Location Finder vs Postmiles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Location Finder
This app allows you to find any latitude and longitude coordinate on Earth and view it on a satellite map. It's useful for locating places specified only by coordinates or mapping specific areas. You can also find and display your current position.
- Lookup lat/long coordinates
- Display on satellite image/map
- Find own position coordinates
- Map SIGWX areas
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Lookup any lat/long coordinate on the earth's surface, and display it on a satellite image/map. Useful for finding a location specified only by its coordinates, or to map out a SIGWX area. Find and display coordinates of your own position.
Postmiles
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.
- 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
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Postmiles is a simple maps app that helps CA highway workers search for postmiles on the CA highway system. Save time by quickly locating the nearest postmile by panning and zooming on the map. Or use the search functionality to find postmiles with an accuracy of 10th of a mile. Get street level view with Look Around. Get directions straight from the app to a desired postmile marker or a bridge. Lookup coordinates in decimals as well as degrees. Postmiles uses privacy friendly location services to show your location on the map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Postmiles at 4.9 against Location Finder's 3.5. Postmiles also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 27 months). Location Finder's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Postmiles holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.
Location Finder ships an update every 27 months, Postmiles every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Location Finder | Postmiles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johan Bergsee | Amarinder Grewal |
Customer experience
Location Finder
Postmiles
In-app purchases
Location Finder
No in-app purchases
Postmiles
No in-app purchases
Questions
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