Map Plus vs CarryMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Map Plus
This app is a powerful tool for viewing and editing custom maps, managing geographic data, and planning outdoor activities. It supports various map and GIS file formats, offers on-map editing, GPS track recording, and data sharing.
- View and edit custom maps
- Manage geographic data
- Support for GIS vector and common file formats
- Offline map viewing
- GPS track recording and path following
- On-map vector editing
- Data sharing via multiple methods
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The most powerful and versatile tool for viewing and editing custom maps, surveying, editing or managing mass of your geography data. ● You can use Map Plus as a professional GIS tool for geographic data gathering, editing, measuring, cartography, surveying, planning, online/offline viewing and many other management. ● You can also use Map Plus to help your outdoor activities and global travels, for trip planning, offline map downloading, track/photo/video recording, and sharing memories with friends. Besides common map features such as locating, searching, Map Plus provides many more special: ● Configuring, viewing and downloading any online maps of XYZ/WMS/WMTS patterns, or using scripts to configure more complex ones. ● Handling GIS vector file formats, such as Shape(SHP), TAB, GEOJSON, GML/GZ, AutoCAD DXF... ● Handling Common GIS file formats such as KML, KMZ, GPX, CSV, WPT.. Supported styles in KML/KMZ. ● Handling offline map file formats such as MBTiles, RMaps... ● On-map vector editing with finger drag-drop and magnetic snap. ● GPS Track Recording with auto-recovery and background mode support. ● Path Following with voice guidance for both user paths and searched direction routes. ● Displaying locations of photos and videos in your system photo albums. (no need to import) ● User data management with folders, sub-folders, layers, bulk operations, shortcuts, tags and fuzzy searches. Supports Advanced Search by using expressions with attribute conditions. ● Using Feature Class for bulk editing and managing similar (same class of) features and layers all together. Supports bulk Attributes Merge and Link Relationship Building between features of different classes. ● Conditional Style and Expression provide dynamic content rendering. ● Customizable pop-up panel for on-map picking items with HTML, JS and CSS support to make custom forms, layout and rich-formatted content. ● Handling coordinates in MGRS, UTM, and Plus Code. ● Photo Markup allows you draw markups on photo, such as arrows, texts, free-hand drawings. ● Browser Access allows you to access app's data or files from a desktop PC/Mac with a web browser wirelessly. ● Sharing or transferring data via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, iCloud, SMS, Email, QR codes, Open-In, AirDrop or many other ways. ● Many more fantastic and free functions could not be fully descriped here, such as Guide Mark, Arrival Notification, Photo Mode, Map Level Adjust, Custom Icons, Photo/Video Attachments, Image Overlay, Text Overlay, Fast Editing, Distance/Perimeter/Area Measuring, Custom Time Zone, etc. User Manual: https://duweis.com/en/mapplus_guide.html Contact Us: support@duweis.com
CarryMap
This app enables seamless field work with offline maps and spatial geodata collection. Create, edit, and analyze points, lines, and polygons, attach media, and record voice comments. Navigate using GPS, measure distances, and export data in various formats.
- Offline map management
- Create and edit spatial features
- Attach media and voice notes
- GPS tracking and navigation
- Measure distances and areas
- Data export in multiple formats
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CarryMap app offers a comprehensive set of tools for collecting, processing and analyzing spatial geodata. It provides seamless field work without authorization, payments and in-app purchases. It is designed to work with maps in a specific mobile format CMF2. To export your ArcGIS maps to this format, use CarryMap Builder, an extension to ArcGIS Desktop. Maps management - Download maps of only needed areas and store them in a convenient catalog. The maps provided in the catalog were created based on OpenStreetMap data. - Upload your own maps prepared in ArcGIS and work with them offline. - Use reliable methods for your maps protection. - Create fully functional projects for work with all the needed information. - Save selected map areas as bookmarks. Working with objects - Create and edit point, line, and polygon features on the map. - Add media attachments (photo, video and documents) to features. - Record voice comments when creating and describing features on the map. - Create points on-the-fly using your device camera. - Create points on the map with a single tap while moving, add description later if needed. - Add graphic marks as text, arrows or free hand graphic. GPS tracks and navigation - Use external Bad Elf GPS receiver to find your current location. - Save tracks automatically without being distracted by editing them as you go. - Use features on the map as landmarks or destination points on your route. - Search and identify features offline. - Measure distances and areas. Data export - Share coordinates of features on the map by sending a file or a link. - Upload maps in MBTILES* formats. - Share collected data in GPKG (GeoPackage), GPX, KML/KMZ and SHP formats. *Maps in MBTILES format with raster tile type only are supported. The application is accessible to a wide range of users, regardless of GIS skills, and can be used in various fields, including electrical energy industry, agriculture, geology and geodesy, housing and utility, environmental protection, water and land resources management, ecology and incident management, urban management, etc. Take the opportunity to create your own branded application for viewing and working with mobile maps based on CarryMap for your company. Read more: https://carrymap.com/en/features/branding/ Read more about all the capabilities of CarryMap Builder extension at https://builder.carrymap.com/en/ To learn more about CarryMap application, visit https://carrymap.com/en/overview/ Watch educational videos on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/CarryMap/videos Your questions or comments are welcome at support@xtools.pro
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CarryMap at none against Map Plus's 10. CarryMap also leads on ads (none vs shown). Map Plus's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (633 vs 200). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Map Plus sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CarryMap asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Map Plus against 4.6 for CarryMap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 633 and 200 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Map Plus's written reviews are positive against 80% of CarryMap's.
Map Plus ships an update monthly, CarryMap every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Map Plus | CarryMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (633 ratings) | 4.6 (200 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 633 — better | 200 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miocool Inc. | XTools Pro, Inc |
Customer experience
Map Plus
CarryMap
Bugs and requests
Map Plus
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when loading large datasets
- Issues with map layer visibility and synchronization
- Problems with coordinate system and projection support
- Inconsistent behavior when using certain features
Requested features
5 requests- Improved user interface and navigation
- Better integration with other mapping/GIS software
- Route planning and navigation capabilities
- Ability to import and export more file formats
- Improved offline map caching and performance
CarryMap
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Map Plus
- Large File Support$0.99
- Enhanced Map$0.99
- Donate$1.99
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- Export GPX Support$2.99
- Enhanced Format$2.99
- Remove Advertisements$3.99
- Enhanced GIS$4.99
- Enhanced Editing$5.99
- Enhanced Photo$8.99
- Full-Function Package$19.99
CarryMap
No in-app purchases









