Comparison

Scout, by Sidecar vs Pusula Maps

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

Head to head
About

Scout, by Sidecar

Features
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Edit the world around you. Update gas prices, mark whether a business has public bathrooms, adjust hours, and more. Every edit makes the map better for everyone. ▶ Edit place details like prices, amenities, and hours. ▶ Help your community find accurate, up-to-date info. ▶ Quickly estimate the cost to fill up your gas tank.

About

Pusula Maps

Navigate your journeys with clear, turn-by-turn directions and intelligent route planning. Discover nearby places, manage multi-stop routes, and enjoy a privacy-conscious experience with on-device processing. Optimized for iPhone and CarPlay.

Highlights
  • Turn-by-turn directions with live ETA
  • CarPlay integration
  • Intelligent place search
  • Multi-stop route planning
  • AI-assisted route advisor
  • Parking and road context
  • Privacy-conscious design
Features
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Pusula Maps is a smarter, more personal way to explore, plan, and navigate. Search for places, compare routes, receive clear turn-by-turn guidance, and stay connected with the people who matter—all in one thoughtfully designed experience. EXPLORE WITH CONFIDENCE Discover restaurants, gas stations, parking, landmarks, and everyday destinations around you. View useful place details, save Home, Work, and favorite locations, or start navigating with just a few taps. SMARTER NAVIGATION Choose the route that works best for your trip with traffic-aware planning, alternative routes, automatic rerouting, clear maneuver guidance, and spoken directions. Helpful road controls and relevant traffic alerts appear along your route during active navigation. PUSULA AI Ask naturally and get help finding places, planning routes, or discovering useful stops along the way. Pusula AI works alongside search and navigation, so you can move from a question to a destination without leaving the map. SOCIAL MAPS Stay connected with friends and family while traveling. Create Convoys, share trip progress, coordinate meetup points, and keep everyone moving toward the same destination. Privacy controls let you decide when and how your location is shared. HEAT MAP & DRIVING INSIGHTS See the roads you travel most and turn your driving history into a personal Heat Map. Review completed trips, distance, travel time, frequently visited destinations, and helpful driving insights. BUILT FOR THE ROAD Use Pusula Maps with CarPlay for destination search, route previews, navigation guidance, favorite places, parking, and supported trip features on your vehicle’s display. COMMUNITY-POWERED MAPS Help keep the road ahead useful for everyone. When safely stopped, you can report crashes, hazards, road closures, construction, police activity, and stopped vehicles. You can also add verified road controls—such as stop signs, traffic lights, yield signs, crossings, and speed bumps—to the Pusula map. Designed with a clean, modern interface, Pusula Maps brings exploration, navigation, driving history, AI assistance, and shared trips together in one place. Find your way. Together. Pusula Maps is developed by Digital Infrastructure™ a brand of ERTAN INVEST LLC. Continued use of GPS running in the background may decrease battery life. Feature availability may vary by region, device, vehicle, and map-data coverage.

Screenshots

Scout, by Sidecar4 screens
Pusula Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pusula Maps at 17.0 against Scout, by Sidecar's 26. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Scout, by Sidecar versus Pusula Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScout, by SidecarPusula Maps
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS2617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFearless design, LLCERT Investment LLC

In-app purchases

None

Scout, by Sidecar

No in-app purchases

None

Pusula Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scout, by Sidecar free?
Scout, by Sidecar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pusula Maps free?
Pusula Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scout, by Sidecar or Pusula Maps have ads?
Neither Scout, by Sidecar nor Pusula Maps shows ads.

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