iMapIt Lite vs Touch GIS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iMapIt Lite
This app allows users to map, measure, and record locations using their device's GPS. It supports collecting points, lines, and areas, with options for manual or automatic coordinate collection. The Lite version has limitations on data export and measurement calculations.
- Collect geographic coordinates
- Map points, lines, and areas
- Manual and automatic coordinate collection
- Measure lengths and areas
- Edit existing surveys
- Visualize data with pins and colors
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Use your iPhone / iPad's GPS to map, measure or simply record places important to you. Your device will be a GPS receiver and will collect geographic coordinates wherever you are. GPS needs satellite’s visibility. Thus, the more open your space, the better the accuracy of measurements. * Geographic coordinates collection formats: . Points - Mark specific places with a point, such as the place you most like to go to, or the starting point of a race, or even the point where you saw a rare bird; . Lines or paths - A sequence of points forming a line to mark a trail where you have walked, or the path you have taken on a run, or the path to your new house, either the location of a new fence you want to build. All mapped lines are measured for you in metric and imperial units; . Areas or polygons - A sequence of points, forming a closed region, to mark land that you are interested in buying, or show the map of your land, or measure the outline of your new house, or delimit the region where you want to build a pool. All mapped areas are calculated for you in metric, imperial and Thai units; The LITE version measures line’s length or polygon’s area of your FIRST survey only. * How to collect coordinates: . Manually: You position yourself and tap the MapIt button to collect a coordinate; . Automatically by Time: A coordinate is collected at each defined time interval; . Automatically by Distance: A coordinate is collected at each interval of a pre-defined distance; . Automatically by Direction: A coordinate is collected each time you change the direction of your displacement at an angle greater than a defined limit; * Presentation within iMapIt: Points, lines and polygons can be represented by different types of pins, colors, strokes and fills. * Export your surveys: . Available only in Pro version; * Editing functions of surveys performed: . Feature duplication; . Union of existing features; . Division of a feature in two; . Deletion of unwanted coordinates; . Automatic cleaning of unnecessary points; . Move a feature to a new project; Disclaimer on the accuracy of the surveys: All points, paths or areas are surveyed using the GPS accuracy of your device. This is not a professional precision GPS equipment. So your surveys may vary when compared to the actual dimensions. Restrictions of the LITE version: The export of collected data is not allowed. The length of the paths and the size of the mapped areas are calculated only for the very FIRST survey. Ads are presented in map screen.
Touch GIS
This professional tool simplifies field data collection and mapping. It allows users to create and customize data forms, collect various data types offline, and export them to standard GIS formats. Professionals across diverse fields utilize it to enhance their fieldwork.
- Create Points, Lines, Polygons, Circles
- Customizable attribute forms
- Offline map tile saving
- Export to industry standard formats
- Attach photos to locations
- Clinometer tool for orientation
- Add custom base maps and overlays
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Touch GIS is the most intuitive professional field data collection and mapping tool. It's a super-powered field notebook enabling you to collect any kind of data, in any environment, online or offline, and transfer it easily to your preferred desktop GIS. We believe your data collection tools should amplify your capabilities, not limit them, which is why we focus on keeping your forms and attributes totally customizable in the field. Join thousands of professionals utilizing Touch GIS as their mobile GIS app to enhance their field work in geologic mapping, ecological mapping, civil engineering, mineral exploration and mining, natural resource management, landscape architecture, and more. FEATURES - Easily capture new Points, Lines, Polygons, and Circles in the field. - Quickly and accurately draw new lines and polygons with free draw mode and vertex snapping. - Adjust feature class attribute forms in the field at any time. - Get multiple perspectives by switching between basemaps in the field. - Download basemaps for offline use. - Export to many industry standard formats. - Snap, mark up, and attach photos to locations. - Measure planar and linear feature orientation using our clinometer tool with strike/dip, dip/dip direction, or trend/plunge formats. - Add custom base maps with WMS/WMTS. - Add raster images like Geospatial PDFS or GeoTiffs and other overlays to your map to see your location in context. - Add team members so your whole team has access. Supported file types: - Shapefiles - KML and KMZ - Geospatial PDF / GeoPDF - GeoPackage (GPKG) - GeoJSON - GPX - CSV - World File - Geotiff - JPG - PNG Customizable attribute types: - Description - Date & Time - Photos - List Of Values - Checkbox - Address - Number - Website - Phone Number - Attitude / Orientation for Geologic features Pre-loaded feature classes supporting many different use-cases: - Forestry - Geology - Real Estate - Stream Surveys - Water Infrastructure - Wetlands management - Create your own fully customizable data attribute forms, and update them in the field as needed. Terms of Service: https://www.touchgis.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.touchgis.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iMapIt Lite at none against Touch GIS's 2. iMapIt Lite also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Touch GIS's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (50% vs 20%). On price 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
Both are free to download. Touch GIS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. iMapIt Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
iMapIt Lite ships an update every 9 months, Touch GIS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iMapIt Lite | Touch GIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcus Silva | TouchGIS |
Customer experience
iMapIt Lite
Touch GIS
In-app purchases
iMapIt Lite
No in-app purchases
Touch GIS
- Pro Subscription (Monthly)$29.991 Month
- Pro License (Annual)$299.991 Year
Questions
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