Outside Maps vs Zipcode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outside Maps
View and navigate diverse mapping data on your iPhone or iPad. Access Ordnance Survey maps for Great Britain, worldwide OpenStreetMap, historic maps, and aerial imagery. Features include GPS tracking, compass, and waypoint management.
- View Ordnance Survey maps (Great Britain)
- Worldwide OpenStreetMap support
- Historic Ordnance Survey maps
- Aerial photography
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Compass and bearing
- Waypoint import/export (GPX)
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*** Please do not use reviews to report bugs or ask for features. I almost never read the reviews and I cannot contact you for additional information! Contact support@outsidemaps.com instead *** Outside Maps is an iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch application that enables you to view and navigate a wide variety of mapping data using an easy-to-use touch interface. Outside Maps supports Ordnance Survey mapping for Great Britain at various scales including 1:50000. Outside Maps supports WORLDWIDE coverage for OpenStreetMap, OpenCycleMap and the Stamen and Thunderforest map sources. Outside Maps supports historic 1" Ordnance Survey mapping from 1880-1990 and 1921-1947 courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. Outside Maps supports shaded terrain data for the UK only derived from Ordnance Survey OS Terrain 50. Outside Maps supports shaded terrain data for Scotland only derived from Scottish Government 1m LIDAR. Outside Maps includes ESRI aerial photography courtesy of ESRI. Outside Maps includes the following features: - Intuitive "slippy maps" interface - Native iPad support in both portrait and landscape modes - Current Ordnance Survey mapping is available - OpenStreetMap and derived data is supported at all available resolutions - Historic 1" Ordnance Survey data from 1880-1990 and 1921-1947 - OpenCycleMap support - Thunderforest "Landscape" and "Transport" mapping support - Stamen mapping support - ESRI aerial imagery - Hill-shading mapping for the UK at 50m and selected 1m resolution - Full Ordnance Survey OSTN02 adjustments for highest accuracy (+/- 1m accuracy) - Real-time position tracking via GPS (or WiFi-based positioning) - Compass and bearing (either using GPS and movement tracking or hardware compass if available) - "Lookahead" feature when moving at > 5mph - Waypoints functionality including import and export via GPX format - OS OpenSpace-driven postcode and placename lookup (online only) - Grid reference and latitude/longitude lookup (offline) - what3words support (online only)
Zipcode
Easily find your current address or search for any location. Preview addresses in maps and share them with others. Get the information you need quickly and efficiently.
- Find current address
- Search for desired places
- Preview locations in maps
- Share found addresses
- Copy found addresses
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Looking for your current address? Postcode will help you find any address you need. Check your current zip code. Look for desired places and preview them in Apple and Google Maps. Share and copy found addresses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zipcode at 5.0 against Outside Maps's 2.0. Zipcode also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs paid) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Outside Maps's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (77% vs 56%). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zipcode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Outside Maps's written reviews are positive against 56% of Zipcode's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Outside Maps ships an update every 2 months, Zipcode every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on June 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Outside Maps | Zipcode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Replicade Ltd. | Daniel Budynski |
Customer experience
Outside Maps
Zipcode
In-app purchases
Outside Maps
No in-app purchases
Zipcode
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Zipcode free?
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