Austrian Map Mobile vs Scenic Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Austrian Map Mobile
Access detailed digital maps of Austria with hill shading and elevation data. Features include GPS tracking, route planning, and the ability to search by place name or coordinates. All map data is available for free and can be stored locally for offline use.
- Digital maps of Austria
- Hill shading and elevation data
- GPS location display
- Offline map storage
- Search by place name or coordinates
- Route planning along tracks
- Measure distances and areas
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The Austrian Map mobile (AMap mobile) contains the digital maps of Austria including hill shading, the object area names from the Digital Landscape Model (DLM) and the Digital Elevation Model (DGM). This product of the Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying (BEV) offers not only the high quality topographic maps but also a user-friendly interface with extensive functionality. Available maps and data: - Overview map 1:1 million - Cartographic model 1:500 000 - Cartographic model 1:250 000 - Cartographic model 1:50 000 All map data of AMap mobile are available free of charge and are stored locally on the respective smartphone or tablet (offline use possible). Functions of Austrian Map mobile: - Search by place name or search by coordinates - GPS functions: Display of location, "moving map", compass support, routing along tracks - Insert, edit and share POIs (Points of Interest) - Recording and sending tracks - Information about the map sheets displayed - Measuring distances and areas Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.
Scenic Map
Explore the world with detailed 3D topographic maps, accessible even offline. Stream and cache global maps for use without cell service. Features include satellite overlays, customizable map styles, and GPS tracking for navigation and route replay.
- Global 3D topographic maps
- Offline map caching
- Satellite image overlays
- Customizable map styles
- GPS tracking and route replay
- GPX track import/export
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A 3D topo map with coverage of the entire world. The map is streamed directly from Apple's servers and cached on your device for use when there is no cell coverage. Use Scenic Map in a car, a boat, a plane or while hiking. It is like having the entire Earth in your pocket. Satellite image overlays add breathtaking detail and realism to the maps (tap preset 2 or 4). You can use them as you travel to see what is hidden from view at ground level. This takes moving maps to a whole new level. To get started, tap the arrow button in the toolbar to begin GPS tracking and center the map at your current location. The spinner in the status bar shows that the map is being loaded. The spinner stops when the map is fully cached at that location. You can scroll around the map or tilt the map with a two finger vertical swipe to see it in 3D. Use the two finger vertical swipe gesture to tilt the map for a 3D view. Scroll like a map or fly like a flight simulator. Enable Joystick Gestures in the Settings menu and then fly around the terrain using a virtual joystick. Prefer only 2D maps? Enable the 2D Map option in the Settings menu. Scenic Map is simply the best 3D topo map available for a mobile device. You will see incredible detail while scrolling, rotating and zooming perfectly smoothly. You will see every road even if you zoom out to the altitude of a satellite. As you zoom in, you will see every small bump and hollow of the Earth and terrain features as small as ten meters. Unlike old fashioned topo maps, Scenic Map’s roads and trails are up to date thanks to OpenStreetMap.org. It contains polygons for urban areas, shopping malls, an ever growing number of buildings and many other features, The best lake, pond, stream and rivers from the USGS and Canadian public databases are also included. Your tracks can be replayed with video like controls to speed up, slow down, pause, restart or skip to the end. You can display existing tracks while recording another if you want to retrace your route. When online, you can automatically create a route from your current GPS location to any other point on the map. Tracks can be received from or sent to other apps in GPX format. GPS recording stops automatically after you have remained stationary for some time or you can choose to manually stop tracking by tapping on the top track in the Tracks view. Never before have maps been this customizable. For example, you can turn on or off the roads. You can change the lighting direction or remove terrain shading entirely. You can display contour lines even over satellite images. There are five presets which let you quickly switch between map styles. Use Metric, English or Nautical units and choose one of four different coordinate displays including UTM. Want to learn more about a map feature? Tap the target icon and center the feature under the compass rose to display its name, type, urban area, county, state, elevation and coordinates. You will also see a bearing line back to your current GPS location or from your location to a selected waypoint. The status bar shows the bearing direction and distance along with the map and GPS elevation, the track length, and your current speed and direction of travel. In-app documentation is provided in the Help section at the top of the Settings menu. Links are provided in the documentation to detailed coverage maps, tutorial videos, installation guide and blog at ScenicMap.com Map data © OpenStreetMap and contributors under the Open Database License Scenic Map supports GPS tracking while the app is in the background. Caution: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scenic Map at 67% against Austrian Map Mobile's 20%. Scenic Map also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5). Austrian Map Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 16.1). 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. Scenic Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Austrian Map Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scenic Map holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Austrian Map Mobile's written reviews are positive against 67% of Scenic Map's.
Austrian Map Mobile ships an update every 4 months, Scenic Map every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Austrian Map Mobile | Scenic Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garzotto GmbH | GrangerFX |
Customer experience
Austrian Map Mobile
Scenic Map
In-app purchases
Austrian Map Mobile
No in-app purchases
Scenic Map
- Scenic Map Features$4.99
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