Comparison

Anchor Maps vs Session

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

Head to head
About

Anchor Maps

Create location-based notes and content using augmented reality. Pin text, videos, and links to real-world objects in both public and private spaces. Share your contextual information easily with others.

Highlights
  • Create AR notes in public/private spaces
  • Pin text, videos, and links to objects
  • Contextualize content to appliances/devices
  • Share lists with individuals or publicly
  • Manage access for private maps
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Anchor allows you to create notes in space utilizing AR maps of public and private spaces. Put your content in context by pinning notes, videos and links to objects. Pin instructions to your rental’s devices, upload important documents to your appliances, or pin a shop link to an art piece. Public maps are free and visible to everyone. Private maps all you to add and revoke access as needed. Easily share your lists with individuals or the world! Terms of Service: https://app.termly.io/document/privacy-policy/a52e4a65-ab1c-4578-979c-de30a98f9f91 Privacy Policy https://app.termly.io/document/cookie-policy/d32b12ee-5bdd-48eb-af57-9164c0c6bc8b

About

Session

Features
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Get back to work, and stay on it. Session is the focus alarm that calls you back to your desk. You step away for a minute and an hour disappears. Session gives every break a clear end. Set when you want to be back, and when that moment comes, Session rings until you are at your desk again. FOCUS LOCK: THE ALARM YOU CAN'T SNOOZE AWAY Focus Lock is for the days you keep getting pulled away. - It rings as a full-screen alarm, even in silent mode. - Stop it without coming back, and it rings again five minutes later, up to three more times. - Pick the apps that steal your attention. Session blocks them with Screen Time until you return. - To end it, go back to your desk and scan your work screen with the camera. Proof that you are back ends the alarm and lifts the block. Recovery Unlock is always there if the camera is unavailable. Focus Lock blocks only what you choose. It never locks your whole phone. REMINDER ONLY Want something gentler? Reminder Only rings once at your return time and blocks nothing. HOW IT WORKS 1. Set a return time, or let Session read it from your screen. 2. Choose Focus Lock or Reminder Only. 3. Take your break without watching the clock. 4. Session calls you back. Scan your screen and keep going. BUILT FOR DEEP WORK Session works with the tools you already use. Today it reads the Usage screens of Claude Code and Codex, so it knows exactly when your coding agent is ready again and calls you back at that moment. You can always set a return time by hand. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Text recognition runs on your device. Camera images and the text read from them never leave your phone. Session never asks for your accounts and never sees your work. Product analytics is on by default and you can turn it off at any time in Settings. FREE TO START, SESSION PRO FOR EVERY DAY Start free with Limited Access: a few reminders each week. Session Pro removes the weekly limit and unlocks your History, so you can see every session you came back for. Session Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, offered weekly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Session is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic or OpenAI. Download Session and make your next break end on time. Privacy Policy: https://sessionreminder.app/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://sessionreminder.app/terms/

Screenshots

Anchor Maps4 screens
Session4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Anchor Maps at none against Session's shown. Anchor Maps also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Session's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 14 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Anchor Maps sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Session sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anchor Maps ships an update every 14 months, Session every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Anchor Maps versus Session: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnchor MapsSession
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (85 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnchor Apps IncDIJITALGOZLUK INTERAKTIF MEDYA REKLAMCILIK INTERNET HIZMETLERI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Anchor Maps

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • 1 Month1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • 6 Months$14.996 Months
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  • 12 Months$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Session

Subscriptions2
  • Session Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Session Pro Annual$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Anchor Maps free?
Anchor Maps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Session free?
Session is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Anchor Maps or Session have ads?
Session shows ads; Anchor Maps does not.
Which is updated more often, Anchor Maps or Session?
Anchor Maps ships an update every 14 months, and Session every 6 days. Most recently, Anchor Maps was updated on November 3, 2026 and Session on November 5, 2026.

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