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24 alternatives to Close to the Point

Easy way to add a geolocation background process to an app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Close to the Point launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SpacialDB▲59

   Build epic geolocation apps

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Attache Arrivals▲65

   Land Like a Local

   2014 · attachearrivals.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Meteo▲152

   Forecast the weather with geolocation

   2016 · invasivecode.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Path Talk Places▲159

   Message People and Places in One App

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Push It▲103

   Simple location aware messaging

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Geofeedia▲80

   Location-based social media monitoring

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   GeoClick▲117

   Capture moments and tag locations instantly

   2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Journey Creator▲70

   Create location based apps

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   MapHub▲142

   Create interactive maps

   2016 · maphub.net · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Turf▲80

    Points you towards where you want to go

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Arc App▲133

    AI powered location tracker

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Holo▲120

    Leave a message at a certain location and share it

    2017 · holoapp.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Krumb▲118

    Attach stories and messages to places

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ZipLocate▲130

    An API for geolocating zip codes

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Nice Trails▲111

    Turn GPS tracks into 3D printed mountains

    2016 · nicetrails.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    LoKey▲79

    Quickly share your location in any app with a temporary url

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Placescore▲54

    The fight for your favorite places

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Teleport City Profiles▲117

    Move to your best place to live and work

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19SL
    Spacetime locates a contact on a map by texting them a link to click on▲89

    I find myself often texting people, "where are you?" so I wrote this little iPhone app that lets me text them a special link. When they click the link, it uses the HTML5 geolocation API to report their location and shows it on a map. http://whru.at/ It's only as accurate as the HTML5 geolocation API, but I've been finding it pretty useful. What do you think?

    2012 · whru.at · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Geocodio▲87

    Convert Street Addresses into Map Coordinates

    2014 · geocod.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    AHOY▲90

    Yo for location

    2014 · getahoy.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Stuntmark▲92

    We use AI sentiment analysis for location based content

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Pointpin▲82

    Simple & reliable IP geolocation API.

    2014 · pointp.in · its alternatives →

24. 24
    PiinPoint▲88

    Location analytics for small businesses

    2014 · piinpoint.com · its alternatives →

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