PennyLocator vs Pressmark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PennyLocator
Discover and locate machines that dispense collectible pressed pennies worldwide. View detailed information, add machines to your wish list, and navigate directly to their locations. Never miss a nearby machine with helpful notifications.
- Worldwide machine map
- Detailed machine information
- Track visited machines
- Mark machines for future visits
- Navigation to machines
- Machine address and pictures
- Push notifications for nearby machines
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PennyMe helps with the collection of pressed pennies. Those neat coins that you can imprint with a picture of a tourist attraction if you turn the crank of the machine. PennyMe displays all machines worldwide on a map and displays detailed information about a machine upon selection. Tick off machines you visited to keep track of your collected pennies. Or mark a machine for a later visit. PennyMe also helps you to easily navigate to any machine. And it shows its address, a picture of the machine and other details. Our recommendation: Turn on push notifications & never miss out again on a nearby penny! Conceptualization & development: Nina Wiedemann & Jannis Born Icon design: Max Tiessen Open-source contributors: Zain Malik
Pressmark
Discover and track pressed coin machines globally. Log your collection with photos and notes, contribute to a community database, and rate machine conditions. An optional premium subscription offers advanced features and an ad-free experience.
- Interactive map of worldwide machines
- Track individual pressed coin motifs
- Upload photos and private notes
- Community ratings and contributions
- Submit new machine locations
- Premium subscription for advanced features
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Pressmark is the ultimate companion for pressed coin collectors. Discover machines around the world, track individual motifs, upload photos and join an active community. DISCOVER • Interactive map with penny press machines worldwide • Search machines by location or name • Opening hours, payment options and visit info at a glance • Photos, motifs and details for every machine • Community condition ratings and freshness indicators COLLECT • Track individual motifs at each machine — not just "visited" • See which motifs you're still missing • Private notes and photos for your entries • Add your own motifs not yet in the database • Filter your collection by coins and bills • Sort by location, alphabetically or by date CONTRIBUTE • Submit new machine locations for the community • Upload photos of machines and pressed coins • Rate machine condition: working, minor issues, partially broken, out of order • Suggest edits and vote on community contributions • Confirm motifs and submit new ones • Build your reputation — earn points, badges and titles for your contributions PREMIUM • Collect unlimited motifs • Ad-free experience • Collection statistics • Find nearest unvisited machine • Advanced filters by location, date and type • Export collection as CSV Pressmark is free to use with an optional Premium subscription. Available in English and German. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PennyLocator at none against Pressmark's 2. PennyLocator also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pressmark's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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. Pressmark sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PennyLocator asks for nothing beyond the download.
PennyLocator ships an update every 3 weeks, Pressmark every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PennyLocator | Pressmark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (43 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jannis Born | S&C IT Solutions GmbH |
Customer experience
PennyLocator
Pressmark
In-app purchases
PennyLocator
No in-app purchases
Pressmark
- Pressmark Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pressmark Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
