Comparison

MaterMap vs Balance

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

Head to head
About

MaterMap

Discover a vast network of baby-friendly locations with this app. Find places offering amenities like private breastfeeding spaces, changing tables, and high chairs. Users can contribute by registering new spots, leaving suggestions, and rating existing establishments.

Highlights
  • Interactive map with filters
  • Search engine and geolocation
  • List of nearby locations
  • Detailed establishment information
  • User ratings and comments
  • Registration and suggestion forms
Features
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Find baby-friendly places near you, wherever you are. MaterMap is the community map of places where you can breastfeed, change and care for your baby in comfort. Every place, a "Mapper", tells you what it offers before you go, so you never have to guess. FIND THE RIGHT PLACE ● An interactive map of baby-friendly places around you ● Search by name, and see how far each place is ● Filter by type of place, privacy level and the facilities you need ● See at a glance whether a place is open, and until when ● Get directions or call with one tap KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Each place shows its privacy level for breastfeeding (low, medium or high) and what it offers: ● Breastfeeding: breastfeeding places, nursing pillow ● Changing: changing table, wet wipes, waste collection, washbasin, toilet, baby bath or adapter ● Feeding: high chair, microwave ● Getting there: easy access, accessible route, space for a stroller ● Good to know: siblings welcome, pets welcome, intolerance friendly, mandatory consumption SHARED BY FAMILIES ● Read ratings and reviews from other families, and add your own ● Save your favourite places ● Suggest new places and corrections to keep the map up to date ● Earn points, level up and unlock badges as you help the community ● Collect points and rewards at places with a loyalty programme FOR BUSINESSES ● Claim your venue and keep its details up to date ● Reward your regular customers with your own loyalty programme ● With MaterMap Premium, reply to reviews and manage your photos Works with VoiceOver, TalkBack and larger text sizes. Join the MaterMap community and make every outing with your baby easier.

About

Balance

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Who actually does more at home? A lot of the work that keeps a household going is easy to miss. Remembering appointments, planning meals, keeping track of what everyone needs. It usually isn't shared evenly, and it usually doesn't get talked about. Balance helps you change that. You and your partner each answer a few simple questions by swiping through them. It takes about two minutes. Balance then shows you a clear picture of who is carrying what, so you can stop guessing and start sorting it out together. See the invisible work Get a clear view of how the household and emotional work is really split between you, across the practical, mental, and emotional sides of running a home. Compare your answers See where you and your partner agree, and where you each assumed the other was handling it. It gives you something concrete to talk about instead of a vague feeling that things are uneven. Know what to focus on Each week you get personalized notes that point to where the load is heaviest and suggest a few practical changes you can actually make. Rebalance and keep track Assign tasks as yours, your partner's, or shared, and check in each week to see how the balance and your mood shift over time. Stay in sync Connect with your partner and your results update on both phones automatically. Balance is for couples and parents who want a fairer share of the work at home, and an easier way to talk about it. Available in English, French, Spanish, and German. Balance offers an optional premium subscription that includes weekly check-ins, the shared to-do planner, and personalized insights. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://balancementalload.com/privacy

Screenshots

MaterMap4 screens
Balance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MaterMap at none against Balance's 2. MaterMap also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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. Balance sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. MaterMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MaterMap versus Balance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaterMapBalance
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaterMapMathieu Cyanee-Bonniol

In-app purchases

None

MaterMap

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Balance

Subscriptions2
  • Balance Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Balance Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is MaterMap free?
MaterMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balance free?
Balance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MaterMap or Balance have ads?
Neither MaterMap nor Balance shows ads.

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