Comparison

PurpleMap vs Mapzaar

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Offline European maps
  • GPS location centering
  • Tagging favorite locations
  • Search integration (Naver, Kakao, Google)
  • Dark mode support
  • English and Korean language support
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

PurpleMap3 screens
Mapzaar4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PurpleMap versus Mapzaar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurpleMapMapzaar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB88 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPaul KimAmmar Karim

Customer experience

PurpleMap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mapzaar

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PurpleMap

No in-app purchases

None

Mapzaar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PurpleMap free?
PurpleMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mapzaar free?
Mapzaar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PurpleMap or Mapzaar?
PurpleMap and Mapzaar are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do PurpleMap or Mapzaar have ads?
Neither PurpleMap nor Mapzaar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PurpleMap or Mapzaar?
PurpleMap ships an update every 42 months, and Mapzaar every 3 weeks. Most recently, PurpleMap was updated on October 16, 2026 and Mapzaar on October 5, 2026.

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