Comparison

iLocation vs Current Locations

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

Head to head
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.

About

Current Locations

Easily add geotagged locations with photos, addresses, and descriptions. Share this information via email for later use. Perfect for documenting places and sharing details.

Highlights
  • Geotagging capability
  • Include photos
  • Add addresses
  • Write descriptions
  • Email information
Features
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Current Locations provides easy geotagging capability with inclusion of a photo, address and description. The information can be emailed to a specified address for later processing.

Screenshots

iLocation4 screens
Current Locations3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Current Locations at 100% against iLocation's 36%. Current Locations also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). iLocation's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

iLocation is free to download; Current Locations costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Current Locations holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iLocation has 3.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of iLocation's written reviews are positive against 100% of Current Locations's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iLocation ships an update monthly, Current Locations every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iLocation versus Current Locations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriLocationCurrent Locations
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.3 (3.9K ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.9K — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeonghwan KimDavid Bourne

Customer experience

iLocation

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

Current Locations

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

iLocation

Reported bugs

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

Requested features

2 requests
  • Rename the app
  • Be more transparent

Current Locations

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iLocation

No in-app purchases

None

Current Locations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iLocation free?
iLocation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Current Locations free?
Current Locations costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iLocation or Current Locations?
Current Locations is rated higher. iLocation averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Current Locations averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do iLocation or Current Locations have ads?
iLocation shows ads; Current Locations does not.
Which is updated more often, iLocation or Current Locations?
iLocation ships an update monthly, and Current Locations every 9 months. Most recently, iLocation was updated on October 12, 2026 and Current Locations on October 2, 2026.

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