Ascend Maps vs Super Multi Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ascend Maps
This app provides customizable outdoor maps with offline capabilities. It features 3D terrain, track recording, saved places management, and the ability to save map tiles for offline use. Explore the outdoors with detailed, personalized navigation tools.
- Offline search
- 3D terrain
- Track recording and editing
- Saved places management
- Customizable map styles
- Offline map tile saving
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Ascend is an open source app for vector and raster maps. Features include 3D terrain, offline search, track recording and editing, managing saved places, saving map tiles for offline use, and more. CUSTOMIZABLE * Includes a simple, customizable style for OpenStreetMap vector tiles with modes for hiking, biking, and transit. * Overlay customizable hillshading, shaded relief, contour lines, and slope angle shading calculated in real-time over any base map. * Supports plugins for search, routing, map sources and more. * Add new online map sources and combine layers to create new maps. * Generate and import your own vector tiles. COMPREHENSIVE * Offline search * Wikipedia search * Manage saved places * Show geotagged photos from your Photo Library. * Create and edit routes * Record and edit tracks for hiking, fitness, and more * Save map tiles for offline use Learn more at https://github.com/styluslabs/maps
Super Multi Maps
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- Super Maps, Super Views, Super YOU! - Why settle for one? Get the Super Power of Multi-Mapping! - Super Multi Maps: Because your screen is big enough for EVERYTHING. This app uses the standard Apple End User License Agreement (EULA). You can review the terms here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ascend Maps at none against Super Multi Maps's 1. Ascend Maps also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Super Multi Maps's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). 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. Super Multi Maps sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Ascend Maps asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ascend Maps ships an update every 6 months, Super Multi Maps monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ascend Maps | Super Multi Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew White | Takashi Yamaguchi |
In-app purchases
Ascend Maps
No in-app purchases
Super Multi Maps
- Premium$1.991 Month
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