Comparison

Alidade vs MinePOI

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

Head to head
About

Alidade

Explore your Minecraft worlds across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Easily find structures and biomes, and mark important locations with photos and descriptions. Seamlessly sync across devices for a native experience.

Highlights
  • Explore Minecraft worlds
  • Locate structures and biomes
  • Pin favorite locations
  • Add photos and descriptions to pins
  • Native experience across Mac, iPhone, iPad
  • Seamless Continuity sync
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Navigate and explore your worlds across Mac, iPhone, and iPad for Minecraft Java Edition. Quickly locate nearby structures and biomes with a search. And pin your favorite or most memorable locations with photos, descriptions, and more. A FULLY NATIVE EXPERIENCE Alidade is designed to be a fully native app that works well across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Use Continuity to pick up where you left off, leverage your Photos library, and enjoy a blazingly fast experience. FILE SUPPORT Alidade stores your worlds as files that you can easily work with. Save them to your device, move them to iCloud Drive, or place them wherever you like. And even share them with your friends easily. CUSTOMIZABLE PINS Pin your favorite or frequently visited locations easily. Give them a color and name, add screenshots from your world, and write descriptions that best work for you. --- IMPORTANT: Alidade is NOT affiliated with or endorsed by Mojang AB and/or Microsoft, and it is not an official Minecraft product. Minecraft is a registered trademark of Mojang AB and Microsoft Corporation. iCloud, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iCloud Drive are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

About

MinePOI

Features
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Save, track, and organize coordinates for your Minecraft worlds MinePOI is a companion app for Minecraft that helps you save points of interest, track coordinates, and organize locations across all your worlds β€” so you never lose important places again. As you explore Minecraft’s endless worlds, you’ll discover caves, mob spawners, biomes, villages, bases, and rare structures. Without a dedicated coordinate tracker, these locations are easily lost among screenshots, notes, or forgotten coordinates. MinePOI keeps everything organized and easy to find. Key Features β€’ Save coordinates in seconds β€” focus on exploring, not writing notes β€’ Track points of interest (POI) across all your worlds β€’ Calculate chunk borders with a built-in chunk tool β€’ Convert coordinates between Overworld and Nether instantly β€’ Add screenshots and notes to every saved location β€’ Organize points by places like Spawn, Base, Villages, or custom areas β€’ Categorize locations: farms, resources, builds, structures β€’ Filter and search locations to find what you need fast β€’ Import and export your data to back up or share between devices Who is MinePOI for? β€’ Explorers tracking biomes, structures, and landmarks β€’ Builders working with chunks, farms, and large projects β€’ Survival players managing bases across multiple worlds β€’ Anyone looking for a clean way to track coordinates and locations Free Version β€’ 1 Minecraft world β€’ Up to 20 saved points Lifetime Premium β€’ Unlimited worlds β€’ Unlimited saved points Stay organized. Track every place. Never lose your Minecraft discoveries again. Download MinePOI and take full control of your worlds. Disclaimer This app is an unofficial companion tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or approved by Mojang AB or Microsoft. Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang AB. All related assets, names, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The use of the term β€œMinecraft” is solely for descriptive purposes to indicate compatibility with the game. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://support.robofly.org/minepoi/privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

Alidade4 screens
MinePOI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alidade at none against MinePOI's 1. Alidade also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. MinePOI sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alidade asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alidade ships an update every 3 weeks, MinePOI every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Alidade versus MinePOI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlidadeMinePOI
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarquis KurtEvgeny Dmitriev

In-app purchases

None

Alidade

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MinePOI

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Alidade free?
Alidade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MinePOI free?
MinePOI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alidade or MinePOI have ads?
Neither Alidade nor MinePOI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alidade or MinePOI?
Alidade ships an update every 3 weeks, and MinePOI every 4 months. Most recently, Alidade was updated on September 7, 2026 and MinePOI on September 17, 2026.

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