Comparison

Map Notes vs BIC

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

Head to head
About

Map Notes

This app allows users to draw directly on maps, add custom pins with icons, and plan journeys with direction calculation. It converts sketches into navigable paths and saves all annotations as part of the map, syncing across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Draw directly on maps
  • Create pins with custom icons
  • Calculate directions
  • Convert drawings to navigable paths
  • Save annotations as part of the map
  • Attach tags, info, and photos
  • Sync across devices with iCloud
Features
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Map Notes: Your Personalized Cartography & Travel Planner "Map Notes" is your ultimate companion for personalized mapping and travel planning. With its intuitive interface and powerful features, Map Notes allows you to effortlessly mark your favorite spots, plan your adventures, and customize your maps like never before. Draw Directly on the Map:  Let your creativity flow as you draw directly onto the map. Whether it's highlighting a hiking trail, sketching out a scenic route, or simply doodling landmarks, Map Notes gives you the freedom to express yourself visually. Your drawing will stick to the map and become part of it, moving, rotating, and scaling along with the map itself. Create Pins with Custom Icons:  Make your map truly your own by creating pins with custom icons. Whether it's a favorite restaurant, a hidden gem, or a must-see attraction, personalize your pins to reflect your unique interests and preferences. Calculate Directions and Customise Colours:  Seamlessly plan your journeys with Map Notes' direction calculation feature. Simply pick your starting and ending locations, and let the app generate the optimal route for you. Plus, you can customize the color of your directions to enhance visibility. Convert Drawings to Navigable Paths:  Bridge the gap between creativity and utility. Draw a rough path on the map, and Map Notes can automatically convert your sketch into a formal, snap-to-road direction path. Once converted, save it directly to your map to keep your custom routes ready for your next adventure. Save Annotations as Part of the Map:  Your annotations aren't just temporary markings – they become integral parts of your map. Watch as your drawings, pins, and directions seamlessly rotate, scale, and move along with the map, ensuring that your personalized annotations are always in sync with your location. Attach Tags, Information, and Photos:  Add depth and context to your annotations by attaching tags, information, and photos. Whether it's adding notes about opening hours, descriptions of landmarks, or snapshots of memorable moments, Map Notes lets you enrich your map with meaningful details. Sync Across Devices with iCloud:  Your work is automatically saved to your iCloud account, ensuring seamless syncing across all your devices. Whether you're using your iPhone or iPad, access your maps and annotations anytime, anywhere, with the convenience of iCloud syncing. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/manage-app-information/manage-app-privacy/

About

BIC

Features
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This digital app was designed to orient the exploration of the cultural itineraries that connote the town, and to document their main components. The events, characters, artworks and emblematic buildings and sites that contribute to define the cultural identity of Bozzolo are made visible through an interactive map, that allows visitors to locate and to reach them, and eventually to access some thematic analysis. The modalities through which the app BIC promotes the exploration of the historic town include a free visit, enabled through the functions “close to me” and “search”, or a guided one, through the selection of a specific thematic itinerary (among the ones proposed within the “cultural itineraries”). The entry points can be visualized in a list or on a map, and the “favourites” can be saved, to generate new, personalized itineraries.

Screenshots

Map Notes4 screens
BIC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BIC at none against Map Notes's 2. BIC also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Map Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BIC asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, BIC monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Map Notes versus BIC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap NotesBIC
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhuoyao luKOK ART&GRAFICA DI COLOMBO ROSELLA E CODEGHINI GIANLUCA FABIO SNC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Map Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$34.991 Year
None

BIC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Map Notes free?
Map Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BIC free?
BIC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Map Notes or BIC have ads?
Neither Map Notes nor BIC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Map Notes or BIC?
Map Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, and BIC monthly. Most recently, Map Notes was updated on October 11, 2026 and BIC on October 9, 2026.

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