Comparison

MapOut vs cycle.travel

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

Head to head
About

MapOut

Create, view, and record custom routes with offline global maps. Explore terrain in 3D, track your speed and distance, and access detailed topographical and tourist information.

Highlights
  • Offline global maps
  • Route drawing and planning
  • 3D Tilt View terrain exploration
  • Speed and distance tracking
  • Offline search for places and streets
  • GPX/KML file import
  • Tour recording and sharing
Features
Currently charting
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“MapOut saves the day with its intuitive interface for drawing routes and viewing elevation profiles. I’m genuinely impressed by its powerful features!” – Alee, cyclingabout.com Offline maps covering the entire globe, optimized for iPhone and iPad. As beautiful as a traditional paper map—but far more versatile. Perfectly tailored for: - Hikers: Clear, detailed terrain maps accessible even in the most remote locations, without an internet connection. - Cyclists: Extensive cycling route network with real-time speed and distance tracking. - City Travelers: Detailed city maps complete with essential tourist information. - Map Enthusiasts: Simply elegant maps that are a pleasure to view. Innovative 3D Tilt View - Tilt your device in any direction to vividly explore terrain details. Learn more at [mapout.app](https://mapout.app). Powerful Offline Search - Easily find places, streets, mountains, and more—no internet needed. High-Quality Map Data - Built upon the OpenStreetMap project, the "Wikipedia of Maps". Contribute your own corrections and additions at OpenStreetMap.org. - Regularly updated offline maps available for your selected regions. Effortless Tour Planning - Draw: Easily create custom routes and waypoints directly on your map. Adjust existing tours or imported GPX files effortlessly. - Import: Transfer routes to your device via email using a free "MapOut.me" account. Discover countless GPX and KML route files online, ideal for hiking or biking (e.g., gpsies.com). - Record: Capture your adventures and easily share them with friends. - Insights: Quickly see vital information for every tour—distance, elevation changes, route profile, and map details. Superior Map Viewing Experience - Rapid, hardware-accelerated rendering for smooth navigation. - Continuous zoom with impeccable clarity at every level. - Detailed topographical views featuring contour lines and shading. - Versatile overlays include biking, hiking, skiing routes, sightseeing locations, and public transport networks. Find comprehensive support and answers in our user manual: https://mapout.app/manual Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright

About

cycle.travel

Discover the quietest and most scenic cycling routes with turn-by-turn directions and offline maps. Plan anything from a short commute to a long touring holiday, avoiding busy roads and traffic. Become a supporter for additional map layers and features.

Highlights
  • Quiet road routing
  • Traffic-free cycleway navigation
  • Turn-by-turn directions
  • Offline maps
  • Route planning for all trip lengths
  • Scenic road selection
Features
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Life's too short to ride busy roads! cycle.travel is the app that finds you a route on quiet lanes and traffic-free cycleways. Turn-by-turn directions and offline maps are 100% free - no need to "go premium". Trusted by thousands as a route-planning website, it's now an app for the first time. Plan a cross-city commute, an afternoon ride, or a two-month touring holiday. cycle.travel finds your route in seconds to select the quietest, most scenic roads. Put your phone on your handlebars and let cycle.travel guide you. cycle.travel is 100% independent, developed by one cyclist to plan the sort of routes I love. Become a supporter to help development of the app, and get extra maps such as Ordnance Survey, IGN France and OpenCycleMap! "Essential for bicycling nomads" - The Guardian. "Fantastic" - Alastair Humphreys, author of Microadventures. "Better than all the other cycling route planners" - Jack Thurston, author of Lost Lanes. "A really good tool that I use a lot" - Will Norman, London's Cycling & Walking Commissioner. (You can become a supporter within the app! This helps me develop it and keeps the servers running, plus gives you extra maps and other features. If you choose to do so, a purchase of the value you select will be applied to your Apple account on confirmation; subscriptions renew each month unless cancelled within 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel any time from your standard account settings, or by choosing "Account status" within the app. The privacy policy is at https://cycle.travel/about/privacy and the terms of use are at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ .)

Screenshots

MapOut4 screens
cycle.travel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: cycle.travel at Free against MapOut's $4.99. MapOut's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#33 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

cycle.travel is free to download; MapOut costs $4.99 up front. cycle.travel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MapOut asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MapOut against 4.8 for cycle.travel. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 146 and 65 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of MapOut's written reviews are positive against 92% of cycle.travel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MapOut versus cycle.travel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapOutcycle.travel
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (146 ratings) — better4.8 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews — better91.5% of reviews
Number of ratings146 — better65
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#33 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB51 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperValnovaEditions Systeme D

Customer experience

MapOut

All ratings142 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews223 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.9%
Negative3.6%

cycle.travel

All ratings62 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative6.8%

User reviews

MapOut

From 146 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 💻 Offline map functionality
  • 🗺️ Detailed and accurate maps
  • 📊 Useful elevation profiles and statistics
  • 🔁 Ability to import/export routes

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or stability issues
  • 🔍 Limited search and POI functionality
  • 🚲 Could be better suited for cycling/biking
  • ⌚ Lack of Apple Watch integration

cycle.travel

From 65 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent route planning
  • 🗺️ Prioritizes quiet/off-road paths
  • ✅ Easy to use and intuitive
  • 🚀 Seamless export to Garmin
  • 💡 Finds hidden gems and out-of-the-way places

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't always reroute automatically
  • 🐛 Sometimes loses precise location
  • 🐛 Audio cues pause media
  • 🐛 Interface can be clunky on mobile
  • 🐛 Difficulty planning from home

Bugs and requests

MapOut

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Map tiles not loading properly when zooming in
  • Recorded routes not always accurate

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to search for and navigate to specific locations
  • Option to display different map styles (e.g. satellite view)
  • Turn-by-turn navigation and voice guidance
  • Integration with other fitness/outdoor apps

cycle.travel

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Buttons do nothing when planning route
  • Route shown starts miles away from current location
  • Route ends miles away from destination
  • Doesn't reroute automatically
  • Loses precise location
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  • Audio cues pause media playback
  • Vocal commands in foreign language
  • Interface clunky on mobile devices
  • Can't plan a route from home
  • App is broken, map cannot be moved
  • Static screen showing current location only
  • Routes sometimes lead to rough dirt tracks
  • Some roads marked paved are actually gravel
  • Audio directions programmed in a foreign language

Requested features

12 requests
  • Choice of multiple routes
  • Option for less/more elevation gain
  • Option for shortest/most secure/most touristic routes
  • Ability to construct custom routes based on fitness
  • Ability to choose entire routes with multiple stages
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  • Support for new Bosh e-bike systems
  • Ability to upload GPX files
  • Ability to draw a loop route
  • Translate languages with different alphabets
  • Undo function for route modification
  • Import feature to app (like website)
  • Ability to change profile name

In-app purchases

None

MapOut

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

cycle.travel

Subscriptions3
  • Coffee Supporter$1.991 Month
  • Cake Supporter$3.991 Month
  • Beer Supporter$7.991 Month

Questions

Is MapOut free?
MapOut costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is cycle.travel free?
cycle.travel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MapOut or cycle.travel?
MapOut is rated higher. MapOut averages 4.9 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while cycle.travel averages 4.8 from 65 ratings.
Do MapOut or cycle.travel have ads?
Neither MapOut nor cycle.travel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapOut or cycle.travel?
MapOut ships an update every 6 weeks, and cycle.travel every 6 weeks. Most recently, MapOut was updated on November 6, 2026 and cycle.travel on November 3, 2026.

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