Comparison

Create Own Map vs Map Map

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

Map Map

Overlay your photos onto dynamic maps to create personalized navigation experiences. Track your real-time location on custom maps, measure distances, and set voice alerts for turns. Seamlessly integrate with Apple Maps for directions.

Highlights
  • Overlay photos on dynamic maps
  • Real-time location tracking
  • Distance measurement
  • Customizable markers
  • Voice alerts for navigation
  • GPS-based map creation
  • Integration with Apple Maps
Features
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Welcome to Map Map – Your Personal Cartographer! Ever wished you could see where you were on a trail map, building diagram, or any other visual reference? How about knowing where a trail drops you off? Look no further! MapMap empowers you to create personalized MapMaps by overlaying your photos on Apple's dynamic maps, providing you with a unique and immersive navigation experience. Capture and Import: Take a photo of any map or import one from your photo library, the files app, or even heck even drag and drop it right in. Whether it's a hiking trail, a historical site, or a complex building layout, MapMap transforms your visuals into interactive maps. Alignment Magic: Did you snap a photo at a slight angle? No worries! MapMap's alignment feature lets you straighten and align your images effortlessly, ensuring accurate overlays every time. MapMap Flexibility: Map Maps rotate and scale with Apple Maps, ensuring a smooth and dynamic experience. Customize your maps to suit your preferences and explore your surroundings like never before. Can't Bring Your Own Map? Need to get maps where nobody has gone before? Through the magic of GPS, you can create your own maps, and color-code segments as if it were the trail itself! You even get a Live Activity to see some stats about your journey. Customizable Markers: Enhance your MapMap with personalized markers! Choose from a variety of colors and symbols to mark points of interest, landmarks, or your favorite spots. You have the option to decide whether markers rotate with the map or stay fixed – tailor your experience to match your needs. Distance Measuring: Don’t know how long something like a trail is? Measure it with a tap and a drag! All measurements are latitude corrected, so you can make sure that your outdoor adventures are just right. And through the power of snapping, everything can be lined up nicely. Marked up MapMaps: Need to follow the "Red Trail" but keep losing where it goes on the map? Highlight the trail in red to have it stand out! Not sure where all the break rooms are in your building? Highlight them in green and put a big arrow on it to keep track of all the coffee makers. Voice Alerts: Are you flying down a trail, or even just walking, and OH you missed a left? Turn on voice alerts and get a heads up when that turn is coming. Drop a marker down on the spot, and MapMap will let you know when you're getting close. Maps Integration: Find a great spot, but don't know how to get there? MapMap integrates with the Maps app, so you can open the exact spot with a pin with just a long-press on a marker or the compass! Real-Time Location Tracking: See your current location seamlessly integrated into your MapMap in real-time. Navigate with ease as your position is displayed over your customized maps, providing a whole new perspective to your surroundings. Your Position, Your Way: Want to talk about your position, but hate reading out "44.4731º North, 73.2057º West? Swap those over to degrees, minutes, and seconds for smaller numbers in the compass! Endless Possibilities: MapMap is perfect for outdoor adventures, urban explorations, or simply navigating complex spaces. Create MapMaps for hiking, biking, exploring new cities, or mastering the layout of a building – the possibilities are as diverse as your interests. Key Features: Overlay photos on Apple Maps that rotate and scale. Mark your path with GPS tracking, and tagging. Effortless alignment for accurate overlays. Customizable markers with various colors and symbols. Measure distances freely and with snap and drag. Markup your MapMaps for improved visibility. Optional audio alerts when you're getting near a marker. Integration with your Maps app. Discover the world in a whole new way with MapMap – where your photos become personalized maps. Download now and embark on your next adventure with confidence!

Screenshots

Create Own Map4 screens
Map Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Map Map at 100% against Create Own Map's 0%. Map Map also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 17 months). Create Own Map's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 Map Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Map Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Create Own Map's written reviews are positive against 100% of Map Map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Create Own Map ships an update every 17 months, Map Map every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Create Own Map versus Map Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreate Own MapMap Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBita SobhaniBen Roberts

Customer experience

Create Own Map

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

Map Map

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Create Own Map

One-time1
  • Premium$1.99
1 purchases

Map Map

One-time1
  • Explorer$0.99

Questions

Is Create Own Map free?
Create Own Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Map Map free?
Map Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Create Own Map or Map Map?
Map Map is rated higher. Create Own Map averages 1.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Map Map averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Create Own Map or Map Map have ads?
Neither Create Own Map nor Map Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Create Own Map or Map Map?
Create Own Map ships an update every 17 months, and Map Map every 5 days. Most recently, Create Own Map was updated on September 29, 2026 and Map Map on September 23, 2026.

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