PlaceMapper vs POInterest
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
POInterest
Explore places and reviews using augmented reality. This app provides visual references for tourist spots, restaurants, and points of interest through your camera. Manage and interact with reviews in a unique, immersive way.
- Augmented reality exploration
- Search and manage points of interest
- View and interact with reviews
- Simple account creation
- Dynamic content adaptation
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POInterest allows you to search, manage, and view places and reviews in augmented reality. This is useful for having visual references that allow you to explore tourist areas, plazas, restaurants, and any other points of interest you need using your camera. Key features include: - A simple and streamlined environment for quick application management. - You can easily create your account in two steps with an e-mail or directly with your Apple ID. - Manage, edit, and view the points of interest and reviews you need. - Use augmented reality to explore and interact with reviews in a whole new way! - The application adapts its content and visual distribution to the horizontal or vertical position depending on how you see fit to use it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlaceMapper at none against POInterest's 1. PlaceMapper also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). POInterest's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, 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. POInterest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlaceMapper asks for nothing beyond the download.
POInterest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
PlaceMapper ships an update monthly, POInterest weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlaceMapper | POInterest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nicola Canali | Carlos Villegas Zamora |
Customer experience
PlaceMapper
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In-app purchases
PlaceMapper
No in-app purchases
POInterest
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