BIGEMAP vs maps.earth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BIGEMAP
This powerful GIS app enables professional field work like mapping and surveying, as well as recreational use for outdoor enthusiasts. It offers robust data collection, route planning, and both online and offline map support, with advanced 3D Earth visualization.
- GIS data collection with real-time coordinates
- Import/export various GIS file formats
- Route planning and GPX track recording
- Online and offline map support
- 3D Earth visualization
- Watermark camera with data overlay
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Bigemap is a powerful mobile GIS data collecting & processing mobile app, it can be either used for proffesional filed work (field mapping, land surveying, Vegetation management, Forestry planning, Environmental management, Incident reporting, Mine management,Farm mapping, Utility mapping, Government planning, Asset management) or enthusiastic fan in hiking, fishing, mountain biking, sailing . People choose bigemap becuase it can not only work independently but also can be integrated with popular desktop tools like ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, AutoCAD, google earth pro and bigemap's desktop. Bigemap adheres easy-use concept for customer and also keep improving the powerful functionality as below : ●GIS Data Collection • Obtain Latitude Longitude, UTM, MGRS (WGS84) & other CRS (using EPSG codes) in real time, register points complete with coordinate data, time taken, notes/labels, elevation (DEM), addresses, photos etc • Import/ Export point, Line, polygon, features into layer from KML/KMZ, GPX, DXF, SHP, TXT, CSV • Areas, distances calculation ●Route planning & Recording • Plotting a route point by point using one or multiple navigation profiles; • Route recording using GPX tracks; • Manage GPX tracks: displaying your own or imported GPX tracks on the map, navigating through them; • Visual data about the route - descents/ascents, distances; • Ability to share GPX track with friends; ●Online & Offline Maps support: • Wide range of maps both for online(OSM, google map, mapbox..) and offline usage • Download vector, raster data as well as high Resolution satellite images when work without internet • Share your data with friends, store locally and cloud strorage ●3D Earth support: • Using DEM and OSM(open street map) building outline data to bring Google earth similliar experience for 3D display • Record or import your data and replay them in 3D • Exaggerate partially for clear visualization 3D mountains , seabed, City buildings ●Other unique functions : • Waremark Camera for photo taken with unchangeable location, time , weather conditions, indendity and company profile , template is also supported • longitudinal & transverse section display • Batch photo export with name formating and data information indexed in CSV . • Persnalized plotting icon and map style [BIGEMAP Subscription Package Description] Subscription period: One month - Subscription price: $3 per month Payment: The user confirms the purchase and credits the iTunes account with the payment Cancel Renewal: To cancel renewal, manually turn off automatic renewal in iTunes/Apple ID Settings Management 24 hours before the current subscription expires Renewal: The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription period will be extended by one month after the payment is successful Privacy policy: http://www.mygisoffice.com/app/copyright_ios.html?_tt=0.9525667450671143 Subscription agreement:http://www.mygisoffice.com/app/agree_ios.html?_tt=0.9525667450671143
maps.earth
Discover the world with low-stress directions powered by OpenStreetMap. This open-source application prioritizes user privacy by not displaying ads or selling data, focusing solely on providing a pleasant mapping experience.
- World exploration
- Low-stress directions
- OpenStreetMap powered
- Ad-free experience
- Data privacy focused
- Open source
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Explore the world and get low stress directions powered by OpenStreetMap. maps.earth is built on open source. We never show you ads or sell your data. We just want a nice map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BIGEMAP at 5.0 against maps.earth's 3.2. BIGEMAP also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). maps.earth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. BIGEMAP sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. maps.earth asks for nothing beyond the download.
BIGEMAP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: maps.earth has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BIGEMAP ships an update every 10 days, maps.earth monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BIGEMAP | maps.earth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chengdu Bigemap Data Processing Co. Ltd | Michael Kirk |
In-app purchases
BIGEMAP
- SubscribeMonthly$3.001 Month
- SingleMonth$4.00
- quarter$10.49
- OneYear$36.00
maps.earth
No in-app purchases
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