On The Road vs MapThings.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
On The Road
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Listen to what On The Road has to tell you about nearby attractions while you walk or drive around. It takes its content from Wikipedia and reads it out loud so you don't have to look at the display. Features: - Different languages (English, German, French). - In Germany the app hightlights the famous brown signs on autobahns as well. - Fast, normal and slow speak rates. - Distance to attraction (in metric or imperial units). - Dark and light design. - Image of location (can be turned off to save mobile bandwidth). - Different profiles for driving by car, train or walking. Can be customized. - The app keeps a history list of all the attractions you have seen. So later on you can open the corresponding Wikipedia articles to read more, listen to it again or open it on the map. - Open map at location of current attraction (for direct navigation) - Choose between only important (default) of all attractions - send the current attraction or the history list by e-mail
MapThings.com
Capture and share locations with photos, turning them into interactive maps. Organize discoveries into themed collections and contribute to crowdsourced maps that stay updated by the community. Discover new places and share your own findings.
- Create photo-based location pins
- Organize pins into themed maps
- Crowdsourced map updates
- Discover local points of interest
- Share pins with friends
- Verify pin accuracy
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Maps for things that don't have addresses. Have you ever discovered an amazing place but couldn't easily explain it or share it because it didn't have a street address? MapThings makes it easy to discover, save, organize, and share the exact GPS location (using your camera) of unique places around you. Explore places like: • Street art & murals • Epic trees • Trail entrances • Scenic overlooks • Food trucks • Fishing spots • Campsites • Photo locations • Great parking spots • ...and just about anything else. Whether you're exploring a new city, planning your next adventure, or keeping track of your favorite discoveries, MapThings helps you find them again—and share them with friends and the community. Features • Discover unique places shared by other users • Save your own favorite locations • Organize places into easy-to-browse categories • View photos and detailed location information • Navigate directly to saved locations • Share places with friends and family • Help build a growing community of interesting places Download MapThings today and start exploring. Because not everything worth finding has an address.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MapThings.com at none against On The Road's shown. MapThings.com also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 14 months). On The Road's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On price 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 Road ships an update every 14 months, MapThings.com weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | On The Road | MapThings.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Wade Funk |
In-app purchases
On The Road
No in-app purchases
MapThings.com
No in-app purchases
