Mountain Map vs Khumbu Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mountain Map
This app offers an "on-mountain" gaming experience for outdoor enthusiasts. It's a digital mapping platform designed for active lifestyles and playing outside. Be aware that continuous GPS use can significantly drain battery life.
- Digital mapping platform
- On-mountain gaming experience
- Designed for outdoor enthusiasts
- Active lifestyle focus
- GPS functionality
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MountainMap™ is a digital mapping platform designed and developed for the outdoor enthusiast. We've created an "on-mountain" gaming experience for the person with an active lifestyle and loves to play outside. DISCLAIMER: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mountainmap.com/privacy
Khumbu Map
This app provides detailed topographic maps and GPS tracking for trekking in Nepal's Mount Everest-Khumbu Region. Users can explore trails, share current conditions, and locate friends within the community.
- Detailed topographic maps
- GPS route tracking
- Trail and route exploration
- Real-time conditions sharing
- Friend location tracking
- Split screen map and elevation profile
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Khumbu Map is an immersive map community for trekking in Nepal's Mount Everest-Khumbu Region. Explore trails and trekking routes, download and navigate with the detailed topographic Khumbu Map, find and post current conditions, map your routes with GPS tracking, plot your course with a split screen map and trek elevation profile. Check and find your friends and so much more. Download Khumbu Map and start your adventure today! Privacy Policy: https://khumbu.dharmamaps.com/privacy-policy Term Conditions: https://khumbu.dharmamaps.com/term-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mountain Map at 100% against Khumbu Map's 50%. Mountain Map also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). Khumbu Map's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Khumbu Map sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per 6 months. Mountain Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
Khumbu Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Mountain Map's written reviews are positive against 50% of Khumbu Map's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mountain Map ships an update every 3 weeks, Khumbu Map every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mountain Map | Khumbu Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 463 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ECO Systems | Dharma Maps LLC |
Customer experience
Mountain Map
Khumbu Map
In-app purchases
Mountain Map
No in-app purchases
Khumbu Map
- Digital Khumbu Map$9.996 Months
