Comparison

Contact Map vs Maps for OSM

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

Head to head
About

Contact Map

Visualize your contacts' addresses and create custom maps with unlimited pins, emojis, and images. Organize locations, search for places, and share your maps with others. Offers synchronization and backup options for seamless data management.

Highlights
  • View contacts' addresses on map
  • Create unlimited custom maps and pins
  • Add emojis and images to pins
  • Import contacts and contact groups
  • Share maps and pins
  • Search for locations and businesses
  • Synchronize across multiple devices
Features
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• The Contact Map offers you countless possibilities. You can view your contacts' addresses on the map, create pins anywhere on the map or at your location, search for locations, and more. • Create unlimited maps and place as many pins, emojis and images as you want on each map. There are no limits.* • The Contact Map gives you the perfect overview of all your places. Features: • Create an unlimited* number of maps • Create unlimited* pins, markers, emojis and images - 9 pin colors / 9 marker colors / emojis / images - At the current location - At any location - Move pins on the map • Import contacts - All contacts - Selected contacts - Update contacts - Contact groups** - Selected contacts from contact groups** • Share maps with your friends • Information about each pin - Title and subtitle (optional with current date) - Images - Notes - Distance to current location - Coordinates - Address is loaded automatically and can be edited manually - Show address directly on the map • Synchronization** and backup** - Create an account and connect up to 5 devices of your choice simultaneously. - Create backups of all or selected maps. - Synchronize the maps and pins of your devices. • More features: - Search function - search for cities, restaurants, shops and more - phone numbers and websites are displayed directly if available - List of all pins with search function - alphabetically, by distance, by date or sorted as desired - Export CSV documents of your pins** - Import pins using CSV documents** - Merge maps* - Combine maps - 3D Touch shortcut for quick marking of the location - Create pins on the Apple Watch - Choice between the Apple map and Google Maps - Location and compass function - Show map in 3D - Share pins - Navigate to pins in the maps app or on Google Maps - Set the preferred map type (standard, satellite, hybrid) - Night mode (iOS 13 and higher) - Various settings _________________ Contact Map Premium & Business - Thanks to Contact Map Premium you get the following additional features: Unlimited pins, unlimited maps, send / download maps up to 1'000 pins - Thanks to Contact Map Business you get the following additional features: Unlimited pins, unlimited maps, send / download maps up to 8'000 pins, contact group import, CSV export / import, synchronize your devices, secure backup of all data, account for up to 5 devices - Your subscription will automatically renew for the price and period listed above until you cancel it in your iTunes account at least 24 hours before it expires. - A subscription that has already begun cannot be cancelled for the current term, but only for the next term. - If you choose not to subscribe to Premium / Business or cancel your subscription, you can continue to use the Contact Map for free. _________________ *In the free version you can place up to 10 pins per map and create up to 3 maps. To create more, you need a Premium or Business subscription. **For these functions you need a business subscription. Privacy policy: https://www.livantis.ch/privacy-policy-maps-apps Terms of use: https://www.livantis.ch/terms-of-use-maps-apps By using the Contact Map, you agree to our privacy policy linked in the App and on the App Store. © 2023 Livantis GmbH

About

Maps for OSM

Explore detailed maps from OpenStreetMap with offline capabilities. Record tracks, add notes, and capture photos or videos directly on the map. This open-source application offers robust data management and backup features.

Highlights
  • Offline map tile preloading
  • Place markers and notes
  • Photo and video capture
  • GPX track recording and export
  • Data backup and restore
  • Open source
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View maps from OpenStreetMap (app is not affiliated with OSM organization). Choose your own tile server.  Preload tiles for offline use.  Set place markers, take photos, video, audios. Write notes. Record, import and export tracks in gpx format. Backup and restore all your data. Free use, no ads. This app is open source. The code can be found at https://github.com/mr-elbe5/Maps-For-OSM-IOS.git Further information on https://en.elbe5.de

Screenshots

Contact Map4 screens
Maps for OSM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Maps for OSM at 5.0 against Contact Map's 3.6. Maps for OSM also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (75% vs 51%). Contact Map's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Contact Map sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Maps for OSM asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maps for OSM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contact Map has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Contact Map's written reviews are positive against 75% of Maps for OSM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contact Map ships an update fortnightly, Maps for OSM every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Contact Map versus Maps for OSM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContact MapMaps for OSM
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolas SchottenMichael Roennau

Customer experience

Contact Map

All ratings19 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.6%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative46.2%

Maps for OSM

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Contact Map

Subscriptions4
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Business$39.991 Month
  • Premium1 Month trial$59.991 Year
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  • Business1 Month trial$249.991 Year
None

Maps for OSM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Contact Map free?
Contact Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maps for OSM free?
Maps for OSM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Contact Map or Maps for OSM?
Maps for OSM is rated higher. Contact Map averages 3.6 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Maps for OSM averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Contact Map or Maps for OSM have ads?
Neither Contact Map nor Maps for OSM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contact Map or Maps for OSM?
Contact Map ships an update fortnightly, and Maps for OSM every 3 weeks. Most recently, Contact Map was updated on September 24, 2026 and Maps for OSM on July 2, 2026.

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