Comparison

FetchMap vs OSM Maps

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

Head to head
About

FetchMap

Features
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If you are looking for something besides standard road maps, FetchMap is the App for you. With it you can access maps from a lot of different source, such as OpenStreet Maps and OpenTopo. You can get maps from the US Geological Survey (great topo-sheet) and the UK Ordnance Survey. You can also access satellite images from NASA, included daily snapshots of the Earth. Many groups have posted railroad layers, ski trails, hiking & biking paths as well as scanned historic maps. You can overlay maps and fade between them, which is especially useful when looking at historic maps. You can plot your GPS location, which is always useful when traveling. Finally you can cache maps so you can use them when you are offline. So when you are hiking in the mountains you can plot your location on a beautiful topographic map, and maybe overlay the map of 1900 to see how things have changed. New features include new maps and a list of maps which can updated over the internet. New location finder, measure distance, orientation and compass. The ability to overlay GeoTiff, KML, GPX and geo referenced jpeg files. And finally the ability to take note about location and share these note.

About

OSM Maps

View OSM maps from various sources, create notes, and add multimedia like photos, audio, and video. Record and manage routes and tracks in GPX format, with iCloud synchronization and desktop backup options.

Highlights
  • View OSM maps from multiple sources
  • Create and edit notes with multimedia
  • Record and manage GPX routes and tracks
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Desktop backup functionality
  • Open Source
Features
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This app shows OSM maps from a various sources (OSM, Elbe5, etc). You can create notes add and edit photos, audios, videos, routes and tracks in GPX format, take photos, add record own audios, videos, routes and tracks. It has list views of all attached items. It can synchronize all of this via iCloud or backup files with the desktop app. This app is the successor of 'Maps for OSM' by this author. It has a different data structure and different features, so it had to become a new app. But you can import data from older backup files. This app is not affiliated with OpenStreetMap, but the use of this name has been approved. This app is Open Source, the code is published at https://github.com/mr-elbe5/OSM-Maps. If you find any problems or missing features, please let me know!

Screenshots

FetchMap4 screens
OSM Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OSM Maps at every 11 days against FetchMap's monthly. FetchMap's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FetchMap ships an update monthly, OSM Maps every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FetchMap versus OSM Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFetchMapOSM Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothy SmithMichael Roennau

In-app purchases

None

FetchMap

No in-app purchases

None

OSM Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FetchMap free?
FetchMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OSM Maps free?
OSM Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FetchMap or OSM Maps have ads?
Neither FetchMap nor OSM Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FetchMap or OSM Maps?
FetchMap ships an update monthly, and OSM Maps every 11 days. Most recently, FetchMap was updated on October 25, 2026 and OSM Maps on October 30, 2026.

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