Mapaper vs Text Parser Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mapaper
This app automatically visualizes your current location on your home screen using live map wallpapers. Set custom trigger rules, such as arriving at home or work, to update the map display.
- Live map wallpapers
- Automatic location visualization
- Custom trigger rules
- Uses system shortcuts for wallpaper setting
- Map data from Mapbox and OpenStreetMap
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- Introduction Mapaper is a map live wallpaper app that utilizes the 'set wallpaper' function existing in the system shortcuts app on iOS 14.3. Set your own trigger rule like when arriving at your home or workplace and let Mapaper automatically visualize your location on the home screen. - Copyright Notice Mapaper uses map data from Mapbox and OpenStreetMap and their data sources. To learn more, visit https://www.mapbox.com/about/maps/ and http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
Text Parser Pro
This utility app quickly cleans up text from various sources. It allows you to paste or scan text, including from photos using OCR, and apply powerful transformations before copying it back.
- Fast text editing
- Text cleanup
- Paste text
- Scan text
- OCR from photos
- QR code scanning
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Text Parser is a fast, focused text editor designed for one thing: cleaning up text quickly. Paste or scan text from anywhere, clean it up with powerful transforms, and copy it back; all in seconds. Use your camera to extract text from photos, documents, and QR codes with OCR.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text Parser Pro at 5.0 against Mapaper's 3.9. Text Parser Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Mapaper's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price 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. Mapaper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text Parser Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text Parser Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mapaper has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mapaper ships an update every 4 days, Text Parser Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mapaper | Text Parser Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 昊天 郑 | Kenny Truong |
Customer experience
Mapaper
Text Parser Pro
In-app purchases
Mapaper
- Full Access$0.99
Text Parser Pro
No in-app purchases
