Comparison

Placify vs MineMaps

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

Head to head
About

Placify

Organize all your saved places, plan efficient routes, and create a visual travel journal. This app consolidates inspiration from various sources into a private, offline map, transforming it into a personal archive of memories and intentions.

Highlights
  • Save places from any source
  • Organize with custom filters
  • Optimize trip routes
  • Create a travel journal
  • Offline access
  • Private and ad-free
Features
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The most beautiful things in life are not just things. They’re people, places, memories, and pictures. Placify is a personal map, travel planner, and itinerary maker for the places that matter to you. Save restaurants, hidden gems, travel ideas, and “places to visit” from anywhere. Turn social saves into real trip plans. Plan smarter routes. Turn routes into animated travel videos. Let your map become a living travel journal. In a world where places are scattered across apps, screenshots, messages, and links, Placify brings everything back to one map: yours. --- ※ Save Places from Anywhere Travel ideas are everywhere: a restaurant in an Instagram Reel, a viewpoint in a TikTok video, a cafe from a friend, or a saved pin from a map app. Instead of rewatching clips, digging through saved folders, or pinning places one by one, send them to Placify. Placify turns scattered social saves, map shares, links, screenshots, notes, and photos into saved places on your personal map. Search, filter, group, and plan around them when the next walk, weekend, or trip begins. --- ※ Search, Filter & See the Whole Map Search by place name or address. Switch between list and map views. See where your saved spots cluster across cities and regions. Create dynamic views like: ・ “Rooftop Bars in Tokyo” ・ “2026 Solo Trip” ・ “Places Visited Twice” Your world, organized the way you think. --- ※ Plan Routes from the Places You Find Turn travel guides, shared links, social saves, trip notes, and saved ideas into a route you can edit. Placify helps connect scattered places into one path, so you can adjust the order, stops, and route details as your plan takes shape. Add multiple stops. Reorder freely. Use Smart Route to optimize the most efficient order. Visualize distance and travel time instantly. Perfect for turning online inspiration into road trips, city walks, weekend plans, and multi-day itineraries. --- ※ Bring Your Routes to Life Turn a route into an animated travel video with the path, stops, and memories you saved along the way. Use it to share a trip, a city walk, or a favorite route with friends. Your map becomes a simple visual story that is easy to save, watch, and share. --- ※ Travel Journal, Memories & Stats Automatically link photos to places. See where you were “on this day” in previous years. Receive gentle memory reminders. Track visit counts for every location. Your map becomes a timeline you can return to. --- ※ Smart Organization Automatic categorization and tag suggestions keep your archive tidy and searchable. Future you can always find the places that mattered. --- ※ Private, Offline, Yours Your data stays on your device. Access saved places and itineraries offline. Your map belongs to you. --- ※ Share Beautifully Turn trips and collections into posters, image cards, story templates, and route videos. Share inspiration while keeping your own perspective. --- ※ Widgets & Reminders Access favorite views, routes, and memories directly from your home screen. Set reminders for places you want to visit again. --- Whether you plan trips with tools like Wanderlog or Tripsy, or discover inspiration through Instagram, TikTok, Rednote, Tabelog, or local map apps, Placify brings everything together into one elegant personal map. Built around your places, routes, memories, and the way you experience the world. Rediscover your world, one place at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MineMaps

Features
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MineMaps Capture every journey. Turn your footsteps into a map worth remembering. Every journey deserves a route. Every stop deserves a place on your map. MineMaps brings navigation, route history, and photo locations together in one place, making it easy to preserve your travels, adventures, and everyday moments. From planning a route to completing your trip and revisiting places you’ve been, every journey becomes part of your personal map. MineMaps delivers a smooth, intuitive experience while respecting your privacy every step of the way. Features Navigation * Choose from multiple recommended routes. * Automatically reroute when you leave your selected route. Route History * Save completed navigation routes automatically. * Revisit and explore your travel history anytime. Photo Map * Record the location of photos you take. * View photos directly on the map where they were captured. * Browse photo details such as date, time, and location. Your Personal Map * Manage routes and photos together in one place. * Build a map filled with your own memories and journeys. Privacy * Location data is used only with your permission. * Photo Library is used only with your permission. * Camera is used only with your permission. Premium Enjoy the core features for free with a limited number of saved routes and photo records. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited route and photo records, unlocking the complete MineMaps experience. Premium is available as an annual subscription or a lifetime purchase. Support: https://github.com/bbdhx/MineMaps Privacy policy: https://github.com/bbdhx/MineMaps/blob/main/Privacy%20Policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Placify4 screens
MineMaps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MineMaps at every 5 days against Placify's every 2 weeks. Placify's advantage is iOS requirement (17.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Placify sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and MineMaps sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Placify ships an update every 2 weeks, MineMaps every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Placify versus MineMaps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlacifyMineMaps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (55 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings55 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWHITESSPACE SDN. BHD.健浩 卢

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Placify

Subscriptions2
  • Placify Pro - Monthly Flexi$4.991 Month
  • Placify Pro - Annual Saving7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Placify Pro - Lifetime$29.99
  • Placify Pro - Lifetime$49.99
2 purchases

MineMaps

Subscriptions1
  • Premium-Annual$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • PremiumLifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Placify free?
Placify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MineMaps free?
MineMaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Placify or MineMaps have ads?
Neither Placify nor MineMaps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Placify or MineMaps?
Placify ships an update every 2 weeks, and MineMaps every 5 days. Most recently, Placify was updated on October 12, 2026 and MineMaps on September 30, 2026.

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