Map Canvas vs Radius On Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Map Canvas
Create and share custom maps with drawing, annotation, and pathfinding tools. Supports collaboration via iCloud and offers map templates for illustrations. Import and export geographic data in GeoJSON and GPX formats.
- Drawing, annotation, and pathfinding tools
- Alternative map engine (Google Maps)
- iCloud map collaboration
- Map templates for illustrations
- GeoJSON and GPX file import
- GeoJSON export
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Map Canvas is a collaborative tool for planning, journalling and illustration on Apple Maps. Key features: 1. Tools for drawing, annotating and pathfinding. 2. Google Maps as alternative map engine for browsing. 3. Map collaboration via iCloud. 4. Map templates of countries and regions overlays for illustrations. 5. GeoJSON and GPX files import. 6. GeoJSON export.
Radius On Map
Easily visualize distances with a clear radius around any map pin. Set multiple circles to compare, search locations, and explore what's within a specific range. Offers standard and satellite map views with automatic pin saving for quick access.
- Set up to three radius circles per pin
- Location search and exploration
- Standard and satellite map views
- Automatic pin saving
- Distance comparison
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Quickly visualize a clear radius around any pin you place on the map! Features: - You can set up to three radius circles for a single pin, making it easy to compare multiple distances at the same time. - Includes location search and exploration tools, so you can instantly check what’s within a certain distance from you or any other location. - Offers both standard map views and satellite imagery for a more interactive and visually appealing experience. - Pins are saved automatically, allowing you to revisit them whenever you need. Use Cases: - When house hunting, check the distance from potential homes to schools, grocery stores, train stations, and more by placing pins and seeing the radius. - For dating apps, visualize where someone might be based on the distance shown. - Great for gamers (e.g., Airline Manager) to get a quick visual estimate of flight ranges from a hub airport. - Check compliance zones: Visualize important boundaries like delivery areas or the 150 air-mile radius for driver logs. - Plan trips by identifying tourist attractions or landmarks within a specific radius around your destination. - Use it for education, like geography or social studies projects, to explore what’s within a given range of a location. - Plan walking or jogging routes by setting a radius from your starting point. - Choose event locations easily by pinpointing areas that are central and convenient for all attendees. - During emergencies, map out evacuation zones to understand which residents fall within the range of nearby shelters. This app is perfect for simplifying exploration, planning, and decision-making!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Radius On Map at none against Map Canvas's 4. Map Canvas's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (81% vs 50%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Map Canvas sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Radius On Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Map Canvas against 4.5 for Radius On Map. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 110 and 82 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Map Canvas's written reviews are positive against 50% of Radius On Map's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Map Canvas | Radius On Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (110 ratings) — better | 4.5 (82 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 82 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ka Chun Wong | takeshi ogawa |
Customer experience
Map Canvas
Radius On Map
In-app purchases
Map Canvas
- 3-Days Free TrialFree
- Map Canvas Watch App$0.99
- Donation$2.99
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- Map Canvas Premium$4.99
Radius On Map
No in-app purchases








