Comparison

Plains Locator vs Vector To Raster

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

Head to head
About

Plains Locator

This navigation tool converts Public Land Survey System (PLSS) land descriptions into precise GPS coordinates. It allows users to save favorite locations, add custom notes, and get turn-by-turn directions via popular mapping services. Supports several US states.

Highlights
  • Convert PLSS to Latitude/Longitude
  • Save favorite locations and notes
  • Plot locations on map
  • Turn-by-turn navigation
  • Search by current location or map
  • View MTRS and county information
Features
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Plains Locator: Convert and Map Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Land Descriptions to Latitude and Longitude coordinates. Results include GPS Coordinates and distance to the centre of the section, the ability to favourites, add notes to the location, plot on a map and get navigation directions through Apple Maps, Google Maps and ForeFlight. Features * Search Full Sections * Search Quarter Sections * Search MTRS * Search Latitude & Longitude * Search by Current Location * Search by Map * View full details including MTRS and County information * Save Favorite Locations * View History of searches * Save Custom Notes * Plot locations on map and start turn-by-turn navigation Plains Locator supports the following States: * Colorado * Iowa * Kansas * Minnesota * Montana * Nebraska * North Dakota * Oklahoma * South Dakota A subscription is required to use Plains Locator. Subscriptions can be purchased from within the app. All new signups receive a free 7-day trial period. Your subscription lets you use Plains Locator everywhere. Your data syncs securely and automatically between your devices, and can also be accessed on the web. An active network connection is required to perform conversions and use mapping features. If you enjoy using Plains Locator, please leave us a 5-star review. If you have any questions, problems or suggestions, please contact support@plainslocator.com Payments will be charged to your iTunes Account after confirmation. Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Accounts will be charged for subscription renewals within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed in your iTunes Account’s Settings after purchasing. Plains Locator's privacy policy is available at: https://plainslocator.com/privacy-policy Plains Locator's terms of service is available at: https://plainslocator.com/terms-of-service

About

Vector To Raster

Features
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Works with basemap vector tiles data from multiple providers: - Tech Maven Geospatial’s OSM Vector Tiles and styles (3D, 3D with Satellite, OSM Bright, Basic, fiord color, osm liberty, positron, toner, dark matter, topo-terrain, opacity styles, ESRI satellite with OSM, HERE Maps Satellite with OSM, OpenMapTiles Satellite with OSM) - MapTiler Data (basic, bright, outdoor, streets, toner, topo, winter, dataviz, satellite hybrid) - MapBox (Street, outdoors, Light, Dark, Satellite, Satellite Streets, Navigation Day, Navigation Night) - ESRI (World navigation, Navigation Dark mode, Light Gray canvas, Dark gray, World terrain, World topographic, national geographic, newspaper, nova, outdoor, ocean, enhanced contrast) - ESRI OSM (OSM Navigation, OSM Dark, Hybrid OSM) - Load your own URL/Stylesheet Supports Overlays Vector Tiles Easily share converted files and view files with file manager and viewer Why this is valuable? Worldwide OSM Vector Tiles is about 80gb however many mapping applications don’t support vector tiles or complex vector tiles. This allow you to pre-cache an area of interest as Raster Tiles. Users of apps like ATAK, WINTAK, iTAK, ARTAK and MCH can now have data they can consume. Users of Mapping Libraries like Cesium WebGL that does not support vector tiles can now support data by converting to raster tiles. Users of On-Premises or Edge Mapping /Common Operating Picture Solutions can now have rich basemap data made available for their use. Supports styles with multiple sources (topo/terrain style with contour lines and hillshade or satellite hybrid style or other combination of data) The app has no free component. It requires annual subscription giving user access to map data. The app requires purchase to use it past trial period. EULA: https://vector2rastertiles.techmaven.net/eula/

Screenshots

Plains Locator4 screens
Vector To Raster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Vector To Raster at 11.0 against Plains Locator's 13.0. 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. Plains Locator sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month and Vector To Raster sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Plains Locator versus Vector To Raster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlains LocatorVector To Raster
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlipwireTech Maven GeoSpatial LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Plains Locator

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.491 Month
  • Yearly$44.991 Year
1 purchases

Vector To Raster

Subscriptions1
  • Vector To Raster7 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Plains Locator free?
Plains Locator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vector To Raster free?
Vector To Raster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Plains Locator or Vector To Raster have ads?
Neither Plains Locator nor Vector To Raster shows ads.

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