Comparison

MapDraw App vs SW Maps

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

Head to head
About

MapDraw App

Annotate images from maps or your own photos with text, lines, and pins. Plan layouts for roofs, roads, and buildings. Save your visual notes directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Draw on map images
  • Annotate uploaded photos
  • Add text, lines, and pins
  • Map roof, road, and building layouts
  • Save drawings to device
Features
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Draw on an image captured from a map, or upload a photo to draw on. Map out roof structures, road layouts, building layouts, etc using text, lines, and pins. Save drawings to your device.

About

SW Maps

This app allows users to collect, present, and share geographic information. It supports recording points, lines, polygons, and associated data like photos and audio. High-accuracy GPS surveys are possible with external receivers, and data can be shared in various standard formats.

Highlights
  • Collect points, lines, and polygons
  • Attach custom attributes (text, photo, audio, video)
  • High-accuracy GPS surveys with external receivers
  • Offline map support
  • Export data in multiple formats (Shapefile, GeoPackage, CSV)
  • Create and share project templates
Features
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SW Maps is a free GIS and mobile mapping app for collecting, presenting and sharing geographic information. Whether you are conducting a full scale GNSS survey with high precision instruments, need to collect large amount of location based data using nothing but your phone, or just need to view a few shapefiles with labels over a background map on the go, SW Maps has it all covered. Record points, lines, polygons and even photos and have them displayed over your choice of background map, and attach custom attribute data to any feature. Attribute types include text, numbers, an option from a predefined set of choices, photos, audio clips and videos. Conduct high accuracy GPS surveys using external RTK capable receivers over Bluetooth LE. Draw features on the map by adding markers, and measure distance and area. Reuse the layers and attributes of a previous project for another survey, or create templates and share them with other users. Share the collected data with other users as Geopackages, KMZ or shapefiles, or export them to your device storage. Also share and export recorded data as Spreadsheets or CSV files. All data is recorded and exported in the standard WGS84 Geographic coordinate system (EPSG:4326). Features -Online Base maps: Apple Maps or Open Street Map -Support for multiple mbtiles and KML overlays -Shapefile and Geopackage layers, with attribute categorized styling. View shapefiles in any coordinate system supported by the PROJ.4 library. -Add multiple online WMTS, TMS, XYZ or WMS layers and cache tiles for offline use. -Connect to external GPS receivers using Bluetooth for high accuracy surveying using RTK with built-in NTRIP client. Also record data from external receiver for post processing. -Define multiple number of feature layers, each with a set of custom attributes Feature Types: Point, Line, Polygon Attribute Types:Text, Numeric, Drop down Options, Photos, Audio, Video Save as Template for re-use or sharing -Record GPS tracks, with distance measurement -Label features based on attribute values. -Import feature layers from templates or existing projects. -Share or export collected data as KMZ (with embedded photographs) , shapefiles, GeoJSON, Geopackage (GPKG), XLS/ODS spreadsheets or csv files. -Share templates or projects with other users -Supports use of GTX geoid files. To use custom geoids, prepare a GTX file with offsets in meters from WGS84. This product is made in Nepal and is FREE (no Ads). If you find this useful, please let your friends know that you have used a product from Nepal. Spare sometime to visit this wonderful country and know the Nepali people.

Screenshots

MapDraw App2 screens
SW Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MapDraw App at 75% against SW Maps's 30%. MapDraw App also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). SW Maps's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (25 vs 7). On price, 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

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

MapDraw App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of MapDraw App's written reviews are positive against 30% of SW Maps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapDraw App ships an update every 18 months, SW Maps every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MapDraw App versus SW Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapDraw AppSW Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better3.8 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings725 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBobby WestmanAviyaan Tech

Customer experience

MapDraw App

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

SW Maps

All ratings25 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral35.0%
Negative35.0%

In-app purchases

None

MapDraw App

No in-app purchases

None

SW Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MapDraw App free?
MapDraw App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SW Maps free?
SW Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MapDraw App or SW Maps?
MapDraw App is rated higher. MapDraw App averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while SW Maps averages 3.8 from 25 ratings.
Do MapDraw App or SW Maps have ads?
Neither MapDraw App nor SW Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapDraw App or SW Maps?
MapDraw App ships an update every 18 months, and SW Maps every 2 months. Most recently, MapDraw App was updated on September 17, 2026 and SW Maps on October 7, 2026.

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