MapCERN vs swisstopo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapCERN
Navigate CERN with this offline map application. Search for buildings, rooms, and locations, and get directions with multiple travel modes. Access shuttle schedules and view your current location.
- Offline map functionality
- Search for buildings, rooms, and locations
- Routing with car, bike, and walk modes
- Shuttle line schedules
- Full CERN coverage
- Current location display
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The app displays useful geographic data on a map allowing its users to search for buildings, rooms and locations at CERN. Functionalities: * Working offline * Quick search - buildings, rooms, locations * Routing with 3 travel modes : car, bike, walk * Shuttles lines schedules * Full CERN coverage * Data updates when online * Current location display when GPS enabled * Magnifying glass
swisstopo
Explore Switzerland with detailed national maps, including hiking, cycling, and aviation data. Enjoy offline access to all features and data without ads or logins. Plan and record your own tours with navigation tools.
- Detailed national maps
- Offline map access
- Hiking and cycling routes
- Aviation charts
- Tour planning and recording
- Map change reporting
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On the road with the best app of the year: the swisstopo app won the "Master of Swiss Apps 2021" award. Use the famous national maps to discover even the most remote places in Switzerland and topics such as hiking, cycling, snow sports and aviation. All functions and data of the app as well as offline use are free of charge. The app is free of advertising and does not require a login. - all scales from 1:10 000 to 1:1 million - current aerial image and historical maps - official hiking, mountain hiking and alpine hiking trails - closures of hiking trails - snowshoe and ski routes - SwitzerlandMobility routes - public transport stops ON THE ROAD - free offline maps (1:25 000 to 1:1 million) - draw, record, import and share your own tours - set tour type (hiking, cycling, mountain biking) and personal pace - tour guide (arrival time, remaining distance) - panorama mode (labelled panorama, view tour in "3D") - save markers, add notes, share TOOLS such as measure, compare and search (for geographical names, addresses or coordinates) Report changes to maps and geodata AVIATION - aeronautical charts, obstacles, airspaces - landing sites - restrictions for drones and model aircrafts Do you have a question? Then write to us: support-cd@swisstopo.ch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MapCERN at 5.0 against swisstopo's 4.3. MapCERN also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%). swisstopo's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MapCERN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: swisstopo has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MapCERN's written reviews are positive against 74% of swisstopo's.
MapCERN ships an update every 3 months, swisstopo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapCERN | swisstopo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 74.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 374 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CERN | swisstopo |
Customer experience
MapCERN
swisstopo
In-app purchases
MapCERN
No in-app purchases
swisstopo
No in-app purchases
