Comparison

Mile vs Postmiles

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

Head to head
About

Mile

Easily locate and share your real-time highway mile marker on U.S. Interstate and state highways. Get precise location data even without a data connection and use it for navigation, incident reporting, or to help emergency services find you faster.

Highlights
  • Real-time milepost location
  • Offline milepost display
  • Share current location
  • Navigation to mileposts
  • Siri integration
  • Search for milepost locations
Features
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Know your mile marker location! Use Mile-1 to help emergency personnel or roadside assistance locate you faster. Mile-1 provides you with the most comprehensive and accurate highway milepost locator service ever built. Easy to use day or night, quickly find and share your real-time mile marker. Nearly every highway with markers in the U.S. is included, along with a growing list of river miles and railroad mileposts. Even if you lose your data connection, Mile-1 will still show your milepost. "Hey Siri, Get my milepost in Mile-1." Just ask Siri to get your current milepost. Check out our CarPlay app and CarPlay widgets too. Real-time mile marker locations right on your dashboard. Need directions or distance? Tap any milepost. The navigation button will use Maps to show you the fastest route to get there. Perfect for towing and roadside assistance. Click the share button to send your current location via messages, email, or your favorite app. Closures, construction, and incidents are often reported using mileposts as a reference. Mile markers function like an address on the highway. Quickly and easily search for these locations. It's the perfect companion for incident reporting and maintenance. Mile-1 Pro includes: Unlimited search and navigation Unlimited custom marker points Mile marker point manager - Save money by reducing location uncertainty and field documentation Mile marker map maker - Create custom maps with mile marker references. It's great for crash reporting on your socials or construction maps. Auto-tag and markup photos with accurate mile markers and timestamps Convert Latitude/Longitude to mile marker location These are just some sample headlines we see every day, but it's not so easy to locate exactly where these are. Mile-1 helps save the day! AZDOT, "State Troopers and emergency crews use mile markers to locate stranded drivers or those involved in crashes...emergency crews will be able to find you faster." KEZI, "Evacuation levels reduced for homes near Milepost 97 fire." NewsChannel20, "Illinois State Troopers and first responders were called to a crash on I-57 northbound near milepost 241 Wednesday afternoon." KqenNewsRadio, "I-5 Milepost 114 fire burns Tuesday night." National Park Service, "Detour implemented from Milepost 115 to 135 starting January 25, 2021." Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Postmiles

This navigation app assists California highway workers in locating postmiles on the state's highway system. It offers map-based searching, precise location finding, street-level views, and integrated directions to specific markers or bridges.

Highlights
  • Locate postmiles on CA highway system
  • Pan and zoom map for quick searching
  • Search with 10th of a mile accuracy
  • Street-level view with Look Around
  • Get directions to postmile markers or bridges
  • Lookup coordinates in decimals and degrees
Features
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Postmiles is a simple maps app that helps CA highway workers search for postmiles on the CA highway system. Save time by quickly locating the nearest postmile by panning and zooming on the map. Or use the search functionality to find postmiles with an accuracy of 10th of a mile. Get street level view with Look Around. Get directions straight from the app to a desired postmile marker or a bridge. Lookup coordinates in decimals as well as degrees. Postmiles uses privacy friendly location services to show your location on the map.

Screenshots

Mile4 screens
Postmiles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Postmiles at none against Mile's 2. Postmiles also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Mile's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mile sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Postmiles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Postmiles holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mile has 1.3K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mile ships an update monthly, Postmiles every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mile versus Postmiles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMilePostmiles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.3K ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better8
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB224 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnStarboard LLCAmarinder Grewal

Customer experience

Mile

All ratings1,284 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative13.5%

Postmiles

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mile

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to see tenths of a mile
  • Add search functionality
  • Add compass/direction of travel
  • Add map view showing all mile markers
  • Add ability to drop pins and share locations

Postmiles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mile

Subscriptions2
  • Mile-1 Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Mile-1 Pro Annual$29.991 Year
None

Postmiles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mile free?
Mile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Postmiles free?
Postmiles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mile or Postmiles?
Postmiles is rated higher. Mile averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Postmiles averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Mile or Postmiles have ads?
Neither Mile nor Postmiles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mile or Postmiles?
Mile ships an update monthly, and Postmiles every 6 weeks. Most recently, Mile was updated on September 24, 2026 and Postmiles on September 17, 2026.

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