Mercadoo vs MapFields
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mercadoo
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Mercadoo (Pty) Ltd is a South African technology-enabled mobility and payments platform operating in the e-hailing and hyperlocal services sector. The company connects passengers with VETTED (criminal, ID verification, ID Photo verification with home affairs) independent driver-partners via a mobile application, offering safe, affordable, and reliable transport services across urban and peri-urban areas in South Africa. Mercadoo is structured as a platform operator, not a transport owner. Vehicles are independently owned and operated by driver-partners, who access demand, payments, safety systems, and insurance benefits through the Mercadoo platform.
MapFields
Easily map agricultural field boundaries, share them with others, and manage your farm's land. This tool simplifies land management for agricultural professionals.
- Field boundary mapping
- Field sharing
- Land management
- Agricultural focus
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Simple Agricultural Field Boundary Mapping, Sharing, and Management
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mercadoo at none against MapFields's shown. Mercadoo also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Mercadoo ships an update every 5 days, MapFields every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mercadoo | MapFields |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Erence Holdings Pty Ltd | Vertex Ag LLC |
In-app purchases
Mercadoo
No in-app purchases
MapFields
No in-app purchases
