LongLatMap vs Earth light map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LongLatMap
This app offers a customizable map to pinpoint and display coordinates globally. Easily add, edit, and arrange markers with various visual options. Adjust the viewing angle and map style for a personalized experience.
- Customizable map markers
- Add and edit markers with titles and descriptions
- Adjust marker location, color, and 3D/flat view
- Change viewing angle with two-finger swipe
- Multiple map view options (Terrain, Satellite)
- Simple and clean interface
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LongLatMap provides a highly customisable and extremely simple map that shows you the coordinates of anywhere in the world. LongLatMap has the following features: - Simple and clean interface - Long tap to add a marker. You can customize markers in the folowing ways: - Location - Color - rotation - whether 3D or flat - title and description - Simply drag a marker to change the position! - Swipe up and down with two fingers to change the viewing angle! - Tap a marker to see the marker's details, displayed in a pop up. Tap the pop up again to edit the information! Easy! - Settings! - You can change the how the look and feel of the map (Terrain, Satellite etc.)
Earth light map
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The app presents the earth daylight status at the chosen date and time on a mercatorian earth map projection. It indicates the curve where the sun is -0.8 degrees below the horizon (sunset or sunrise) as well as the curve where the sun is at -18 degrees below the horizon (astronomical twilight or dawn). It also depicts the sun and moon positions in the equatorial coordinate system, the moon's phase, next equinox/solstice notification , user location, next lunar eclipse & Easter date
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LongLatMap at Free against Earth light map's $1.99. Earth light map's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On 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
LongLatMap is free to download; Earth light map costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LongLatMap ships an update every 2 months, Earth light map weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LongLatMap | Earth light map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiu Cheng | Konstantinos Ladiellis |
In-app purchases
LongLatMap
No in-app purchases
Earth light map
No in-app purchases
