Comparison

Free Map Tools vs UMuseum

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Free Map Tools

This app offers a suite of map-based utilities for measuring distances, calculating areas, and visualizing radii. It can also determine travelable distances within a set time and find antipodal points on the globe. Useful for planning, analysis, and geographical exploration.

Highlights
  • Measure distance and area
  • Plot radius around a point
  • Calculate travelable distance/time
  • Find distance between two locations
  • Locate antipodal points
  • Find zip/postcodes within a radius
Features
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Free Map Tools is a collection of tools based on maps. These tools allow you to perform various functions for a wide range of applications. You can measure distances and areas. You can also send or share the map as an image to indicate the area, route or radius you have plotted. The Radius Around Point tool lets you plot a distance radius on a map. You specify the centre point, the radius and other features such as colour. You can then visualise the radius to see the area covered. The Measure Distance tool lets you plot a route on a map and find out the distance covered in various units. It also uses your GPS sensor to plot the route automatically. The Area Calculator Tool lets you draw an area on the map and find the measurement of the area enclosed. The Find How Far I Can Travel tool will show how far you can drive or walk within a set time. For example, how far can I get if I drive for 60 minutes from my current location. How Far is it Between allows you to find the road and crow-flies distance between 2 addresses. It also shows both routes on the map. The Map Tunnelling Tool allows you to find out where on the globe your antipodal point is. You can also find the antipode of any custom location. Country Specific Tools ———————————————- For the following countries: ∙USA ∙UK You can use the following tools: ∙The zip/postcodes found inside a radius ∙The distance between two zip/postcodes

About

UMuseum

Explore university museums and collections globally through a comprehensive database. This app connects enthusiasts with cultural institutions, fostering a worldwide community around academic heritage.

Highlights
  • Global museum database
  • University collection access
  • Community building
  • Increased visibility for museums
  • Portable device accessibility
Features
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It results from a partnership established in 2018 between UMAC and Electronic Science and Technology Museum, Universty of Electronic Science and Technology of China. This app aims at increasing the visibility of university museums and collections worldwide. With the popularity of portable devices these days, it will make UMAC’s worldwide database more accessible to a broader global audience. Building a community for who are interested in university museums and collections, the app will help university museums realize the missions of “local” and “global” in the future.

Screenshots

Free Map Tools1 screens
UMuseum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: UMuseum at none against Free Map Tools's shown. UMuseum also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Free Map Tools's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Free Map Tools ships an update fortnightly, UMuseum every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Free Map Tools versus UMuseum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFree Map ToolsUMuseum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGV Software Solutions Limited轲 赵

Customer experience

Free Map Tools

All ratings61 ratings
Positive75.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative23.6%

UMuseum

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Free Map Tools

No in-app purchases

None

UMuseum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Free Map Tools free?
Free Map Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UMuseum free?
UMuseum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Free Map Tools or UMuseum have ads?
Free Map Tools shows ads; UMuseum does not.
Which is updated more often, Free Map Tools or UMuseum?
Free Map Tools ships an update fortnightly, and UMuseum every 3 months. Most recently, Free Map Tools was updated on June 8, 2026 and UMuseum on June 10, 2026.

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