PurpleMap vs Mapzaar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PurpleMap
This app provides offline maps for Europe, allowing users to easily tag and search for locations. It supports dark mode and offers integration with popular map services.
- Offline European maps
- GPS location centering
- Tagging favorite locations
- Search integration (Naver, Kakao, Google)
- Dark mode support
- English and Korean language support
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Remember every place that matters with PurpleMap. Save restaurants, cafés, shops, travel spots, and personal memories as photo markers on your map. Add a name, category, address, and photo so each place is easy to recognize and find again. Features: - Save places with photos and notes - Organize places by category - Browse saved places on a map or in a searchable list - Use your current location to create a marker - Full Dark Mode support Build your own personal map, one memory at a time.
Mapzaar
Create, share, and discover custom maps of real places like restaurants, trails, and hidden gems. Find guides built by locals and explore new areas through curated recommendations.
- Create custom place maps
- Add places with photos and notes
- Discover maps by category and tags
- Find places using 'Near Me'
- Follow trusted creators
- Save maps for later access
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Mapzaar is where people create, share, and discover maps of real places—restaurants, coffee shops, trails, neighborhoods, hidden gems, and anything worth remembering on a map. Instead of scrolling through endless reviews or starting your search from scratch, discover place guides built by people who actually know an area. Follow creators, save maps you love, and create maps of your own to share. CREATE MAPS OF PLACES YOU LOVE • Build custom maps around any theme—food crawls, travel days, local favorites, shopping stores, and more • Add places with names, photos, ratings, and notes • Organize with categories and tags DISCOVER PLACES WORTH GOING • Browse popular maps on Discover • Search by name, category, tags, or creator • Use Near Me to find maps and places around you • Open any map and explore every spot on it FOLLOW CREATORS & SAVE MAPS • Follow people whose taste you trust • See new maps and updates in your Following feed • Save maps to your profile for easy access later EXPLORE PLACES IN DETAIL • Tap any spot to see photos, notes, and ratings • Rate the places you've visited • See which other maps feature the same place • Share maps and places with friends through a link Whether you're planning a weekend, moving to a new city, exploring your own neighborhood, or documenting your favorite spots, Mapzaar helps turn knowledge about places into something useful, discoverable, and easy to share. Create maps, discover places through people you trust, and save the guides worth coming back to. Download Mapzaar and discover your next place through a map worth following.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mapzaar at every 3 weeks against PurpleMap's every 42 months. Mapzaar also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PurpleMap against 5.0 for Mapzaar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
PurpleMap ships an update every 42 months, Mapzaar every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PurpleMap | Mapzaar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Paul Kim | Ammar Karim |
Customer experience
PurpleMap
Mapzaar
In-app purchases
PurpleMap
No in-app purchases
Mapzaar
No in-app purchases









