Customs Finder vs Pointszilla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Customs Finder
Locate customs carnet desks quickly and offline in any airport. Get step-by-step directions, opening hours, and contact information to avoid delays. This app is built for film crews and others transporting goods with an ATA Carnet.
- Offline carnet desk locator
- Step-by-step directions
- Opening hours and contact numbers
- Airport, port, and land crossing coverage
- Instant search by airport name or code
- Community-maintained accuracy
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Find the customs carnet desk. Fast. Offline. In any airport. Don't let a hidden customs desk ruin your day. ATA Carnet offices are tucked behind unmarked doors, in freight terminals, across the airport from where you landed. Every film crew has lost an hour — or a flight — hunting for one. Customs Finder puts the answer one search away. Open the app. Type the airport. Read the directions. No signal? No problem. The full catalog is stored on your device — no network needed to search and read, which is exactly the condition you're in airside. What's in the app: - Step-by-step directions to the carnet customs desk - Terminal, floor, landmarks, and what to say if there's a language barrier - Opening hours and contact numbers - Airports, ports, and land crossings covered, list growing all the time - Instant search by airport name or IATA code - No account required. No location tracking. Built for the people moving the gear Producers, camera operators, production managers, runners — anyone carrying an ATA Carnet through customs on a tight shoot. Built by people from the industry, for the industry. Sponsor-funded, free to use No subscription, no ads. A small number of sponsors who serve film crews keep the app free. They appear on the listing you're reading — gear rental, freight, insurance — at the moment you actually need them. Community-maintained accuracy Customs desks move. Hours change. Every user can confirm a listing is still accurate, flag changes, and add photos — so the data stays alive between editorial updates. Download free. No account needed. Works offline from the first launch.
Pointszilla
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Get more from your Avios and airline miles. Pointszilla features the latest news for points collectors, alongside useful tools to maximise your points earning and spending. Find out how many Avios you need on specific routes and cabins, monitor (and get alerts on) retailers in the Avios and Virgin shopping portals. All for free, and with no advertising. Pointszilla's news and reviews are trusted by tens of thousands of points collectors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Customs Finder at 16.4 against Pointszilla's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Customs Finder ships an update every 10 days, Pointszilla every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Customs Finder | Pointszilla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pascal Wheeler | Alan Mackin |
In-app purchases
Customs Finder
No in-app purchases
Pointszilla
No in-app purchases
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