Gowalla App vs YouMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gowalla App
This app helps you stay connected with your real-world friends by letting you share your favorite places and check in when you go out. It acts as a social map and messenger, designed to bring people together in person.
- Add favorite places to the map
- Check in when you go out
- Find your crew in the real world
- Social map and messenger
- Connect with real friends
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Gowalla makes it fun and effortless to keep up with your friends IRL. ADD YOUR FAVORITE PLACES to the map CHECK IN when you go out FIND YOUR CREW in the real world It’s a social map and messenger that reminds you an app can connect you with your real friends again. Before you go, you should know… • Gowalla was made for you and your REAL friends • Gowalla keeps your location safe and doesn’t share it with randos • Gowalla loves to hear from you so we can make the map better • Gowalla is a bit of a goofball
YouMap
Create a personalized map of places and people important to you. Customize your maps with various tools and collaborate with communities based on shared interests. Share insights and control your privacy settings for a tailored experience.
- Personalized world view
- Customizable maps
- Community creation and joining
- Seamless content sharing
- Robust privacy controls
- POI search and post pins
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YouMap is the social mapping platform designed for people who actually go places. Whether you are planning a cross-country road trip with friends, tracking the best hidden ramen spots in the city, building a local guide for your neighborhood, or mapping the causes and interests your community cares about. YouMap turns your interests into a living, breathing community. Most maps are static and generic. YouMap is different. Every map starts as a blank canvas where you and your community can add posts, and share what's happening in real time. It is one part social network, one part community builder, and entirely yours. BUILD YOUR WORLD, YOUR WAY • Custom Communities: Create maps for anything from “Best Dog Parks” to “Secret Skate Spots” to causes your community advocates for. • Collaborate with Friends: Invite others to add their own posts, photos, and tips. • Pro-Level Tools: Post templates give your map structure and style. Use custom post templates to make your map’s content richer. New maps come with basic built-in templates so contributors can start posting right away. • Hyper-Local Discovery: Find maps created by locals and experts who know the area better than any algorithm. FROM FIRST POST TO THRIVING COMMUNITY Don’t worry about a blank screen. Our Map Setup wizard guides you through every step of building your community identity, setting the rules, and growing your audience. You bring the ideas; we provide the structure. KEEP YOUR WORLD ORGANIZED With a redesigned sidebar and an infinite-scroll library, your maps are always one tap away. Join other creators, travelers, and locals building a more human map of the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: YouMap at 86% against Gowalla App's 27%. YouMap also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6). Gowalla App's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
YouMap holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gowalla App has 51 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Gowalla App's written reviews are positive against 86% of YouMap's.
Gowalla App ships an update every 4 days, YouMap every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | Gowalla App | YouMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (51 ratings) | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gowalla Exploration, Inc. | YouMap |
Customer experience
Gowalla App
YouMap
In-app purchases
Gowalla App
No in-app purchases
YouMap
No in-app purchases









