Comparison

Living at UCD vs PinpointExplore

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

Head to head
About

Living at UCD

Features
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The Living at UCD App give UCD residents the opportunity to take part in the community onsite by connecting residents based on their location and interests, Use the Living at UCD App now to meet your housemates, join conversations and link in with other people with the same interests as you. We have groups for Sports, Gaming, Culture, Wellbeing, Blackrock, Social Media, Arts, Baking and Sustainability. You can also use the app to book tickets for events, log maintenance and Welfare concerns and make contact with the Reslife and Welcome desk teams

About

PinpointExplore

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Pinpoint Every trip you take becomes part of a living map โ€” captured, shared, and worth revisiting. Document as you go Capture photos, video, and voice notes right where a moment happens. Add a title and notes so the story sticks, not just the shot. Watch your world grow Every place you document lights up on your personal 3D globe โ€” a real, evolving picture of everywhere you've been, built one trip at a time. Share your journey Post your travels for friends and fellow explorers to follow, react to, and get inspired by. Spin through their globes to discover new places through people you trust. Grounded in real moments Posts are tied to where they actually happened โ€” so what you're exploring is real, not staged. Keep it public or just for you Share your travels with the world, or keep some moments private. Your archive, your call. Ready to map your next adventure?

Screenshots

Living at UCD3 screens
PinpointExplore4 screens

Verdict

The call

Living at UCD and PinpointExplore are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Living at UCD ships an update every 11 days, PinpointExplore weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Living at UCD versus PinpointExplore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiving at UCDPinpointExplore
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.515.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size159 MB69 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKinetic Solutions LimitedBenjamin Mavinga

In-app purchases

None

Living at UCD

No in-app purchases

None

PinpointExplore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Living at UCD free?
Living at UCD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PinpointExplore free?
PinpointExplore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Living at UCD or PinpointExplore have ads?
Neither Living at UCD nor PinpointExplore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Living at UCD or PinpointExplore?
Living at UCD ships an update every 11 days, and PinpointExplore weekly. Most recently, Living at UCD was updated on October 26, 2026 and PinpointExplore on October 19, 2026.

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