Comparison

Postcard vs MapThings.com

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

Head to head
About

Postcard

Features
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Some of us miss the old-school way of sending postcards or maybe even more getting them. Today, maybe we experience it as a bit to much work to buy a card and a stamp, write a message, go to the mailbox and send it. Are you getting as many postcards as you used to? In this app you can send and receive postcards in a near analogue way. To send you simply pick a nice image from your vacation scenery, add a message and write the mailing address to your loved one and send. To receive a postcard you simply add your name and address, let the app get access to your location when the app is used and open your postcards. For the near analogue experience of reading your postcards it's only available at the location of your mailing address. We hope it brings you joy!

About

MapThings.com

Capture and share locations with photos, turning them into interactive maps. Organize discoveries into themed collections and contribute to crowdsourced maps that stay updated by the community. Discover new places and share your own findings.

Highlights
  • Create photo-based location pins
  • Organize pins into themed maps
  • Crowdsourced map updates
  • Discover local points of interest
  • Share pins with friends
  • Verify pin accuracy
Features
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Maps for things that don't have addresses. Have you ever discovered an amazing place but couldn't easily explain it or share it because it didn't have a street address? MapThings makes it easy to discover, save, organize, and share the exact GPS location (using your camera) of unique places around you. Explore places like: • Street art & murals • Epic trees • Trail entrances • Scenic overlooks • Food trucks • Fishing spots • Campsites • Photo locations • Great parking spots • ...and just about anything else. Whether you're exploring a new city, planning your next adventure, or keeping track of your favorite discoveries, MapThings helps you find them again—and share them with friends and the community. Features • Discover unique places shared by other users • Save your own favorite locations • Organize places into easy-to-browse categories • View photos and detailed location information • Navigate directly to saved locations • Share places with friends and family • Help build a growing community of interesting places Download MapThings today and start exploring. Because not everything worth finding has an address.

Screenshots

Postcard4 screens
MapThings.com4 screens

Verdict

The call

Postcard and MapThings.com are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Postcard versus MapThings.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPostcardMapThings.com
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars BerggrenWade Funk

In-app purchases

None

Postcard

No in-app purchases

None

MapThings.com

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Postcard free?
Postcard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MapThings.com free?
MapThings.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Postcard or MapThings.com have ads?
Neither Postcard nor MapThings.com shows ads.

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