Comparison

Pin Drop vs MapMarkup

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

Head to head
About

Pin Drop

Organize tasks, visits, notes, and routes around real locations on a powerful map. Keep all your information connected to the places that matter, creating a clearer workspace. Ideal for solo users, teams, or everyday life organization.

Highlights
  • Location-based organization
  • Add tasks, notes, and files to pins
  • Archive completed pins
  • Offline access
  • Encrypted private data
  • Solo and team collaboration
Features
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Pin Drop is a place-based workspace. Organize tasks, visits, notes and routes around real locations, all on one calm, powerful map. Instead of juggling lists, spreadsheets, notes and screenshots, keep everything connected to the places that matter. Work feels clearer when information lives where it actually happens. Whether you work solo, manage projects in the field or want a better way to organize your world, this is structure without complexity. Work from places, not tabs - - - - - - Every pin can hold more than a location. Add tasks, notes, reminders, visits and files so your map becomes a living system, not a static list. Use it to: • plan work on the move • track visits and progress • organize long-term projects • keep personal and professional maps focused and useful Stay organized over time - - - - - - Maps get messy. Yours doesn't have to. Archive completed pins without losing history. Keep active work front and center while preserving everything you may need later. Fast performance and smooth navigation keep things responsive, even with large maps and long timelines. One map, different ways to use it - - - - - - → Solo Powerful tools for individuals who want structure without collaboration noise. Tasks, reminders, routing and visit history, all private and under your control. → Teams Work together with shared maps, live updates and controlled access. Ideal for field teams, sales, operations and distributed work. → Everyday life Plan trips, organize routines, save places and keep everything connected to the real world. Built for trust and longevity - - - - - - • Offline access when you need it • Encrypted, private data • Export your information anytime • Used and refined for over 15 years Designed to be something you rely on, not something you outgrow. Replaces the tools you're already using - - - - - - Often used as a simpler alternative to Google My Maps, Mapstr, spreadsheets and lightweight CRM tools. Keep mapping, tasks and planning together in one place, tied to real locations. Built to support smarter workflows over time, with automation and AI features evolving alongside how you use places. Start mapping with clarity. Links: - - - - - - For more details, visit: www.pindrop.it For support, visit: www.pindrop.it/help Contact us: www.pindrop.it/contact Legal & Policies: - - - - - - EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms & Conditions: www.pindrop.it/legal/terms-conditions Privacy Policy: www.pindrop.it/legal/privacy-policy

About

MapMarkup

Create custom maps with annotations like arrows and labels to share directions or locations. Draw on road or satellite views and save unlimited markups. Log places you've visited or recommend restaurants.

Highlights
  • Add arrows, labels, and freehand drawings
  • Unlimited map markups
  • Draw on road or satellite maps
  • Share maps via social media and email
  • Log visited places and recommendations
  • No data gathering
Features
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The easiest way to create custom maps! Telling your friends where the party is or informing your colleagues how to get to the client’s address is very important, so make it easy with MapMarkup. Add arrows, labels and more to highlight the details and share! You can add unlimited markup to your global map and MapMarkup will remember it all. There’s no need to re-create a map ever. Freehand lines and shapes in different colours allow you to make it easy for your friends to get to exactly where they need to go, and you can draw on road maps or satellite images as well. Share maps to facebook, twitter, email and more. You can add several maps to a message too, so letting people know about that tricky motorway exit on the way to your place is easy. You can even use MapMarkup to log places you’ve been to, or note good places to eat! Unlike other mapping apps, we never gather any of your data.

Screenshots

Pin Drop4 screens
MapMarkup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MapMarkup at none against Pin Drop's 10. MapMarkup also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.5). Pin Drop's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (872 vs 10). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Pin Drop sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. MapMarkup asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MapMarkup holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pin Drop has 872 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Pin Drop's written reviews are positive against 50% of MapMarkup's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pin Drop ships an update every 10 days, MapMarkup every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pin Drop versus MapMarkup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPin DropMapMarkup
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (872 ratings)4.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings872 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.59.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB4 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSalucia LtdStratospherix Ltd

Customer experience

Pin Drop

All ratings872 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews527 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral8.9%
Negative28.1%

MapMarkup

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Pin Drop

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Pins disappearing from map
  • Inability to delete tags
  • Crashes when trying to share or add friends
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing pins
  • Map not loading properly

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to change pin colors
  • Option to plan multi-stop routes
  • Improved search and filtering
  • Better syncing across devices
  • Offline map functionality
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  • iPad version
  • Printing and exporting options

MapMarkup

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pin Drop

Subscriptions10
  • Pin Drop Solo14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Teams Monthly / 2 people14 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • Pin Drop Solo14 Days trial$95.991 Year
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  • Teams Pro Monthly / 5 people14 Days trial$199.991 Month
  • Teams Pro Monthly / 6 people14 Days trial$239.991 Month
  • Teams Pro Monthly / 7 people14 Days trial$279.991 Month
  • Teams Pro Monthly / 8 people14 Days trial$319.991 Month
  • Teams Pro Monthly / 9 people14 Days trial$359.991 Month
  • Teams Pro Monthly / 10 people14 Days trial$399.991 Month
  • Teams Annual / 3 people14 Days trial$579.001 Year
None

MapMarkup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pin Drop free?
Pin Drop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapMarkup free?
MapMarkup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pin Drop or MapMarkup?
MapMarkup is rated higher. Pin Drop averages 4.6 out of 5 from 872 ratings, while MapMarkup averages 4.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Pin Drop or MapMarkup have ads?
Neither Pin Drop nor MapMarkup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pin Drop or MapMarkup?
Pin Drop ships an update every 10 days, and MapMarkup every 24 months. Most recently, Pin Drop was updated on November 8, 2026 and MapMarkup on November 6, 2026.

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