Paper Maps vs Maps for OSM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paper Maps
This app allows you to view and edit digital maps with support for various file formats. You can customize maps by adding placemarks, recording tracks, and drawing shapes. It also offers real-time annotation sharing and useful tools like a theodolite.
- View PDF, TIFF, KAP, KML files
- Cloud integration (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox)
- Add placemarks and record tracks
- Draw lines and shapes
- Real-time annotation sharing
- Theodolite and georeferencer tools
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The best digital maps viewer and editor ever made for a mobile device! - View PDF, TIFF, KAP, KML - Integrated with iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, - Customize your map - add placemarks, record tracks, draw lines and shapes - Share annotations with other users in real time - A lot of useful tools: theodolite, georeferencer and more!
Maps for OSM
Explore detailed maps from OpenStreetMap with offline capabilities. Record tracks, add notes, and capture photos or videos directly on the map. This open-source application offers robust data management and backup features.
- Offline map tile preloading
- Place markers and notes
- Photo and video capture
- GPX track recording and export
- Data backup and restore
- Open source
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View maps from OpenStreetMap (app is not affiliated with OSM organization). Choose your own tile server. Preload tiles for offline use. Set place markers, take photos, video, audios. Write notes. Record, import and export tracks in gpx format. Backup and restore all your data. Free use, no ads. This app is open source. The code can be found at https://github.com/mr-elbe5/Maps-For-OSM-IOS.git Further information on https://en.elbe5.de
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Maps for OSM at 5.0 against Paper Maps's 3.9. Maps for OSM also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (75% vs 43%). Paper Maps's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Paper Maps sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Maps for OSM asks for nothing beyond the download.
Maps for OSM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper Maps has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Paper Maps's written reviews are positive against 75% of Maps for OSM's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and July 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paper Maps | Maps for OSM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Abbro Inc | Michael Roennau |
Customer experience
Paper Maps
Maps for OSM
In-app purchases
Paper Maps
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Map$0.99
- Map$1.99
- Map$2.99
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- Map$3.99
- Map$4.99
- Unlock data export$4.99
Maps for OSM
No in-app purchases
