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24 alternatives to Locate

Shorten physical addresses to a 6 digit code

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Locate launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Mapcode▲66

   Short addresses for anywhere on Earth

   2014 · mapcode.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Tiny Docs▲121

   Simple place to write

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Code Mill▲85

   A marketplace for pull requests

   2016 · codemill.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   AppCodes▲64

   The swiss army knife for App Store optimization

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Trim▲94

   Custom URL Shortener

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Xaddress▲104

   Give 7 billion people an instant physical address

   2016 · xaddress.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sorry▲140

   Quick and easy status pages - No coding required

   2015 · sorryapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Geocodio▲87

   Convert Street Addresses into Map Coordinates

   2014 · geocod.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CodeCode Ninja▲114

   Flashcards for programmers

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    DecoyDigits▲98

    Don't want to share your phone number? Get Decoy Digits

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Smarty Streets▲76

    Address verification should be easy

    2014 · smarty.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    parg.co URL Shortener▲65

    Shorten any URL and get a short one using parg.co tool

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    MapNumbers▲2

    Turn any location into 12 digits

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    CR.MA▲6

    Free URL shortener

    2015 · cr.ma · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ✂shorten.ist▲6

    shorten your web links/street adresses

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shortweb▲12

    Because what's important should be obvious.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Codeanywhere 6.0▲12

    So you can code and collaborate anywhere

    2015 · codeanywhere.com · its alternatives →

18. 18AC
    A collection of tiny web tools and calculators▲5

    2022 · thetinytools.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Shorter – search for shorter versions of your domain▲17

    Find a shorter version of your domain

    2025 · shorter.dev · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Thx bro!▲11

    Give and get instant programming help.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ldbd▲2

    ldbd - URL Shorten Service

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shorten by Text United▲6

    With one click you can extract the key points in any article

    2016 · textunited.com · its alternatives →

23. 23BA
    Baseconv: a (very) tiny number conversion utility▲5

    2016 · baseconv.ddns.net · its alternatives →

24. 24BT
    Byte – the game. How quickly can you translate 8-bit binary in 30s?▲6

    2015 · ghostsnstuff.github.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →