Comparison

iDa vs Map Social

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

Head to head
About

iDa

Discover real-time events, places, and people with shared interests in your vicinity. Create your own public or private gatherings and connect with local communities. Control your location sharing for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Real-time event and place discovery
  • Connect with people by shared interests
  • Create custom public or private events
  • See who is nearby and chat
  • Granular location and privacy controls
  • Join or create local communities
Features
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iDa shows what’s happening around you right now. Places, events and people with shared interests - all on one map. Gather a group and step into the real world. = Map = Explore the city and see what’s happening around you. - find interesting places and events nearby - see who’s there right now and chat with others - create your own places and events - public or private = Communities & interests = Connect with people nearby through shared interests. - add your interests - find groups and hangouts around you in real time - right on the map = Location & Privacy = You decide who can see your location. - share your location with selected contacts or groups - join movements to share your location temporarily - control visibility at any time

About

Map Social

Features
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Another reality, connected to this one. Drop a thought right where you are. It floats over the map as a speech bubble — and someone, somewhere, peeks in. Map Social is a social network built around one thing: place. ◆ The Earth is moving (NEW) - Real planes in the air right now cross the map, lifted by their true altitude - The International Space Station circles the globe — with a live view from orbit - "12 people walking the Earth right now": feel who else is looking at the same map ◆ 60+ live cameras around the world - Shibuya Crossing, Osaka's Dotonbori, Mt. Fuji, Times Square, Venice, an African waterhole — even Earth seen from the ISS - Tap a pin and the "now" of that place starts streaming - A trip around the world, no plane ticket required ◆ A map where "now" flows - Posts float over the streets as speech bubbles - Tap any bubble to reply ◆ A map that moves - Real buses and trams run across world cities in real time - Weather and day/night follow wherever you're looking ◆ Walk mode - Stroll the map as an avatar and pass people who are really "there" No sign-up needed — it's all there the moment you open the app. Pull the map back. The whole world is your neighborhood.

Screenshots

iDa3 screens
Map Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: iDa at 15.0 against Map Social's 18.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDa ships an update weekly, Map Social every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
iDa versus Map Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDaMap Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB12 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAlexander IvanovKoshin Obayashi

In-app purchases

None

iDa

No in-app purchases

None

Map Social

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDa free?
iDa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Map Social free?
Map Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iDa or Map Social have ads?
Neither iDa nor Map Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDa or Map Social?
iDa ships an update weekly, and Map Social every 6 days. Most recently, iDa was updated on November 2, 2026 and Map Social on October 9, 2026.

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