# Local Pinmeter

Pay less. Trust every pin.

> Local Pinmeter is a geo-grid Google Maps rank tracker for local SEO agencies. It shows where a business ranks on Google Maps at every point of a grid around it, as a phone sees the results, and turns that into reports for the agency's clients, under the agency's own brand.

## Who it is for
Local SEO agencies and freelancers who report Google Maps rankings to clients, usually monthly. Every plan has unlimited clients, keywords and team members.

## Pricing (US dollars, October 16, 2026)
1 credit = 1 grid point for one keyword, the unit most geo-grid trackers use. A 7×7 grid uses 49 credits per keyword; a 13×13 grid uses 169.
- Starter: $29/month ($290/year), 10,000 credits a month
- Growth: $49/month ($490/year), 20,000 credits a month
- Agency: $99/month ($990/year), 45,000 credits a month
- Agency Pro: $199/month ($1,990/year), 95,000 credits a month
- Scale: $399/month ($3,990/year), 260,000 credits a month
- Unused credits roll over for 2 months. Extra credits: 10,000 for $25. No automatic recharge.
- Free trial: 1,000 credits, no card. Agency-branded reports (agency name, logo, website, phone, with a small "Powered by Local Pinmeter" line) are included on every plan.
- Plan for plan, per credit: 31–63% less than one leading competitor, 13–34% less than another and 44–64% less than a third, from their public prices. Local Pinmeter doesn't name other companies.

## Features
- Geo-grid heatmaps from 3×3 to 21×21 points, square or circle, from Google Maps on mobile by default.
- PinDelta: a "what changed" report after every scheduled scan, keyword by keyword, with competitor moves.
- Pinmeter Score (share of grid points in the top 3) and Pin Rank (average rank; not in the top 20 = 21).
- Rival Board: the businesses ranked above the client at each pin. Review Race: reviews against the top 3 nearby.
- Keyword Ledger: client packages with a monthly list of extra keywords to invoice.
- Pin Prospector (prospect-list scans) and LeadPin (a free-scan lead page for the agency's own website).
- PinBridge: imports history from other geo-grid trackers. CSV and JSON export.
- ProfilePush (coming): Google Business Profile bulk posts.

## Accuracy
- Each grid point is one Google Maps search made from that spot, on mobile at zoom 14 by default, with the top 20 stored.
- Local Pinmeter doesn't claim to be more accurate than other tools until a phone test at the pins shows it.
- The test business is Element Nail Bar, 6022 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85016: [Google Maps listing](https://maps.google.com/?cid=17767652852326011484), [website](https://nailsalonphoenix.com/).

## Case study: Element Nail Bar, five salons (October 16, 2026)
Real scans of all five Phoenix-area salons on the same settings (9×9 grid, 0.5 mi, Google Maps on mobile, top 20). Share of grid points in the top 3:
- 16th Street (6022 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85016): "nail salon near me" 46%, "pedicure near me" 42%
- Downtown Phoenix (530 E McDowell Rd #103, Phoenix, AZ 85004): "nail salon near me" 69%, "pedicure near me" 62%
- Arcadia (3180 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016): "nail salon near me" 32%, "pedicure near me" 33%
- Avondale (10665 W Indian School Rd Ste G, Avondale, AZ 85392): "nail salon near me" 59%, "pedicure near me" 52%
- 99th Avenue (9796 W McDowell Rd #130, Phoenix, AZ 85037): "nail salon near me" 20%, "pedicure near me" 38%
Full results: https://localpinmeter.com/case-study/element-nail-bar/

## Terms
- Grid point (pin): One spot on the grid. Each pin is one real Google Maps search made from that spot. The dot on the map shows the result.
- Top 20 and “20+”: A phone scan checks the first 20 businesses Google Maps lists at each pin. “20+” means the business isn’t among them there. That is a real result, not an error.
- Failed point: A pin that returned no result because of an error, shown grey with a dash. Its credit comes back, and it’s left out of the scores.
- Pinmeter Score: The share of pins where the business is in the top 3, from 0 to 100%. One number per keyword. Higher is better.
- Pin Rank: The average rank across all pins. A pin outside the top 20 counts as 21, and failed points are left out. Lower is better: 1.0 would mean first everywhere.
- Credit: One grid point for one keyword: one Google Maps search from one spot. A 7×7 grid uses 49 credits per keyword; a 13×13 grid uses 169.
All terms: https://localpinmeter.com/glossary/

## Who built it
Local Pinmeter was built with [Edge Local Authority](https://edgelocalauthority.com/), a local SEO agency that tracks its own clients on it first. Element Nail Bar is one of those clients: [Edge's case study](https://edgelocalauthority.com/case-studies).

Not affiliated with Google or with any other rank tracker.

## Pages
- [Features](https://localpinmeter.com/features/)
- [Pricing](https://localpinmeter.com/pricing/)
- [Element Nail Bar case study](https://localpinmeter.com/case-study/element-nail-bar/)
- [Accuracy](https://localpinmeter.com/accuracy/)
- [Compare geo-grid rank trackers](https://localpinmeter.com/compare/)
- [Glossary](https://localpinmeter.com/glossary/)
- [Free Google Maps rank check](https://localpinmeter.com/free-scan/)