GPS Mapper vs Maplet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPS Mapper
Track, map, and organize all your outdoor activities. Record trails with live stats, drop pins, plan routes, and visualize map coverage with custom grids. Integrates with Apple Health for comprehensive activity analysis.
- Grid exploration and mapping
- Trail recording with live stats
- Custom pin and route creation
- Distance measurement (Range Finder)
- Image overlays on maps
- Activity analytics dashboard
- GPX file import/export
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GPS Mapper is the all-in-one tool for tracking, mapping, and organizing your outdoor life. Drop grids to visualize map coverage, record trails with live stats, pin waypoints, plan routes, measure distances, add image overlays, view your location history, organize with groups and tags, and track it all with a detailed app experience. Whether you're a hiker logging every step, a cyclist tracking new roads, or someone who wants every outdoor activity tracked in one place — GPS Mapper is built for it. GRID EXPLORATION - Place rectangular grids anywhere, or map any-shaped area with freeform grids - 10 grid detail sizes, from 16 cells up to 2,500 cells - Cells auto-fill as you move through them via GPS - Optionally mark cells from geotagged photos and recorded trails - Track completion percentage for every grid TRAIL RECORDING - Record GPS trails with live distance, duration, elevation, pace, speed, and more - Tag trails with your own custom labels - Replay recorded trails on the map with animated Playback PINS - Drop custom pins anywhere - Organize with icons, colors, and names ROUTES - Draw custom multi-waypoint routes, or auto-generate a road-following route to a destination - Save and view your routes on the map RANGE FINDER - Measure point-to-point distances directly on the map - Save measurements with custom names and colors - Great for golf, hunting, surveying, and more NAVIGATION - Navigate to your elements with the in-app compass direct feature - Use Apple Maps to navigate to any element IMAGE OVERLAYS - Place photos on the map as georeferenced overlays - Adjust position, scale, rotation, and transparency - Perfect for historical maps, trail maps, or site plans GROUPS - Bundle any mix of grids, pins, trails, routes, ranges, and overlays - Organize trips and projects - Sort and manage from one place TAGS - Create custom tags and apply them to any element - Filter your map elements by tag to find exactly what you need - Use tags across element types for flexible organization LOCATION SHARING - See friends' real-time locations on your map PHOTOS ON MAP - View geotagged photos from your photos library on the map - Find and share your photos straight from the map ANALYTICS DASHBOARD - Apple Health integration — steps, distance, calories, exercise minutes, and heart rate shown alongside your activity - Daily and weekly activity — what you've added each week, your most active days, daily averages, and per-type breakdowns - Exploration progress — total grids, cells mapped, cells visited, completion rate, and your most-explored area - Your collection at a glance — a visual breakdown of grids, trails, pins, routes, ranges, and overlays - Detailed stats for every element type — distances, lengths, counts, and more - Build your own layout — reorder, show, or hide cards to focus on the metrics that matter to you IMPORT & EXPORT - Import and export GPX files - Full backup and restore of your data — always free - Share your elements with friends CUSTOMIZATION - Coordinate display in Decimal Degrees, DDM, DMS, UTM, and MGRS - Standard, Satellite, and Hybrid map styles - Toggle POIs, traffic, compass, and scale - Interactive tutorials - Customizable analytics dashboard layout - Custom sort orders for every element type - Customize backgrounds across your screens PREMIUM Upgrade to unlock: - Unlimited grids, trails, pins, routes, ranges, and image overlays - Freeform grids — map any-shaped area - Advanced analytics dashboard with Apple Health - Navigation — in-app compass + Apple Maps directions to any element - Trail Playback — replay recorded trails - Location history with time-range filtering on the map - Configurable GPS update intervals - See up to 20 friends' locations (free: 2) - Customize backgrounds across your screens Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Maplet
Organize saved locations, plan optimized multi-stop routes, and manage GPX files completely offline. This app offers advanced map markers with notes, photos, and voice memos, along with a route planner and GPS tools for navigation.
- Advanced map marker and pin log
- Organize bookmarks into folders and tags
- Plan multi-stop routes and track progress
- Pro compass and GPS tools
- Import and export GPX, KML, and CSV files
- Works fully offline
- No ads or tracking
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Maplet is the ultimate Map Marker and Route Planner for smart travelers, field professionals, and outdoor explorers. Save and organize places, plan optimized multi-stop routes, and manage GPX files completely offline. Whether you are managing work sites, planning a massive road trip, or navigating off-grid, Maplet keeps your location data organized, private, and entirely in your control. Key Features: Advanced Map Marker & Pin Log • Save any waypoint or place with a custom title, notes, photos, and voice memos. • Automatically fetch the address, weather, distance, and exact coordinates (Lat/Long, UTM, MGRS). • Organize your bookmarks cleanly into folders, tags, and color-coded categories. • 360° Look Around: Preview destinations with immersive, interactive street-level views. Route Planner & Journey Tracking • Plan multi-stop routes for RV trips, delivery runs, or hiking trails. • Auto-optimize your stop order to find the fastest path and track your progress live. • Check off locations as you go—perfect for travel itineraries and waypoint lists. Pro Compass & GPS Tools • View a live compass overlay directly on the map to see your exact facing direction. • Live Compass Target: Track your saved locations, the Sun, Moon, Qibla, and your parked car together on a tactical radar. • Arrival Alerts: Get a push notification when you enter a 500m radius of a pinned bookmark. • Ideal for off-grid navigation, geocaching, and outdoor field work. Import, Export & GPX Manager • Universal Import: Seamlessly load GPX, KML, and CSV files into your folders. • Smart Paste: Instantly convert copied text coordinates (DMS, Decimal) into map pins. • Easy Export: Back up your folders as PDF reports or export GPX files for other GPS units. Open & Share Anywhere • Open your saved coordinates directly in Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, and 8+ other navigation apps. • Share offline-ready folders via private deep links (no account needed). • Convert shared map links from other apps instantly into Maplet pins. Private & Offline-First • Works fully offline with optional iCloud sync for cross-device backup. • No ads, no tracking, and no account required. Your data is yours. • Lightweight, fast, and optimized with battery-efficient Dark Mode. EULA: https://gemshi.com/Maplet/eula.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Maplet at 3.3 against GPS Mapper's 3.0. Maplet also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). GPS Mapper's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. GPS Mapper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Maplet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Maplet holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
GPS Mapper ships an update weekly, Maplet fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPS Mapper | Maplet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NIKOLAH LOUIS DANCHUK-LAUZON | Gemsheer Chalil |
Customer experience
GPS Mapper
Maplet
In-app purchases
GPS Mapper
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Yearly Premium14 Days trial$29.991 Year
Maplet
- Maplet Pro: Monthly$3.991 Month
- Maplet Pro: Yearly Access7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Maplet Lifetime Pro$39.99




