GPSnote vs Map Paint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPSnote
Pinpoint locations on a map to add notes, descriptions, and details. Automatically capture location information and organize all your annotations in a searchable list. Sync across devices and easily export your data.
- Add notes by tapping, current location, or search
- Reposition notes easily
- Automatic country and city details
- Organized list of all notes
- Global search for locations
- iCloud sync across devices
- Export notes via File Sharing
- Open notes directly in Maps for navigation
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• Add Notes Anywhere – Drop a pin by tapping the map, using your current location, or searching for any place • Move Notes Freely – Reposition notes effortlessly as your ideas evolve • Automatic Location Details – Country and city are added automatically using precise reverse geocoding • All Notes, One List – View and manage every saved note in a clear, organised list • Global Search – Find locations anywhere in the world and attach notes instantly • iCloud Sync – Your notes stay perfectly in sync across all your devices • Easy Export – Export notes via File Sharing using Finder or iTunes when connected to a computer • Built-in Directions – Open any note directly in Maps for turn-by-turn navigation
Map Paint
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It is an application that you can paint on the map Note The position of the map may shift slightly when reloading the saved data The map when edited is slightly different from the imaged map Mercator projection enlarges the map at high latitudes, so areas with different latitudes cannot be compared correctly
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GPSnote at every 2 months against Map Paint's every 37 months. GPSnote also leads on device support (5 vs 3). Map Paint's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
GPSnote costs $0.99 and Map Paint $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GPSnote ships an update every 2 months, Map Paint every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPSnote | Map Paint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.8 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vlad Alexa | Kouichi INAFUKU |
Bugs and requests
GPSnote
Reported bugs
27 issues- Crashes every time trying to search a location
- Points (pins) get lost
- Cannot place any notes on iPhone
- App doesn't load properly
- App crashes upon search
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- App crashes when you search
- Crashing every time trying to add a city to pin
- App crashes when searching a city
- App crashes on iPhone and iPads when hitting search
- App stopped working with iOS 7
- App crashes when opened
- App force closes after hitting search
- App crashes on open
- App doesn't seem to work on iOS 6
- Nothing happens when pressing 'yes' for 'do you want to create a note'
- App simply does not work
- App crashes constantly (free version)
- Search doesn't always work
- Map zooms out too far every time
- Display jumps to somewhere else on the planet sometimes
- Notes say '(null)'
- Google Maps seems damaged after installing this app
- Problems with German umlauts make the app a torture
- Map zooms out to about 500 miles
- Transition from satellite view to map view can be inconsistent
- Low memory warnings
- App is unusable due to low memory warnings
Requested features
27 requests- Add different colors to pins
- Option to send all information to email at once
- Add ability to create backup files via email
- Optional inner country boundaries (states, provinces)
- Ability to place markers with GPS coordinates
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- Built-in GPS format converter
- Add ability to add pictures to pins
- Show distance from each pin
- Ability to make many layers to filter notes
- Improve search functionality
- Make house numbers visible for every lot
- Sync to Foursquare
- Display date for pins
- Display lat/long rather than place name on pin
- Ability to view list of all pins with information
- Ability to export the list of pins
- Search function to pull in addresses
- Integrate with 411, address book, or Google Maps
- Ability to move pins
- Handwrite notes
- Add longitude and latitude coordinates to pin locations
- Add hybrid view
- Option to add additional fields to notes
- Option to have multiple pin colors
- Ability to calculate fastest route between stops
- Add ability to add locations manually
- Allow opening route in GPS apps (Waze, Google Maps, Apple Maps)
Map Paint
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GPSnote
No in-app purchases
Map Paint
No in-app purchases
