Comparison

Floating Maps vs Cartographic

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

Head to head
About

Floating Maps

Experience historical aerial photography overlaid on beautiful map art using augmented reality. Scan a QR code on a wall print to see a 3D rendering of your town, showcasing landscape changes from 1938 to 2019.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality (AR) visualization
  • Historical aerial photography
  • 3D town renderings
  • Elevation accurate landscapes
  • View changes over time
  • New towns added weekly
Features
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Floating Maps uses Augmented Reality (AR) to float historical aerial photography over beautiful map art for your home. With a wall print from Floating maps, you can scan the QR Code and bring it to life! Floating in front of you will be an elevation accurate 3D rendering of your town. You can see how the landscape has changed starting with photography from 2019 and going all the way back to black-and-white photographs from 1938. We are working hard to add new towns each week.

About

Cartographic

Features
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Cartographe turns real map data into stunning minimalist artwork. Search for any city, town, or neighborhood — then customize every detail to create a one-of-a-kind print that tells your story. BEAUTIFUL THEMES Choose from a curated collection of color palettes — from classic monochrome to vibrant modern styles. Each theme transforms roads, water, parks, and buildings into a cohesive work of art. REAL MAP DATA Powered by OpenStreetMap and Apple MapKit. Every road, river, park, and building is rendered from real cartographic data — not generic illustrations. FULL CREATIVE CONTROL • Customize road style, width, and detail level • Toggle water bodies, parks, and building layers • Apply gradient road colors by road type • Add street name labels • Choose paper textures (grain, paper, canvas) • Import GPS routes from GPX files • Overlay effects and edge fading • Pick custom colors for roads, water, and parks TYPOGRAPHY • Display city name, country, and coordinates • Choose from a library of premium fonts • Adjust text size, position, spacing, and color • Text background and border options FRAME & FINISH • Add elegant frames with customizable color and width • Inner border accents • Watermark options • Location markers READY TO PRINT • Export in PNG, JPEG, or HEIF • Multiple output sizes and custom dimensions • High-resolution output perfect for printing TEMPLATES & PRESETS • Start with beautifully designed templates • Save your own layouts as favorites • Instantly apply saved designs to any location Transform any place on Earth into a beautiful, frame-worthy poster. Perfect for home decor, personalized gifts, travel memories, or celebrating the place you call home. Whether it's the streets of Paris, the grid of New York, or the lanes of your hometown — Cartographe makes it art. Map data OpenStreetMap Transform any place on Earth into a beautiful, frame-worthy poster.contributors - Revenue Stats Pro offers Life time Access - In App Purchase available: ($9.99 Life Time) - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account - Terms of Use: https://thesolanalabs.com/terms-of-use/ - Privacy Policy: https://thesolanalabs.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Floating Maps4 screens
Cartographic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Floating Maps at none against Cartographic's 1. Floating Maps also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cartographic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Floating Maps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Floating Maps ships an update weekly, Cartographic fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Floating Maps versus Cartographic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloating MapsCartographic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFloating Maps LLCTouseef Hassan Nasir

In-app purchases

None

Floating Maps

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cartographic

One-time1
  • Cartographic Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Floating Maps free?
Floating Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cartographic free?
Cartographic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Floating Maps or Cartographic have ads?
Cartographic shows ads; Floating Maps does not.
Which is updated more often, Floating Maps or Cartographic?
Floating Maps ships an update weekly, and Cartographic fortnightly. Most recently, Floating Maps was updated on October 12, 2026 and Cartographic on October 12, 2026.

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