Comparison

iGIS vs Cud Bud

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

Cud Bud

Features
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A real time analytical app for testing utilisation rates of pasture for better more immediate feedback on how cattle are grazing your paddocks and how to best prepare seasonal variability.

Screenshots

iGIS4 screens
Cud Bud1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cud Bud at none against iGIS's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iGIS sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Cud Bud asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
iGIS versus Cud Bud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriGISCud Bud
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeometryGraham Fletcher

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iGIS

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

Cud Bud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iGIS free?
iGIS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cud Bud free?
Cud Bud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iGIS or Cud Bud have ads?
Neither iGIS nor Cud Bud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iGIS or Cud Bud?
iGIS ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cud Bud every 3 weeks. Most recently, iGIS was updated on October 26, 2026 and Cud Bud on September 27, 2026.

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