Comparison

Pinbox vs Digital Velocity

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

Head to head
About

Pinbox

Easily save and organize important locations into custom maps for any purpose. Record places you've been, want to go, or need to remember, with added notes and photos. It's your private space for all your essential spots.

Highlights
  • Create custom maps
  • Add pins with notes and photos
  • Organize places by category
  • Simple, intuitive interface
  • Private bookmarking
  • Export pins to other map apps
Currently charting
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Featured by Apple in “Best New Apps”! Plan your next trip, mark places you want to go, and remember your favorite spots. Across town or across the world, you’ll never forget another place with Pinbox! Add pins where you are, where you’ve been, or where you want to go. Pinbox makes it easy to quickly record and organize your important places into distinct maps for every activity, occasion, or geographic region. Unlike other apps, Pinbox doesn’t force you to save all your places on a single map. You can make one map for your favorite local restaurants - make another map for your next business trip or vacation - and make another map for errands you need to run this weekend. The possibilities are endless! Pinbox is about you and your places. It’s not a social network. You don’t have to create an account or enter your Facebook details to use the app. Your maps aren’t cluttered with random places bookmarked by strangers. Pinbox is simply the best app for privately bookmarking places that are important to YOU! FEATURES • Simple, easy-to-use interface • Drop a pin for each place you want to remember • Add photos, notes, and other details to each pin • Choose from seven different pin colors • Organize your pins into separate maps • See your location in relation to your pins • Send maps to other Pinbox users • Send pins to Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, or Transit for directions • Display maps in Standard, Hybrid, or Satellite • Save up to 5,000 pins total EXAMPLES OF MAPS YOU MIGHT CREATE • Travel planning • Favorite restaurants or restaurants to try • Customer locations/sales calls • Friends and family locations • Real Estate listings • Favorite hiking/biking trails • Secret fishing spots • Dog-friendly places • Parking spots • Favorite stores • Multi-stop errands • Potential photoshoot locations • The list goes on and on and on… Still not convinced? Here are a few of our favorite reviews… “Pinbox is one of those simple apps that does one thing so well it feels frictionless”. -- Stephen Grassie “The interface is gorgeous - I would say that it looks like something Apple designed”. -- Macaddict “I have been using this to keep track of all the places the kids and I go so they can see how spread out our world is and they can see where all we have gone. Will use it forever”. -- 1Cool Daddy “This app is extremely useful and so simple to use. A lifesaver for keeping track of locations”. -- Davies Photo “I love this app. It is exactly what it claims to be. I have wanted this app since the smartphone was invented. So simple, and so many uses”. -- T1Man Using Pinbox on an iPod Touch or an iPad: Like other map apps, Pinbox uses GPS to determine your location. iPods and Wi-Fi-only iPads do not have a GPS receiver. On these devices, Pinbox provides your approximate location using information based on your proximity to known Wi-Fi networks (when on and available). The more accurate the available information, the smaller the circle identifying your position on the map. This feature is not available in all areas. Known Wi-Fi networks are predominantly in urban areas. An internet connection is required to load maps, look up addresses, and search. Although Pinbox can be installed on iPads, it’s not formatted for the larger iPad screen - it runs doubled like all other iPhone apps. Pinbox is the result of a collaboration between Scott D. Smith and Paul Burd. We sincerely hope you like it!

About

Digital Velocity

Features
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The velocity is obtained by GPS, so permission for location is necessary. To obtain the most real velocity possible, it is necessary to have GPS coverage, therefore, try to obtain the velocity in the clearest places possible. In addition, it may take a while to calculate, be patient if a velocity of 0 initially appears. It's a Apple Watch app of high energy consumption, since it consults the velocity in real time by GPS. We have optimized the app as much as possible for Apple Watch, so only show the speed when the screen is active. However, try to use it only when necessary. The velocity can be obtained in km/h or in mph. To change the format, simply touch the switch. Important! Please, DO NOT use this app while driving.

Screenshots

Pinbox4 screens
Digital Velocity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pinbox at every 3 months against Digital Velocity's every 34 months. Pinbox also leads on chart position (#66 vs unranked). Digital Velocity's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pinbox costs $3.99 and Digital Velocity $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinbox ships an update every 3 months, Digital Velocity every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Pinbox versus Digital Velocity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinboxDigital Velocity
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.2 (123 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings123 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#66 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeasonal SpringTocapp Games S.L.

Bugs and requests

Pinbox

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incompatibility with newer iPhone screens
  • Lack of landscape mode support

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to rename individual maps
  • More color options for pins
  • Filtering and sorting options for pins
  • iPad version with full-screen support
  • Ability to import/export data (e.g., CSV)
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  • Sync pins across devices

Digital Velocity

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pinbox

No in-app purchases

None

Digital Velocity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinbox free?
Pinbox costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Digital Velocity free?
Digital Velocity costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pinbox or Digital Velocity have ads?
Neither Pinbox nor Digital Velocity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinbox or Digital Velocity?
Pinbox ships an update every 3 months, and Digital Velocity every 34 months. Most recently, Pinbox was updated on November 6, 2026 and Digital Velocity on October 30, 2026.

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