Comparison

LocalMagnifier vs Map Across

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

Head to head
About

LocalMagnifier

Discover local information, activities, and community happenings. Whether you're new to a city, visiting, or a daily commuter, this app helps you explore your surroundings. Find out what's happening where you live, work, and play.

Highlights
  • Discover local information
  • Find activities and places
  • Community information
  • Explore new neighborhoods
  • Navigate towns
  • Stay updated on local happenings
Features
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Find relevant and needed local information, activities, places, and community information. Just relocated to a new city? Great, let LocalMagnifier help you get familiar with your new neighborhood. Visiting from out of town? Perfect, let LocalMagnifier help you navigate the town. Are you a daily commuter? Fantastic, let LocalMagnifier help you know what's happening at your work location. LocalMagnifier helps you Find What's Local where you Live, Work, and Play! Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Map Across

Discover locations where multiple points of interest overlap, allowing you to plan efficient trips. Search for combinations of places like bars and cinemas, or landmarks and museums, to find areas where you can experience them all in one visit. The app supports advanced search logic and precise distance calculations for accurate results.

Highlights
  • Find overlapping points of interest
  • Advanced search logic with AND/OR
  • Precise geospatial calculations
  • Supports walking and driving distances
  • Export results to Apple Maps
  • Ad-free and privacy-focused
Features
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*** Find One Place That Has It All. Watch a movie and walk to a bar on the same night? Not a problem. Plan to visit a landmark, explore a museum, and buy gifts during one busy afternoon? Also easy. Map Across helps you find places where everything overlaps — so you can do more in a single stop. *** What Map Across Does Map Across is a powerful tool to search for types of places and find the overlapping areas. So you can go to all the types in one single time. Simply search for "bar" and "cinema", or "landmark", "museum", and "gift shop". And the overlapping area will appear on the map. Pick one and make one visit to enjoy them all. *** Advanced Search Logic Customized search conditions are fully supported. And even more. Not sure of seafood or sushi? Try searching for "seafood" OR "sushi", AND other places you want to visit at the same time. Map Acoss does the logic for you. *** Works Across Towns and Cities On a road trip and planning for the next stop? Map Across handles large search areas, finding your perfect destination across towns. *** Find Interesting Places There is no limitation on imagination! Explore anywhere on the map, search, overlap, and share! *** Precise Geometry Supported by accurate geospatial calculation, Map Across is able to work on thousands of search results and present the accurate overlapping area on the map. You can assign from 100 meters walking distance, to 10km driving distance. Map Across does the math. *** Follow System Language Map Across is powered by Apple Maps’ search engine and supports searches in your device’s local language—just like the Maps app you already know. *** Export results Finding the right places is just the beginning — you can export them to Apple Maps right away for easy navigation. *** Privacy Matters Map Across does not collect any user data and contains no third-party services. The app is completely ad-free — no tracking, no ads, no distractions. Map Across is free to use. Subscribe to unlock advanced search features and more search slots. Start your free 7-day trial today! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/MapAcross/map-across-privacy/blob/main/privacy.html Privacy Notice: This app does not collect any personal user information. Location Usage: This app uses your device’s location only to provide relevant nearby places based on your search criteria. Location data is not collected. Location access is optional — you can still search and find overlapping areas without it. However, without location access, the app won’t be able to center the map on your current position.

Screenshots

LocalMagnifier4 screens
Map Across4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LocalMagnifier at none against Map Across's 5. LocalMagnifier also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Map Across's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months). On price, rating and review sentiment 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. Map Across sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. LocalMagnifier asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for LocalMagnifier against 5.0 for Map Across. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LocalMagnifier has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LocalMagnifier ships an update every 13 months, Map Across fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
LocalMagnifier versus Map Across: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocalMagnifierMap Across
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLocalMagnifier IncYue Liu

Customer experience

LocalMagnifier

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Map Across

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LocalMagnifier

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Map Across

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan (1 Week)$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan (1 Month)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan (1 Year)7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Yearly to Lifetime Upgrade$5.99
  • Lifetime Access$29.99

Questions

Is LocalMagnifier free?
LocalMagnifier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Map Across free?
Map Across is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LocalMagnifier or Map Across?
Map Across is rated higher. LocalMagnifier averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Map Across averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LocalMagnifier or Map Across have ads?
LocalMagnifier shows ads; Map Across does not.
Which is updated more often, LocalMagnifier or Map Across?
LocalMagnifier ships an update every 13 months, and Map Across fortnightly. Most recently, LocalMagnifier was updated on October 20, 2026 and Map Across on October 7, 2026.

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