Comparison

Mapplet vs NORO

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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...

About

NORO

Access 3D CAD data for a standard product range of pipes, mouldings, and distribution systems. Engineers and project managers can view models for steel and chromium-nickel steel components directly on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • 3D CAD data access
  • Standard product range
  • Pipes, mouldings, distribution systems
  • Steel and chromium-nickel steel
  • Compatible with major CAD systems
  • Mobile device access
Features
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The NORO app is a free download service for 3D CAD data of the standard product range of NORO Germany and provides engineers and project managers with direct access via mobile devices. Our product range includes pipes, mouldings and distribution systems with diameters of 80 to 600 mm made from steel (powder coated or galvanised) and chromium-nickel steel as well as associated pipe connection elements. The 3D CAD models are compliant with major world standards and are suitable for use in current CAD systems, such as CATIA®, Autodesk® Inventor®, SolidWorks®, Creo™ Parametric, NX™, AutoCAD®, Solid Edge®, etc.

Screenshots

Mapplet4 screens
NORO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mapplet at every 5 months against NORO's every 66 months. Mapplet also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). NORO's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mapplet ships an update every 5 months, NORO every 66 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mapplet versus NORO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMappletNORO
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 66 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSpatial WaveNORO GmbH

Customer experience

Mapplet

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

NORO

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mapplet

No in-app purchases

None

NORO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mapplet free?
Mapplet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NORO free?
NORO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mapplet or NORO have ads?
Neither Mapplet nor NORO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mapplet or NORO?
Mapplet ships an update every 5 months, and NORO every 66 months. Most recently, Mapplet was updated on October 23, 2026 and NORO on October 3, 2026.

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