Comparison

Map Discovery vs Smart iMeters

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

Head to head
About

Map Discovery

Features
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Users are able to load GIS mapping data: mbtiles, gpkg, Shapefiles (zipped), KML, GPX, CSV, GeoJSON As well as connect to basemaps, OGC WMS, XYZ Tile servers (with support for more services coming soon) Open Street Map Vector tiles with different stylesheets basemap and many raster tile basemaps are available from multiple providers. The app has a data catalog JSON format feature that allows for configuring online mapping services (ESRI MapServer, ESRI ImageServer, ESRI FeatureServer, OGC WMS, OGC WMTS Tiles,XYZ/TMS Tiles,OGC WFS) The app supports data creation and editing digitizing/drawing vector features. Can create new geojson data with any properties you want defined and view attribute/grid and perform searching OGC WFS-T Transactional data creation and Editing is available for users that have GeoServer, QGIS Server, MapServer and others. Analysis tools like measure distance and area, map swipe, getting elevation, viewing attribute tables Search open street map places and geographies via OSM Nominatim Search. It also does address geocoding. The app is very customizable to your needs the units of measure can be changes as well as Display of Map Coordinates ( Latitude and Longitude, MGRS, GARS) and Scale bar The app is also able to connect to our other app Tile Server for iOS and access data being served by that app.

About

Smart iMeters

Features
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Smart iMeters is a free APP that can be installed on smartphones and connected to the surrounding Therperature Humidity Meter, Sound Meter , Anemometer, Light Meter and Tachometer via Bluetooth to measure and record temperature and humidity, noise, wind speed, illuminance and rotational velocity in real time.

Screenshots

Map Discovery4 screens
Smart iMeters3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Map Discovery at every 6 weeks against Smart iMeters's every 20 months. Map Discovery also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map Discovery ships an update every 6 weeks, Smart iMeters every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Map Discovery versus Smart iMeters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap DiscoverySmart iMeters
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks β€” betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size102 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTech Maven GeoSpatial LLCChangzhou Haoyi Technology Co.,Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Map Discovery

No in-app purchases

None

Smart iMeters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Map Discovery free?
Map Discovery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart iMeters free?
Smart iMeters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Map Discovery or Smart iMeters have ads?
Neither Map Discovery nor Smart iMeters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Map Discovery or Smart iMeters?
Map Discovery ships an update every 6 weeks, and Smart iMeters every 20 months. Most recently, Map Discovery was updated on September 8, 2026 and Smart iMeters on September 16, 2026.

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