MapNotes vs thumbs.work
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapNotes
Pin notes and tasks to specific locations on a map. Organize information with categories, attach files, and set reminders. Features iCloud backup for data safety.
- Location-based notes
- Categorized organization
- Attach files and images
- Powerful filters
- Reminders and due dates
- iCloud backup
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MapNotes is the ultimate app for saving and organizing your location-based notes. Whether you're a traveler, a professional, or just someone who loves to stay organized, MapNotes lets you pin notes to specific locations, attach important files, and keep track of tasks effortlessly. Key Features: Location-Based Notes: Create and save notes tied to any location, helping you stay organized and never miss a detail no matter where you are. Categorized Organization: Assign your notes to custom categories, making it easy to group related information together for quick access. Attach Files and Images: Keep all your information in one place by attaching files and images directly to your notes. Powerful Filters: Filter your notes based on category or customer to quickly find what you need. Reminders and Due Dates: Stay on top of your tasks with due date reminders. Get notified 24 hours before, and a final reminder 1 hour before the due date. iCloud Backup: Keep your data safe with automatic iCloud backups, so you never lose a note. Organize your thoughts and tasks like never before with MapNotes – your personal location-based note assistant. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
thumbs.work
This app functions as a smart notepad that instantly calculates results as you type in plain language. It offers extensive scientific calculations, unit conversions, and time zone translations. Manage multiple scratchpads for different purposes and export your data in various formats.
- Calculate as you type
- Instant scientific calculations
- Extensive unit conversions
- Time zone calculations
- Running totals and previous results
- Separate, searchable scratchpads
- Import/export data
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Think with your brain. Work with your thumbs. thumbs.work is a notepad that does the math for you. Type a line in plain language and the answer appears right next to it. No equals button, no modes, no switching apps. CALCULATE AS YOU TYPE Every line evaluates instantly. Add up a bill, split it four ways, work out a budget. Change units for recipes in a single number. A full scientific set is built in: square roots, powers, logs, trig, factorials, and constants like pi and e. CONVERT ANYTHING Length, volume, weight, temperature, speed, area, data, even CSS units. Just write "10 km to miles" or "2 cups to ml" and get a clean answer. SKIP THE TIME ZONE MATH "9am PST to UTC", "time in Tokyo" — written the way you'd actually say it. RUNNING TOTALS Numbers on consecutive lines form a block. Type "sum" or "average" to total them, and "prev" to reference your last result. SEPARATE SCRATCHPADS Keep one for everything... groceries, travel, bills, a project. Rename, reorder, and search them. Import and export as JSON, Markdown, CSV, or plain text. A notepad for your thoughts. A calculator for real life. Works with plain text, markdown, and our own .calc files. MANY THUMBS, NO LIMIT Keep as many documents of every type as you like, free. Sync, every theme, and import/export are free too. SUBSCRIPTION thumbs.work Pro removes the single in-app promo card and supports an independent developer. Everything else is already free. • Pro Monthly — $2.99 per month • Pro Yearly — $19.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://thumbs.work/terms Privacy Policy: https://thumbs.work/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: thumbs.work at 5.0 against MapNotes's 4.0. thumbs.work also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). MapNotes's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. MapNotes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. thumbs.work asks for nothing beyond the download.
thumbs.work holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | MapNotes | thumbs.work |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Awesome Digital LLC | Iona, LLC |
In-app purchases
MapNotes
- Premium3 Days trial$39.991 Year
thumbs.work
No in-app purchases









