Comparison

MapOut vs Pocket Earth PRO

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

Pocket Earth PRO

Access detailed worldwide maps and travel guides offline, saving on data charges. Features topographic maps, online routing with offline voice guidance, and extensive travel information. Ideal for travelers and outdoor adventurers.

Highlights
  • Detailed worldwide offline maps
  • Topographic contour maps
  • Offline voice guidance
  • Extensive travel guides
  • GPS track recording
  • GPX/CSV import/export
Features
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• Detailed worldwide maps and travel guides • Topographic contour maps for the outdoors • Works completely offline even with GPS • Great when abroad or in the wilderness, NO data roaming charges • Online routing with offline Voice Guidance and much more! « Reviews » “I love this technology” – Natali Morris, Tech Reporter, NBC’s Today Show Editor's Pick Best Offline Map App – thedigitaltrekker.com “The best travel app in the world… Don’t leave home without it!” – bonvoyageurs.com “Very impressive app with unmatched features.” – toptenreviews.com « Maps » • Beautiful Retina quality maps at a fraction of the size! The fastest and most beautiful offline maps on the App Store! • Detailed and interactive worldwide maps! More than 100,000 places & completely free! • Access your maps online and offline! Saves on data roaming costs! • Personalize the maps to show the info you want! • Online Routing with voice guided turn by turn directions. Save your multi-stop itineraries for offline navigation! • Online street address search and contacts integration! • Did we mention everything is offline? Works anywhere- cities, small towns, even in the middle of nowhere. Never any roaming charges. We dare you to try it! « For the Traveler » • Find out about thousands of interesting places - hotels, restaurants, bars, tourist sites, even get metro and public transit info! • Our super wide area Nearby search is also super fast! • Have all the travel info you need with more than 25,000 detailed Wikivoyage Travel Guides and more than 1 million Wikipedia articles in 7 languages! All offline of course! • Customizable Pins and favorites groups! Add notes and mark and share favorite spots! • Share maps links and your current location (SMS, Facebook, WhatsApp, Email, etc)! « For the Adventurer » • An in-app purchase option offers topographic maps. Get high performance, high accuracy 10m / 50ft contour display world-wide. The ONLY offline app that lets you download large areas, even entire countries! Contours are displayed on our existing maps for all Activities. • Hiking and Cycling maps! Great for geocaching and getting off the track! • GPS track recording lets you see what route you took! Great for hikes, cycling and off road! Never get lost again! • Import/Export support for GPX and CSV files! Share with friends using PE Archives. • Displays and lets you search for map coordinates (including DD, DDM, DMS, MGRS, UTM/UPS, GeoHash, and what3words)! • Numerous GPS settings for your preferred configuration including compass and heading arrow or rotation, look ahead mode, accuracy and recording settings. ...and much more - so try it out! « How's it Work? » Just select the cities, regions, or even whole countries you want to download, and it will be available for offline use, complete with information on thousands of POIs (Points of Interest), travel guides and Wikipedia articles. To do this we utilize community driven open data from a number of amazing projects. We use some magik to compress and package it in a format optimized for mobile devices. Pocket Earth then renders its beautiful vector maps on your device using our OpenGL ES based MagikMap technology. To learn more about Pocket Earth or the community driven open data sources that we use, please visit our website. Don’t forget this: 1. Using the GPS features of this app can significantly affect battery life. Only leave GPS enabled when you need to use it. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Pocket Earth only uses GPS in the background for route navigation and gps track recording features. 2. This app uses data from the amazing community driven open mapping project called openstreetmap.org! Coverage detail may vary by region, please visit our website to check the map detail for your regions of interest. 3. Does not currently support all asian texts on the map (Chinese, Japanese, etc).

Screenshots

MapOut4 screens
Pocket Earth PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MapOut at none against Pocket Earth PRO's 1. MapOut also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 85%) and price ($4.99 vs $6.99). Pocket Earth PRO's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 142). On rating, update cadence, ads and chart position 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

MapOut costs $4.99 and Pocket Earth PRO $6.99 up front. Pocket Earth PRO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Pocket Earth PRO. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Earth PRO has 1.8K ratings behind it against 142, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of MapOut's written reviews are positive against 85% of Pocket Earth PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
MapOut versus Pocket Earth PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapOutPocket Earth PRO
Price$4.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.9 (142 ratings) — better4.8 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews — better85.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1421.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#19 — better#43
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1312.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValnovaGeoMagik LLC

Customer experience

MapOut

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

Pocket Earth PRO

All ratings1,814 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews353 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative11.3%

User reviews

MapOut

From 142 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

Pocket Earth PRO

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Offline maps and GPS functionality
  • 📍 Detailed maps with points of interest
  • 🌍 Works well internationally
  • 🗺️ Comprehensive map data
  • 🔍 Excellent search and navigation

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🗺️ Maps can be outdated
  • 🔍 Confusing user interface
  • 💰 Hidden costs for some features
  • 🔄 Frustrating map download process

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

Pocket Earth PRO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to restore purchased features
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Geolocation not working on some devices
  • Slow or failed map downloads

Requested features

6 requests
  • Offline route planning and navigation
  • Ability to import/sync GPX files
  • Improved user interface and discoverability
  • More frequent map data updates
  • Customizable map icons and labels
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  • Support for multiple user accounts

In-app purchases

None

MapOut

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pocket Earth PRO

One-time1
  • Topographic Maps$4.99

Questions

Is MapOut free?
MapOut costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Earth PRO free?
Pocket Earth PRO costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MapOut or Pocket Earth PRO?
MapOut is rated higher. MapOut averages 4.9 out of 5 from 142 ratings, while Pocket Earth PRO averages 4.8 from 1.8K ratings.
Do MapOut or Pocket Earth PRO have ads?
Neither MapOut nor Pocket Earth PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapOut or Pocket Earth PRO?
MapOut ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pocket Earth PRO every 6 weeks. Most recently, MapOut was updated on October 14, 2026 and Pocket Earth PRO on October 15, 2026.
Which is more popular, MapOut or Pocket Earth PRO?
MapOut currently peaks at #19 in the App Store charts, and Pocket Earth PRO at #43. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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