Map Canvas vs HydropAtlas
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 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. GeoJSON and GPX files import. 5. GeoJSON export.
HydropAtlas
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It streamlines the full lifecycle of a sprinkler system, from mapping and placing zones, valves, heads, clocks, pumps, and back-flow on a satellite map, to running wet check inspections that auto-generate tickets for failing devices, tracking service history, and giving customers a read-only portal to follow along — all across a web dashboard and a mobile app, with multi-tenant company accounts, tiered billing, and role-based access for admins, technicians, and customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HydropAtlas at none against Map Canvas's 4. HydropAtlas also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Map Canvas's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence and ads 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. HydropAtlas asks for nothing beyond the download.
Map Canvas ships an update fortnightly, HydropAtlas every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Map Canvas | HydropAtlas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (107 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 107 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ka Chun Wong | Andrew VonClaude LLC |
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
HydropAtlas
No in-app purchases
