Comparison

Whose Land vs IndigiMAP

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

Head to head
About

Whose Land

Explore Indigenous territories, treaties, and communities across Canada using GIS technology. Learn about land acknowledgements, treaties, and Indigenous perspectives on land through interactive maps and educational videos.

Highlights
  • Interactive maps of Indigenous territories
  • Information on treaties and agreements
  • Details on First Nations, Inuit, and Metis communities
  • Educational videos on land acknowledgements
  • Learn about Indigenous relationship to land
  • Tool for reconciliation dialogue
Features
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Explore Indigenous territories, treaties, languages and communities with Whose Land. Use the interactive map, search for a place or Nation, or choose your current location to learn more about the land around you. Browse community information, Indigenous businesses, residential and boarding school locations, leadership stories and territories by city. Learn through educational videos, frequently asked questions and lesson plans. Explore land acknowledgement resources, create a personal draft, and share information with others. Whose Land 3.0 brings a redesigned native experience to iPhone and iPad, with English and French interfaces, dark mode, accessible text and controls, and faster search using saved place results and local postal-code data. Recently accessed content is cached for reuse; an internet connection is needed for content that has not been saved and for online media. Whose Land is an educational starting point for learning, dialogue and further research. Mapped areas are approximations and do not represent definitive or legal boundaries. Data sources and credits are available in the app.

About

IndigiMAP

Explore Indigenous languages across Canada using augmented reality. Point your phone's camera to discover and learn about the diverse linguistic heritage of Turtle Island.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality language exploration
  • Learn Indigenous languages of Canada
  • Interactive camera-based learning
  • Discover linguistic diversity
  • Educational content on Turtle Island
Features
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Learn about various indigenous languages throughout Canada! Using your phones camera, explore turtle island and the various languages it inhabits.

Screenshots

Whose Land3 screens
IndigiMAP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: IndigiMAP at 100% against Whose Land's 58%. IndigiMAP also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 33 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Whose Land ships an update every 33 months, IndigiMAP every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Whose Land versus IndigiMAP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhose LandIndigiMAP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB229 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTakingITGlobalUrban Society for Aboriginal Youth (USAY)

Customer experience

Whose Land

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

IndigiMAP

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Whose Land

No in-app purchases

None

IndigiMAP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whose Land free?
Whose Land is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IndigiMAP free?
IndigiMAP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Whose Land or IndigiMAP have ads?
Neither Whose Land nor IndigiMAP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whose Land or IndigiMAP?
Whose Land ships an update every 33 months, and IndigiMAP every 4 months. Most recently, Whose Land was updated on November 2, 2026 and IndigiMAP on November 3, 2026.

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