Comparison

iGIS vs myGIS Manager

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

Head to head
About

iGIS

This app brings true GIS functionality to your iPhone, allowing you to load, view, create, and export your own spatial data. It supports various data formats and projections, enabling offline use for fieldwork. Customize layers, add comments, and export data for enterprise use.

Highlights
  • Load, view, and investigate spatial data
  • Create and export ESRI Shapefiles
  • Supports multiple data layers (points, lines, polygons)
  • Offline data access for fieldwork
  • Customizable data entry forms
  • Add comments and annotations to maps
Features
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iGIS - The world's first and leading iOS GIS. True GIS functionality is now available on the iPhone! Your iPhone. Your data. Your maps. iGIS represents a new era in mobile GIS solutions by enabling users to load, view, investigate, create and export their own data over a background of map service imagery. Importing data is easy with our unique data import facility using the USB cable or wirelessly on your Mac, PC and Linux. Raster data in many formats (pre-processing required) and ESRI Shapefiles (.shp) are supported at the moment. Your spatial data is stored on the iPhone, so there’s no need for an Internet connection to see your data – great for field work. We also support over 3000 projections, so no need for re-projection. We include support for multiple layers of points, lines, and polygons – all styled as you like. Imagery layers too in V5. Add comments to your maps - A point layer is added with a name and description field. Add and edit your own layers, via the map display and customisable data entry forms. Export your layers to ESRI shapefiles for use back in your enterprise. Other features include: - Great speed, using our multi-threaded map renderer. - Support for large datasets. - Import and export of ESRI Shapefiles. - Display current GPS location in your chosen projection ( + compass) - Zoom to current location - Zoom to data extent - Map Pan, zoom in, zoom out - Changeable drawing styles for a layer: size, color, transparency - Set the draw order and visibility of map layers - Set the zoom scale for layers via a simple slider - Select and interrogate feature attributes via point and click This application is designed for GIS professionals and an understanding of some basic GIS concepts such as layers, shapefiles, projections etc, would make using iGIS simpler. Please let us know if concepts in iGIS are unclear. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

myGIS Manager

This cloud-based mapping system allows organizations to manage and secure their data with editable web maps. It supports both private and public map sharing, real-time GPS tracking, and data collection capabilities on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Cloud-based organization mapping
  • Secure and private map access
  • Public map sharing option
  • Real-time GPS location tracking
  • Mobile data collection and editing
  • Link features to third-party data
Features
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myGIS Manager is a cloud based organization mapping system, offering organizational security and administration. It provides editable web maps for internal organizational uses but also opens for public transparency if needed. We can provide interaction with custom applications or work with larger software packages to provide solutions that work for your organization. Features: Access your data anywhere - whether is outside or in the office, access to your data is a few clicks away. Keep your maps private and determine who has access to them without subscription fees or create public maps for use by everyone. Show your GPS location on map in real-time. Change between different base maps with ease. Visual reference to all map features and adjust the visibility of layers with one-touch. Easily identify any available attribute data. Quickly search attribute data and zoom to feature. Turn mobile devices into data collection devices with the ability to add or edit data in a few clicks. Ability to link features to additional 3rd party data sources.

Screenshots

iGIS4 screens
myGIS Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: myGIS Manager at none against iGIS's 2. myGIS Manager also leads on iOS requirement (13.5 vs 15.6). iGIS's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. iGIS sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. myGIS Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for iGIS against 4.0 for myGIS Manager. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of iGIS's written reviews are positive against 50% of myGIS Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iGIS ships an update every 3 weeks, myGIS Manager every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iGIS versus myGIS Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriGISmyGIS Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (9 ratings)4.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeometryButler Fairman and Seufert

Customer experience

iGIS

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral15.1%
Negative20.8%

myGIS Manager

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iGIS

One-time2
  • iGIS Pro - 1 Month Subscription$9.99
  • iGIS Pro - 1 Year Subscription$31.99
None

myGIS Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iGIS free?
iGIS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is myGIS Manager free?
myGIS Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iGIS or myGIS Manager?
myGIS Manager is rated higher. iGIS averages 3.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while myGIS Manager averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do iGIS or myGIS Manager have ads?
Neither iGIS nor myGIS Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iGIS or myGIS Manager?
iGIS ships an update every 3 weeks, and myGIS Manager every 6 weeks. Most recently, iGIS was updated on October 20, 2026 and myGIS Manager on October 14, 2026.

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