YouMap vs TheLysts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YouMap
Create and share custom maps with your community. Collaborate with friends to build local guides, track hidden gems, or map community causes. Discover hyper-local insights from locals and experts.
- Custom community maps
- Collaborative map building
- Real-time post sharing
- Customizable post templates
- Hyper-local discovery
- Map setup wizard
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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.
TheLysts
Organize and discover recommendations by turning anything into shareable lists. AI assists in creating structured lists from screenshots, links, or PDFs. Discover curated content from trusted sources and connect with communities.
- AI-assisted list creation
- Save content from any source
- Organize with photos and columns
- Discover public lists on a map
- Follow friends and experts
- Monetize public lists
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Your phone is full of screenshots, saved posts and “you have to try this” tips you’ll never find again. TheLysts turns them into lists you can actually use — and lets you discover places, food and travel picks curated by real people, not algorithms. Every list on TheLysts is made by a person. AI only does the typing. ■ SAVE ANYTHING TO A LIST IN SECONDS Share a screenshot, a link, a PDF or a video from anywhere on your phone — Instagram, TikTok, Safari, Photos — and TheLysts reads it and builds the list for you. • Pick 2 to 20 photos at once and get one organized list with names, details and photos. • Share a “Top 10 restaurants in Lisbon” post or a travel blog — the spots are extracted and organized for you. • Video works too: choose a clip and the items come out of it. • You review every item before it saves. When AI isn’t sure two things are the same, it asks. You decide. ■ RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PEOPLE YOU TRUST Skip the paid reviews and endless scrolling. • Follow friends, food lovers and travel creators — their curated lists, not just their posts. • Browse public lists on a map and find hidden-gem restaurants, cafés and spots near you. • Get inspired by curated picks on any topic: city guides, weekend plans, books, movies, recipes, workouts and more. ■ LISTS THAT WORK THE WAY YOU DO • Add photos, columns and rows — restaurant guides, travel bucket lists, wishlists, watchlists, gift ideas. • Turn any list into a checklist with Tick and check items off as you go. • Create a list by voice, then let AI fill in the details so it’s complete without the busywork. • Reorder your lists, pin what matters, and keep each one private, shared or public — you decide who sees what. ■ PLAN AND SHARE TOGETHER • Build group lists with friends — plan a trip, a dinner crawl or a weekend together. • Share lists directly with friends or in group chats. • Chat about items and join communities built around what you love. ■ FOR CREATORS AND EXPERTS • Grow followers with lists people actually save. • Earn ad revenue from your public lists. ■ WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE THELYSTS • Save from screenshots, links, PDFs and videos — AI reads, you approve • Real recommendations from friends and experts, not an algorithm • Map-based discovery of places near you • Private, shared or public lists — you control who sees what • Group lists, chat and communities • Monetization tools for creators and brands Perfect for planning your next trip, keeping a restaurant bucket list, tracking must-watch shows, or finally turning those screenshots into something useful. ► Try it free — list it, live it. Privacy Policy — https://app.thelysts.com/privacy-policy Terms of Service — https://app.thelysts.com/terms-and-conditions EULA — https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: YouMap at 4.7 against TheLysts's 3.9. YouMap also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (86% vs 69%). TheLysts's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume 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. TheLysts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. YouMap asks for nothing beyond the download.
YouMap holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of YouMap's written reviews are positive against 69% of TheLysts's.
YouMap ships an update every 3 weeks, TheLysts weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YouMap | TheLysts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better | 3.9 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 69.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | YouMap | TheLysts AG |
Customer experience
YouMap
TheLysts
In-app purchases
YouMap
No in-app purchases
TheLysts
- Expert Subscription$1.991 Month
- Partner Subscription$9.991 Month









