Comparison

Haze Explr vs uMaps

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

Head to head
About

Haze Explr

Discover hidden urban exploration spots and share your findings with a community of like-minded adventurers. Contribute your own discoveries to unlock access to exclusive locations, ensuring a trusted network of explorers.

Highlights
  • Discover urbex locations
  • Share exploration experiences
  • Unlock shared locations
  • Contribute to community access
  • Map of forgotten places
  • Find abandoned buildings and ruins
Features
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Find urbex & off-the-beaten-path locations and share your experiences with other explorers. The more you contribute to the community, the more locations you unlock. This helps to make sure that locations are only shared with explorers who will respect them. Explore abandoned buildings, ghost towns, ruins, natural sights, and other forgotten locations on the map created by the Haze Explr community. Find adventures, make memories Terms of Service: https://app.haze-explr.com/terms/ © 2026 Haze Explr

About

uMaps

Features
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uMaps is a field map for urban explorers — the abandoned world, mapped and documented by the community. Discover documented ruins near you: hospitals, forts, factories, mines, theme parks, and ghost towns, each with photos, hazards, difficulty, and honest access notes that lead with legal routes first. A LOCATION MODEL THAT PROTECTS SITES Public pins are deliberately approximate. Exact coordinates and access notes unlock as you earn community reputation by documenting sites and logging visits — not by paying. Fragile places stay with explorers who've shown they document responsibly. FIELD-READY • Browse 185,000+ documented sites across 60+ countries • Log your visits with ratings and condition reports • Save spots and build lists for your next trip • Submit new sites — photos are stripped of GPS metadata on your device UMAPS PRO The app is free to browse, log, and submit. An optional uMaps Pro subscription adds: • Satellite map layer for scouting approaches • Rank the index by top-rated and most-logged • Unlimited saves and custom lists uMaps Pro is auto-renewing: $5.99/month or $35.99/year, each with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account, and the subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Pro never unlocks exact locations — safety-sensitive coordinates always stay earned. uMaps documents existing sites and does not encourage unlawful entry. Always follow posted laws; decaying structures are dangerous and you alone own the decision to step inside. Terms of Use (EULA): https://umaps.xyz/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://umaps.xyz/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Haze Explr4 screens
uMaps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Haze Explr at none against uMaps's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Haze Explr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month and uMaps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Haze Explr versus uMaps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaze ExplruMaps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (942 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings942 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB71 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEclectic Services LLCEFN Group LLC

Bugs and requests

Haze Explr

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Locations disappearing from account
  • Unable to create account or get approved

Requested features

4 requests
  • Favorite/bookmark locations
  • Offline mode for memos and location data
  • Ability to filter by location type
  • Notification when near unlocked locations

uMaps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Haze Explr

Subscriptions2
  • Haze Edgerunner$5.001 Month
  • Haze Edgerunner Overclocked$10.001 Month
2 purchases

uMaps

Subscriptions2
  • uMaps Pro Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • uMaps Pro — Annual3 Days trial$35.991 Year

Questions

Is Haze Explr free?
Haze Explr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is uMaps free?
uMaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Haze Explr or uMaps have ads?
uMaps shows ads; Haze Explr does not.

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