maru vs LocSearch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
maru
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ใๆใฎๅต่ฒๆใขใใชใ ใซใใใซใฎ็ตใๆทฑใใๆฐใใๆนๆณใใใใซ็ปๅ ด๏ผใmeyu-ไบไบบใง่ฒใฆใๅตใใฏใไบไบบใงไธ็ทใซๆฅฝใใใใใซไฝใใใใขใใชใงใใไบไบบใใใใใใฎในใใใงๅตใใฟใใใใใใจใงใๅตใใฉใใฉใๆ้ทใใฆใใๆงๅญใๆฅฝใใใพใใใฟใใใใใใจใซใใผใใใคใณใใ่ฒฏใพใใใใฎใใคใณใใไฝฟใฃใฆๆฐใใๅตใๅขใใใใจใๅฏ่ฝใใฟใใๆฐใๆ้ท้็จใๅ ฑๆใใชใใใไบไบบใ ใใฎ็นๅฅใชๆ้ใ้ใใใพใใ ใใฎใขใใชใฏใๆฅใ ใฎใใผใใ้ฃ็ตกใฎไธญใงใกใใฃใจใใๆฅฝใใฟใๆไพใใพใใใซใใใซใฎใณใใฅใใฑใผใทใงใณใฎไธ็ฐใจใใฆใๅตใ่ฒใฆใใใจใ่ช็ถใชๅฝขใง่ฆชๅฏใใ่ฒใๆๅฉใใซใๆ้ทใใๅตใใกใฎๅงฟใ่ฆๅฎใใใจใงใๅ ฑใซ้ใใๅใณใ้ๆๆใๆใใใใใงใใใใ ใพใใๅตใๆ้ทใใ้็จใๆฐใใๅตใ่ฟใใใใจใงใไบไบบใฎ้ขไฟใใใๆทฑใพใใพใใใฟใใใฎๅๆฐใใใผใใใคใณใใฎ็ฉใฟ้ใญใใใขใใชๅ ใงใฎๅฐใใชๅ้บใจใชใใๆฏๆฅใๅฐใใ ใ็นๅฅใซใๅฟๆธฉใพใใใฎไฝ้จใ้ใใฆใใไบใใฎๆใๅ็ขบ่ชใใๆฅฝใใๆ้ใๅ ฑๆใใฆใฟใฆใใ ใใใ ไปใใใmeyu-ไบไบบใง่ฒใฆใๅตใใใใฆใณใญใผใใใฆใไบไบบใ ใใฎๆใฎๅต่ฒๆใฎๆ ใๅงใใพใใใ๏ผๅฟใซๆฎใ็ฌ้ใๅ ฑใซไฝใใชใใใๆฅฝใใๆใๅบใๅขใใใฆใใใพใใใใใใชใใใกใฎๆใใๅตใใกใฎๆ้ทใซ็นใใใใจใงใใใใ
LocSearch
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LocSearch is a GPS tracking app designed to help you keep track of your loved ones. It allows you to check the location of your child when you're worried about their whereabouts, or to locate family members during emergencies such as natural disasters. Install the LocSearch Child app on the smartphone of the person you want to monitor and pair it with this app. When this app sends a location request, the LocSearch Child app responds by sending the current location. Term of use: https://prod.mimamori.me/term_of_use/en Privacy policy: https://prod.mimamori.me/privacy_policy/en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: maru at none against LocSearch's 3. maru also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. LocSearch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. maru asks for nothing beyond the download.
maru ships an update every 3 weeks, LocSearch every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | maru | LocSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks โ better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shinsuke Kitano | SATELLITE, K.K. |
In-app purchases
maru
No in-app purchases
LocSearch
- STD7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- DX$2.991 Month
- SDX$3.991 Month
Questions
Is maru free?
Is LocSearch free?
Do maru or LocSearch have ads?
Which is updated more often, maru or LocSearch?
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