1map mobile vs Positions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
1map mobile
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Extend the powerful capabilities of the popular 1Map platform to your mobile workforce. Design your map with our amazing web interface and use our mobile app to access it on the go. Switch between layers, search for addresses and track your location. 1map is South Africa's First National, Online Geographic Information System. 1map delivers base data for the whole of South Africa, including Erven Cadastre, Road Centre Lines, Comprehensive Street Addresses, and Aerial Photography via the Internet Anywhere, Anytime.
Positions
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Planetary Positions calculates the positions of the Sun, the Moon and all eight planets for any date and time - and shows them clearly on one screen. The calculations are based on the complete VSOP87 planetary theory and on the algorithms of Jean Meeus' "Astronomical Algorithms", including nutation, Delta T and the equation of time. POSITIONS - Heliocentric and geocentric coordinates - Ecliptic (longitude, latitude, distance) or equatorial (right ascension, declination) - Solar system view with orbits and a sky strip along the ecliptic TIME - Universal Time, Terrestrial Dynamical Time, Julian Day and Julian Ephemeris Day - Your own time zone - Step through time from 1 second to 1 year, or let it run EVENTS - find the last and next - Opposition, conjunction and greatest elongation - Equinoxes and solstices - Solar and lunar eclipses - Moon phases, perigee and apogee, lunar nodes INFO PAGES - Physical and orbital data for the Sun, the Moon and every planet - Magnitude, apparent diameter, phase and elongation - Jupiter with the current positions of its four Galilean moons - Saturn as seen from Earth, with the current ring opening - The Moon with phase, libration, node, and a rotating Earth with continents and grid - Clear illustrations explaining coordinates, conjunction, opposition, elongation, equinox, solstice, moon phases, lunar nodes, apogee and perigee, and eclipses Planetary Positions is made for everyone who wants to understand the sky - students, amateur astronomers and anyone curious about how the solar system moves.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 1map mobile at every 3 weeks against Positions's every 16 months. 1map mobile also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
1map mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, Positions every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1map mobile | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks โ better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 โ better | 17.6 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1 Map Spatial Solutions (Pty) Ltd | Steger Grafix |
In-app purchases
1map mobile
No in-app purchases
Positions
No in-app purchases









