Comparison

Odyssey Maps vs Mapary

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

Head to head
About

Odyssey Maps

Log your life privately with detailed check-ins, photos, and notes. Visualize your travels on a personal map that fills in as you explore. Enjoy monthly and yearly recaps of your adventures, all stored securely on your device.

Highlights
  • Rich check-ins with notes, photos, and ratings
  • Personalized 'Footprints Map' visualization
  • Monthly and yearly timeline recaps
  • Private data storage on device
  • Import from Swarm/Foursquare
  • Lightweight and battery efficient
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Odyssey is a private location journal that automatically maps where you’ve been and lets you enrich each place with visits, photos, notes, people, and ratings. Your map fills in as you move, creating a personal footprint of everywhere you’ve explored. Add visits when a moment is worth remembering. Look back with monthly and yearly recaps. No followers. No cloud. Just your memories, on your device. FEATURES • Footprints Map: Your movement fills in the map automatically — like a personal scratch map. • Library Photos: Your iPhone photos appear on your day timeline and map, right where and when you took them. • Rich Visits: Save notes, photos, people, and ratings for any place. • Timeline Recaps: Monthly summaries of where you’ve been. • Searchable History: Find any place, person, or note across all your visits. • Private by Design: All data stays on your iPhone. Never sent, never shared. • Lightweight: Easy on battery and storage. Odyssey is for you, not your followers. ODYSSEY IS FOR • Travelers building a personal scratch map of everywhere they've been • People looking for a private alternative to Google Timeline • Swarm and Foursquare users who want richer visit logs with more privacy • Memory keepers logging restaurants, neighborhoods, hikes, and trips • Anyone who wants to see their month or year in places, not just photos HOW ODYSSEY COMPARES • Unlike Google Maps Timeline, Odyssey stores everything on your device — no cloud, no account required. • Unlike Foursquare Swarm, Odyssey is private by design — no social feed, no followers, no sharing. • Unlike Fog of World, Odyssey adds rich visits with notes, photos, people, and ratings on top of the map. HOW IT WORKS 1. Download Odyssey and allow location access. 2. Your map fills in automatically as you move through the world. 3. Add visits at places that matter — add notes, photos, people, and a rating. 4. Look back anytime with a searchable timeline and monthly or yearly recaps. COMMON QUESTIONS Q: Does Odyssey work offline? A: Yes. All data is stored on your iPhone and the app works without an internet connection. Q: Where is my data stored? A: On your device only. Odyssey does not upload your location data to any server. Q: Does Odyssey drain battery? A: Odyssey is designed to be lightweight and efficient with battery and storage. Q: Is Odyssey free? A: Odyssey is free to download and use. Terms of Use: https://www.odysseymaps.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.minimasoftware.com/privacy/

About

Mapary

Features
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Mapary is a map-based journal for keeping meaningful memories connected to the places where they happened. Long-press a place on the map to create a memory. Add a title and note, then attach a cover photo and more photos to bring the moment back to life. Quickly find entries by place, text, or date with search and calendar views. Custom markers and photos turn the map into a personal record of your life. Mapary Premium removes the daily entry limit and lets you write longer titles and notes. Premium is a one-time, non-consumable purchase that remains available with the same Apple Account. Key features • Save memories by place on a map • Attach a cover photo and additional photos • Search places and saved memories • Browse memories in a calendar • Personalize markers • Back up and restore with iCloud • Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese Hold on to the places behind your favorite moments with Mapary.

Screenshots

Odyssey Maps3 screens
Mapary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Mapary at 4 against Odyssey Maps's 1. Mapary also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Odyssey Maps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Mapary sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Odyssey Maps ships an update fortnightly, Mapary every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Odyssey Maps versus Mapary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOdyssey MapsMapary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinima SoftwareSAME STUDIO

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Odyssey Maps

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$2.997 Days
  • Pro14 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Mapary

One-time2
  • Mapary Premium$2.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Odyssey Maps free?
Odyssey Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mapary free?
Mapary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Odyssey Maps or Mapary have ads?
Neither Odyssey Maps nor Mapary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Odyssey Maps or Mapary?
Odyssey Maps ships an update fortnightly, and Mapary every 10 days. Most recently, Odyssey Maps was updated on October 21, 2026 and Mapary on October 6, 2026.

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