Useful Local Navigaiton vs GeoMEMO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Useful Local Navigaiton
Quickly discover nearby restaurants, shops, and attractions using a map or augmented reality view. Save favorite searches and locations, and get directions via popular mapping services. Supports offline map downloads and route history.
- AR view for direction guidance
- Map and place list interface
- Save favorite searches and places
- Offline OSM map downloads
- Route history tracking
- Google Place Search integration
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Useful Local Navigation helps you quickly find nearby places, including restaurants, shops, and sightseeing spots, around your current location or any point you choose on the map. Hold up your iPhone and use the AR view to understand direction at a glance, even in unfamiliar areas. Over 500,000 downloads across the Useful Local Navigation series. With Useful Local Navigation, you can: - Find places quickly by tapping keywords in the list menu. - Save frequently used keywords as Favorite Search Words. - Set a search center point (orange marker) or use your current location (blue marker). - Sort search results by straight-line distance from the selected center point. - Move and set the search center from a selected destination using "@#" in the search box. - Use Google Place Search for high-quality place results. - Search by Google Place categories with Category Search, regardless of language. - Save Favorite Places by long-pressing a list item or long-pressing on the map. - Register your current location or search center point quickly with the Reg button. - Open detailed information for shops and facilities from the Detail button. - Start route guidance to your destination with the Navi button via Apple Maps, Google Maps app, or Google Maps web. Features: - A linked three-pane interface with AR view, map view, and place list. - AR direction guidance makes it easier to understand where results are located. (AR view is not supported on iPod touch.) - Move the map by typing "@placename" or "@address" in the search box. - Supports the URL scheme: aroundunavi:// - Footprints (pink location history markers) help you retrace your route and avoid getting lost. - Import KML or KMZ files from the web and view their spots offline after import. - Share your current location, search center point, or destination by email with map links, address information, and app launch URL. - Download and display offline OSM maps. Notes: - Recommended in areas with 3G, 4G, 5G, or Wi-Fi coverage. - GPS location may be difficult to obtain in some environments, such as indoors. - Compass direction may be less accurate in some situations, such as inside trains or cars. - Continued GPS use can increase battery consumption.
GeoMEMO
Record notes, addresses, photos, and URLs at specific map locations. Organize your saved places with categories and search functionality. Ideal for travel planning or remembering local spots.
- Save memos with photos and URLs to map locations
- Organize memos by custom categories
- Search memos by name and content
- Display nearby spots for quick memo creation
- Place custom pins on the map
- Route search from current location
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GeoMEMO allows you to write memos on a map, against your current location or favorite place. Usage Scenarios - You come across an interesting place on TV or a magazine, you decide you would like to go and see it, so you write a memo about it. - You come across a new favorite store, so you write a memo about it on the spot. - Before you go traveling, you write memos about tourist attractions that you would like to go and visit, so you can use the application as a guidebook during your journey. Memos can contain addresses, telephone numbers, photos, URL, and they can also be classified into any category of your choice. From the memo list, you can place pins on a map for particular categories; you can also search by name and memo content so you will never misplace a memo within the application. GeoMEMO also provides functionality to display a list of "Nearby Spots," providing you with a quick way to select a place and write a memo about it. Other Functionality - Place pins on a map at locations of your choice - Retrieve the address of a place on a map - Use keywords to search for a particular location - Change a memo's pin location - Select a telephone number and make a call - Change a memo's date - Choose color of Pin Red or Green - Copy all data items of a memo - Search for a route from your current location to a destination - Send a memo via Messsage - Tweet a memo - Display the number of memos per category - Backup/Restore data to/from iTunes Maps and Nearby Spots searching functionality are supplied by Google. GeoMEMO's development status is published on the application's Facebook page (search for 'geomemo').
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Useful Local Navigaiton at Free against GeoMEMO's $2.99. Useful Local Navigaiton also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (95% vs 72%). GeoMEMO's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (36 vs 3). On 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
Useful Local Navigaiton is free to download; GeoMEMO costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Useful Local Navigaiton holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GeoMEMO has 36 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Useful Local Navigaiton's written reviews are positive against 72% of GeoMEMO's.
Useful Local Navigaiton ships an update monthly, GeoMEMO every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Useful Local Navigaiton | GeoMEMO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better | 72.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | katapu.net | IMPATH Inc. |
Customer experience
Useful Local Navigaiton
GeoMEMO
In-app purchases
Useful Local Navigaiton
No in-app purchases
GeoMEMO
No in-app purchases
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