Comparison

Map vs Fathom

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

Head to head
About

Map

Design and navigate complex indoor spaces like malls, schools, and hospitals with ease. This platform offers real-time, step-by-step guidance to help users find items quickly and efficiently. Businesses can also gain valuable data insights to optimize layouts and improve customer engagement.

Highlights
  • Design interior maps
  • Real-time step-by-step guidance
  • Navigate complex indoor spaces
  • Find items fast
  • Business data insights
  • Optimize layouts
Features
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Design interior maps of large spaces like malls, schools and hospitals. Navigate large indoor spaces with ease. Find items fast. At Map-In, we are revolutionizing the way people navigate and interact with indoor spaces. Our patented indoor navigation platform provides real-time, step-by-step guidance in complex environments such as malls, airports, hospitals, corporate offices, and more. Designed to solve the challenges of indoor navigation, Map-In enhances user experiences and offers businesses valuable data insights to optimize layouts, improve efficiency, and drive customer engagement. Founded in December 2022 by Frankie Campbell, Map-In was born out of a need for a simple, reliable solution to help people find their way in large, confusing indoor spaces. Our innovative platform empowers users to navigate seamlessly while enabling businesses to gain deeper insights into foot traffic patterns and customer behavior. With cutting-edge technology, Map-In offers scalable solutions that benefit both individuals and enterprises, from enhancing accessibility to streamlining operations. Our mission is to make indoor spaces more accessible, efficient, and user-friendly for everyone. Whether you’re a shopper finding your favorite store, a traveler navigating an airport, or a business optimizing your space, Map-In is here to guide the way. Map-In: Navigate with Confidence, Wherever You Are.

About

Fathom

This navigation app provides real-time spatial awareness for blind and low-vision users indoors. It speaks only when necessary, indicating doors, people, and hazards, and offers features for room exploration, object identification, and guided navigation to specific locations.

Highlights
  • Indoor spatial awareness
  • Object and hazard detection
  • Turn-by-turn indoor navigation
  • Step-by-step task guidance
  • Real-time conversational assistance
Features
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The world isn't built for blind people. Fathom is. It gives you a feel for the space around you indoors, where GPS quits. Nothing to download, nothing installed in the building. You point your iPhone, walk in, and it works the first time, anywhere. I'm a legally blind product designer. I built the tool I kept wishing I had, instead of waiting for a sighted team to guess what I needed. Most of the time, Fathom says nothing. It speaks only when something needs you, so silence means the way ahead is clear. That's the part I care about most. A few ways to use it. Lookout talks you through the room as you move, calling doors, people, signs, and hazards by the clock, like "door at 2 o'clock, ten steps ahead." Snapshot tells you what's in front of you the second you ask. Both are free. The rest come with Fathom Plus. Go walks you turn by turn to a spot inside a building. Task helps you through one job at a time, step by step, like working a checkout kiosk. Live Task is a real conversation for the moment you're stuck, like finding your keys. And the Assistant ties them together. Tell it the whole goal, like getting checked in and finding your gate, and it builds the plan and walks you through it. Point at anything and Fathom tells you what it is, then reads what's written on it. Hold your arm out and point during Lookout or Go, no button, and it just answers, leading with the thing itself before any detail so you can move on as soon as you have what you needed. It's free, the same as Lookout and Snapshot. The part that keeps you safe is free, and it stays that way. It runs on your phone, with no signal and no account, using object detection, LiDAR depth on Pro models, and a buzz in your hand the moment something's close. The room takes on a shape you can hold. Safety shouldn't sit behind a paywall, so it doesn't. Fathom Plus is seven days free, then $12.99 a month. It renews monthly until you cancel in Settings. Live Task is the heavy one, so a busy month can reach its limit, and Fathom keeps working on your phone instead of going quiet. I'd rather tell you that than pretend it's endless. Fathom rides alongside your cane or your guide dog. It doesn't replace them. It tells you what it sees and stays honest about what it can't, so you're never working off false confidence. Your privacy comes first, and you're safe without ever signing up. Made by Unruly Vision, LLC. Questions: fathomvision.app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Map4 screens
Fathom3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Map at none against Fathom's 1. Map also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Fathom sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Map against 5.0 for Fathom. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map ships an update every 2 weeks, Fathom every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Map versus Fathom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapFathom
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUchechukwu Debra GinigemeUnruly Vision, LLC

Customer experience

Map

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fathom

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Map

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fathom

Subscriptions1
  • Fathom Plus7 Days trial$12.991 Month

Questions

Is Map free?
Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fathom free?
Fathom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Map or Fathom?
Map and Fathom are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Map or Fathom have ads?
Neither Map nor Fathom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Map or Fathom?
Map ships an update every 2 weeks, and Fathom every 10 days. Most recently, Map was updated on October 13, 2026 and Fathom on October 5, 2026.

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