Comparison

BillionGraves vs Katalog Maps

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

Head to head
About

BillionGraves

Document, honor, and preserve cemetery records worldwide. Contribute to a vast family history database by photographing headstones. Discover and share memories, find graves using GPS, and connect with others dedicated to preserving ancestral legacies.

Highlights
  • Document and preserve graves
  • Search global cemetery database
  • Upload headstone photos
  • Discover family history
  • GPS grave locator
  • Request headstone photos
Features
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BillionGraves helps you document, honor and preserve the graves of every person and family who has ever lived. With your help we can create the most comprehensive family history database of photos and records from all the world’s cemeteries. Join our quest with the BillionGraves app to shoot and share photos of headstones from your own cemetery visits—anywhere in the world. Find the headstones you’re looking for, and help us identify even more! Using BillionGraves is SIMPLE, REWARDING, and FUN: 1. Visit a cemetery (in your hometown, on vacation, on a break from business trips) 2. Use your smartphone camera to take and upload photos of all the headstones you can find 3. Tell friends and family about your experience, and build a network of like-minded folks around the world! Features: - Search the world’s largest collection of cemeteries, graves and their GPS locations for FREE - Discover photos, memories and stories about your family. - Add a local cemetery, right where you live or wherever you visit - Use our built-in maps to guide you to family headstones at any cemetery anywhere in the world - Request headstone photos anywhere in the world - Find cemeteries near you and user your smartphone camera to fulfill photo requests in seconds - Link multiple headstone photos - Save and share memorials with friends and family - Patent-pending technology - Many more genealogy resources available online at BillionGraves.com

About

Katalog Maps

Features
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Looking up information about your city or county has never been easier. With Katalog, you have easy access to helpful maps that answer many of the common questions citizens have. Just click the rabbit on the map for your city, and you'll instantly be presented with maps pertaining to zoning, permitted uses, snow route conditions, and a whole host of other matters that would be of interest to local residents. Don't see your city or county? Ask a member of your local government to visit katalogmaps.com or email info@katalogmaps.com.

Screenshots

BillionGraves4 screens
Katalog Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Katalog Maps at every 6 days against BillionGraves's every 2 months. BillionGraves's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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

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

BillionGraves ships an update every 2 months, Katalog Maps every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BillionGraves versus Katalog Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBillionGravesKatalog Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOtter Creek Holdings, LLCStephen Gilbert

Bugs and requests

BillionGraves

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when trying to log in
  • Search function not working properly
  • Issues with uploading photos
  • GPS data not accurately recorded for some photos
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to transcribe from mobile app
  • Improve search functionality
  • Allow uploading photos taken outside the app
  • Add option to correct cemetery names and locations
  • Optimize app for iPad/tablet devices
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  • Implement better photo editing tools

Katalog Maps

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BillionGraves

No in-app purchases

None

Katalog Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BillionGraves free?
BillionGraves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Katalog Maps free?
Katalog Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BillionGraves or Katalog Maps have ads?
Neither BillionGraves nor Katalog Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BillionGraves or Katalog Maps?
BillionGraves ships an update every 2 months, and Katalog Maps every 6 days. Most recently, BillionGraves was updated on October 29, 2026 and Katalog Maps on October 8, 2026.

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