Comparison

Tailscale vs Mappedin Scan

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

Head to head
About

Tailscale

Securely connect devices, users, and workloads with a mesh VPN built on WireGuard. It brings identity to network access, enabling Zero Trust principles across diverse environments. Modernize your network for homelabs, businesses, and cloud infrastructure.

Highlights
  • Secure mesh networking
  • Identity-based access control
  • Zero Trust security
  • WireGuard-based VPN
  • Homelab and business VPN
  • Cloud and workload connectivity
  • Hardware-agnostic overlay network
Features
Currently charting
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Securely connect people, workloads, and even AI agents to anything on the internet with Tailscale, the secure connectivity platform built on WireGuard®. Tailscale brings identity to the network layer so you can control access based on users, groups, tags, and devices instead of IP addresses, applying Zero Trust principles end-to-end across every environment. Tailscale transforms your existing network from a legacy hub and spoke model to a modern, lightweight, and responsive mesh networking architecture that eliminates single points of failure and delivers better performance, scalability, and security for your end users, devices, and remote resources. Tailscale can be used for your Homelab VPN and connectivity, Business VPN, Workload Connectivity across clouds, Kubernetes clusters, regions, and environments, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Edge & IoT, CI/CD, and Securing AI – all on the same platform. Replace legacy VPNs, connect workloads across on-prem and cloud infrastructure providers, power Zero Trust initiatives, and make remote access secure by simplifying software-defined networking and security operations. Modernize your home, your organization, and your enterprise networking at scale with Tailscale. Tailscale is hardware-agnostic, so you can make decisions about your hardware independently from decisions about your network. Tailscale creates an overlay network, using your existing network, so you can incrementally deploy Tailscale without needing new network switches or to change your network architecture. Tailscale integrates with 100+ technologies and dozens of identity providers, and is available on a wide range of platforms — including Apple’s macOS, iOS, and tvOS — so you can securely connect from wherever you work.

About

Mappedin Scan

Effortlessly create 3D indoor maps using LiDAR technology. Scan spaces, upload for advanced editing, or export to various file formats for use anywhere. AI-powered features automate map creation and object placement.

Highlights
  • Scan spaces with LiDAR
  • Create 3D indoor maps
  • AI-powered object placement
  • Upload for full editing
  • Export to PDF, SVG, PNG, USDZ, GeoJSON
  • Embed maps on websites
  • Create navigation routes
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Indoor maps made easy. Mappedin makes it effortless to create beautifully rendered 3D maps. Quickly scan any space using LiDAR technology. Upload maps to Mappedin to unlock full editing features or export to open file types to be used anywhere. Mappedin’s AI mapping technology does the heavy lifting. Automated features make the creation of smart, navigable 3D maps that are both accurate and easy. With Mappedin, you can quickly edit and publish your maps to help visitors find their way. Use the Mappedin iOS App to: - Scan any room and create a map in seconds - Upload your maps to Mappedin for a full map editing experience - Export your maps as a PDF, SVG, PNG, USDZ, and GeoJSON to use with any third-party software Additional Mappedin features: - Sign up and start mapping for free on mappedin.com - Available plans to unlock more powerful mapping tools and features - Place objects like walls, doors, and desks automatically with AI technology - Add descriptions, images, and links - Integrate and embed your map on any website - Create routes to help visitors and crowds navigate spaces The Mappedin iOS app requires a device with iOS 17 with the latest “RoomPlan API" LiDAR to scan and generate your indoor map. The following devices meet this requirement: iPhone 12 Pro, iPad Pro, or any later generations. Have questions? Get in touch at help@mappedin.com. Connect with us: facebook.com/mappedin twitter.com/mappedin instagram.com/mappedinatwork linkedin.com/company/mappedin

Screenshots

Tailscale3 screens
Mappedin Scan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mappedin Scan at 5.0 against Tailscale's 4.4. Mappedin Scan also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Tailscale's advantage is ratings volume (741 vs 5) and chart position (#90 vs unranked). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mappedin Scan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tailscale has 741 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Tailscale's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mappedin Scan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tailscale ships an update fortnightly, Mappedin Scan monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Tailscale versus Mappedin Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTailscaleMappedin Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (741 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings741 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#90 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTailscale Inc.Mappedin, Inc.

Customer experience

Tailscale

All ratings741 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative28.0%

Mappedin Scan

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tailscale

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to connect or authenticate
  • Exit node feature not working as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching networks
  • App getting stuck in a loading state

Requested features

5 requests
  • On-demand VPN connection
  • Ability to switch between multiple accounts
  • More granular control over exit nodes
  • Integration with other networking tools
  • Dark mode option

Mappedin Scan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tailscale

No in-app purchases

None

Mappedin Scan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tailscale free?
Tailscale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mappedin Scan free?
Mappedin Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tailscale or Mappedin Scan?
Mappedin Scan is rated higher. Tailscale averages 4.4 out of 5 from 741 ratings, while Mappedin Scan averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Tailscale or Mappedin Scan have ads?
Neither Tailscale nor Mappedin Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tailscale or Mappedin Scan?
Tailscale ships an update fortnightly, and Mappedin Scan monthly. Most recently, Tailscale was updated on September 28, 2026 and Mappedin Scan on June 22, 2026.

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