Comparison

Map markers vs Hotspot Guide

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

Head to head
About

Map markers

Log, mark, and relive your past trips while planning future adventures. This travel tracker helps you create a wishlist of dream destinations and visualize your journeys on an interactive world map. Effortlessly keep a personal travel log and share your adventures.

Highlights
  • Track visited places
  • Create a bucket list
  • Interactive map markers
  • Sync across devices
  • Share travel maps
  • Personalize map experience
Features
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Have you ever struggled to remember all the amazing places you've been? Or do you have a bucket list of dream destinations you can't wait to visit? Our travel tracker app is here to help you log, mark, and relive your trips while planning new adventures across the world! With this app, you can effortlessly track the places you've visited, create a wishlist of future destinations, and visualize your travels with interactive markers on a world map. Whether you’re a globetrotter, road tripper, or weekend explorer, this app makes it easy to keep a personal travel log and track your journey across countries, cities, and hidden gems. Features: • Track Your Travels – Mark all the places you’ve been and see your world map come to life with visited locations. • Create a Bucket List – Add dream destinations to your bucket list and stay inspired for future trips. • Interactive Map Markers – Pin cities, countries, or custom locations to log your trips and categorize them with colors or labels. • Sync Across Devices – Keep your travel tracker updated on all your devices for seamless access. • Share Your Adventures – Show off your travel map with friends and family, whether privately or publicly. • Personalized Experience – Customize your map with different styles, flags, and marker options to match your travel style. Why You'll Love It: • Comprehensive Travel Tracker – Easily log every trip, whether it's a weeken getaway or a world tour. • Ultimate Bucket List Organizer – Keep all your dream destinations in one place and tick them off as you explore. • Simple & Intuitive Design – A clean and user-friendly interface that makes travel tracking effortless. • Built for Explorers, by Explorers – Created with passion for travelers who love marking their journey. Never forget a trip again—start tracking your travels today and make your world map your personal travel story. Whether you're marking places you’ve been, planning new adventures, or sharing memories, this app is your ultimate travel companion! Love the app? Leave us a review and help other travelers discover it! For any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out—we’d love to hear from you FAQ ~ Is it free? It is a paid app. You test all the app functionalities to the fullest (besides some limit creating lists) and decide if you like it. In case you cancel your subscription, you won't lose any data. ~ Why paying? I created the app as a solo indie developer and each purchase helps me create new updates and helpful features. ~ What if I lose connection? No worries! All of your data is stored in the device until it can be synced with the rest of your devices. ~ I found a bug / I want to request a feature. Please send an email to contact@xzebra.dev Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hotspot Guide

This app helps travelers troubleshoot Wi-Fi connection issues, especially with captive portals and VPNs. It provides quick diagnostics, step-by-step solutions, and venue-specific tips to get you online faster.

Highlights
  • Captive portal detection
  • iCloud Private Relay troubleshooting
  • VPN and proxy bypass
  • Offline troubleshooting guides
  • Venue-specific Wi-Fi tips
  • Network performance diagnostics
  • Saved portal autofill
Features
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You can't Google your way online when you're not online. You're at the gate. Meeting in four minutes. The hotel Wi-Fi connected, but the login page won't open. Safari spins. Your VPN icon is still on. Somewhere, iCloud Private Relay is silently breaking everything; and you can't look up how to fix it, because you're not online. Hotspot Guide is built for that moment. Install it once. The next time a captive portal won't load, open the app and it tells you exactly what's wrong and exactly how to fix it. WHAT IT CHECKS, IN UNDER 5 SECONDS • Captive portal detection, is the login page even reachable? • iCloud Private Relay, the #1 silent culprit on hotel Wi-Fi • Custom DNS (1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8) bypasses the portal redirect • Active VPN and proxy blocks portal traffic before it reaches you • MDM and managed profiles locks you out of fixes • Real internet vs. portal HTML verifies you're truly online WHAT YOU GET FOR THE MOMENT IT MATTERS • One-tap deep links into System Settings - fix in two clicks, not ten • Built-in portal browser - auto-detect when login completes • Saved-portal autofill - re-join the same Hilton or American Airlines network without retyping your name and email every time (stored in your Mac's Keychain only) • Six offline troubleshooting guides - readable with zero connectivity • Curated database of major hotels, airports, airlines, and cafés with venue-specific tips • Speed, latency, packet loss, and jitter - know whether the Wi-Fi is slow or just flaky • Nearby networks scanner - see channel congestion, signal strength, and security at a glance • Connection history with average speeds per network - know which lounge has the fastest Wi-Fi • Public IP, ISP, signal, channel, and protocol - power-user info, one tab away ENGINEERED FOR MAC Native SwiftUI. App Sandbox. No background processes. No tracking. Diagnostic data never leaves your Mac. Credential vault uses the same Keychain that stores your Safari passwords. Works the moment you launch it, including when you're completely offline. WHO THIS IS FOR • Frequent business travelers who burn an hour a month on bad hotel Wi-Fi • Remote workers who hop between cafés, coworking spaces, and airports • IT admins who want a portable, sandbox-safe tool for diagnosing field issues • Anyone who's ever tethered to a phone just to fix a captive portal DISCLAIMER Hotspot Guide diagnoses device-level network blocks and provides step-by-step solutions. It cannot, however, resolve physical hardware failures or venue-wide service outages. For those issues, please contact the venue's management. Built by a frequent traveler who got tired of tethering every time a Marriott portal misbehaved.

Screenshots

Map markers4 screens
Hotspot Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Map markers at Free against Hotspot Guide's $7.99. Map markers also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 1). Hotspot Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

Map markers is free to download; Hotspot Guide costs $7.99 up front. Map markers sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Hotspot Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Map markers against 5.0 for Hotspot Guide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Map markers has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Map markers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hotspot Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map markers ships an update every 8 days, Hotspot Guide every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Map markers versus Hotspot Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap markersHotspot Guide
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating5.0 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJorge RomanosDaniel Gauthier

Customer experience

Map markers

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Hotspot Guide

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Map markers

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$9.99
  • Lifetime$24.99
None

Hotspot Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Map markers free?
Map markers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hotspot Guide free?
Hotspot Guide costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Map markers or Hotspot Guide?
Map markers and Hotspot Guide are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 16 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Map markers or Hotspot Guide have ads?
Neither Map markers nor Hotspot Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Map markers or Hotspot Guide?
Map markers ships an update every 8 days, and Hotspot Guide every 9 days. Most recently, Map markers was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hotspot Guide on October 24, 2026.

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