MapOut vs cycle.travel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- Quiet road routing
- Traffic-free cycleway navigation
- Turn-by-turn directions
- Offline maps
- Route planning for all trip lengths
- Scenic road selection
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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/ .)
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapOut | cycle.travel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (146 ratings) — better | 4.8 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better | 91.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 146 — better | 65 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #33 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Valnova | Editions Systeme D |
Customer experience
MapOut
cycle.travel
User reviews
MapOut
From 146 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
MapOut
No in-app purchases
cycle.travel
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