Comparison

Free Map Tools vs Load Check

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

Load Check

Provides customers and carriers with essential load details for agricultural nutrients. Offers real-time visibility into load information. Note: Continued GPS use may impact battery life.

Highlights
  • Load information visibility
  • Customer and carrier access
  • Agricultural nutrient loads
  • Real-time updates
Features
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Load Check gives customers and carriers visibility to valuable load information purchased from GROWMARK Inc. Crop Nutrients. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Free Map Tools1 screens
Load Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Load Check at none against Free Map Tools's shown. Load Check also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). Free Map Tools's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (61 vs 6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Free Map Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Free Map Tools has 61 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Free Map Tools ships an update fortnightly, Load Check every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Free Map Tools versus Load Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFree Map ToolsLoad Check
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (61 ratings) — better3.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGV Software Solutions LimitedGROWMARK, Inc.

Customer experience

Free Map Tools

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

Load Check

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Free Map Tools

No in-app purchases

None

Load Check

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Free Map Tools free?
Free Map Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Load Check free?
Load Check is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Free Map Tools or Load Check?
Free Map Tools is rated higher. Free Map Tools averages 4.0 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Load Check averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Free Map Tools or Load Check have ads?
Free Map Tools shows ads; Load Check does not.
Which is updated more often, Free Map Tools or Load Check?
Free Map Tools ships an update fortnightly, and Load Check every 2 weeks. Most recently, Free Map Tools was updated on June 8, 2026 and Load Check on June 5, 2026.

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