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
This app allows users to sketch, annotate, and plan routes directly on a world map. It supports importing and exporting geographic data files and offers tools for drawing and pathfinding. Users can also share their map creations online.
- Draw and annotate on world maps
- Pathfinding tools
- Import GeoJSON and GPX files
- Export data for sharing
- Journaling and illustration on maps
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Map Canvas is a tool for planning, journalling and illustration on Apple map. This app comes with a set of tools for drawing, annotating and pathfinding. Data can be imported as GeoJSON and GPX files.
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 3. Map Canvas's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% 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 3 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 — 100 and 80 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Map Canvas's written reviews are positive against 50% of Radius On Map's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Map Canvas | Radius On Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (100 ratings) | 4.5 (80 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 100 — better | 80 |
| 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 | 5 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
Radius On Map
No in-app purchases








