Comparison

Aruba Smart Map vs MapChick's Isla Mujeres

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

Head to head
About

Aruba Smart Map

This offline travel guide helps you discover the best places in Aruba, including restaurants, bars, beaches, and points of interest. Find nearby Wi-Fi hotspots, happy hour deals, and save your favorite locations for easy planning. Navigate directly to any destination with integrated directions.

Highlights
  • Offline Aruba map and navigation
  • Wi-Fi hotspot locator
  • Happy Hour Map for drink deals
  • Categorized points of interest
  • Place details and contact info
  • Save favorite locations
  • Event and deal listings
Features
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#1 Aruba Guide. Make the best of your visit with the Aruba Smart Map Mobile Application, the must-have offline travel companion when planning and visiting a trip to Aruba. While using the offline travel guide to find the best places around Aruba, you can use our Wi-Fi map to find the nearest places to get online. And for our cocktail, beer, and other exotic drink lovers, we have created the Happy Hour Map, so you can find the places and hours for the best priced drinks. We have kept everything simple with categories, you can find Activities, Bars, Beaches, Cultural and Popular places, Restaurants, Shopping, Medical Services, Transportation Services, Resorts/Hotels, and General Points of Interest like the airport & Gas Stations. In the Aruba Smart Map we like to keep things simple, on each place you will find yourself a short description, opening hours, a quick list of information that answers frequently asked questions, a contact hub to find more information and of course the navigation button to find your way there. Additionally, you can find under the tab “Events/Deals” any events and/or deals a place may have. You can save any place to your favorites list by selecting the heart on the profile page of any place. You can find all places you have saved in the menu under the “Favorites” button, which are organized per category. This way you can plan ahead of visiting Aruba! In order to use the offline navigation, Wi-Fi & Happy Hour Map, you must download the Offline Google Map of Aruba. We provided very easy instructions on our website or in our in-app tutorial. Aruba Smart Map needs your location to navigate you to places or show you what is near you.

About

MapChick's Isla Mujeres

Plan your Isla Mujeres vacation with this offline travel guide. Discover hotels, attractions, restaurants, and more. Upgrade for full access to all island experiences and dining options.

Highlights
  • Offline operation to avoid roaming charges
  • Directory of hotels and rental properties
  • Information on island services and transportation
  • Listings for restaurants, beaches, and attractions
  • Tips for maximizing your vacation experience
  • Optional data-linked features like peso converter
Features
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MapChick's Isla Mujeres is designed to work entirely offline to prevent surprise International roaming charges (external links to Facebook pages, navigation, etc. will use data). After downloading the app, you’ll be asked to download our database of information to your device. This allows us to provide frequent updates without the need to download the entire app again. Download the free version and start planning your vacation in paradise with a directory of nearly 300 hotels and rental properties (including map locations), plus information about the island, the Cancun airport, ferry service, using pesos, great beach reads, and making phone calls. Love what you see in the free version? Upgrade to the paid version and unlock all the attractions and dining experiences this magical island has to offer: Restaurants, 200+; beaches and beach clubs, 30+, attractions and art, 120+; shopping, 100+; services and medical, 90+; transportation, 40+. Plus, each of the above categories includes tips and information to help you get the most from your Caribbean vacation. Optional app features that will use cellular data roaming or WiFi: • External links to restaurant menus. We currently have about 50 restaurant menus available for you to explore, but if we downloaded them all to your phone you wouldn't have much storage left for vacation photos. • Peso converter (included with paid version). This feature requires data to access current exchange rates. • External links (Example: Facebook, web sites, email, phone calls). • App updates from the database (WiFi connection recommended).

Screenshots

Aruba Smart Map4 screens
MapChick's Isla Mujeres4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aruba Smart Map at none against MapChick's Isla Mujeres's 2. Aruba Smart Map also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). MapChick's Isla Mujeres's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and device support 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. MapChick's Isla Mujeres sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Aruba Smart Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MapChick's Isla Mujeres holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 63 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Aruba Smart Map's written reviews are positive against 81% of MapChick's Isla Mujeres's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aruba Smart Map ships an update every 3 weeks, MapChick's Isla Mujeres every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Aruba Smart Map versus MapChick's Isla Mujeres: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAruba Smart MapMapChick's Isla Mujeres
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (38 ratings)4.5 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better81.1% of reviews
Number of ratings3863 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#105 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB94 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAruba Smart Map Inc.MapChick Apps

Customer experience

Aruba Smart Map

All ratings38 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

MapChick's Isla Mujeres

All ratings63 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative16.2%

Bugs and requests

Aruba Smart Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MapChick's Isla Mujeres

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Map view stuck looking at the water
  • Unexpected recurring subscription fees

Requested features

2 requests
  • More detailed information on services, including price ranges
  • Ability to browse the map to find services without a subscription

In-app purchases

None

Aruba Smart Map

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MapChick's Isla Mujeres

Subscriptions1
  • 1 year Full Access$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Year Subscription$14.99

Questions

Is Aruba Smart Map free?
Aruba Smart Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MapChick's Isla Mujeres free?
MapChick's Isla Mujeres is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Aruba Smart Map or MapChick's Isla Mujeres?
MapChick's Isla Mujeres is rated higher. Aruba Smart Map averages 4.2 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while MapChick's Isla Mujeres averages 4.5 from 63 ratings.
Do Aruba Smart Map or MapChick's Isla Mujeres have ads?
Aruba Smart Map shows ads; MapChick's Isla Mujeres does not.
Which is updated more often, Aruba Smart Map or MapChick's Isla Mujeres?
Aruba Smart Map ships an update every 3 weeks, and MapChick's Isla Mujeres every 6 months. Most recently, Aruba Smart Map was updated on October 24, 2026 and MapChick's Isla Mujeres on October 27, 2026.

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