Map Canvas vs Drawing 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.
Drawing On Map
Annotate maps with drawings, notes, and photos. Plan routes, mark locations, and share your creations easily. Supports Apple Pencil and syncs across devices.
- Draw directly on maps
- Pen, pencil, highlighter, eraser tools
- Shapes, text, and photo annotations
- Save and share annotated maps
- Apple Pencil support
- iCloud sync across devices
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Draw on any map. Plan trips, mark places, add notes. This app lets you draw and write on maps. Mark a meeting spot, draw a route, highlight an area, or add notes. Everything stays on the map so you can find it later. Easy drawing tools Use pen, pencil, highlighter, or eraser. Add shapes like lines, rectangles, arrows, and circles. Pick any color. Make lines thick or thin. Add text or photos. Your maps will look clear and easy to read. Saving and sharing Save your map with all your drawings and notes. Share it with friends or coworkers. Great for giving directions, planning trips, or showing project locations. Works with Apple Pencil Draw with Apple Pencil for smooth, precise lines. iCloud Sync Your maps sync across all your Apple devices. Start on iPhone, continue on iPad. Features: * Draw directly on maps * Pen, pencil, highlighter, eraser * Lines, rectangles, arrows, circles * Text, Photos * Many colors and line sizes * Save and share your maps * Apple Pencil support * iCloud Sync across devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drawing On Map at none against Map Canvas's 4. Map Canvas's advantage is ratings volume (110 vs 25) and device support (4 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Map Canvas sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Drawing On Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drawing On Map holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 110 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Map Canvas's written reviews are positive against 75% of Drawing On Map's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Map Canvas ships an update fortnightly, Drawing On Map every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Map Canvas | Drawing On Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (110 ratings) | 4.7 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ka Chun Wong | 327APPS, LLC |
Customer experience
Map Canvas
Drawing 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
Drawing On Map
No in-app purchases








