Comparison

Dad Finder vs Makon

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

Head to head
About

Dad Finder

This app uses a compass to show the direction and distance to a loved one, ideal for families separated by travel. It prioritizes privacy with no sign-up or location tracking beyond direction and distance. Premium features offer real-time updates and widgets.

Highlights
  • Compass points to designated person
  • Shows distance in miles or kilometers
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app and complication
  • Optional physical Dad Compass device
Features
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Dad Finder is a compass that points to someone you love. No map. No pins. No feed. Just one needle that turns toward Dad, wherever he is, and shows how far away he is. One glance and the kids at home know: that way, 4,712 miles. BUILT BY A PILOT DAD I'm a commercial pilot, and my job keeps me away from home for days, sometimes weeks. A dot on a map never helped my kids feel closer. So I built a compass. When they miss me, they look at it, and it points to me. That's the whole idea. HOW IT WORKS • Install Dad Finder on the phone of the person who travels. That's the Dad phone. • Install it on the phones at home, enter the Dad phone's Device ID, and the compass points to him. • Or set Home on the Dad phone and it shows the way back. • Rename "Dad" to Mom, Grandpa or anyone you like. Choose kilometers or miles. • With Premium, add the Dad Finder widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen and see the way to Dad without opening the app. • On Apple Watch, the needle turns with your wrist and points the way to Dad. Put it on your watch face as a complication. FOR FAMILIES WHO LIVE APART FOR A WHILE Pilots and flight crews. Military families during deployment. Truck drivers, sailors, offshore and rotation workers. Parents who travel for work. Grandparents across the country. Long-distance couples. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No sign-up, no email, no contact list. Devices pair with a Device ID. • No map of your movements. The compass shows only direction and distance. • Your location travels over encrypted connections. • Delete your account and data at any time with one tap in Help. FREE AND PREMIUM Dad Finder is free to use. Without Premium, the Dad phone updates its position once a day when you open the app. Premium keeps the compass current with automatic background updates, adds the Home Screen and Lock Screen widget and the Apple Watch app, and syncs to as many devices as you like, including the Dad Compass. Only the Dad phone needs Premium for updates; the widget and the Apple Watch app are available on each phone with Premium. • Monthly plan with a 1-week free trial, or yearly plan with a 1-month free trial. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. THE DAD COMPASS Prefer something on the shelf instead of a screen? The Dad Compass is a handcrafted, WiFi-connected desk compass that I assemble and program myself. It sits at home and always points to you, with no phone needed on their side. Every Dad Compass comes with 2 years of Premium. Order it from inside the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.cuesoft.org/df-pp/

About

Makon

Find, buy, or rent real estate across Uzbekistan with up-to-date listings. Browse properties on a map, filter by your needs, and connect directly with owners. Easily list your own property in minutes.

Highlights
  • Map-based property search
  • Smart filters for price, size, and type
  • Detailed property listings with photos
  • Direct contact with owners
  • Save favorite properties
  • Quick property listing
  • Multi-language interface
Features
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Makon is Uzbekistan's real estate app — buy, rent, sell and list apartments, houses and land, all in one place. Thousands of listings across Tashkent, Samarkand and the rest of Uzbekistan, gathered onto a single map so you don't have to scroll a dozen channels to find them. FEATURES • Map search — every listing on one map, with the price on the pin and a Sale/Rent switch • Residential complexes — new builds get their own pin, showing how many listings are inside, the lowest price, and what most listings in that complex are asking • Smart filters — price, rooms, size, floor, property type, district and amenities, with a live result count • Saved searches — save a set of filters and hear about matches instantly, hourly, daily or weekly • Price-drop alerts — know the moment a home you are watching gets cheaper • Favorites — keep the ones you like in one list • Message sellers in the app, or call them directly • Seller profiles — their other listings, reviews, and a button to follow them • Voice search, and jump straight to a listing by its Makon ID • Prices in sum or dollars • Uzbek, Russian and English LOCATION MATTERS Every listing shows the distance to the nearest metro stations, schools and kindergartens, along with its price history and the typical price per m² in that area — so you can judge whether a price is fair before you pick up the phone. SELLING List your apartment, house or land for free. Choose the residential complex and we will fill in what our building records already hold. Add up to 25 photos and you are done. WHERE WE COVER Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Namangan, Andijan, Fergana, Nukus and the rest of Uzbekistan. Support: support@makon.io

Screenshots

Dad Finder4 screens
Makon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Makon at none against Dad Finder's 2. Makon also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Dad Finder's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Dad Finder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Makon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dad Finder against 5.0 for Makon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Makon has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dad Finder ships an update weekly, Makon every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dad Finder versus Makon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDad FinderMakon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSantiago Borja LopezMakon

Customer experience

Dad Finder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Makon

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dad Finder

Subscriptions2
  • Dad Finder - One Month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Dad Finder - One Year1 Month trial$9.991 Year
None

Makon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dad Finder free?
Dad Finder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Makon free?
Makon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dad Finder or Makon?
Dad Finder and Makon are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Dad Finder or Makon have ads?
Neither Dad Finder nor Makon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dad Finder or Makon?
Dad Finder ships an update weekly, and Makon every 9 days. Most recently, Dad Finder was updated on November 3, 2026 and Makon on October 30, 2026.

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