Draw Maps vs Just Draw It! Route Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Draw Maps
Annotate maps with custom notes, pins, and photos. Use a variety of drawing tools and colors to mark locations, plan events, or record observations. Share your annotated maps with others or archive them for later use.
- Draw and highlight on maps
- Add colored map pins with notes
- Place photos on the map
- Draw and highlight within photos
- 72 color options
- Use stencils for shapes and labels
- Share map images or documents
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Draw Maps gives you color pens and pencils to make sketches and take notes anywhere in the map. Add map pins and photos to note important locations. Think of the whole world as being your sketch pad. Move around and zoom to different scales as you draw. Share your maps with friends. Use Draw Maps at work, school, and play: - Planning your next vacation - Designing landscapes - Detailing event logistics - Noting underground utilities - Reporting storm damage - Recording wildlife sightings - Remembering your favorite fishing holes - Tracing hiking trails - Geocaching and scavenger hunts - Learning geography by tracing borders - Taking field notes - Giving directions to your friend Features: - Draw and highlight in the map - Place colored map pins in the map and add long form notes - Place photos in the map - Draw and highlight in the photos - 72 colors - Use the stencil to draw perfect shapes or labels - Move and zoom the map as needed while you draw - Zoom to your location to take a note where you are - Zoom to other locations using Find - Send images of your map drawings to other people - Send your Draw Maps Document to another Draw Maps user - Archive your Draw Maps Document to online storage - Send KML (Pro feature) - Make as many maps as you like (Pro feature) - Ready for Apple Pencil
Just Draw It! Route Planner
Easily plan routes by simply drawing on a map with your finger. Get instant distance calculations for various activities like running, walking, or hiking. Save, import, and export routes for later use or sharing.
- Draw routes with a finger
- Import and export GPX files
- Calculate route distance
- Save preferred routes
- Snap to roads
- Search for places
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Draw your route with a finger and get the exact distance instantly. Just Draw It! is the fastest way to plan a walk, run, ride, or hike — no account needed, no fuss. Just draw it! Trace your path on the map and watch total distance and elevation update in real time. Then save it, share it, or export it as GPX. Whether you're planning where to walk the dog, mapping a 10 km training run, or scouting a weekend hike, your next route is a swipe away. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Draw to measure — swipe to plan a route and get instant distance • Snap to roads — auto-align your line to real paths and streets • Elevation profile — see the climb before you head out • GPX import & export — bring routes in, take yours anywhere • Save & sync — keep favorite routes across all your devices • Find Routes — discover new routes to explore near you • Point-to-point — measure the distance between any two spots • Places search — start your route from any location • Custom map styles — make the map look the way you like PERFECT FOR Walking • Running • Jogging • Cycling • Hiking • Trekking • Dog walking • Golf • Tourism • Motorbike rides Plan smarter, go further. Just draw it! VIP Plus unlocks route sync across all your devices and more. Questions or ideas? Reach us any time at lapacadevs@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Just Draw It! Route Planner at 4.0 against Draw Maps's 3.3. Just Draw It! Route Planner also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Draw Maps's advantage is review sentiment (62% vs 51%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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. Draw Maps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Just Draw It! Route Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Just Draw It! Route Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 43 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Draw Maps's written reviews are positive against 51% of Just Draw It! Route Planner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Draw Maps ships an update every 5 weeks, Just Draw It! Route Planner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Draw Maps | Just Draw It! Route Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (35 ratings) | 4.0 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews — better | 51.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bluefield GIS, Inc. | Jose Maria del Pozo Alonso |
Customer experience
Draw Maps
Just Draw It! Route Planner
In-app purchases
Draw Maps
- Pro features$1.991 Month
- Pro features$9.991 Year
- Pro features$24.99
Just Draw It! Route Planner
- JDI VIP Plus7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- JDI VIP$4.99
- JDI VIP Plus$10.99
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