Your exact location, in any format. Address, MGRS, Plus Code, GPS coordinates, compass, and elevation on one clean screen. Apple Watch ready. No background tracking.
LOC8 answers one question instantly: where am I?
Find your location in any format that matters. Open the app and see your full street address, nearest cross street, and county. View your GPS coordinates in DD, DMS, and DDM. Read your MGRS coordinates for tactical work, land navigation, and search and rescue. Generate a Plus Code that pinpoints your spot anywhere on Earth. Watch your compass heading, altitude, and live GPS accuracy update in real time. All on one clean screen. No maps to load. No menus to dig through. No searching.
LOC8 was built for every scenario where knowing your exact location matters. Lost in an unfamiliar city or rural area. Roadside breakdown or emergency. Calling 911 or dispatch and needing your precise location. Meetups in apartment complexes, parks, festivals, or parking structures. Geocaching and outdoor adventures. Search and rescue, land navigation, hunting, and hiking. First responder work where seconds matter. Rideshare pickups, deliveries, field work, and site visits.
Sharing your location is one tap away. Send your address, coordinates, MGRS, or Plus Code to anyone, anywhere. Plus Codes paste directly into Apple Maps or Google Maps and resolve to your exact spot, no street address required. Useful in remote areas, on trails, at large venues, or anywhere a traditional address falls short.
Pin and save important locations with full address, coordinates, accuracy, and elevation. Build a personal log of trailheads, hidden parking, base camps, work sites, or anywhere you might need to return.
Drop a pin on the map or paste a Plus Code from a friend, and your compass guides you straight to it. Distance and bearing update live as you move closer.
The Apple Watch companion brings the same essential location details to your wrist. View your address, GPS coordinates, and compass heading without reaching for your phone.
LOC8 keeps working when networks do not. GPS coordinates, MGRS, Plus Code, compass, and elevation never need a connection. Address and cross street details refresh as connectivity allows.
Privacy first. LOC8 only runs while open. GPS stops the moment you close the app. Your location data stays on your device. No background tracking. No data shared.
This is not a turn by turn navigation app. It is built to answer one question, clearly and quickly: where am I?
One glance. One answer.
Weekly: $0.49
Annual: $4.99
Lifetime: $9.99 (one-time)
You can turn off auto-renewal anytime in your Account Settings.
Tracking permission is used for ad attribution only and can be changed anytime in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
Terms of Service: https://gist.github.com/alion8/c94cba25b59a9c2291f715511743348d
Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/alion8/8a2ec9d3c6d0a95991bda8da698351b6
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
After buying the subscription, I’m really enjoying the app both on my iPhone and my Apple Watch however, I wish that there was a widget I could add to my Apple Watch Home Screen for faster access.
Watch App
Maxlife07
I really wanted to like this app because the concept is genuinely useful, especially for first responders, security, military, or anyone who may need to quickly identify their exact location without pulling out a phone.The Apple Watch integration is the entire reason this app matters. In a foot pursuit, emergency response, medical call, firefight, or any high stress situation, nobody is stopping to unlock a phone and open a map app. Glancing at your watch for an instant location readout is a smart idea and could honestly be extremely valuable.I tested the app by driving to random locations and checking whether I could quickly identify where I was from the watch alone. The good news is that the app eventually gave accurate information. The bad news is that it was consistently too slow to be practical.Almost every time, the watch would sit on “Locating…” for 30 seconds to over a minute. Sometimes it felt even longer. By that point, I could already pull out my phone and figure it out faster. In an actual emergency, that delay makes the app hard to rely on.At the time of this review, the app offers a 3 day trial, then costs about $5 per year or around $10 for lifetime access. Honestly, I would gladly pay the lifetime price if the app worked reliably and quickly enough to trust in real world situations. The issue is not the cost. The issue is speed and responsiveness.I think the developers are onto something here, and I appreciate that someone is making an app focused on this specific problem.My biggest suggestions:1. Make the watch app the absolute priority.2. Cache location updates more aggressively.3. Allow instant display of the last known address while refreshing in the background.4. Reduce loading times dramatically.This app has potential. Right now it feels more like a proof of concept than something I could depend on operationally.I unsubscribed and deleted the app because the app also gets bricked unless you pay. (Not mad at that but yeah, it’s to slow).
Developer Response
Appreciate the detailed review. The speed issue has been the main thing I’ve been working on.I just adjusted the speed gating on both the Apple Watch and iPhone side, including better handling for driving. The original logic was built more around someone moving on foot, so it needed to be improved for faster movement and real-world testing.The changes on the phone side also transfer over to the Watch app, so improvements there should help both experiences.Some of this comes down to how quickly Apple’s location services return a usable GPS fix, especially on the Watch, but I completely agree that the Watch app needs to feel fast or the whole use case falls apart.The app is being actively worked on, and things are changing daily and weekly based on feedback like this. If you ever decide to come back and try it again in the future, I’d genuinely appreciate it. The goal is to keep improving speed, reliability, and how quickly useful location info appears.
Great for LE
JDLS2
Giving 5 stars because the app is a very useful tool and has potential to be awesome for LE. I’ve been looking for something similar for a while. As stated by others. The change I would need for patrol is a button on the home screen of the watch for quick access to the app.
Accurate and Reliable!
Orangebananabandana
I like this app a lot, it’s accurate and easy to use for a quick access to current location.
Developer Response
Thank you, I really appreciate the review.That is exactly what I was hoping LOC8 would be useful for: quick access to your current location without having to dig through Maps or piece the information together yourself.I’m glad it has been accurate and easy to use for you. I’m actively working on improving the app and adding more useful location tools, so feedback like this means a lot.
[BUG] - Watch First Launch Fix
Version 2.3.4
The developer, William Ojakian, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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