Davis Map + vs Japa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Davis Map +
Access detailed information about places and events in Davis, CA and UCDavis. Browse or search for locations, view their details, and get directions. Discover local events with an interactive calendar.
- Browse and search locations
- View place details
- Get directions
- Discover local events
- Interactive event calendar
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Davis Map gives you easy access to places and events information in the town of Davis, CA and the campus of UCDavis. Use the legend on the left to browse or search for locations and plot them on the map. Tap on the marker's callout to take you to the detail screen from which you can get directions to the plotted point, or view the POI's website (only available for some locations). Use the tab bar at the bottom of the legend view to view information for local events around the town of Davis, CA. Dragging down/up on the calendar view will expand/shrink it to show more/less days in the calendar.
Japa
This app provides real-time parking space availability, helping drivers find open spots in lots and on city streets. It eliminates the frustration of searching for parking by offering a clear overview and saving valuable time.
- Real-time parking space tracking
- Parking lot and street availability
- Space locator
- Bird's-eye view of parking areas
- Reduces search time and frustration
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Japa keeps drivers on the up and up, accurately tracking every parking space in REAL-TIME! JAPA’s mobile app takes the guesswork out of parking with a space locator and availability of lots and spaces that are powered by JAPA. Navigating crowded parking structures and circling city streets to look for empty spaces can be time-consuming and frustrating. JAPA renders a bird’s-eye view of parking lots and city street parking, delivering real-time space availability saving drivers time and frustration. It’s simple. Open the app - then start stressing less.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Davis Map + at 100% against Japa's 57%. Davis Map + also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). Japa's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (129 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Japa holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Japa has 129 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Davis Map +'s written reviews are positive against 57% of Japa's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Davis Map + ships an update every 2 months, Japa fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Davis Map + | Japa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.2 (129 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 129 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Jubbal | Japa, Inc. |
Customer experience
Davis Map +
Japa
In-app purchases
Davis Map +
No in-app purchases
Japa
No in-app purchases
