Comparison

Map Plus vs LandOverlay

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

LandOverlay

This app overlays your live location onto custom georeferenced maps, allowing you to navigate and mark points of interest even without cell service. Import various map file types and record your movements to export later.

Highlights
  • Import KML, KMZ, GPX, GeoTIFF
  • Live location on custom maps
  • Offline functionality
  • Drop and save waypoints
  • Record GPS tracks
  • Export GPX files
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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Any map. You are here. LandOverlay puts the maps you already use on your iPhone or iPad and shows your live position on them, even with no cell signal. Load a canoe-route map before a paddling trip, a hunting-lease boundary, a trail map, a property survey, or a scanned paper map, and see exactly where you stand. It works with the map files mapmakers, agencies, and GIS tools already publish: GeoPDF, GeoTIFF, KML, KMZ, and GPX. You don't need to convert, sign up, or have a data connection in the field. BRING ANY MAP • Import GeoPDF, GeoTIFF, KML, KMZ, and GPX files, or a zip of several • Import from Files, a web link, AirDrop, or by scanning a QR code • Linked maps check for newer versions and update automatically • Stack several maps, adjust the opacity of scanned and aerial maps, and show or hide any part of a map • Organize everything into folders • Works with thousands of coordinate systems: UTM, US State Plane, NAD83, Albers, Canadian Lambert and MTM, and modern systems worldwide KNOW WHERE YOU ARE • Your live position on any imported map, with follow and heading-up modes • Works fully offline once your maps are imported • Built for iPhone Duo, with the controls moving to the side when the phone is closed or turned sideways MARK WHAT MATTERS • Drop saved points with custom icons and colors • Record GPS tracks as you move, even with the screen locked • Draw areas and measure distances and bearings • Export points, tracks, and areas as GPX or KML SHARE WITH YOUR GROUP • Send points, tracks, areas, maps, or whole folders to another LandOverlay user • They tap the link in Messages and everything arrives in their app, folders included • Linked maps stay linked, so everyone gets the same updates SEE IT IN 3D • AR view draws boundaries, tracks, and points over the camera at their real-world positions • Virtual 3D view shows the terrain around you with your map overlays, with no camera needed PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account or sign-in • No ads, analytics, or tracking • Your maps, points, and tracks stay on your device Paddlers, hunters, hikers, ranchers, landowners, and field crews use LandOverlay to answer one question: where am I on this map?

Screenshots

Map Plus4 screens
LandOverlay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Map Plus at Free against LandOverlay's $2.99. Map Plus also leads on ratings volume (638 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). LandOverlay's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Map Plus is free to download; LandOverlay costs $2.99 up front. Map Plus sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. LandOverlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LandOverlay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Map Plus has 638 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map Plus ships an update monthly, LandOverlay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Map Plus versus LandOverlay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap PlusLandOverlay
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (638 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings638 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiocool Inc.BILBY JAMES BALDRIDGE

Customer experience

Map Plus

All ratings637 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%

LandOverlay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

LandOverlay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Map Plus

One-time10
  • Large File Support$0.99
  • Enhanced Map$0.99
  • Donate$1.99
Show 7 more
  • 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
None

LandOverlay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Map Plus free?
Map Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LandOverlay free?
LandOverlay costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Map Plus or LandOverlay?
LandOverlay is rated higher. Map Plus averages 4.6 out of 5 from 638 ratings, while LandOverlay averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Map Plus or LandOverlay have ads?
Map Plus shows ads; LandOverlay does not.
Which is updated more often, Map Plus or LandOverlay?
Map Plus ships an update monthly, and LandOverlay every 3 weeks. Most recently, Map Plus was updated on November 10, 2026 and LandOverlay on November 8, 2026.

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