BigMap vs maps.earth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BigMap
This app offers a minimalist fullscreen map experience for iPhone and iPad. With a single long press, users can access three different map views and six distinct map settings, along with the ability to search for specific locations and streets.
- Minimalist fullscreen map
- Three different map views
- Six map settings
- Search for places and streets
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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With one long press on the map you can see three different maps and six different map settings. You can also search for places and streets. The fullscreen map app for iPhone and iPad!
maps.earth
Discover the world with low-stress directions powered by OpenStreetMap. This open-source application prioritizes user privacy by not displaying ads or selling data, focusing solely on providing a pleasant mapping experience.
- World exploration
- Low-stress directions
- OpenStreetMap powered
- Ad-free experience
- Data privacy focused
- Open source
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Explore the world and get low stress directions powered by OpenStreetMap. maps.earth is built on open source. We never show you ads or sell your data. We just want a nice map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: maps.earth at Free against BigMap's $2.99. maps.earth also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). BigMap's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (295 vs 4). On review sentiment, 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
maps.earth is free to download; BigMap costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BigMap holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BigMap has 295 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of BigMap's written reviews are positive against 50% of maps.earth's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BigMap ships an update every 2 months, maps.earth monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BigMap | maps.earth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (295 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 295 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Corvin Hartmann | Michael Kirk |
Customer experience
BigMap
maps.earth
In-app purchases
BigMap
No in-app purchases
maps.earth
No in-app purchases
