Comparison

Useful Local Navigaiton vs EkiDocchi

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

EkiDocchi

This navigation app guides you to the nearest Japanese train station. Ideal for travelers or those in unfamiliar areas within Japan, it provides directions to help you find your way.

Highlights
  • Nearest station guidance
  • Japan-specific navigation
  • Japanese language display
  • Location-based directions
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EkiDocchi is the navigation application specializing in the Japanese stations. When you found yourself in a unfamiliar place because of having dinner, business trip, travel or got lost, you would think that "I want to go to the nearest station!" At that kind of time, tap and open this app. You will be kindly guided to the nearest station. * This application is supposed to be used in Japan. The display is all written in Japanese.

Screenshots

Useful Local Navigaiton4 screens
EkiDocchi2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Useful Local Navigaiton at monthly against EkiDocchi's every 5 months. Useful Local Navigaiton also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Useful Local Navigaiton ships an update monthly, EkiDocchi every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Useful Local Navigaiton versus EkiDocchi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUseful Local NavigaitonEkiDocchi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkatapu.netASS Ltd.

Customer experience

Useful Local Navigaiton

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%

EkiDocchi

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Useful Local Navigaiton

No in-app purchases

None

EkiDocchi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Useful Local Navigaiton free?
Useful Local Navigaiton is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EkiDocchi free?
EkiDocchi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Useful Local Navigaiton or EkiDocchi have ads?
Both Useful Local Navigaiton and EkiDocchi show ads.
Which is updated more often, Useful Local Navigaiton or EkiDocchi?
Useful Local Navigaiton ships an update monthly, and EkiDocchi every 5 months. Most recently, Useful Local Navigaiton was updated on November 6, 2026 and EkiDocchi on November 6, 2026.

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