etch vs Masi Platform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
etch
Discover and share places with a social mapping app. Create curated lists of your favorite spots, import locations from other apps, and explore recommendations from friends and locals. Plan your next adventure or find hidden gems.
- Import places from social media and maps
- Create and curate custom lists
- Add personal notes to places
- Discover lists from friends and locals
- Search for places by city, category, or keyword
- Save places to personal collections
- Share lists with others
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The best places come from the people you know. Share yours on etch. Discover places from friends, locals and creators, organize your favorites into lists and share them with anyone. Lists from people who actually go there • Follow the people whose taste you trust and explore every list they make • Turn on Locals for lists from people who know the area, or see what's trending near you • Save any list you love and tell the person who made it in the comments Organize your favorite places • Paste the link from TikTok, Instagram or Google Maps and every place in the video lands on your map, together in one list • Write a note on any place so you remember what to order • Can't find a place? Add it yourself and put it on the map for everyone, or just for you Every list is a map • Open any list as a map and see what's close to you • Turn on Open Now when it's 11pm and nobody can decide where to eat • Search by city, neighborhood, category or keyword Plan with your favorite people • Drop a list, a place or a profile into a chat and plan the weekend right there • Reply with a GIF, a photo or a voice note, the way you'd plan it anyway • Share any list with a link that opens even for friends who don't have etch yet You decide who sees what • Some lists are for everyone and some are just for you, and you decide which is which • Add your Flip, a second profile photo just for your followers Where are you going next?
Masi Platform
Plan, book, and manage your entire train journey in Saudi Arabia, including door-to-door transportation and extra services. Receive real-time updates for a seamless travel experience.
- Book train tickets for all Saudi railways
- Real-time schedule search and fare comparison
- Door-to-door travel with ride/taxi integration
- Add extras like meals and lounge access
- Real-time booking and journey notifications
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All your train journey, in one app. MASI brings all Saudi Arabia Railways (East, North and Haramain) together with trusted ride partners, so you can plan, book, and travel without switching apps. Book your train: Search real-time schedules, compare fares and classes, and reserve your seat for all trains and routes across the Kingdom. Travel door-to-door: Add ride, taxi or car rental so you're never stuck figuring out the first and last mile to or from the station. One booking, every extra: Bring meals, seating, luggage and lounge access - all into the same booking journey. Stay in the loop: Get real-time push notifications to keep you updated on your booking, boarding, rides and any changes to your journey. Book just the train, or the whole door-to-door trip - MASI gets you there, start to finish
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: etch at 3 against Masi Platform's 1. On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for etch against 5.0 for Masi Platform. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | etch | Masi Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iterative Labs | Rimthan |
In-app purchases
etch
No in-app purchases
Masi Platform
No in-app purchases
