Comparison

mapnow vs Pickle

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

Head to head
About

mapnow

Easily share unfiltered photos and videos pinned to their exact locations on a global map. Connect with friends and family by mapping your journeys and experiences. Engage with others' content through reactions and comments.

Highlights
  • Pin photos and videos to map locations
  • Share unfiltered, time-stamped content
  • Create groups for specific sharing
  • React to and comment on posts
  • Follow other users' adventures
  • Control profile privacy
Features
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mapnow is the easiest way to share unfiltered photos and videos on a global map with your friends. Your pictures are effortlessly pinned to their precise locations on the map based on their geolocation. Every photo and video you share is unfiltered, time-stamped, and geotagged, ensuring an unparalleled and authentic experience. - Effortlessly map your journeys, travels, and life experiences - Share your globe to friends & family - Create groups and share your content to specific individuals - Engage with other mappers' contributions using reactions and comments - Follow mappers and stay in the loop of their adventures AUTHENTICITY We exclusively feature unedited and unfiltered content, promoting authenticity and trust within mapnow's community. REAL-TIME PHOTOS & VIDEOS Capture and share moments as they happen, providing an authentic and immediate way to share experiences with your friends and followers. PRIVACY Enjoy privacy by controlling who can see your profile. Download mapnow !

About

Pickle

This app helps you make quick decisions by letting you create polls with two options for your friends to vote on. You can track results in real-time and earn titles based on your voting activity. It offers a speed mode for deciding others' dilemmas and detailed insights with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Create polls with text or photo options
  • Share polls with friends or publicly
  • Real-time vote tracking
  • Speed mode for rapid voting
  • Earn titles based on voting activity
  • Personalized decision insights
Features
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The yellow dress or the jumpsuit. Book the flight now or gamble it drops. Bangs, or is that a cry for help. Some decisions are too small to agonize over and too annoying to make alone. Pickle hands them to your friends. Post two options. Everyone votes. You get an answer and move on with your day. HOW IT WORKS • Post two options — text or photos • Choose who sees it: your friends, or everyone • Watch votes land in real time • Timer runs out, winner is called SPEED MODE Not in the mood to post? Swipe a rapid stack of other people's dilemmas and vote on all of them. Deciding other people's business is much easier than deciding your own. EARN YOUR TITLE The more you vote, the further you get pickled. Everyone starts as a Cucumber. Keep going and you'll pass Still Soaking, In the Brine, Dill with It, The Decider, Sour Power, and Pickle Sage — all the way to Grand Pickler. BUILT FOR YOUR PEOPLE • Add friends and build your circle • Friends-only pickles never leave it • Get notified when your people post • Live counts, so the group chat argument ends PICKLE PULSE Your decision-making, tracked over time. See which choices you tend to make, how often things worked out, and which friends actually steer you well. PICKLE PRO Pickle is free. Pro is optional. Free gets you 10 text pickles a day, a photo pickle each week, and Speed mode. Pro is $2.99/month and adds: • See exactly who voted on your pickles • Your full Pickle Pulse — people insights, outcome trends, history comparison • Unlimited text pickles • 10 photo pickles a week • Every timer length • Unlimited Speed voting Pickle Pro is a $2.99/month auto-renewing subscription charged to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://inpickle.app/privacy Stop overthinking. Start pickling.

Screenshots

mapnow4 screens
Pickle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mapnow at none against Pickle's 1. mapnow also leads on ratings volume (264 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). Pickle's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads, 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. Pickle sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. mapnow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pickle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mapnow has 264 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mapnow ships an update every 5 days, Pickle every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
mapnow versus Pickle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermapnowPickle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (264 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings264 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNOERDENMORGAN ROSE BENNETT

Customer experience

mapnow

All ratings262 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pickle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

mapnow

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pickle

Subscriptions1
  • Pickle Premium$2.991 Month

Questions

Is mapnow free?
mapnow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pickle free?
Pickle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, mapnow or Pickle?
Pickle is rated higher. mapnow averages 4.6 out of 5 from 264 ratings, while Pickle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do mapnow or Pickle have ads?
Neither mapnow nor Pickle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mapnow or Pickle?
mapnow ships an update every 5 days, and Pickle every 4 weeks. Most recently, mapnow was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pickle on November 5, 2026.

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