Comparison

Localizer vs Current City

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

Head to head
About

Localizer

Discover your current location with street, city, county, state, and country details. View GPS coordinates, accuracy, and altitude. Easily share your position via various platforms or copy it for later use.

Highlights
  • Identify street, city, county, state, and country
  • Display GPS coordinates and accuracy
  • Show altitude of current location
  • Share location via email, text, Twitter, Facebook
  • Copy address and coordinates
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Where am I? Stop looking around! That's not how you find out where you are! We help you! Know where you are and quickly share the details that matter. Localizer turns your current position into useful, easy-to-read location information. View your address, coordinates, GPS accuracy and altitude directly alongside an interactive map. FEATURES • See your current street, city and complete address • View latitude and longitude in decimal or cardinal format • Check GPS accuracy and altitude • Follow your position on the map • Keep the map oriented in the direction you’re facing • Share your current address or coordinates • Save important locations as bookmarks • Add personal notes to bookmarks • Share bookmarked addresses and coordinates • Open bookmarked locations directly in Apple Maps • Choose whether the street or city is shown as the primary information • Designed for both light and dark mode Localizer is useful when travelling, meeting someone, documenting a location or simply finding out exactly where you are. Some features require a Localizer Pro subscription. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled through your Apple Account settings. –– Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Current City

Features
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Current City is an app developed by Techopolis Online Solutions, LLC to log your travels. It helps users determine their current city and state. It is particularly useful for travelers who need quick and precise information about their location. You can see your photos and make notes about your travels. Current City can also log the cities you've visited, and can give information about that city, and show any photos taken there.

Screenshots

Localizer4 screens
Current City2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Localizer at Free against Current City's $0.99. Localizer also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 37 months). Current City's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On ads and device support 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

Localizer is free to download; Current City costs $0.99 up front. Localizer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Current City asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Localizer ships an update every 5 months, Current City every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Localizer versus Current City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocalizerCurrent City
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 37 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul SteinhilberTechopolis Online Solutions, LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Localizer

Subscriptions4
  • Recurring Tip$0.491 Month
  • Localizer Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Recurring Tip$1.991 Year
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  • Localizer Premium$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Small Tip$3.99
None

Current City

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Localizer free?
Localizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Current City free?
Current City costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Localizer or Current City have ads?
Neither Localizer nor Current City shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Localizer or Current City?
Localizer ships an update every 5 months, and Current City every 37 months. Most recently, Localizer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Current City on October 26, 2026.

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