YouMap vs Memories Map
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.
Memories Map
Chronicle your life's significant moments by associating them with specific locations. Share your personal history and discover the stories behind places important to you and your loved ones.
- Geotag personal memories
- Share life stories through places
- Discover stories behind locations
- Connect with personal history
- Create a location-based narrative
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Memories Map is the new way to tell your story through places. Would you realise you'd walked past the gates of your grandpa's first school? Do your kids know where you were married or where your first house was? Your story is through places, share them on Memories Map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Memories Map at 100% against YouMap's 86%. Memories Map also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 ships an update every 3 weeks, Memories Map every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YouMap | Memories Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | YouMap | Memories Management Limited |
Customer experience
YouMap
Memories Map
In-app purchases
YouMap
No in-app purchases
Memories Map
No in-app purchases









