Mapplet vs Picus ANSI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mapplet
Display your custom location-based data, GIS, or CAD information on industry-standard maps. This affordable and fast solution allows you to query, analyze, and visualize your data with various map layers and tools.
- Display custom POI, parcels, and GIS/CAD data
- Integrates with Bing Maps, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, MapBox, ESRI ArcGIS
- Access, query, and analyze your own data
- Display documents linked to data
- Auto-identify nearby objects using GPS
- Measure distances and areas
- Search for places and addresses
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Do you have your own location based data or aerials and need to display it on an industry standard base map? Are you looking for an affordable and blazingly fast solution? If so, Mapplet is your answer. Mapplet provides this functionality at a fraction of the cost of other enterprise based solutions. Mapplet can be deployed to the cloud in order to provide a cost effective scalable and robust solution. You can display your own POI, parcels, utility network, GIS or CAD data on Bing Maps, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, MapBox, and ESRI ArcGIS Maps. IMPORTANT: This app is pre-configured with demo data in order to show some of its capabilities. In order to add and display your own data, you will need to create a compatible map package (SMP) and host it on a web server or the cloud. Then you will be able to use the "Add Server..." functionality to display your data. Please contact Spatial Wave if you like to set up your own server. NOTE: if applicable, all base maps except Bing maps require separate licenses from their corresponding vendors. Features: -Access, query and analyze your own data -Display extended location based information -Display documents linked to your data -Auto identify nearby objects using GPS -Display your data on top of industry standard base maps -Identify all objects within a map area -Find and locate objects using custom predefined queries -Easily navigate, pan, zoom and change the map view -Measure distances and areas -Search for places and addresses -Display your phone contact list and bookmarks on your map -Superimpose real-time traffic on top of your data -See your own data on birds eye map -See location of your data using Street View -Much more...
Picus ANSI
This application facilitates the collection of data for overhead line inspections. It integrates GPS, visual inspection tools, and picture capture. The software also includes a load calculation system for comparing stress to pole strength.
- Overhead line inspection data collection
- GPS data integration
- Visual inspection tools
- Picture capture
- Load calculation system
- Pole strength comparison
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The software provides base functionalities to collect data about inspections of overhead lines. Picus is entirely designed for Polux® and any other data collection including GPS, visual inspection, pictures, etc. The application also integrates a load calculation system and makes it possible to compare load stress to pole strength estimated by Polux®
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Picus ANSI at 5.0 against Mapplet's 3.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Picus ANSI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Mapplet ships an update every 5 months, Picus ANSI every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mapplet | Picus ANSI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spatial Wave | C.B.T Concept Bois Technologies SA |
Customer experience
Mapplet
Picus ANSI
In-app purchases
Mapplet
No in-app purchases
Picus ANSI
No in-app purchases
