Comparison

iTopography vs Natural Text

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

Head to head
About

iTopography

Easily calculate the area and perimeter of any surface by mapping its borders. Obtain coordinates from Google Maps, import DXF files, and export your data. Ideal for engineers, topographers, and DIY enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Polygon area and perimeter calculation
  • GPS coordinate acquisition (longitude, latitude)
  • DXF file import and export
  • Project creation and management
  • Map zoom, pan, and rotation
  • Manual point addition
  • On-the-fly sub-region area calculation
Features
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Key Features: - Computes the angles of any up to 5 vertices polygon - Obtain coordinates (longitude, latitude) from the Google Map - Create an infinite number of projects - Import simple DXF files - Email the data (longitude, latitude and altitude, and the coordinates of the points) - Export the coordinates in a DXF file and then email it - Zoom in/out on the map - Rotate the map (360 degrees) - Manually add points by giving the Longitude/Latitude of the point - Compute the area of any sub-region on the fly -------------------------------------------------- Calculating the area of a surface has never been easier! Whether you are a civil engineer, a topographer, a student or a person who likes to build things on his/her own, you will find iTopography an invaluable tool. iTopography is developed on the premise that a surface can be approximated as a polygon of finite number of lines and vertices (points). Therefore, iTopography can calculate the area of any surface, whether this surface is a garden, the living room, a field or even a geometrical shape for a homework class. iTopography uses the GPS device to obtain the longitude and latitude of the current position. In the case of a weak signal (e.g., inside the house), the user is asked to give the distance and angle between two adjacent points. In order for iTopography to compute the area of a surface, the user must move along the borders of the surface in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. When the user inserts a point, iTopography will connect the adjacent points with a straight line, draw the surface, and calculate the area of the surface along with its perimeter.

About

Natural Text

Features
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* Using your secret key, encrypt your text to natural text. * It is almost impossible to break this encryption, since there is no way to understand if it is really broken or not. * App now supports 9 languages: Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian and Spanish * Improve your secrecy by encrypting messages before sending them through Apps like, email, sms, whatsapp, skype, telegram, line and so on. * Number of characters in a message is limited in this App: 30 characters for Chinese language and 50 characters for other languages. * In-app purchase lets you to have unlimited number of characters in your text for encryption or decryption as well as removing all the advertisements.

Screenshots

iTopography4 screens
Natural Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Natural Text at weekly against iTopography's every 4 months. iTopography's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. iTopography sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Natural Text sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTopography ships an update every 4 months, Natural Text weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
iTopography versus Natural Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTopographyNatural Text
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews19.2% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeri-SmartSolutionsHassan Chizari

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iTopography

One-time2
  • Arrange points on the map$0.99
  • iTopography Height$0.99
1 purchases

Natural Text

One-time1
  • Unlimited Characters$0.99

Questions

Is iTopography free?
iTopography is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Natural Text free?
Natural Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iTopography or Natural Text have ads?
Neither iTopography nor Natural Text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iTopography or Natural Text?
iTopography ships an update every 4 months, and Natural Text weekly. Most recently, iTopography was updated on October 27, 2026 and Natural Text on October 5, 2026.

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