Comparison

PinLocation vs iLocation

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

Head to head
About

PinLocation

Easily find friends and share locations with real-time direction and distance updates. Save and search favorite places, get directions to any dropped pin, and discover locations by name or distance.

Highlights
  • Real-time friend finding
  • Location sharing via text
  • Save and label favorite locations
  • Get directions to saved places
  • Drop pins for destinations
  • Search locations by name or distance
Features
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If you like Maps app, you will love PinLocation. In fact, it is a MUST HAVE app for you. Try it out and let me know what you think. ——————————————————————————— (1) This unique app will let you and your friends find each other very simply and accurately in no time. You will see current direction and distance (constantly updated) to your friend's last location. It takes only one touch to send text message with your location. Then, you can copy text sent from your friend and Paste it here to see his/her location on the Map. You want to find each other on a crowded beach - no problem. There is no other app that let you do that as quickly and simply as this one. (2) You can label your favorite locations and store them in a list. No more looking for same place twice. You found a nice place and want to come back to it - just save a pin. You'll love it. (3) You can use the list with your labels to select location that you previously saved. You can use these locations to find Directions and Distance from your current location to your selected location in no time. It can not be any simpler. (4) You can drop a Pin at any location on the map (it becomes your destination) and see the direction and distance from your current location to it. You will see the direction, the address that you are passing by or distance getting updated as you are moving. (5) You can search your locations by their name e.g. if you type "ea" you'll see all locations with name that contain ea like Rest Area, Creative or East Chicago. If you type "10", you'll see all locations within radius 10 mi (if miles are selected as current units). If you type: ">10", you'll see all locations outside of 10 miles radius. If you type >10<500, you'll see all locations at a distance greater than 10 and less than 500 miles.

About

iLocation

Easily search and share your current or a specified location. Get coordinates, addresses, and compass bearings. Save locations, share via URL, and explain your whereabouts without speaking.

Highlights
  • Search and share location
  • Display current location information
  • Show coordinates and address
  • Compass bearing display
  • Change map format
  • Save location to Favorites
  • Share location via URL
Features
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▷ iLocation is a tool to search and share location easily and quickly. With iLocation, you can tell the current location or the specified location by several screen clicks. And if you want to know the coordinates or address of the current location, you can simply run iLocation. When you want to explain an appointment, or when you need to know your current location in a hurry, you can also pin the map on top of the map and simply select the transport to share the location. ◉ Function • Automatically display current location information when running App • Coordinate and altitude display of current position or specified position • Show the location's address • Show compass bearing • Change the map format (General, Satellite) • Specify the center of the map and check the coordinates and addresses • Specify coordinates by entering coordinates • Specify an arbitrary location by entering an address (Pro) • Save map to camera roll or clipboard • Save your location to Favorites for reuse • Save the specified location information and map or share it via SNS • The location is sent to the URL so that the recipient can connect to the map immediately If you have iLocation, you will be able to explain your location without having to talk. ◉ Notice • This is a completely free app, so no payment or subscription is required. • Depending on the user's location and environment, GPS signal reception may not be smooth or there may be differences in accuracy. • This app cannot change your device's system GPS information. • Since the content of banner ads is published by advertising agencies, we do not know or participate in the interaction between the ads and app users.

Screenshots

PinLocation3 screens
iLocation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PinLocation at 5.0 against iLocation's 4.3. PinLocation also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 36%) and ads (none vs shown). iLocation's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 1). On price 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. PinLocation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iLocation asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PinLocation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iLocation has 3.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of PinLocation's written reviews are positive against 36% of iLocation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PinLocation ships an update every 9 days, iLocation monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
PinLocation versus iLocation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinLocationiLocation
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (3.9K ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better35.9% of reviews
Number of ratings13.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJaroslaw SzymczykJeonghwan Kim

Customer experience

PinLocation

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

iLocation

All ratings3,893 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative61.5%

Bugs and requests

PinLocation

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

iLocation

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Doesn't recognize location
  • Doesn't spoof GPS

Requested features

2 requests
  • Rename the app
  • Be more transparent

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PinLocation

One-time1
  • Web backup of pins$0.99
None

iLocation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PinLocation free?
PinLocation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iLocation free?
iLocation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PinLocation or iLocation?
PinLocation is rated higher. PinLocation averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while iLocation averages 4.3 from 3.9K ratings.
Do PinLocation or iLocation have ads?
iLocation shows ads; PinLocation does not.
Which is updated more often, PinLocation or iLocation?
PinLocation ships an update every 9 days, and iLocation monthly. Most recently, PinLocation was updated on September 16, 2026 and iLocation on October 15, 2026.

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