Comparison

MyPlaces! vs Map Notes

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

Head to head
About

MyPlaces!

Easily save, annotate, organize, and share your favorite locations. Add notes, pictures, and organize them into folders for trips or personal memories. View your saved places on a map or a customizable list.

Highlights
  • Save current position or search for places
  • Attach text notes and pictures
  • Organize places into folders
  • View places on a map or list
  • Export and share locations
Features
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Did you ever need to remember a special place where you have been or have to plan an itinerary for one of your trips? MyPlaces is an application for iPhone and iPad that allows you to store, annotate, organize and share your favorite places in a simple and intuitive way. Found an interesting place? Save your current position with the auto location feature or use the search tool to find places far away from you searching by name or by GPS coordinates. Attach notes and pictures Assign a title to your places, include text notes and images that you can choose from your camera roll or take directly with the device camera. Every place in the right folder Keep all your places in order by organizing them into folders. For example, you are spending your holidays in London and you want to remember the most beautiful places you visited? Create a folder named "Holiday in London" and add the places in which you have been, perhaps attaching some nice pictures. See your places the way you like Choose whether to show your places on a map or a list. The list is customizable and allows you to choose which information to display. The map instead allows you to compare the places with your current position. Export and share your places Thanks to the export features of MyPlaces you can export or share your places in many formats.

About

Map Notes

This app allows users to draw directly on maps, add custom pins with icons, and plan journeys with direction calculation. It converts sketches into navigable paths and saves all annotations as part of the map, syncing across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Draw directly on maps
  • Create pins with custom icons
  • Calculate directions
  • Convert drawings to navigable paths
  • Save annotations as part of the map
  • Attach tags, info, and photos
  • Sync across devices with iCloud
Features
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Map Notes: Your Personalized Cartography & Travel Planner "Map Notes" is your ultimate companion for personalized mapping and travel planning. With its intuitive interface and powerful features, Map Notes allows you to effortlessly mark your favorite spots, plan your adventures, and customize your maps like never before. Draw Directly on the Map:  Let your creativity flow as you draw directly onto the map. Whether it's highlighting a hiking trail, sketching out a scenic route, or simply doodling landmarks, Map Notes gives you the freedom to express yourself visually. Your drawing will stick to the map and become part of it, moving, rotating, and scaling along with the map itself. Create Pins with Custom Icons:  Make your map truly your own by creating pins with custom icons. Whether it's a favorite restaurant, a hidden gem, or a must-see attraction, personalize your pins to reflect your unique interests and preferences. Calculate Directions and Customise Colours:  Seamlessly plan your journeys with Map Notes' direction calculation feature. Simply pick your starting and ending locations, and let the app generate the optimal route for you. Plus, you can customize the color of your directions to enhance visibility. Convert Drawings to Navigable Paths:  Bridge the gap between creativity and utility. Draw a rough path on the map, and Map Notes can automatically convert your sketch into a formal, snap-to-road direction path. Once converted, save it directly to your map to keep your custom routes ready for your next adventure. Save Annotations as Part of the Map:  Your annotations aren't just temporary markings – they become integral parts of your map. Watch as your drawings, pins, and directions seamlessly rotate, scale, and move along with the map, ensuring that your personalized annotations are always in sync with your location. Attach Tags, Information, and Photos:  Add depth and context to your annotations by attaching tags, information, and photos. Whether it's adding notes about opening hours, descriptions of landmarks, or snapshots of memorable moments, Map Notes lets you enrich your map with meaningful details. Sync Across Devices with iCloud:  Your work is automatically saved to your iCloud account, ensuring seamless syncing across all your devices. Whether you're using your iPhone or iPad, access your maps and annotations anytime, anywhere, with the convenience of iCloud syncing. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/manage-app-information/manage-app-privacy/

Screenshots

MyPlaces!4 screens
Map Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyPlaces! at 78% against Map Notes's 0%. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyPlaces! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Map Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyPlaces! ships an update every 2 weeks, Map Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MyPlaces! versus Map Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyPlaces!Map Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (82 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings82 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB290 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Lost ProjectZhuoyao lu

Customer experience

MyPlaces!

All ratings82 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.0%

Map Notes

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyPlaces!

One-time1
  • PRO Mode$8.99
2 purchases

Map Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is MyPlaces! free?
MyPlaces! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Map Notes free?
Map Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyPlaces! or Map Notes have ads?
Neither MyPlaces! nor Map Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyPlaces! or Map Notes?
MyPlaces! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Map Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, MyPlaces! was updated on September 18, 2026 and Map Notes on September 21, 2026.

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