Postcodes & Postbox Search vs Zipcode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Postcodes & Postbox Search
Quickly find postcodes and postboxes with this app. Search by address or map location, save favorites, and even access your current postcode on your Apple Watch. Ideal for deliveries, driving, or filling out forms.
- Postcode lookup
- Postbox search
- Search by address
- Map search
- Save favorite locations
- Apple Watch integration
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Need a postcode or postbox fast? We’ve got you covered. Making deliveries or driving a cab? Filling out paperwork that needs your full postcode? Or maybe you’re trying to find the nearest postbox or post office? No worries. Just open the app and sort it in seconds. You can also search for a postcode by address or tap anywhere on the map to get the one you need. Save your favourite places too and look them up later when it suits you. Got an Apple Watch? Brilliant. Your current postcode is just a tap away, right on your wrist. Fun fact: Some British Overseas Territories have their own UK postcodes: • TDCU 1ZZ – Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha • BBND 1ZZ – British Indian Ocean Territory • BIQQ 1ZZ – British Antarctic Territory • FIQQ 1ZZ – Falkland Islands • GX11 1AA – Gibraltar • PCRN 1ZZ – Pitcairn Islands • SIQQ 1ZZ – South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands • TKCA 1ZZ – Turks and Caicos Islands Please be aware that using this app will requite you to use a subscription.
Zipcode
Easily find your current address or search for any location. Preview addresses in maps and share them with others. Get the information you need quickly and efficiently.
- Find current address
- Search for desired places
- Preview locations in maps
- Share found addresses
- Copy found addresses
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Looking for your current address? Postcode will help you find any address you need. Check your current zip code. Look for desired places and preview them in Apple and Google Maps. Share and copy found addresses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zipcode at 5.0 against Postcodes & Postbox Search's 3.7. Zipcode also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Postcodes & Postbox Search's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (92 vs 9). On price and device support 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. Postcodes & Postbox Search sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Zipcode asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zipcode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Postcodes & Postbox Search has 92 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Postcodes & Postbox Search's written reviews are positive against 60% of Zipcode's.
Postcodes & Postbox Search ships an update every 4 months, Zipcode every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Postcodes & Postbox Search | Zipcode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (92 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.8% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | App Bakery | Daniel Budynski |
Customer experience
Postcodes & Postbox Search
Zipcode
Bugs and requests
Postcodes & Postbox Search
Reported bugs
58 issues- All features hidden behind paywall
- Subscription is forced
- No free option anymore
- Forced subscription
- Subscription auto renewal
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- 100% subscription
- All functionality locked behind paywall
- Cannot get past subscription screen
- Force you to pay to use the app
- Asterisk keeps spinning
- No postcodes available
- Impossible to use
- Completely inaccurate
- Useless for finding postboxes
- Disappointing on the postbox function
- Address in Cumbria, keeps bringing up dissimilar address
- Doesn’t show anything for Royal Mail post box
- This app does not work
- No nearby priority box
- Stopped Showing any Postboxes
- Can’t find anything
- Unhelpfully designed app
- UX is lamentably awful
- Obscure, multi-step process for basic info
- Technical implementation is lamentable
- Doesn’t show all post boxes
- No info re collection time
- Absolute waste of time
- Only 4 out of 7 postboxes shown
- No need for ads
- Not finding the postcodes on some roads
- App not working
- Not giving out more than 3 digits of a postcode
- WTF
- Very bad
- Very slow
- Not working perfectly
- Unreliable as a postbox finder
- Two closest post boxes missing
- Maps not loading
- Incorrect Results
- Can't get postcode right
- Frustrating
- Only found 1 postcode out of 3 correctly
- Only showing the first part of the postcodes
- Not impressed
- No instructions as to what to do
- Only gave me the first section
- What's happened
- Can only get the 1st part of the postcode
- Failed app
- Tried app standing next to post box, no post box nearby
- Messed up app - fixed now!
- Does what it says on the tin!!
- No longer displays the map
- Freezes on first post code after opening
- Maps are not showing up
- iOS 11 issues
Requested features
5 requests- Allow reduced usage option for existing downloads
- Pay once deal for existing users
- Go back to being free to use
- Add time of collection for post boxes
- Add street view of postboxes
Zipcode
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Postcodes & Postbox Search
- Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
- Monthly Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual Premium Subscription$19.991 Year
- Starter$0.99
- Ad Removal$3.99
- Postcodes Enthusiast$3.99
Zipcode
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Postcodes & Postbox Search free?
Is Zipcode free?
Which has better reviews, Postcodes & Postbox Search or Zipcode?
Do Postcodes & Postbox Search or Zipcode have ads?
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