Comparison

Map Log vs Grid Notes App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Grid Notes App

Features
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Instead of lists and folders, you get a zoomable grid where you can place notes wherever they feel right - cluster related ideas together, spread a project across the canvas, or keep a corner just for quick thoughts. FEATURES - Large canvas — pan and zoom freely across a grid canvas - Place notes anywhere — long press anywhere on the canvas to drop a note - Rich notes — add a title, body text, color, images, videos, and PDF attachments - Pin notes — lock important notes in place so they don't move while you pan - Search — find any note instantly by title or content - Export & import — back up all your notes as a single JSON file - Fully offline — everything stays on your device, nothing is sent anywhere DESIGNED FOR FOCUS No accounts. No subscriptions. No ads. No cloud sync. Just you and your canvas. Grid Notes is built for people who think spatially - writers mapping out a story, developers tracking ideas across a project, students connecting concepts, or anyone who finds flat lists too limiting. PRIVACY All your notes, images, and files are stored locally on your device. Grid Notes does not collect any personal data and has no internet connection.

Screenshots

Map Log4 screens
Grid Notes App2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Grid Notes App at Free against Map Log's $1.99. Map Log's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Grid Notes App is free to download; Map Log costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Map Log versus Grid Notes App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap LogGrid Notes App
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMocologyJimmy Nordstrom

In-app purchases

None

Map Log

No in-app purchases

None

Grid Notes App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Map Log free?
Map Log costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grid Notes App free?
Grid Notes App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Map Log or Grid Notes App have ads?
Neither Map Log nor Grid Notes App shows ads.

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