Comparison

Pin the World vs Marking MAP

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

Head to head
About

Pin the World

Save and organize your favorite locations on a map with custom pins. Add details like descriptions, photos, and ratings. Easily search, edit, and share your saved places, with options for directions and backups.

Highlights
  • Save locations with custom pins
  • Add descriptions, photos, and ratings
  • Organize pins by color and category
  • Search and edit saved locations
  • Get street directions
  • Share locations with others
  • Dropbox backup and recovery
Features
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"Pin the World" allows you to save your favourite places in the form of PINS on a map. Have you been to a restaurant that you liked? Have you visited a beach and you want to save the location? Did you visit a museum you want to remember? No problem! Press down on the map and add your PIN! You can choose a name, a description, a date or a photo. You can assign a star rating or even choose a personalised colour and category. You can search for PINS you’ve already added, edit them, move them or share them with other people. You can get the road directions or copy the coordinates to use them with your preferred browser. A free version of "Pin the World" is available with a 5 PIN limit, or there are no limits if purchased (with in-app purchase). Main functions: -Entering, editing, deleting, sharing PINS -Street directions -Location search -Various search options for the PINS entered -"Around me" function -Absolutely free choice of colours and categories -Integration with Dropbox for backup and recovery

About

Marking MAP

Organize and manage multiple locations on a map by creating custom groups. Save pins with names, memos, images, and addresses. Share your curated map groups with others nearby.

Highlights
  • Create and manage multiple location groups
  • Save pins with names, memos, and images
  • Get addresses for dropped pins
  • Categorize pins for better organization
  • Track current position
  • Share map groups with nearby devices
Features
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[Overview] " Marking MAP " is the application for managing by grouping more than one point on the map . [Main features ] • Create multiple groups , each group , it can be managed by dropping a pin on the map • The group , possibly to your own name , to separate content for each , each place , etc. , each purpose • Can be set for each group , the center to be displayed in the edit at the start of the group • The pin , name , can be saved as the contents of the memo details • The pin , along with the note , it is possible to save it with an image (The image , can be obtained from the shooting / camera roll the camera ) • It is possible to get the address of dropped pin • Is that you set a category to pin possible ( multiple selections are allowed ) • The possible to set the category for each group , to display the contents of the same category of another pin group • It is possible to track the current position • Can be shared with iPhone / iPad / iPod touch in the near , the group you just created • Pin in the group is red, Pin another group is purple, Pin of the received data will be green [Notes] Pin that was created in another group can not be edited . • The data sharing , contents of the group that received can not be edited . • The acquisition of the address , the connection to the network is required . • If you want to share data , must be set to ON the Bluetooth. • It may not be saved normally when you finish application during "In writing……" and indication.

Screenshots

Pin the World4 screens
Marking MAP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pin the World at 2.8 against Marking MAP's 1.0. Pin the World also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Marking MAP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pin the World sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Marking MAP asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pin the World holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pin the World has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Pin the World's written reviews are positive against 0% of Marking MAP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pin the World ships an update every 6 weeks, Marking MAP monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pin the World versus Marking MAP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPin the WorldMarking MAP
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews34.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValgySeiji Nagano

Customer experience

Pin the World

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive34.7%
Neutral16.3%
Negative49.0%

Marking MAP

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pin the World

One-time1
  • full version of the app$2.99
None

Marking MAP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pin the World free?
Pin the World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marking MAP free?
Marking MAP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pin the World or Marking MAP?
Pin the World is rated higher. Pin the World averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Marking MAP averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pin the World or Marking MAP have ads?
Neither Pin the World nor Marking MAP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pin the World or Marking MAP?
Pin the World ships an update every 6 weeks, and Marking MAP monthly. Most recently, Pin the World was updated on October 9, 2026 and Marking MAP on October 10, 2026.

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