you can find the correct code just from a street name. Combined queries such as Kornblumenring, Uchte or Kornblumenring Uchte work too. - Interactive map powered by OpenStreetMap with labeled ZIP pins. Tap a pin to open the details. - Detail view with exact coordinates, copy the postal code to the clipboard, and open the location in your maps app. - Ten app languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian. - Light and dark mode, plus selectable accent colors (teal, red, blue) and a high-contrast theme. - Privacy friendly: no account, no tracking, no collection of personal data. Only map tiles are loaded from OpenStreetMap when you view the map. Whether you fill out shipping forms, plan deliveries, verify addresses, or simply need the right postal code quickly, PLZ Suche gives you reliable German postal data anywhere, even without a connection. Data sources: postal code base data from the OpenGeoDB project; street and map data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

About

PostCodeStar

Features
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Ever been frustrated when people can't find your house or office despite having an address and a Post Code or Zip Code? Or do you need to permanently pinpoint a location somewhere? Well PostCodeStar is for you. We've chopped up the entire surface of the Earth into around 16 trillion squares of approximately 3m squared and condensed it all into a few characters after a post / zip code. Add a short extension to international post codes / zip codes to pinpoint any location to within 3m. So that's a resolution of just 3m and just with a few characters after the normal post / zip code. Handy yeah? Oh, and your codes are free for ever. You can share star codes with anyone. Entering a star code in the search box or following a shared link opens the location in PostCodeStar and you can navigate with Google Maps. The benefits of PostCodeStar: * Using characters rather than words means there is no need for translation into multiple languages. * PostCodeStar utilises the existing, easily recognised post code system where available so it's just a case of adding a few characters at the end. * There's no risk of mispronouncing words or misunderstanding due to accents or reading abilities. Letters can be read out phonetically and there are only a few of them! * It's way quicker to type a few characters than huge long co-ordinates or words. * PostCodeStar is so accurate. You can pinpoint any 1 square metre location, anywhere in the world. On water, up a mountain, in a tent in a field, up a ski slope, in the Australian Outback... no address required. How awesome is that?

Screenshots

PLZ Suche4 screens
PostCodeStar4 screens

Verdict

The call

PLZ Suche and PostCodeStar are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PLZ Suche ships an update every 54 months, PostCodeStar every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PLZ Suche versus PostCodeStar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPLZ SuchePostCodeStar
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 54 monthsEvery 31 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size91 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastian KruseAchorda Ltd

In-app purchases

None

PLZ Suche

No in-app purchases

None

PostCodeStar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PLZ Suche free?
PLZ Suche is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PostCodeStar free?
PostCodeStar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PLZ Suche or PostCodeStar have ads?
Neither PLZ Suche nor PostCodeStar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PLZ Suche or PostCodeStar?
PLZ Suche ships an update every 54 months, and PostCodeStar every 31 months. Most recently, PLZ Suche was updated on October 5, 2026 and PostCodeStar on September 29, 2026.

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