PlaceMapper vs Contact Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PlaceMapper
Organize and manage your important locations, from favorite restaurants to client databases. Group places by category and tag, add photos, and get directions. Collaborate with friends and colleagues on shared maps.
- Organize points of interest
- Group by categories and tags
- Add photos and information
- Get directions
- Collaborate with others
- Import/Export data
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PlaceMapper is the ultimate App to collect, manage and store your points of interest, organized in collections. For both personal and professional use. “Why do we have a list of contacts and not a list of places?” With PlaceMapper you can organize and collect the places that matters you most: A list of your favorite restaurants, visited cities, your clients’ database, the Abbeys located in your region or your next trip bucket list... PlaceMapper is the right tool. Group your points of interest, organize them in categories and tags, use filters and display different styled maps. You can also add photos and additional information, or get the directions to reach them. The new PlaceMapper version also features multiple collections and sharing tools, to invite and collaborate with your friends and colleagues. - Features: • Multiple Filters for Categories and Tags • Internal Research Poi • Research places with Google Place • Reverse Geocoding • Keep track of the visits to points of interest • Add your personal photos or from Google Places • Navigation with ApplePlans, GoogleMaps, Waze & Sygic • Data Import from PMP, KML, CSV files. • 160 Pins • 8 Map styles • Universal App for iPhone/iPad - Pro & Enterprise Versions Features: • Unlimited Poi • Multiple Collections (5 Pro, 20 Enterprise) • Invite and share your Map with other users (5 Pro, 100 Enterprise) • KML, CSV, PMP or TXT Data Export • HQ photo resolution upload PlaceMapper is available for iOS devices only WebApp: www.placemapper.io
Contact Map
Visualize your phonebook contacts with postal addresses on a map. Quickly locate friends, family, or business contacts and initiate navigation or view their details directly from the map interface. Offers customizable marker styles for easy identification.
- Display contacts with postal addresses on a map
- Search contacts by name
- Quick actions: navigate, view details
- Customizable marker styles
- Locate leads, customers, friends, and family
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This app displays your phonebook contacts on a map, focusing on those with a postal address. You can easily locate your contacts—whether they're leads, customers, friends, or family. Key Features Various marker styles: standard, starred, or by contact name Search contacts by name Quick actions for each contact: Start navigation Open contact details Please note that this app requires a paid subscription to access all its features. Your Apple ID account will be charged on the last day of your free trial. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless canceled 24 hours before the expiration date. [Legal - Licensed Application End User License Agreement - Apple](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlaceMapper at none against Contact Map's 4. PlaceMapper also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (82% vs 67%). Contact Map's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. Contact Map sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. PlaceMapper asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlaceMapper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of PlaceMapper's written reviews are positive against 67% of Contact Map's.
PlaceMapper ships an update monthly, Contact Map every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlaceMapper | Contact Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicola Canali | Starship Coder |
Customer experience
PlaceMapper
Contact Map
In-app purchases
PlaceMapper
No in-app purchases
Contact Map
- Weekly Plan3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Contact on Map Yearly Plan$12.991 Year
- Anual Plan$19.991 Year
- Plus version$49.99







