Phunware Locate vs TrashTagger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phunware Locate
This app enables users to set up and preview indoor navigation systems. It allows for the creation of paths, management of beacons, and fingerprinting of locations to enhance blue dot wayfinding accuracy for other mobile applications.
- Map setup for blue dot navigation
- Path creation
- Beacon management
- Location fingerprinting
- Blue dot experience preview
Read full descriptionHide full description
The Phunware Locate app allows users to walk through the end to end experience of setting up their map for highly accurate blue dot navigation wayfinding. Within the app users can, at a floor level, create paths, manage beacons, walk to fingerprint, and preview the blue dot experience. The fingerprinted data is then used to present navigation and blue dot wayfinding for end users of mobile apps powered by Phunware Location Services. This app can only be used by users authorized by Phunware.
TrashTagger
This app uses AI to identify litter in user-submitted photos and maps their locations. Users can track their impact, compete on a leaderboard, and join a community focused on environmental cleanup.
- AI-powered trash identification
- GPS location recording
- Interactive litter map
- User contribution leaderboard
- Community engagement
Read full descriptionHide full description
TrashMapper is an innovative app designed to empower users to take action against litter. Using AI technology, the app identifies trash in photos taken by users and records the GPS location, creating a dynamic map of littered areas. Users can view these mapped locations, track their contributions on a leaderboard, and join a community dedicated to making the planet cleaner. With TrashMapper, spotting trash becomes the first step in creating a cleaner, greener future.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TrashTagger at none against Phunware Locate's shown. TrashTagger also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Phunware Locate's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TrashTagger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phunware Locate has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Phunware Locate ships an update every 4 months, TrashTagger every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phunware Locate | TrashTagger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phunware, Inc | Coding Minds, Inc. |
Customer experience
Phunware Locate
TrashTagger
In-app purchases
Phunware Locate
No in-app purchases
TrashTagger
No in-app purchases
