Doubling Back vs MapDraw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doubling Back
This utility app allows you to precisely measure walking or running distances. You can start and stop tracking at any point, and it calculates the total distance covered only during the measured segments.
- Measure walking/running distance
- Start and stop measurement
- Calculate distance for selected portions
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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Doubling Back is an iPhone application for measuring your walking or running distance. What does Doubling Back offer that other pedometer apps do not? You can start and stop the measurement, and when you are finished, Doubling Back will show you the total distance for just the portions of the walk or run that you chose to measure.
MapDraw
Measure distances by drawing lines on a map. Ideal for planning routes or any situation requiring precise measurements.
- Draw lines on map
- Measure distances
- Route planning
- No tracking
- No third-party libraries
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Draw lines on a map to measure distances - I use it for scouting new running routes, but it's handy for all sorts of purposes too. No tracking, third-party libraries, or other nonsense. It does exactly what it says on the tin, and nothing more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MapDraw at 4.5 against Doubling Back's 3.7. MapDraw also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 13 months). Doubling Back's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MapDraw holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Doubling Back ships an update every 13 months, MapDraw every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doubling Back | MapDraw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Terry NIGHTINGALE | Erik Terwan |
Customer experience
Doubling Back
MapDraw
In-app purchases
Doubling Back
No in-app purchases
MapDraw
No in-app purchases
