# Mile vs Postmiles

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.

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

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.

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

## The numbers

| Metric | Mile | Postmiles |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mile-1/id1562022453/reviews) | **[4.9 (8 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/postmiles/id6443652214/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **1.3K** | 8 |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Monthly** | Every 6 weeks |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 156 MB | 224 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.6** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [OnStarboard LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1268433928) | [Amarinder Grewal](https://appshunter.io/developer/1648083403) |

## What reviewers say

### Mile

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mile-1/id1562022453)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mile-1 Pro Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Mile-1 Pro Annual | $29.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Helpful for EMS and first responders
- 🚀 Useful for locating mile markers
- 🚀 Works great even without cell signal
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Visually appealing app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes after recent update
- 🐛 Lagging issues
- 🐛 Doesn't function properly

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes on launch
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions

**Requested features**

- 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

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/postmiles/id6443652214)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*