Map Notes My Location vs ScratchMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Map Notes My Location
Easily save and edit latitude and longitude coordinates on a map. Utilize GPS to pinpoint your current location or search for places by keyword to add notes.
- Save and edit location coordinates
- Use GPS for current location
- Search map by keyword
- Add notes to locations
- Simple map interface
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Easy simple map memo free app that saves and edits the latitude and longitude of the location specified on the map. Use GPS to get current location and map search with keyword.
ScratchMap
This app allows users to mark up maps with custom drawings and text. You can search for locations, add lines and text by hand or keyboard, and save or share your creations. It offers a variety of colors and drawing tools.
- Search locations by keywords
- Add lines with handwriting
- Add text with keyboard
- Save data to camera roll
- Share via Message, Mail, Facebook, Dropbox
- Undo/Redo functionality
- 60 color options
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While using the map, don't you think "there should be much more mark"? OK, if you use this app, you can draw your own mark on a map!! =============== Main features =============== * Search location by keywords (address or landmark names) * Move map to current location (left button in navigation bar) * Add lines on a map with handwriting * Add texts on a map by using keyboard * Save data to cameraroll * Share data with Message, Mail, Facebook, Dropbox (and will be added more!) =============== Drawing features =============== * CLEAR all * undo * redo * Pen (handwritng) / Text toggle * Color selecting (60 colors!)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Map Notes My Location at 4.6 against ScratchMap's 1.0. Map Notes My Location also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). ScratchMap's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Map Notes My Location holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Map Notes My Location has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Map Notes My Location ships an update every 12 months, ScratchMap every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Map Notes My Location | ScratchMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHIGETO TAKAGI | Flup Co. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Map Notes My Location
ScratchMap
In-app purchases
Map Notes My Location
No in-app purchases
ScratchMap
No in-app purchases
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