Wigemo vs Nemo Places
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wigemo
This app helps you save, manage, and discover places. It integrates with Wikipedia to provide information and allows importing data from various sources. You can also plan routes and receive notifications when near saved locations.
- Save and manage favorite places
- Wikipedia integration for place information
- Import from GPX, KML, CSV, photos, and other apps
- Automatic notifications for saved locations
- Route planning and management
- Export places to GPX, KML, or CSV
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Wigemo is a Maps app with connection to Wikipedia for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Apple Watch. Save and manage your favorite places and locations, save the places you want to visit, plan your next vacation, manage the geo caches you've found or want to find, find sights and much more. Thanks to the connection to Wikipedia, you can easily read the Wikipedia article for the places. Import places from GPX, KML or CSV files, from photos, web sites, from Booking (App and Web), Google Maps, Apple Maps, Yelp... The app can automatically notify you if you approach certain saved locations, so you won't miss them. Supported Maps - Apple Maps (Standard, Satellite, Hybrid, Flyover, 3D Buildings), - OpenTopoMap (Topographical map) - Mapbox Maps via additional subscription (Streets, Outdoors, Light, Dark, Satellite, Satellite+Street). These high-quality maps are much more detailed (especially in nature, hiking trails, paths, outdoor activity etc.) - Any number of additional raster maps can be included via additional "tile server" features (with an additional one-time purchase) Search - POI search via Apple Maps - Search via Wikipedia - Search for search terms - Search for coordinates - Search for places nearby certain reference locations - Filter search results by categories Details for places - Display Web page or Wikipedia article of the place - Phone number (incl. option to call the number) - Address - Visited status - Category - Color (used for the pins on the map) - photo Manage Places - Places can be saved in lists - Move places from one list to another - Show or hide lists and their places on the Map (so you can concentrate on those places you are currently interested in) - Places can be show/hidden based on their "visited" status - There are multiple styles available for the pins on the Map (a simple disc, icon of the category, photo, different sizes) Import Places - You can import geo locations from other Apps via "share" feature, via AirDrop, from cloud service, from the photo album, the address book - Supports photos (with GPS coordinates), Web addresses, GPX, KML, and CSV files, geo coordinates - Recognized are many web sites with geo tags, embedded google maps, the booking web site, Wikipedia, Yelp etc. - Apps which can share suitable data are for example the Booking App, Apple-Maps, Web-Browser Export Places - Places can be exported as GPX, KML, or CSV file (individually, whole lists or even all lists at once) - You can share the data with other Apps ur export them to cloud services - iCloud Sync can be used to synchronize the places between multiple iOS devices - You can also sync the places between iPhone and Apple Watch Routes - A route stores a path from A to B, including additional information and notes for waypoints - Import routes from GPX/KML files - Create routes manually - Use the "directions" feature to create routes - Save and organise any number or routes - Display routes on the map Other Features - The App can send a notification if the user approaches saved places - A crosshair with geo coordinates can be shown on the Map - A scale allows to estamate distances on the map Apple Watch - The App on the Apple Watch supports the search via Wikipedia - Places can be organized in lists - Places can be shown/hidden on the map (based on lists, and visited status) - Places can be saved on the watch - The Watch App can run independently from the iPhone App. Note: The App supports even older iOS releases back to iOS 12. But the full feature set requires iOS 14 and newer. Only search features relying on Apple's map services can be limited under iOS 12 or 13, the search via Wikipedia will work under all iOS releases. e.g. filtering search results by POI category requires at least iOS 13. The search for POIs near a certain location requires iOS 14 and later. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Nemo Places
Create and share custom maps of your favorite locations with notes, photos, and time-bound pins. Organize spots with emoji categories and import/export data from various formats. Your places are private by design, with no accounts or tracking required.
- Save places with notes and emoji categories
- Time-bound pins for temporary events
- Automatic photo integration from device
- Shareable map links for web and iOS
- Import/export Google My Maps, GeoJSON, KML, KMZ
- Private by design, no accounts needed
- Full VoiceOver and Voice Control support
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Save the places you love. Share a map that stays current. Build a personal map of favorite cafés, weekend plans and places worth coming back to. Share the places you choose with a link, or follow a friend's map right alongside your own. SHARE ONCE, KEEP IT CURRENT Choose "Share and keep updated" to create a link that follows your edits. Add a place, change a note or remove a spot, and anyone who opens the link sees the latest version. They can explore it without installing Nemo. You pick which places go out, and you can stop sharing anytime. FOLLOW A FRIEND'S MAP Keep a friend's shared map on yours. Their places appear next to your own, clearly marked, and refresh as they make changes. Get directions, or save your own copy of the ones you love. SAVE A PLACE IN SECONDS Long-press anywhere on the map to save a place. Add a name, notes and an emoji category: coffee, parks, bookstores, date spots, or whatever matters to you. FIND YOUR NEXT STOP The Visible places list shows how far each place is from you. Nothing saved in view? "Show nearest saved place" takes you to the closest one. Long-press a place in the list for Directions. On iPad in landscape and on the Mac, keep the list pinned as a sidebar that follows the map while you explore. PLANS THAT EXPIRE Give a place an expiration date for pop-ups, festivals or weekly markets. An orange clock badge marks it until it expires and hides on its own. PHOTOS FROM THIS PLACE Open a saved place to see photos you took nearby, from your own Photos library. Photos stay on your device and are never included in shared maps. SEND A COPY, TOO Send a snapshot link that anyone can explore or forward. Friends who use Nemo can save a copy of your places to their own map. IMPORT & EXPORT Bring in places from Google My Maps, GeoJSON, KML or KMZ files, and export yours anytime. ON iPHONE, iPAD AND MAC Works without an account. Optional sign-in syncs your places across your devices. No ads and no cross-app tracking. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver and Voice Control support. Respects Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nemo Places at Free against Wigemo's $2.99. Nemo Places also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Wigemo's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and device support 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
Nemo Places is free to download; Wigemo costs $2.99 up front. Wigemo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Nemo Places asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wigemo against 5.0 for Nemo Places. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Wigemo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nemo Places's.
Wigemo ships an update every 6 weeks, Nemo Places every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wigemo | Nemo Places |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Clauss | Guillermo Kardolus |
Customer experience
Wigemo
Nemo Places
In-app purchases
Wigemo
- Mapbox Subscription (1 Month)$0.491 Month
- Mapbox Subscription (6 Month)$2.496 Months
- Mapbox Subscription (1 Year)$3.491 Year
- Map Tile Server Feature$1.99
Nemo Places
No in-app purchases








