LocalSearch UAE vs PastVu map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LocalSearch UAE
Find addresses, phone numbers, and directions for businesses and points of interest across the UAE. This app helps you locate restaurants, shops, pharmacies, banks, and more with interactive maps and routing.
- Search by business name, category, brand, or keyword
- Business phone and address lookup
- Complete UAE coverage
- Interactive maps and routing
- Save favorite listings
- Add business info to contacts
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Welcome to the Mobile World of Local Search UAE. Heard about a new restaurant or clothing shop and need the address? Need to find a phone number for a pharmacy or doctor? Looking for the nearest bank, cinema or a shopping mall? Look no further than Local Search for iOS; UAE's favorite and most trusted online business locator. Our GPS* enabled directory is packed with just about everything you need to go anywhere in UAE. This easy to use app will provide major categories of business, points of interest closest to you and driving directions, so you'll never get lost again! Features 1. Search by Business Name, Category, Brand or Keyword 2. Business or Company phone and address look-up 3. Complete coverage of UAE including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah 4. Advertiser photos, brands, company descriptions, restaurant menus and more… 5. Interactive maps and routing 6. Add business info to your contacts 7. Save your favorite listings for easy recall Don't just search…find! *Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
PastVu map
Explore historical photos overlaid on a world map, dating from 1826 to 2000. View images at their original shooting locations, complete with directional information and detailed descriptions. Filter by date and enjoy a smart photo strip for easy browsing.
- Historical photo overlay on world map
- Photos from 1826-2000
- Location and shooting direction indicators
- Filter by shooting date
- Full-size photo viewing with descriptions
- Smart photo strip under map
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Photos from 1826 to 2000, posted by the pastvu.com community on the world map. Photos are located at the shooting locations indicating the shooting direction. Filtering by shooting date, viewing full-size photos with descriptions, smart photo strip under the map and other features. Photos and information courtesy of the PastVu project (pastvu.com). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PastVu map at 5.0 against LocalSearch UAE's 3.0. PastVu map also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). LocalSearch UAE's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 33%) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. PastVu map sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. LocalSearch UAE asks for nothing beyond the download.
PastVu map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of LocalSearch UAE's written reviews are positive against 33% of PastVu map's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LocalSearch UAE ships an update monthly, PastVu map every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LocalSearch UAE | PastVu map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Local Media L.L.C | Vladimir Tezin |
Customer experience
LocalSearch UAE
PastVu map
In-app purchases
LocalSearch UAE
No in-app purchases
PastVu map
- Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Annually7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Thanks to the author$0.99
- Thank you very much$1.99
- Premium Lifetime$8.99
Questions
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