Map Plus vs Cartograph
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
Cartograph
Create custom maps to easily navigate and find your way back home. This app works offline and even when your screen is off, ensuring you always have a reliable guide.
- Create custom maps
- Offline functionality
- Screen-off operation
- Easy return navigation
- Personalized mapping
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Did you ever get lost in the woods, because your map app didn’t show you your way back home? With Cartograph, you can create your own maps. This way, you will be able to reach your way back super easily! Simply start the app when you leave for a walk, and stop it when you reach your destination, or simply when you need to go back. Cartograph works offline and when your screen is off. Start cartographing today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Map Plus at 4.6 against Cartograph's 4.0. Map Plus also leads on ratings volume (637 vs 5). Cartograph's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Cartograph asks for nothing beyond the download.
Map Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Map Plus has 637 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Map Plus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cartograph's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Map Plus ships an update monthly, Cartograph every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Map Plus | Cartograph |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (637 ratings) — better | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 637 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miocool Inc. | College de Mont-Royal |
Customer experience
Map Plus
Cartograph
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
Cartograph
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
Cartograph
No in-app purchases









