Comparison

Mapbox Studio Preview vs Map Marker

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

Head to head
About

Mapbox Studio Preview

This app allows you to preview custom maps designed on your desktop using Mapbox Studio directly on your iPhone or iPad. Explore default map styles or view your own personalized creations on the go.

Highlights
  • Preview custom maps on mobile
  • Supports Mapbox Studio designs
  • View default map styles
  • Log in to view personal styles
  • Prototyping tool for map data
Features
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Mapbox Studio Preview lets you preview your Mapbox maps on your iPhone and iPad. Design beautiful custom maps using Mapbox Studio on your desktop (studio.mapbox.com), then take your maps with you with Studio Preview. Prototype maps and data visualizations in Studio on the web and get a live preview on mobile. Try out the Mapbox default map styles like Standard, Streets, Outdoors, and Satellite, or log in to your Mapbox account and view all of your custom Mapbox Studio styles on your device. === About Mapbox Mapbox creates building blocks for mobile developers to add beautiful maps and location services to their mobile applications. Companies like Pinterest, Lonely Planet, Snap, The Weather Channel, Under Armour, Human, GitHub, CNN and National Geographic use our tools to create beautiful maps.

About

Map Marker

Organize your favorite places with custom markers, descriptions, and photos. Create folders, search for locations, and even measure distances and areas. Collaborate with friends and sync your maps across devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable map markers
  • Organize markers into folders
  • Search and create markers from locations
  • Measure distances and areas
  • Cloud sync and collaboration
  • Import/export KML/KMZ files
  • Custom fields for markers
Features
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This app uses Google Maps and other sources in order to allow you to place markers even without internet connection. If you have any issues with the app, please contact me by email, I will most likely be able to help. Features: • Set a title, a description, a date, a color, an icon and pictures for each marker, and move them freely on the map • Organise your markers into different folders • Browse and organize your markers easily from the text-searchable markers list • Search places from various sources and create a new marker from the result • Open a marker's location in any other map application already installed • Navigate to a marker's location with the integrated compass • Display and copy marker GPS coordinates to clipboard with one click • Display a marker's address if available • Create path-markers and measure their distance easily • Create polygon-surface-markers and measure their perimeter and area easily • Create circle-surface-markers and measure perimeter and area easily • Create GPS tracks recorded from your device location • Share a captured image of the current map • Share markers as KML files • Import markers from a QR code • Import/export markers from/to KML or KMZ files • Import your Google Maps favorite locations (those marked with a star) • Exported KML files are compatible with most other map softwares such as Google Earth • Custom fields for markers: Checkbox, Date, Email, Text, Multi-choice, Phone, Web link • Create templates for custom fields per folder: the child markers will inherit their parent folder's custom fields Premium features: • Save your markers on the cloud with WebDAV, Google Drive or Dropbox • Collaborate with your friends by sharing your map cloud folder with them: anyone with access to the map folder can modify it and changes will be synced to everyone using the folder • Restore previous versions of your cloud map folder • One time purchase for a lifetime upgrade on your Apple account with an unlimited number of iOS devices • No ads Used permissions: • Get your location => to locate you on the map • Access to external storage => to export, save and import to/from files

Screenshots

Mapbox Studio Preview4 screens
Map Marker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Map Marker at 4.8 against Mapbox Studio Preview's 3.6. Map Marker also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 54%) and ratings volume (330 vs 32). Mapbox Studio Preview's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. Map Marker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mapbox Studio Preview asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Map Marker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Map Marker has 330 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Mapbox Studio Preview's written reviews are positive against 87% of Map Marker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mapbox Studio Preview ships an update weekly, Map Marker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mapbox Studio Preview versus Map Marker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapbox Studio PreviewMap Marker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (32 ratings)4.8 (330 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32330 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMapbox, Inc.Sebastien BIERO

Customer experience

Mapbox Studio Preview

All ratings32 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative42.3%

Map Marker

All ratings330 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.4%

Bugs and requests

Mapbox Studio Preview

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Map Marker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Markers disappearing after updates
  • Inability to delete individual markers
  • Compatibility issues with newer OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to rearrange marker order
  • Option to print or export maps
  • Improved search and filtering
  • Sync across devices and accounts
  • More marker/icon customization

In-app purchases

None

Mapbox Studio Preview

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Map Marker

One-time1
  • Map Marker premium$11.99

Questions

Is Mapbox Studio Preview free?
Mapbox Studio Preview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Map Marker free?
Map Marker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mapbox Studio Preview or Map Marker?
Map Marker is rated higher. Mapbox Studio Preview averages 3.6 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Map Marker averages 4.8 from 330 ratings.
Do Mapbox Studio Preview or Map Marker have ads?
Neither Mapbox Studio Preview nor Map Marker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mapbox Studio Preview or Map Marker?
Mapbox Studio Preview ships an update weekly, and Map Marker every 2 months. Most recently, Mapbox Studio Preview was updated on September 21, 2026 and Map Marker on September 20, 2026.

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