Comparison

CoMaps vs AltiPuls

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

Head to head
About

CoMaps

Navigate your world with a free, open-source mapping application focused on privacy and offline functionality. Discover detailed maps, plan trips without cellular service, and enjoy essential navigation features. It's community-built and respects your data.

Highlights
  • Downloadable detailed maps
  • Offline navigation
  • Outdoor mode with trails
  • Points of interest search
  • Voice navigation
  • Bookmark favorite places
  • Track recording
Features
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A community-led free & open source maps app based on OpenStreetMap data and reinforced with commitment to transparency, privacy and being not-for-profit. ‣ Simple and Polished: essential easy to use features that just work. ‣ Offline-focused: Plan and navigate your trip abroad without the need for cellular service, search waypoints while on a distant hike, etc. All app functions are designed to work offline. ‣ Respecting Privacy: The app is designed with privacy in mind - does not identify people, does not track, and does not collect personal information. Ads-free. ‣ Saves Your Battery and Space: Doesn’t drain your battery like other navigation apps. Compact maps save precious space on your phone. ‣ Free and Built by the Community: People like you helped build the app by adding places to OpenStreetMap, testing and giving feedback on features and contributing their development skills and money. ‣ Open and Transparent Decision-making and Financials, Not-for-profit and Fully Open Source. Main Features: • Downloadable detailed maps with places which are not available in many commercial maps • Outdoor mode with highlighted hiking trails, campsites, water sources, peaks, contour lines, etc • Walking paths and cycleways • Points of interest like restaurants, gas stations, hotels, shops, sightseeings and many more • Search by name or an address or by point of interest category • Navigation with voice announcements for walking, cycling, or driving • Bookmark your favorite places with a single tap • iCloud sync for your bookmarks and tracks • Offline Wikipedia articles • Subway transit layer and directions • Track recording • Export and import bookmarks and tracks in KML, KMZ, GPX formats • A dark mode to use during the night • Improve map data for everyone using a basic built-in editor • CarPlay support Freedom Is Here Discover your journey, navigate the world with privacy and community at the forefront!

About

AltiPuls

Features
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Know how high you are — and how high you have been today. AltiPuls reads the barometer and GPS in your Apple Watch and iPhone and turns them into a live altitude reading and a history chart you can actually read. KEY FEATURES - Live altitude above sea level, in meters or feet - History chart with ranges from 30 minutes to 7 days - Daily altitude records - GPS route on a map (iPhone) - Watch-face complications: value, chart, and a small circular one THREE WAYS TO COLLECT DATA 1. From workouts — AltiPuls imports altitude from workout routes in the Health app. Read-only: it never writes anything back. 2. Background refresh (Eco mode) — periodic altitude snapshots with minimal battery use. 3. Continuous tracking (Precise mode) — live measurement and GPS route recording. IMPORTANT: ADD THE COMPLICATION Eco mode collects data regularly only if the AltiPuls complication sits on your active watch face. This is how watchOS works: without a complication on the face, the system does not grant the app background time. Adding it takes thirty seconds, and it is the difference between a full chart and an empty one. BATTERY Precise mode records continuously and uses noticeably more battery. Use it for a hike, a run or a day on the slopes, and leave Eco mode on for everyday use. PRIVACY Your altitude, your records and your routes stay on your device. There is no account, no server of ours, no tracking and no ads. The only thing loaded from the network is the map itself, drawn by Apple Maps. REQUIREMENTS An Apple Watch with a barometric altimeter, or an iPhone with a barometer.

Screenshots

CoMaps4 screens
AltiPuls3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CoMaps at Free against AltiPuls's $1.99. CoMaps also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). AltiPuls's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On 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

CoMaps is free to download; AltiPuls costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CoMaps ships an update fortnightly, AltiPuls every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CoMaps versus AltiPuls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoMapsAltiPuls
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (147 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings147 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton WenemoserMobix Sp. z o.o.

Bugs and requests

CoMaps

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to find known locations and addresses
  • Incorrect search results for distant locations

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to read GPX files and compute distances
  • Add option to display elevations in feet
  • Improve search functionality to include parks and trails

AltiPuls

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CoMaps

No in-app purchases

None

AltiPuls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CoMaps free?
CoMaps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AltiPuls free?
AltiPuls costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CoMaps or AltiPuls have ads?
Neither CoMaps nor AltiPuls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CoMaps or AltiPuls?
CoMaps ships an update fortnightly, and AltiPuls every 6 days. Most recently, CoMaps was updated on November 5, 2026 and AltiPuls on October 31, 2026.

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