How are you? vs MapViewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
How are you?
Stay connected with loved ones by sharing daily moods, step counts, and locations. Facilitate easy communication and health management, with an added layer of emergency contact features for peace of mind.
- Share daily mood and step count
- Location sharing with time limits
- In-app messaging with expressive icons
- Daily mood and step history
- Emergency contact registration
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Do you ever worry about your family or friends who live far away? With this app, you can share your daily mood and step count with your loved ones. Let's watch over each other with easy communication! You can also use this app to watch over in your local community. ◆ 5 features of "How are you?" app (1) Sharing mood and steps You can easily share today's mood with everyone just by choosing from the options. This allows you to quickly notice if someone is not feeling well. The number of steps is automatically measured just by walking with your iPhone. (*1) (2) Sharing locations You can share each other's locations when getting together or when you want to know where your family is. You can set a sharing time limit, so even people who are reluctant to share their location on a daily basis can use it with peace of mind. (3) Communication Enjoy your communication by sending messages. You can change the expression of your icon to convey your feelings. (4) Health management You can look back on your mood and steps recorded every day. Check yourself and your family's health. (5) Emergency contact You can register emergency contacts in case of emergency. ◆This app is perfect for the followings! ・I'm worried about my family and friends who live far away, but I hesitate to call them every day because it will be annoying. ・I'm not comfortable with installing sensors such as cameras to watch over my family, and I would like to protect our privacy. ・I want to feel the joy of interactive communication, rather than one-way monitoring. ◆This app does not burden on your households' budgets This app is free to use. Ads are displayed within the app, but they are limited to categories that you can safely watch. *1 This app integrates with the Health app in order to display your daily step counts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MapViewer
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このアプリは、記録した地点間の移動時間(時系列昇順)、地点間の移動距離(時系列昇順)、総移動時間、総移動距離を計算するものです。[MAP]ボタンを押した時に、時系列に従って地図上に移動記録を表示します。その際、道なりに線を引くのではなく、緯度と経度で特定される点と点を直線で繋ぎます。ピンが緯度・経度に応じて表示されます。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MapViewer at none against How are you?'s 2. MapViewer also leads on ads (none vs shown). How are you?'s advantage is iOS requirement (14 vs 18.2). 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
Both are free to download. How are you? sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.69 per 7 days. MapViewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
How are you? ships an update monthly, MapViewer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | How are you? | MapViewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hikaru Hanada | yoot |
In-app purchases
How are you?
- Ad-free plan$0.697 Days
- 1-Year Plan (No auto-renewal)$9.99
MapViewer
No in-app purchases









