Map Log vs Vertical Calendar.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Map Log
Record notes, photos, and voice memos directly onto a map. Organize your entries by category with custom icons and colors. Search your saved locations and share them via email.
- Geotagged notes with photos and voice recordings
- Customizable map icons and colored notes
- Address lookup and full-text search
- Organize notes by category
- Email sharing
- Backup and restore functionality
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Map Log is an application that can write notes on a map. You can write notes on the map anywhere you want to. Leave notes, photos, voice records in that place more and more, then create your own maps. Of course, also available as a regular note app. Features - Displaying Icons on a map Set your favorite icons to each category and display it on a map. - Address Lookup Find a location from an address you input. - Organizing notes Manage your notes for each category. - Colored Notes Choose a background color of your notes for each category. - Searching notes Supports full-text search. - Saving Images Save multiple photos to a note. - Voice Recording Save the recorded voice to a note. - Email Send your notes by email. - Backup And Restore Restore notes from saved backup files or save a backup file through the web browser. The computer must be contacted to the same local network with iPhone. - Sorting notes Sort notes by creation dates, update dates, title
Vertical Calendar.
This app offers a unique monthly calendar view for iPhone and iPod Touch, allowing users to see all their calendars together in one overview. Customize backgrounds, icons, and font sizes for a personalized experience.
- At-a-glance monthly calendar view
- Syncs with multiple calendar services
- Customizable background and icon colors
- Task management integration
- Personalized calendar wallpapers
- Supports holidays worldwide
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[Important] Sales and support of this app will end on March 31, 2027. Please use our new app "Vertical Planner". Vertical Calendar is a unique at a glance monthly calendar application for your iPhone or iPod touch . It is the top calendar app on the Japanese App Store . ------Customer Review---------------------- "A unique month at a glance calendar that allows you see all your calendars put together in one nice overview. No little dots or cut-off words. Flick for next month. I like it!" -iron bridge, customer ------------------------------------------- You can customize the background color and icon for each day. ●Main Features ・Works with all iPhone supported calendars (Google calendar, Outlook, Mobile Me, Exchange, CalDAV, etc.) ・Supports calendar syncing ・Zoom in by pinching or double tapping ・Task management ・Create personalized calendar wallpapers. ・Input history logging. ・Supports holidays in every country ・Customizable font size for both monthly or daily display views ・Display the day's date budge on icons ・Customizable calendar colors ・Customizable background and icon colors for every day ・Link maps to event locations
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Map Log at 5.0 against Vertical Calendar.'s 4.0. Map Log also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 58%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Vertical Calendar.'s advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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
Map Log costs $1.99 and Vertical Calendar. $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Map Log holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vertical Calendar. has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Map Log's written reviews are positive against 58% of Vertical Calendar.'s.
Map Log ships an update every 3 months, Vertical Calendar. every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Map Log | Vertical Calendar. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 57.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mocology | Unitac |
Customer experience
Map Log
Vertical Calendar.
Bugs and requests
Map Log
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Vertical Calendar.
Reported bugs
17 issues- Default text color is gray and cannot be changed to black
- Lost all events after phone/OS update
- Checkmarks disappear
- Cannot edit event times, reverts to previous time
- Event text color reverts to black
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- App crashes after OS updates (iOS 14, iOS 9)
- Cannot add new entries after OS update
- Calendar colors revert to black when traveling
- Lost one calendar out of ten without reason
- Restore button not working
- Help menus in another language
- Schedule time input bug: arbitrarily jumps to nearest time
- Cannot save anything
- Options are blank and app shuts down
- Syncing Google calendars is a nightmare
- Automatic alarm appears even if not set
- Prior days shown at top of screen
Requested features
20 requests- Android release requested
- iPad HD version needed
- Add photo to event
- Yearly view option
- Rotation for iPad
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- Display iPhone reminders
- Improved icon/stamp functionality
- Sync with Google Calendar
- Calendar week display
- Task list completion not shown on calendar
- Personalize alerts
- Template feature
- Second alarm setting
- Icons per appointment
- Dark mode option
- Easier month navigation
- Shortcut to current month
- Delegated/linked calendar display
- Share event via email
- French version
In-app purchases
Map Log
No in-app purchases
Vertical Calendar.
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Map Log free?
Is Vertical Calendar. free?
Which has better reviews, Map Log or Vertical Calendar.?
Do Map Log or Vertical Calendar. have ads?
Which is updated more often, Map Log or Vertical Calendar.?
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