Comparison

KickTheMap vs MAGNET Flow

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

Head to head
About

KickTheMap

Create detailed 3D models of infrastructure and sites using augmented reality. Simply walk around your area, and the app automatically captures images to generate accurate 3D models within 24 hours. Visualize, measure, and export your data for various mapping and modeling needs.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality 3D scanning
  • Automatic picture capture
  • 3D models delivered within 24 hours
  • Model scaling and georeferencing
  • Export data in DXF, CSV, JSON, LAS
  • Offline mode
Features
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This is the perfect tool for utility mapping, volumes calculation, road mapping and infrastructure modelling (bridges, tunnels, retaining walls..). No prior knowledge required! Just walk around your site and the app works by itself, taking pictures all along the way thanks to an advanced Augmented Reality engine. 3D models are delivered within 24 hours on your personal desktop platform, allowing you to visualise, measure, digitise and export your data. Possibility to scale or georeference your model within the app with simple and intuitive features. App Features: - Picture auto-trigger based on user's motion - 3D model delivered within 24h - Up to 2000 pictures/job - Lightweight pictures for fast upload - Scale your model with a known distance - Georeference your model with on known points - Accuracy of 3 cm (1.2 in) in XYZ - In-app warnings - Unlimited number of jobs - Output quality checks - Offline mode in case of no internet coverage - Pictures counter Platform features: - High-quality visualisation - Fast rendering of millions of points - Distance, height, area - Easy digitisation with points and polylines - Objects attributes to export - Multiple point clouds display - Export objects in DXF, CSV or JSON - Export point clouds in LAS Trial version is limited to 5 projects of 150 pictures max.

About

MAGNET Flow

Features
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The MAGNET Flow application is a control side application independently developed by Topcon, which collaborates with handheld LiDAR systems for data acquisition configuration and management.

Screenshots

KickTheMap4 screens
MAGNET Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

KickTheMap and MAGNET Flow are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

KickTheMap ships an update every 3 weeks, MAGNET Flow monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
KickTheMap versus MAGNET Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKickTheMapMAGNET Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKickTheMap SarlTopcon Positioning Systems, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

KickTheMap

No in-app purchases

None

MAGNET Flow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KickTheMap free?
KickTheMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MAGNET Flow free?
MAGNET Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KickTheMap or MAGNET Flow have ads?
Neither KickTheMap nor MAGNET Flow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KickTheMap or MAGNET Flow?
KickTheMap ships an update every 3 weeks, and MAGNET Flow monthly. Most recently, KickTheMap was updated on October 20, 2026 and MAGNET Flow on October 19, 2026.

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