Comparison

Postcodes & Postbox Search vs Blue Light Maps

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Blue Light Maps

Navigate faster and more accurately with this specialized navigation app designed for emergency responders. It offers detailed maps, optimized routing using legal exemptions, and features tailored for larger emergency vehicles. Offline maps ensure connectivity even in areas with poor reception.

Highlights
  • Detailed maps with visible addresses
  • Optimized routing with legal exemptions
  • Up to 60% shorter routes
  • Early turn notifications
  • Tailored for large emergency vehicles
  • Offline maps
  • Integrated destination search
Features
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Navigate smarter and arrive faster with BlueLight Maps—the navigation app built for the frontline, by the frontline. Specifically designed for police, EMTs, firefighters and private ambulance services, our app revolutionizes emergency response navigation. Unparalleled Map Detail • Most Detailed Maps Available: Building and addresses clearly visible, from apartment blocks to farmhouses. • Always Know Where You Are: Enhanced mapping ensures precise location awareness at all times. Optimised Routing Using Your Exemptions • Faster Routes: Factor in legal exemptions for restricted turns, bus gates, low traffic neighborhoods, and more. • Up to 60% Shorter: Find routes significantly shorter than those from Google Maps or TomTom. • Early Turn Notifications: Get timely alerts for turns, even at high speeds. Stay Oriented— • Know Your Location: Clearly see your current road and direction, crucial for assistance calls and accurate reporting during pursuits. • Enhance Communication: Aligns with agency principles by facilitating precise location sharing among services. Tailored for Larger Emergency Vehicles like Ambulances and Fire Trucks • Avoid Restrictions: Specialised modes ensure you don't get stuck at width restrictions and tight turns. • Smooth Journeys: Transporting a patient? Use our mode that avoids speed humps. Effortless Destination Search • Integrated Search: Use Google Search or What3Words to find destinations quickly. • Visual Guidance: Built-in Google Street View shows you the destination as you approach Offline Maps—Always Available • Stay Connected: Navigate seamlessly even in areas with poor reception. Trusted by First Responders “Allowed us to get to an incident much quicker compared to Google Maps.” “Enhanced on-screen ETA accuracy.” “A more efficient route, utilizing exemptions for a no-right-turn saved 3 minutes.” “Unlike TomTom’s suggestion to detour around traffic, we could clearly bypass it and saved a few minutes.” Start Your Free Trial Today Experience the difference with a free trial of BlueLight Maps. Continue with an individual subscription available within the app, or via an enterprise subscription through your employer. Terms of Use: https://bluelightmaps.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bluelightmaps.com/privacy

Screenshots

Postcodes & Postbox Search4 screens
Blue Light Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blue Light Maps at 5.0 against Postcodes & Postbox Search's 3.7. Blue Light Maps also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Postcodes & Postbox Search's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 1) and review sentiment (45% vs 35%). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Postcodes & Postbox Search sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Blue Light Maps sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blue Light Maps 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Postcodes & Postbox Search's written reviews are positive against 35% of Blue Light Maps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Postcodes & Postbox Search ships an update every 4 months, Blue Light Maps fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Postcodes & Postbox Search versus Blue Light Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPostcodes & Postbox SearchBlue Light Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (92 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews — better35.0% of reviews
Number of ratings92 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.516.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp BakeryBlue Light Maps

Customer experience

Postcodes & Postbox Search

All ratings92 ratings
Positive64.1%
Neutral7.6%
Negative28.3%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative50.7%

Blue Light Maps

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative45.0%

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

Blue Light Maps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Postcodes & Postbox Search

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Starter$0.99
  • Ad Removal$3.99
  • Postcodes Enthusiast$3.99
4 purchases

Blue Light Maps

Subscriptions4
  • Basic3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Quarterly7 Days trial$12.993 Months
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  • Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Postcodes & Postbox Search free?
Postcodes & Postbox Search is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blue Light Maps free?
Blue Light Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Postcodes & Postbox Search or Blue Light Maps?
Blue Light Maps is rated higher. Postcodes & Postbox Search averages 3.7 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Blue Light Maps averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Postcodes & Postbox Search or Blue Light Maps have ads?
Neither Postcodes & Postbox Search nor Blue Light Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Postcodes & Postbox Search or Blue Light Maps?
Postcodes & Postbox Search ships an update every 4 months, and Blue Light Maps fortnightly. Most recently, Postcodes & Postbox Search was updated on October 14, 2026 and Blue Light Maps on October 13, 2026.

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