Comparison

pin map vs Map & Marks

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

Head to head
About

pin map

Map your travels by pinning visited locations with details like dates, photos, and travel companions. Discover new destinations through friends' pins and an explore page, and plan future adventures with a wishlist feature.

Highlights
  • Personalized travel map
  • Pin visited locations
  • Add travel dates and photos
  • Catalog travel buddies
  • Discover friends' travels
  • Wishlist for future trips
  • Track travel stats
Features
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Pinplanet is a free travel app where users can pin the places they’ve traveled on their personalized planet. These pins can include travel dates, spots hit, reviews, photos, and travel buddies to catalog every detail of your trips (so you actually remember them). Your home feed is where you’ll see where in the world your friends have pinned. We have an explore page where you can search for and follow new friends, and see where other travelers have pinned so far to inspire your future trips. You can even copy pins/spots directly on to your wishlist. Your profile includes your planet that shows all of your pins in each country at once. The profile also includes your travel stats including percentage of the world’s countries and percentage of the world’s continents. Finally, pinplanet’s wishlist feature allows you to begin planning upcoming trips which can be converted to a pin when you return. Send us an email at hello@pinplanetapp.com if you run into any issues or have feedback. We’d love to hear from you! Instagram, TikTok: @pinplanet X: @pinplanet Pinplanet - pin where you’ve been.

About

Map & Marks

Features
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Create a map that says more than a list of places. Map & Marks lets you pin locations, add useful details, draw directly on the map, and share everything with one simple link. Use it to plan a trip, organize an event, highlight a neighborhood, coordinate a team, or create your own collection of places. FEATURES • Search for places and add custom pins • Add titles, notes, and website links to pins • Draw routes, boundaries, and freehand annotations • Show selected pin titles directly on the map • Open driving directions in Apple Maps or Google Maps • Automatically save maps on your device • Share a read-only map with anyone—no app or account required • Publish updates using the same shared link • Create a printable QR code PDF for a shared map • Open shared maps in the app and save editable copies Your personal maps remain on your device unless you choose to share them. No account is required. Map & Marks is designed for planning and reference. Do not interact with the app while driving, cycling, walking, or otherwise moving when it could cause distraction or danger.

Screenshots

pin map4 screens
Map & Marks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Map & Marks at none against pin map's 3. pin map's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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 map sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Map & Marks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pin map ships an update weekly, Map & Marks every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
pin map versus Map & Marks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterpin mapMap & Marks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (100 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings100 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpinplanet co.AlexApps.Net Co

In-app purchases

3 purchases

pin map

One-time3
  • ice cream sized tip$1.99
  • sandwich sized tip$7.99
  • breakfast buffet sized tip$14.99
None

Map & Marks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pin map free?
pin map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Map & Marks free?
Map & Marks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do pin map or Map & Marks have ads?
Map & Marks shows ads; pin map does not.
Which is updated more often, pin map or Map & Marks?
pin map ships an update weekly, and Map & Marks every 4 days. Most recently, pin map was updated on October 12, 2026 and Map & Marks on October 8, 2026.

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