Mapbox Studio Preview vs Neighborhood Check
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Preview custom maps on mobile
- Supports Mapbox Studio designs
- View default map styles
- Log in to view personal styles
- Prototyping tool for map data
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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.
Neighborhood Check
Explore neighborhood demographics, crime rates, school performance, and environmental factors before buying or renting. Get detailed insights into population, income, education, and local amenities for informed real estate decisions.
- Detailed population and demographic data
- Latest crime statistics
- In-depth school information
- Environmental noise levels
- Superfund and homeless shelter data
- Electric transmission line information
- Address and place search on map
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Check the neighborhood before purchasing or renting you next home! The App provide the following information: - Population & distribution at different granularities: from county -> zipcode -> census tract -> census block (also nearby block aggregation); Including race, birth countries, households income, families, children, education levels, and much more information! - Latest Crime data for the last 6 months (updated frequently!), including all details (e.g. date time, address, description, case number, local police department source, etc); - Detailed School information including school attendance boundary, school test score summaries, school test scores by various student groups and dimensions (e.g. low-income, disabilities, different races, different parents education levels) - Noise level from aviation/airport, railways, roads, highways; - Superfund & National Priority List information, include details; - Homeless Shelters include details; - Electric Transmission Lines with detailed voltage information; - Odor smell map (Only for Milpitas, BayArea, CA); - Search any address or place on the map, and find the nearby information around that location. You can also open this app and automatically search a shared address from other apps (e.g. RedFin, Zillow). Our App currently covers data mostly for BayArea, California, but we are working VERY HARD to expand coverage to the entire United States. Your questions and suggestions are always welcome, as your satisfaction is our top priority. Our goal is to create a perfect product that meets all your needs. Note: All information & data are available for free-trial and the following detailed data requires paid subscription: - Detailed level population & demographic data; - Detailed School information; - Detailed information & links of Superfund sites and Homeless shelters; - Electric transmission lines; While we'd love to make everything free, the reality of server and data costs means we need to reserve certain features for our premium subscribers. By choosing the premium subscription, you'll unlock full access to all our data. Your support is invaluable – it enables us to continuously enhance our App & Services, ensuring you get the best experience possible! Link to standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Neighborhood Check at 4.4 against Mapbox Studio Preview's 3.6. Neighborhood Check also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 54%) and ratings volume (140 vs 32). Mapbox Studio Preview's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). 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
Both are free to download. Neighborhood Check sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Mapbox Studio Preview asks for nothing beyond the download.
Neighborhood Check holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 140 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Mapbox Studio Preview's written reviews are positive against 63% of Neighborhood Check's.
Mapbox Studio Preview ships an update weekly, Neighborhood Check fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mapbox Studio Preview | Neighborhood Check |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (32 ratings) | 4.4 (140 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 140 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mapbox, Inc. | FusionX Tech LLC |
Customer experience
Mapbox Studio Preview
Neighborhood Check
Bugs and requests
Mapbox Studio Preview
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Neighborhood Check
Reported bugs
6 issues- App freezes on opening
- Crime data pop-up unreadable
- App consistently says zoom in for crime stats
- App didn't work at all
- No data available in any area
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- App asks for review too often
Requested features
4 requests- Add Cal Fire hazard map
- Add measure distance function
- Add flood reports
- Combine all layers together
In-app purchases
Mapbox Studio Preview
No in-app purchases
Neighborhood Check
- Premium14 Days trial$9.991 Month
Questions
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