Locus Map Lite vs Tairu Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Locus Map Lite
This app provides comprehensive mapping tools for outdoor enthusiasts, offering global maps for hiking and biking, points of interest, and activity recording. It allows for offline navigation, cross-device syncing, and integration with health tracking.
- Global hiking and biking maps
- Points of Interest with photos
- Activity track recording
- Offline map and POI access
- Cross-device and web syncing
- GPX import/export
- Apple Health integration
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Welcome to Locus Map Lite for iOS, your new companion for all your outdoor adventures! Whether you're a seasoned hiker, a weekend cyclist, passionate ski mountaineer or just someone who loves exploring the great outdoors, Locus Map Lite is designed to enhance your experience by providing user-friendly mapping tools right at your fingertips. Key features: - GLOBAL MAPS FOR HIKING AND BIKING: No matter where you are in the world, Locus Map Lite can display your location on a detailed hiking/biking or winter/ski maps. For a true view of the landscape, there is also the satellite map. Easily navigate your surroundings and discover new trails and paths. - POINTS OF INTERESTS: Enhance your exploration with a rich display of points of interest right on your map. Each one includes useful information, attractive landmarks are depicted on Wikipedia photos, and you can even add your photos so everybody always knows the current state of the place. From scenic overlooks to tourist attractions and facilities, Locus Map Lite helps you discover more. - ACTIVITY RECORDING: Capture every moment of your adventures with track recording. Whether you're cycling, hiking, or enjoying a leisurely trip, Locus Map Lite keeps track of your rides, workouts, and journeys. - ROUTE PLANNING - Plan your own routes directly in the app: pick an activity, drop waypoints, and you're ready to go. - GUIDANCE: Get direction to chosen location whether it is Geocache, LoPoint - point of interest from our maps, waypoint from your library or any other place on Earth manually chosen on map. Be alerted when you get there - more time to focus on the nature around you instead of the screen. - WORKS ONLINE AND OFFLINE: Download maps together with points of interest (POIs) of the desired country or region and hit the trail without worrying about losing internet connectivity. - SYNC ACROSS DEVICES: Seamlessly sync your data — tracks, routes, points — with other devices running Locus Map, even cross-platform, or with your web library. Your adventures are always accessible, no matter where you are or what device you use. - LOCAL LIBRARY MANAGEMENT: Manage your tracks, routes, and points with ease. Our local library management tools allow you to sort, move, and delete your data, making it easy to organize your outdoor activities. You can import or export any data via GPX files and also share your activities and interesting places with others. - SEARCH WORLDWIDE: Looking for a specific place or point of interest? Our global search capability lets you find locations anywhere in the world, enhancing your planning and on-the-go decisions. - INTEGRATION WITH APPLE HEALTH AND WATCHES: Keep track of your health and fitness goals. Locus Map Lite integrates with Apple Health so that you can download your activities from your watch to the library for in-app analysis or further planning. Join us in shaping the future: Locus Map Lite is just at the beginning and your input and support are invaluable as we continue to improve and expand its capabilities. We invite you to join us on our journey by sharing your feedback and suggestions for the development. Help us tailor Locus Map Lite to better meet the needs of our adventurous community. Whether you're trekking through mountains, cycling through the countryside, or exploring urban landscapes, Locus Map Lite is here to guide you every step of the way. Try it today and see where it takes you!
Tairu Maps
Create and share custom maps, track locations in real-time, and manage field data collaboratively. Supports various import formats and cloud syncing for seamless team coordination.
- Create and share maps
- Real-time location tracking
- Record geographic features
- Manage field information
- Import various file formats
- Cloud data syncing
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Expeditions on the map, with the whole team - and no internet required. GPS tracking, records with photos and navigation that keep working with the screen off. Download the area before you leave and work where there is no signal. WORKS WITHOUT INTERNET - Download an area to use with no signal: the visible layers come along - the Base Map in use, satellite included when the source allows offline use, and the image Geoservices (WMS/WMTS) - plus terrain altitude - Offline routes: download the roads and the rivers of your region and compute the path with no signal - Offline maps from TairuDB, GeoPDF and GeoTIFF files - Data synced automatically on reconnect* - Local backup, manual and automatic, with restore LOCATION AND TRACKING - GPS tracking with trail history: keeps running in the background, with the "Always" location permission - Tune position capture by time and by distance - Shared location and active members on the map* - A long press shows the coordinates and the altitude of the spot COLLABORATIVE EXPEDITIONS - Create expeditions and draw points, lines, polygons and circles - Records with photos, types, situations and custom icons, in groups and subgroups - Plot photos on the map by their GPS coordinates - Trajectory profile on any line or polygon, with elevation and, when there are timestamps, speed - Share with your contacts and see the changes in real time* NAVIGATION - Navigate to any element or build a sequence of destinations: the app moves on by itself at each arrival and announces it even with the screen off - Waterway and land routes: distance and path along the river bed or by road, offline as well - GPS and compass screen, true or magnetic north with local declination - Send the destination to the navigation app on the device, Maps included LAYERS AND GEOSERVICES - Ready-made Base Maps, or your own by URL - WMS/WMTS/WFS Geoservices, authenticated ones included, with offline cache - Catalogue of public geoservices by theme: fire and deforestation, federal environmental data, aviation and weather, read from each agency's official addresses, with no affiliation or endorsement - Filter vector layers by attribute and see only what matters - GRG Grid and contour lines IMPORT AND EXPORT - Import KML, KMZ, GPX, GeoPackage, GeoPDF, GeoTIFF and TairuDB - Large files come in as a read-only layer, instead of thousands of records - Export to KML, GPX or GeoPackage, with attributes and symbology - Tairu Package: send complete records, photos included, to another person or another expedition - it opens offline - Our free QGIS plugin reads and writes TairuDB files on the computer TEAM, ALERTS AND CHAT* - Create and receive geolocated alerts, with a notification for every member - Invite by link, code or QR Code, with expiry, use limit and approval - Set roles and permissions per member - Group conversation per expedition and one-to-one chats, with push notifications, reporting and blocking SETTINGS - Interface in Portuguese, English and Spanish - Coordinates in D, DM, DMS or UTM, with configurable datum and units A NEW ACCOUNT COMES UNLOCKED Every new account comes with 7 days on the Realtime plan, every feature included and no charge: it is not a subscription and asks for no card. Then come 7 days of Online and, after that, Offline. SUBSCRIPTIONS Online and Realtime, monthly or yearly. Prices appear in the app before you confirm. Billing goes through the Apple ID and renewal is automatic, unless cancelled at least 24 h before the end of the period; the renewal is charged in the 24 h before it. Manage in Settings / Apple ID / Subscriptions. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://tairumaps.com/privacy.html * Features of the Online and Realtime subscriptions, purchased inside the app. With no subscription the app keeps working offline, with the data saved on the device; real time is exclusive to Realtime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tairu Maps at 100% against Locus Map Lite's 53%. Tairu Maps also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Locus Map Lite sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Tairu Maps sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Locus Map Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Tairu Maps every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Locus Map Lite | Tairu Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Asamm Software, s. r. o. | DANIEL MARTIN |
Customer experience
Locus Map Lite
Tairu Maps
In-app purchases
Locus Map Lite
- Gold Monthly$2.991 Month
- Gold Annually14 Days trial$23.991 Year
Tairu Maps
- Plano Online$1.991 Month
- Plano Realtime$2.991 Month
- Plano Online Anual$14.991 Year
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- Plano Realtime Anual$29.991 Year









