Comparison

Maptera vs Spots.

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

Head to head
About

Maptera

This app helps you save and organize locations you want to visit or revisit. Easily pin favorite spots, bookmark places for future trips, and share recommendations with friends. Build a personal map of memories and travel plans.

Highlights
  • Pin places in seconds
  • Bookmark locations for wishlists
  • Mark places as visited or to-visit
  • Organize places into collections
  • Share favorite spots with friends
  • Discover new places from trusted sources
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Ever saved a place in your notes or sent yourself a link you forgot about? Maptera is your personal travel map, built to bookmark places, pin favourite spots, and save locations you want to visit or revisit. Whether it’s a coffee shop in your own city, a hotel for your next trip, or a hidden gem a friend told you about, Maptera helps you remember, organise, and share places that matter. With Maptera, you can: • Pin places in seconds: coffee shops, beaches, hotels, restaurants, museums, and more • Bookmark locations to build your travel wishlist • Mark places as visited or to-visit • Organise your places into collections • Share your favourite spots with friends • Discover new places by exploring maps from people you trust • Build a personal map that reflects your taste, memories, and travel plans No more forgetting that amazing brunch place or beach trail someone recommended. Maptera is the easiest way to plan trips, track memories, and create your own city guide. It’s not just for travel, bookmark everyday places too: • A local jazz bar • Your go-to café • A sunset viewpoint • A spot you don’t want to lose Pin it. Bookmark it. Share it. Discover more. And the best part? It was built by two brothers who just wanted a better way to remember the places that mattered.

About

Spots.

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Spots. is your personal place inbox — for every restaurant, café, shop, or hidden gem you come across and don't want to forget. Found a spot on Social Media? A friend texted you a coffee shop? Saw something cool on a map? Save it to Spots. in seconds, right from the share sheet — no typing, no app-switching, no losing it in your camera roll or notes app. WHY SPOTS. — No account required. Ever. — Nothing leaves your device. Your spots stay yours. — Built for speed: search, tap, save. — Designed to be genuinely nice to use, every day. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Use the share button in Safari, Instagram, Maps, or any app and Spots. appears right in your share sheet. Confirm the place, pick a status, done. TRACK HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT A PLACE Mark spots as Want, Been, Love, or Skip. Add a 1–5 star rating. Log visits with dates and notes. Your spots evolve as your relationship with a place does. ORGANISE YOUR WAY Group spots into custom Lists — by trip, neighbourhood, or occasion. Add freeform Tags for anything else. Filter by status, category, city, neighbourhood, list, tag, or rating, and sort however you like. SEE IT ON A MAP Browse your saved spots as a list or drop into Map view to see everything around you at a glance. MAKE IT YOURS Choose your own colour palette for each status from 15 curated options. Add photos to any spot. Personalise your profile with a name and photo. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE Spots. is local-first by design — no account, no servers, no tracking. Export your data anytime as a backup or to move to a new phone. Delete everything whenever you want, no questions asked. Spots. is built by an developer making thoughtful, no-nonsense apps. We read every piece of feedback — say hello anytime.

Screenshots

Maptera4 screens
Spots.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spots. at every 6 days against Maptera's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maptera ships an update every 3 weeks, Spots. every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Maptera versus Spots.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapteraSpots.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatryk ZatorskiDaren Irlen

In-app purchases

None

Maptera

No in-app purchases

None

Spots.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maptera free?
Maptera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spots. free?
Spots. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Maptera or Spots. have ads?
Neither Maptera nor Spots. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maptera or Spots.?
Maptera ships an update every 3 weeks, and Spots. every 6 days. Most recently, Maptera was updated on November 4, 2026 and Spots. on October 31, 2026.

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