Comparison

Create Own Map vs Megamap

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

Head to head
About

Create Own Map

Create custom offline maps of your surroundings to navigate easily. Mark important locations like home, parking, or favorite spots with custom icons. Ideal for those with poor direction or who dislike reading complex maps.

Highlights
  • Create custom offline maps
  • Navigate without internet
  • Drop and name location pins
  • Assign custom icons to pins
  • Track and draw routes
  • Save and open created maps
  • View street address with internet
Features
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This app helps you create a custom map of your neighborhood and navigate without the need for internet connection or any pre-downloaded map. This app is particularly useful for anybody who has a poor sense of direction, or who can not read maps with so many uninteresting street names and directions. Let's assume you have just moved into a new home and you don't want to get lost when traveling around. This app helps you find your way back home easily. Another practical use of this app is to find where you have parked your car, find your favorite restaurant, store, hotel, or a particular building in a neighborhood. What the app does is that it tracks you and draws your route constantly. You can drop a pin on any location that you are interested in. You can give the pin a name and assign it an icon using a variety of image options. In this way, you will have a clear view of the region you are interested in. You can follow the route to take you back to the departing point. You can save the created map. The next time you can open it and follow the route to take you to the location pins. If the internet connection is available too, then tapping the current location will show you the street address and the address is also saved with the location pins. In order to delete or rename a saved map, swipe the desired row in your map book and select the appropriate action. The premium version enables the save and open features.

About

Megamap

Mark and organize locations with custom pins and detailed notes. Create personalized maps, share them with others, and plan routes between points. Ideal for travel, sales, or field service professionals.

Highlights
  • Create custom pins with photos and details
  • Build and share personalized maps
  • Route planning with distance calculation
  • Map synchronization across devices
  • Import/export map data
  • Navigate to pins
Features
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Mark all your places on the Megamap, create personalized maps and choose from countless different pins. Add important information to your pins and share your maps with other users. Whether for travel or for professional purposes such as sales, commerce, or field service, Megamap is your ultimate map app. The most important features at a glance: • Create Pins - At the desired location / at POI's / at the current location - Different pin types like pin / marker / emoji / photo • Create maps - Create new maps - Download maps from other users via map code - Share your maps with other users via map code • Pin details - Add your own info like title, notes, phone, email, or website - Add pictures and files - Address, coordinates, and distance to current location are loaded automatically - Navigate to the pin - Duplicate your pin on other maps - Share your pin - Export your pin as CSV • Route planner - Show route between your selected pins on the map - Automatically calculate the distance of your route - Navigate via Google Maps along the route you created • Synchronization and backup* - Your pins can be backed up to our secure server. - Your maps and pins can be automatically synchronized between all devices in your account. • Other important features: - Search for addresses, cities, and other locations and view them directly in the app - List function to sort, filter, and search pins - Calculate the area between pins - Import all or selected contacts and display their addresses on the map - Export / import CSV documents of your maps - Merge maps - Show pins of all / selected maps _________________ Megamap Basic / Pro / Enterprise • In the app you can buy subscriptions and get the additional features described in the app. For features marked with an asterisk * above and to be able to create unlimited pins and maps, you need a subscription. • Your subscription will automatically renew for the same price and period until you cancel it in your iTunes account at least 24 hours before it expires. • A subscription that has already begun cannot be canceled for the current term but can be canceled for the next term. • If you don't want to get a subscription or cancel your subscription, you can continue to use the app for free. _________________ More: Website: https://megamap.ch/en Privacy Policy: https://megamap.ch/en/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://megamap.ch/en/terms-of-use By using the app, you agree to the Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.

Screenshots

Create Own Map4 screens
Megamap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Megamap at 53% against Create Own Map's 0%. Megamap also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 17 months). Create Own Map's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Create Own Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Megamap sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Megamap holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Megamap has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Create Own Map's written reviews are positive against 53% of Megamap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Create Own Map ships an update every 17 months, Megamap every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Create Own Map versus Megamap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreate Own MapMegamap
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (4 ratings)4.6 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews53.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings434 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBita SobhaniVoletius Ltd

Customer experience

Create Own Map

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Megamap

All ratings34 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Create Own Map

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99
10 purchases

Megamap

Subscriptions10
  • Megamap Basic$5.991 Month
  • Megamap Pro$9.991 Month
  • Megamap Enterprise: 4 Devices$32.991 Month
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  • Megamap Basic1 Month trial$35.991 Year
  • Megamap Enterprise: 7 Devices$57.991 Month
  • Megamap Pro1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Megamap Enterprise: 10 Devices$82.991 Month
  • Megamap Enterprise: 4 Devices1 Month trial$199.991 Year
  • Megamap Enterprise: 7 Devices1 Month trial$349.991 Year
  • Megamap Enterprise: 10 Devices1 Month trial$499.991 Year

Questions

Is Create Own Map free?
Create Own Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Megamap free?
Megamap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Create Own Map or Megamap?
Megamap is rated higher. Create Own Map averages 1.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Megamap averages 4.6 from 34 ratings.
Do Create Own Map or Megamap have ads?
Neither Create Own Map nor Megamap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Create Own Map or Megamap?
Create Own Map ships an update every 17 months, and Megamap every 3 weeks. Most recently, Create Own Map was updated on September 7, 2026 and Megamap on September 9, 2026.

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