YAMAP vs MyKeiba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YAMAP
This app enhances outdoor adventures like trekking and skiing with GPS tracking and detailed maps, even without a mobile signal. It allows users to log activities, build an online journal, and share their experiences. Health metrics like steps and heart rate can also be tracked.
- Offline GPS tracking
- Detailed outdoor maps
- Activity logging and journal
- Health metric integration (steps, heart rate)
- Social sharing of outdoor data
- Downloadable maps for PC
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YAMAP is The Most Popular Outdoor App in Japan. YAMAP makes your outdoor adventures, like mountain trekking and skiing, safer and more fun with your iPhone. YAMAP does not require a mobile signal to track and log your outdoor activity. Our detailed outdoor maps provide information you need like elevation, parking and trailhead locations. YAMAP lets you build an online outdoor journal easily so you can share your love of the outdoors! ▲ Video about YAMAP https://youtu.be/wDq25Yc07nY ▲ Three Main Features of YAMAP 1) Safe YAMAP makes your iPhone a special GPS device for the outdoors. YAMAP could provide accurate positioning information with YAMAP's maps in Japan and your iPhone's GPS, even if you are in places not reached by mobile phone signals, such as in mountainous regions. 2) Convenience YAMAP Hybrid Maps YAMAP's maps are used as digital ones with your iPhone, and as ones on paper by downloading them to your PC. 3) Share You can easily share your outdoor data with your family and friends through YAMAP. Finishing your outdoor and saving your data, you can uploads it to your online 'ACTIVITY REPORT' where you can view your route, outdoor data, and a comprehensive workout history. 4) Health Metrics YAMAP will show the number of steps during hiking on your activity. Moreover, if you use smartwatches like Apple Watch, YAMAP will overlay your heart rate on the trajectory you walk. If you wish to use these features, please configure YAMAP to have access to HealthKit. Those data we collect are only used for the sake we describe on our privacy policy. ▲ YAMAP PREMIUM (optional) There are following plans. 1. YAMAP PREMIUM 1 month 2. YAMAP PREMIUM 1 year - Automatic update service. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - It will be updated automatically unless you cancel it 24 hours before the end of the registration period. - If you want to cancel YAMAP PREMIUM, you can cancel "Settings -> iTunes & App Store -> View Apple ID -> Manage". ▲ Terms of Use (EULA) https://yamap.com/terms ▲ Privacy Policy https://yamap.com/terms/privacy ▲ Note - Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. ※ There are some paid content. ▲ Major awards / podiums of YAMAP - Good Design Special Award "Monodzukuri Design Award (Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Director General Award)" won (2014) - Selected as 'Venture 100 to Move Japan' at the magazine AERA(August 24, 2015) - B DASH CAMP "Pitch Arena" champion (2015) - Ministry of the Environment (Japan) · National Park Official Partner (2017) - Red Herring Top 100 Global Winner (2017) ▲ YAMAP Operating Company YAMAP INC. E-mail : support@yamap.co.jp
MyKeiba
Access comprehensive Japanese horse racing data including programs, results, news, and odds. Enhance your betting strategy with detailed racehorse profiles and past performance insights. Integrates with JRA for betting information and history saving.
- Racing programs and results
- Racehorse profiles
- JRA odds
- Horse racing news
- Betting information submission
- Betting history saving
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Are you interested in horse racing in Japan? We would help you to get more information about that to know more! MyKeiba offers recent racing programs, results, and relevant news. Basic but enough features are for free and it should be helpful to determine your betting strategy to win! # The following features are offered - Recent racing programs - Profile of racehorses in a race - Recent odds offered by JRA (stands for Japan Racing Association) - Results - Recent news relating to horse racing # If you have an IPAT account given from JRA (Japan Racing Association), you can do the followings as well - Send betting information to their system through the app - Save your betting history into the app Note that the app itself doesn't have the capability to do the betting. Everything happens on the JRA web site. Feel free to contact me @MyKeibaSupport if you have any questions. # Should understand before you start - All characters in the contents are written in Japanese due to some resource limitations. # Premium Service This app offers subscriptions named "MyKeiba Premium" where it offers you more exciting features. It's available (in Japan pricing) for ¥400 (VAT inclusive) monthly as of now. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period (and charged to your Apple ID account). You can turn off auto-renew/manage subscriptions in your App Store Account Settings after purchase. # Terms of Use https://mykeiba.app/support/terms.html # Privacy Policy https://mykeiba.app/support/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyKeiba at 5.0 against YAMAP's 4.3. YAMAP's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (56% vs 35%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. YAMAP sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month and MyKeiba sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MyKeiba holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YAMAP has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of YAMAP's written reviews are positive against 35% of MyKeiba's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
YAMAP ships an update weekly, MyKeiba every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YAMAP | MyKeiba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 35.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | YAMAP INC. | MAYSON Limited Liability Co. |
Customer experience
YAMAP
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In-app purchases
YAMAP
- YAMAP PREMIUM (1 Month)1 Month trial$5.491 Month
- YAMAP PREMIUM (1 Year)1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Rental 1 extra map (30 days)$2.99
MyKeiba
- Premium Plan14 Days trial$3.991 Month
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