Pin Points Distance Calculator Reviews

by Montev2

I can’t create more than a few items before it crashes and deletes the whole list. Very frustrating.

by Flightguy2014

I liked the idea of PinPointsDistanceCalculator, but using it was a frustrating waste of time. After setting my location, I went to the map to add my destination, but there wasn't an obvious way to calculate the distance. Going back to the main screen erased my destination and didn't give me any information about how to figure out the distance. A useless app unless the developer fixes it AND adds a real tutorial instead of the five or six image quick preview of how it's supposed to work. Also, they need to become more familiar with the English language if it's to be marketed here. "We strive on your suggestions..." makes no sense. They need to add a landscape option for tablet users as well.

by Damronhimself

There’s no point to this anyway with Waze, Google maps, etc...

by Anti-(fill In The Blank)

I can add one point but I absolutely cannot figure out how to add another. There is nothing intuitive about PinPointsDistanceCalculator at all.
If I were asked I'd say,
"Put some controls on the map."
"Make it remember I want a hybrid view so I don't have to change it every time."
"Give me a way to rewatch the tutorial because I sure can't figure it out."
"A control on a different page that does only one thing is useless. I don't want to go back and forth. And all it does is save one point, not a whole trip."
"Put some troubleshooting info in the description or on your web-page - which I had to go back to PinPointsDistanceCalculator Store to find."

I guess I'm disappointed because this looked like an app I could really use. I do see there is one other review that agrees with me - also on an iPad Air 2. So that gives me one more thing to say,
"Test."
Sorry, no stars.

by Bought Four

PinPointsDistanceCalculator looked very worthwhile (although I guess I could do the same thing with one of the GPS apps I have). However....when I put in my location and another whose distance and best route I know very well, pinpoints routed me on a longer route (29 miles instead of 22) that would take me more time.

Thinking that was a blip, I tried it again a half dozen times and it only gave me the best route three times. I KNOW these routes, but if I didn’t know one and entered it in PinPointsDistanceCalculator, it’s 50-50 that I would be driving more than I needed to.

I won’t comment on the rest of PinPointsDistanceCalculator except to agree that there MUST be a Help and/or FAQ page. And the how-to video needs to be slowed down a LOT. I hope the next update will include greatly improved routing. I’d like this program to work.

by Psmythe

Does a fairly good job of calculating distances, but needs work.
1) Distances shown in miles have shorter distances shown in meters, not feet.
2) Once a pin is set, it can't be moved. You can put a pin down and move it around, but once you tap the + to set it, you can't move it. You can't even see it (#3).
3) You can't see your pins on the map. Set your start, add a pin, then go to add another pin and the previous pins are hidden.
4) Once you set a pin, when you go to set the next pin the view zooms out to the North American continent, so you have to pinch/zoom in several times to get back to where you can see the next point for your pin. This isn't a problem if you are calculating distances between cities in the US, for example, but a real pain if you are trying to find the distance of a local hike or on another continent.

If you can live with these shortocmings, it will do the job.

by New England Xp

Worked great for years. Now since I changed to a iPhone 11 I am unable to save a second point. I can save my home point but that’s it. Can’t find any place to contact the author or any support.
I removed and reinstalled 3 x, no change.

by Shotsnappy

I see potential with PinPointsDistanceCalculator , it just needs to fix a few things. Especially while setting the pins, it’s always resetting.

by Tor1964

good app!

by Tracercat

A couple years ago I lost my phone and had to restore it manually since I foolishly did not have a back up. In my haste I did not reload PinPointsDistanceCalculator until today. It was nice then and much nicer now. Very happy.

by MP3340

Just trying this out
So far I really like it
Instructions are good and easy to follow
Like having a number of ways to set locations along my route
MUCH simpler than what I’ve been doing with Apple Maps and Google Maps
So far, so good 👊🏽

by Ajhappening

PinPointsDistanceCalculator is very helpful

by Yukkiekitty

The geomeasure area calculator is an excellent GPS field area map measurement tool an app. It helps you greatly in measuring anywhere, while you are traveling someplace if you want to calculate the distance between two points and cities. Easy to download and use, I love it.

by IGuy#345

Easy and intuitive to use. My go to app to plan all out trips.

by Phillysdon04

It's only missing 2 features:
1: Search for nearby places by name
2: Automatically find best route

It a great start.

by Elsebasssssss

I loved PinPointsDistanceCalculator, it’s easy and fast to use. It’s very useful if you want to measure distances or see how long roads are. I loved it

by Jamminjnd

Great app! Intuitive!Even saved my search automatically!!!

by Arthas6291

Good app for you to show exact distance and places. After I tested it then im no longer to use Google map. Recommend it.

by Garyv40

Simple to use. No appreciable learning curve. Just took a couple of minutes to figure out.

BTW, the tutorial can be found under Settings.

Alternate routes are shown on the map including time and distance. Your preferred route can be selected by adding additional waypoints.

One tweak needed:
Ability to move a waypoint on the map once it has been saved. It can be moved in the initial selection procedure. Thereafter, it requires editing in as text.

by Batman2287

I say I “loved” it because it was awesome. It has not been updated in 3 years. Now I can’t add a second point for a trip and it is worthless. Please fix this.

by Yggiz

Couldn't enter pinpoints on my iPad Air 2.
Kept showing me a blank pinpoints list.
Never got the calculate button.
Deleted.

by Bill5239

Not iPad friendly. Only displays in portrait. My iPad keyboard case doesn't function standing up on end. Please fix.

by Laptop Y Hilang

Map did not give accurate location. Waste of time. No stars

by George CLE

Suggestions
1. A version for iPad with better analysis would be very useful.
2. At the list, an Edit action with Rename, Rearrange and Delete options is necessary. Naming the calculated trips is the only way to be able to remember and find one in the list.

Good start.

by Uaer

Its a nice app. I use it to have record of distance and the time it take to reach the destination. You can keep a favorite list to make the trip when you need it. The maps seen to be outdated but you still can pin point the location with the help of other resent map like google.

by Apaquin55

PinPointsDistanceCalculator does everything I need it for. I am an expeditor and I can use PinPointsDistanceCalculator on the road at a seconds notice so that I can give a accurate rate quote. Been using it a while and haven’t had any issues.

by Perrypeter22

Great design and easy to use.