Comparison

Free Map Tools vs Pinged

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

Pinged

This utility app helps visualize GPS coordinates and map areas of interest. It can receive location data via email, automatically map points, and notify users of updates. Share locations with teams and set up geofence notifications for movement.

Highlights
  • Map GPS coordinates
  • Visualize radius around points
  • Receive location data via email
  • Automatic mapping of locations
  • Share pings with teams
  • Geofence movement notifications
Features
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Pinged by Badge Apps provides practical resources for many applications where mapping GPS coordinates and a visualizing a radius around those points can be helpful.  Pinging a phone? Pinged can receive location data from external sources over email and automatically map the locations and notify you of updates. Share pings with your team, plot points of interest or even receive geofence related movement notifications. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Free Map Tools1 screens
Pinged4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pinged at 4.7 against Free Map Tools's 4.0. Pinged also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Free Map Tools's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

Pinged holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 23 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Free Map Tools ships an update fortnightly, Pinged every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Free Map Tools versus Pinged: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFree Map ToolsPinged
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (61 ratings)4.7 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better23
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGV Software Solutions LimitedAaron Benzick

Customer experience

Free Map Tools

All ratings61 ratings
Positive75.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative23.2%

Pinged

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%

Bugs and requests

Free Map Tools

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Track My Route feature doesn't work
  • Elevation tool is missing/not functional
  • Radius map saving/emailing issue
  • Inaccurate travel time estimates
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  • Air miles feature not working
  • No postcode input option
  • App does not work on iPad
  • Map radius tool is inaccurate

Requested features

13 requests
  • Calculate distance of each leg
  • Add elevation tool
  • Improve contrast for route saving
  • List for saved routes
  • Improve 'how far can I travel' algorithm for UK roads
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  • Add German language option
  • In-app purchase to remove ads
  • Add sea level riser tool
  • Show highways on map
  • Track up vs top down map view
  • Chevron blue arrow for direction
  • ETA at truck driving speeds
  • Population tool

Pinged

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Free Map Tools

No in-app purchases

None

Pinged

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Free Map Tools free?
Free Map Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pinged free?
Pinged is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Free Map Tools or Pinged?
Pinged is rated higher. Free Map Tools averages 4.0 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Pinged averages 4.7 from 23 ratings.
Do Free Map Tools or Pinged have ads?
Free Map Tools shows ads; Pinged does not.
Which is updated more often, Free Map Tools or Pinged?
Free Map Tools ships an update fortnightly, and Pinged every 2 months. Most recently, Free Map Tools was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pinged on October 29, 2026.

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