Comparison

PolyMap vs itmo.map

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

Head to head
About

PolyMap

Navigate a university campus with detailed indoor maps and route planning. Find classrooms, plan visits, and share custom invitations with embedded routes. Ideal for students and event organizers.

Highlights
  • Detailed campus and indoor maps
  • Classroom search
  • Route building
  • Shareable route invitations
  • Customizable invitation maker
  • AppClip technology support
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Can't find a class? Entered the university and don't know where building 11? Would you like to visit an open day but are afraid to get lost? This app is for you! View a highly detailed map of the Peter the Great Polytechnic University campus and indoor plans. Build routes. Create invitations. For students: • Timetable of classes • Viewing a detailed map of educational buildings • Search for cabinets • Building routes For event organizers: • Ability to share route via URL link or QR/AppClip code • Invitation maker with the ability to attach a welcome message to the route, as well as customize and create a beautiful visual code • The application supports AppClip technology, which means that the user does not need to download the application to see the route

About

itmo.map

Find your way around campus and get answers to common student questions. This app helps you locate key university offices and understand campus terminology.

Highlights
  • Campus navigation
  • Student office locator
  • University terminology guide
  • Interactive campus map
Features
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Как дойти до нужной аудитории? Где находится студофис? Да кто такой этот ваш ИСУ? Ответы как минимум на два из трех вопросов вы найдете в приложении itmo.map.

Screenshots

PolyMap4 screens
itmo.map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PolyMap at 5.0 against itmo.map's 4.0. PolyMap also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 56%). itmo.map's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PolyMap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of PolyMap's written reviews are positive against 56% of itmo.map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PolyMap ships an update every 2 weeks, itmo.map every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PolyMap versus itmo.map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyMapitmo.map
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrei SoprachevITMO University

Customer experience

PolyMap

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

itmo.map

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

PolyMap

No in-app purchases

None

itmo.map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PolyMap free?
PolyMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is itmo.map free?
itmo.map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PolyMap or itmo.map?
PolyMap is rated higher. PolyMap averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while itmo.map averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do PolyMap or itmo.map have ads?
Neither PolyMap nor itmo.map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PolyMap or itmo.map?
PolyMap ships an update every 2 weeks, and itmo.map every 4 months. Most recently, PolyMap was updated on September 29, 2026 and itmo.map on October 9, 2026.

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