Mountain Map vs maps.earth
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
maps.earth
Discover the world with low-stress directions powered by OpenStreetMap. This open-source application prioritizes user privacy by not displaying ads or selling data, focusing solely on providing a pleasant mapping experience.
- World exploration
- Low-stress directions
- OpenStreetMap powered
- Ad-free experience
- Data privacy focused
- Open source
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Explore the world and get low stress directions powered by OpenStreetMap. maps.earth is built on open source. We never show you ads or sell your data. We just want a nice map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mountain Map at 100% against maps.earth's 33%. Mountain Map also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.0) and device support (4 vs 1). maps.earth's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mountain Map holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Mountain Map's written reviews are positive against 33% of maps.earth's.
Mountain Map ships an update every 3 weeks, maps.earth monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mountain Map | maps.earth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 463 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ECO Systems | Michael Kirk |
Customer experience
Mountain Map
maps.earth
In-app purchases
Mountain Map
No in-app purchases
maps.earth
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mountain Map free?
Is maps.earth free?
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Do Mountain Map or maps.earth have ads?
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