Comparison

MapCrafter vs MapToPoster

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

Head to head
About

MapCrafter

Create personalized map posters of your favorite cities. Customize dimensions, map styles, and colors for unique visual effects. Seamlessly export high-resolution designs for home décor, gifts, or creative projects.

Highlights
  • City selection from around the globe
  • Adjustable poster dimensions
  • Customizable map styles and colors
  • Cross-platform compatibility (iOS, macOS, VisionOS)
  • High-resolution export
  • User-friendly interface
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Why Choose MapCrafter? • City Selection: Choose your favorite cities from around the globe to create exclusive map posters. • Poster Size Adjustment: Customize poster dimensions to perfectly fit your display space. • Map Style Customization: Adjust map styles and colors to design unique visual effects. • Cross-Platform Compatibility: Seamlessly switch between iOS, macOS, and VisionOS devices for a smooth creative process. • High-Resolution Export: Ensure your designs are sharp and professional with high-quality exports. • User-Friendly Interface: Enjoy a straightforward and intuitive design interface for effortless creativity. Where to Use MapCrafter? • Home Décor: Add personalized map decorations to your living space, showcasing your city passion. • Travel Memories: Preserve and display travel city memories to share with family and friends. • Holiday Gifts: Design unique map posters for holidays or special occasions as cherished gifts. • Corporate Display: Create professional city map posters for your office or exhibitions to enhance brand image. • Creative Projects: Add creative map elements to personal projects or artworks for a striking visual impact. • Weddings & Celebrations: Design distinctive map-themed posters for weddings or celebration events. • Educational Use: Create city maps for educational materials, helping students learn geographical information. • Social Media: Share beautiful city map posters on social media to attract attention and engage followers. • Real Estate Showcases: Incorporate city maps into property displays to capture buyers’ interest. • Travel Guides: Add visual map content to travel guides or itineraries for enhanced readability. Whether you’re an urban explorer or a creative enthusiast, MapCrafter is your go-to tool for designing personalized city map posters. Download MapCrafter now and start your map creation journey! For any questions or feedback, our support team is here to assist you. Your feedback is valuable to us! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MapToPoster

Features
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Turn any city, place, or route into a print-ready custom map poster — right from your iPhone or iPad. MapToPoster helps you create minimalist city map art in seconds. Search for any location, choose a visual style, adjust the map, and export a high-resolution poster for home printing, professional printing, framing, or sharing. No design skills needed. — CREATE CUSTOM MAP POSTERS — Search any city, neighborhood, address, or special place. Zoom in for detailed street maps or zoom out for a clean city overview. Rotate the map to find the perfect composition. Create posters for: - your hometown - favorite travel memories - wedding locations - marathon routes - road trips - city breaks - meaningful places - gifts and wall art — BEAUTIFUL MAP STYLES — Choose from 20+ carefully designed map poster themes, including Blueprint, Terracotta, Midnight Blue, Neon, Paper Heritage, Bauhaus, Coral Buenos, and more. Each theme gives your map a distinct look, from minimal black and white to warm vintage tones and bold modern poster styles. — PRINT-READY EXPORT — Export your map poster in high resolution, with print-ready settings up to 300 DPI. Supported export options include: - PNG - PDF - SVG standard print sizes such as A5, A4, A3, and A2 Your poster is designed for home printing, local print shops, online print services, and wall art. — SVG EXPORT FOR SCALABLE MAP ART — Export scalable SVG files for clean, sharp map artwork. Perfect for large prints, design workflows, editing, and professional output. — ADD GPX ROUTES — Import custom GPX routes and turn them into poster art. Create route posters for running, cycling, hiking, road trips, city walks, marathons, and travel memories. — PERSONALIZE EVERY DETAIL — Customize your poster with: - city name, country, and coordinates - classic serif and modern fonts - roads, buildings, parks, water, railways, and map layers - borders, gradients, and refined poster details - map zoom, rotation, and composition — CLIP TO CITY BOUNDARY — Create cleaner city-shaped posters with optional Clip to Boundary. Focus your design on the selected city or region and make the final poster feel more intentional. — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — No account required. Your poster designs stay on your device. Create, export, save, and share without a complicated setup. — MADE FOR TRAVELERS, MAKERS, AND MAP LOVERS — MapToPoster is ideal for custom city posters, travel wall art, route posters, personalized gifts, minimalist map prints, and printable home decor. Create a map of the place that matters to you — and turn it into art.

Screenshots

MapCrafter4 screens
MapToPoster3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MapToPoster at Free against MapCrafter's $0.99. MapCrafter's advantage is device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

MapToPoster is free to download; MapCrafter costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MapCrafter versus MapToPoster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapCrafterMapToPoster
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer辉章 何Marcel Petersen

In-app purchases

None

MapCrafter

No in-app purchases

None

MapToPoster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MapCrafter free?
MapCrafter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MapToPoster free?
MapToPoster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MapCrafter or MapToPoster have ads?
Neither MapCrafter nor MapToPoster shows ads.

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