Comparison

Tile Server vs SWAN SafeDrive

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

Head to head
About

Tile Server

Features
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Portable Tile Server - allows you to serve Map Tiles (XYZ or WMTS) URL's to mapping clients/apps/software or to advanced map viewer. Load MBTILES or GPKG (GeoPackage) SQLite Databases/files that contain raster tiles, vector tiles, elevation/terrain tiles, other tile data in the tile_data blob. Serve Static Geospatial Data (GIS) files like KML/KMZ, GeoJSON, CSV, GPX, CZML, SHP, 3DTiles, 3DModels (gltf/glb) and others. This is basically a file server that any file type including zip file has an endpoint and accessible for streaming or downloading across the network. NO DATA is Provided with the app. The User Side-Loads their own data via itunes FileSharing or iCloud Discover-able Endpoints and webpages WiFi turned on is required to run this app and have it get an IP Address from the network. This is a local IP Address NOT internet accessible. So only users on your local network can access this data. ipaddress:8080/discover - web page listing of all the tile layers and static files ipaddress:8080/services - JSON response and access to tile.json for each layer ipaddress:8080/map - advanced map viewer with quick access to tile layers and adding local Shapefiles, GPKG, GeoJSON, KML, GPX, CSV ipaddress:8080/wmts - XML getcapabilities response The app also features a tile details view of each tile service. That includes data from the metadata table and the URL's and TileJSON The app can serve data to other apps or desktop/laptop GIS mapping software on the network. ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro can access it via OGC WMTS. Other mapping clients can use the Standard XYZ Tile Server URL (like : http://ipaddress:8080/getGPKGRasterTile/name/{z}/{x}/{y}.png or http://ipaddress:8080/getMBTilesRasterTile/name/{z}/{x}/{y}.png) The Map is accessible on the same device (phone/tablet) or from any device/computer on the network. The Map supports digitizing/drawing, has OSM vector tile basemaps with a style picker, raster basemap selector, supports adding mapping service URL's like Raster Tiles, Vector Tiles, WMS and others.The map offers in-app dynamic vector tiling of loaded vector data for optimized handling of large data. Digitize and Draw/Create data and perform Analysis. Tools like Measure distance and area, show coordinates in multiple formats. The app is perfect for sharing data among devices so one device loads all the map tiles and nearby devices can stream it. This could be in response to a natural disaster or other event and a mobile command center is setup and this becomes the map server for sharing data. Notes: GeoPackage Raster Tiles should only be 3857 Spherical Web Mercator /Auxillary Web Sphere Spatial Reference System/Projection. Test at your own risk support for others. MBTILES must have the required tiles table or view and metadata table and should follow 1.2 or 1.3 specification. Encrypted SQLite Databases (SQLCipher or other approaches ) are NOT supported. more information can be found at: http://techmaven.net/portabletileserver For Support Please visit http://support.techmaven.net

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SWAN SafeDrive

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SWAN SafeDrive gives you feedback about your driving, helping you become a safer and better driver under a program that can earn you rewards for developing more responsible driving habits. SWAN SafeDrive automatically detects when driving starts and stops, and uses the phone’s sensors to measure your vehicle’s driving dynamics. It uses low-power sensing methods to reduce battery consumption. The app shows you trip summaries, details on maneuvers, and gives you useful feedback to become a better driver. It also acts a low-power logger of all of your driving trips. Provided you have mobile data switched on and you are within cellular network range, SWAN SafeDrive can also prompt Swan to call you for providing assistance in case it detects an impact on your vehicle. This application operates with the SWAN SafeDrive Tag device. By linking seamlessly with the smartphone app, the tag accurately calculates vehicle maneuvers. The Swan SafeDrive tag requires a bluetooth connection. SWAN SafeDrive runs in the background and uses GPS. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Tile Server2 screens
SWAN SafeDrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SWAN SafeDrive at Free against Tile Server's $4.99. SWAN SafeDrive also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

SWAN SafeDrive is free to download; Tile Server costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Tile Server versus SWAN SafeDrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTile ServerSWAN SafeDrive
Price$4.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size137 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTech Maven GeoSpatial LLCSwan General Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Tile Server

No in-app purchases

None

SWAN SafeDrive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tile Server free?
Tile Server costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SWAN SafeDrive free?
SWAN SafeDrive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tile Server or SWAN SafeDrive have ads?
Neither Tile Server nor SWAN SafeDrive shows ads.

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