Mark Where I Left It! vs nomap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mark Where I Left It!
Save and return to specific locations using your phone's GPS. It provides real-time distance, heading, and speed updates, and can alert you when you're within a set proximity. Functions as a compass and can share locations via QR code.
- Mark and save GPS locations
- Directional guidance to marked spots
- Proximity notifications
- Real-time distance and heading updates
- Integrated compass
- Share locations via QR code
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This app allows you to mark and save a location for later return, using your phone’s internal GPS. It can then direct you back to the marked location. While in use, the app monitors your distance and heading back to the marked location, as well as speed, elevation, and location accuracy. It also acts as a compass, and can display general location information from your phone such as latitude, longitude, speed, location accuracy, and if internet is available, placemark address information is displayed. The app can be toggled between Find It! Mode and Compass Mode. In Find It! Mode: The app points in the direction of your marked location, giving you bearing and distance updates. You can set the app to give you a proximity notification so if the app is in background or the phone is asleep, it will give you a notification that you are within a preset distance from your marked location. You mark the location, set the proximity notification distance, put the phone in your pocket, and it will notify you when you are within the preset distance. Important note: It can take up to 30 seconds for your phone’s internal location accuracy to resolve. Your phone’s location accuracy must be less than 50 ft to allow you to save the location. This is to prevent possible notification failures. Accuracy is dependent on your device. Accuracy can also depend on terrain or obstructions like dwelling walls or buildings. If issues, adjust slider to a greater proximity distance. Your iPhone must not be in Airplane Mode if using background notifications. Important note: You must move 150 to 300 yards away from a marked location before you can return and expect the background notification to work. This is to trigger the location notification only when returning and near the marked location to save unnecessary battery use. In Compass Mode: The app functions just as any IOS compass app, giving you heading and speed updates. It is configured for true north, not magnetic north. There is the ability to display a QR Code of the marked location to allow sharing the location by using another phone’s camera with a bar code reading app (included with IOS devices) Important note: This app is not a mapping program. No maps are utilized, so it will not lead you on roads or trails. It only points to the marked location via an “as the crow flies” approach. If you walk a dog and want a reminder to pick up the poop bag you left behind earlier, it’s great. With a bit of understanding, it will help you find your camp in the wilderness. It’s a simple, easy to use, tool that is handy in the right situations.
nomap
Navigate your surroundings using only directional arrows and haptic feedback. This app guides you to your destination without requiring you to constantly look at your screen, allowing you to experience your journey more fully. It also features a unique compass mode activated by shaking your phone.
- Arrow-based navigation
- Vibration guidance
- Hands-free walking
- Automatic rerouting
- Shake-activated compass
- Customizable routes
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Look up and walk forward. nomap is a navigation app that gets you to your destination using only arrows and vibrations. Our unique vibration system lets you reach your destination without constantly looking at your phone. Start walking with the guidance of vibrations. Are you spending your travels just looking at your phone? The journey to your destination can be a memorable part of your trip. While you're looking down at your map, you might miss a charming bakery right in front of you. With nomap, you don't need to keep staring at a boring map to get where you're going. As long as you're on the right path, your phone will keep the rhythm. Hold your phone straight and keep moving. When the rhythm stops, it's a sign to turn. Just spin around a bit, and you'll quickly find the right direction. If you take a wrong turn, don't worry. The app will automatically find a new route for you. - Secret Feature Once the navigation starts, try shaking your phone! It will turn into a compass that continuously points to your destination. This feature is handy when you want to know the direction to your destination or choose your own route. Enjoy your adventure while choosing the path you like. (You can revert back by shaking again.) nomap is a brand new app, released just in December 2023. We're excited to make it even more amazing! - When the Compass Points in the Wrong Direction... Sometimes the phone's compass may point in the wrong direction. If that happens, rotate your phone in a figure-eight a few times. It should recalibrate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: nomap at every 2 days against Mark Where I Left It!'s every 4 months. nomap also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mark Where I Left It! against 5.0 for nomap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Mark Where I Left It! ships an update every 4 months, nomap every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mark Where I Left It! | nomap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Quinan | Yu Ohama |
Customer experience
Mark Where I Left It!
nomap
In-app purchases
Mark Where I Left It!
No in-app purchases
nomap
No in-app purchases









