Comparison

MapBite vs FavRes

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

Head to head
About

MapBite

Features
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Mapbite is your personal food map — a beautiful, simple way to save every restaurant, cafe, and bar you visit or want to try. Add notes, photos, ratings, and tags, then see all your spots on an interactive map. Share lists with your partner so you can discover and remember great places together. SAVE YOUR FAVORITE SPOTS Drop a pin on any restaurant, cafe, or bar. Add a rating, price range, photos from your camera or gallery, and personal notes so you always remember what made it special. Mark places as "Visited" or "Want to Visit" to build your personal food bucket list. SEE EVERYTHING ON A MAP All your saved places appear as color-coded pins on a full-screen map. Green for visited, orange for places you still want to try. Filter by category, status, or favorites with a single tap using the collapsible filter panel. NAVIGATE INSTANTLY Open any saved place in Waze, Google Maps, or Apple Maps with one tap. Start navigation directly from the app — no copying addresses, no switching between apps. ORGANIZE WITH TAGS & FAVORITES Create custom tags like "brunch", "date night", or "family-friendly". Mark your all-time favorites with a heart. Use the price range tracker to remember what fits your budget. SYNCED ACROSS ALL DEVICES Your private places sync automatically via iCloud. Open Mapbite on your iPhone or iPad and everything is always up to date. DESIGNED TO BE BEAUTIFUL Mapbite features a premium glassmorphic design — frosted glass cards, smooth animations, and a rich color palette that looks stunning in both light and dark mode. Key Features: Ā· Save restaurants, cafes, bars, and other places on a map Ā· Add notes, photos (camera + gallery), ratings, price range, and tags Ā· Color-coded map pins with smart filtering Ā· One-tap navigation with Waze, Google Maps, or Apple Maps Ā· Custom tags and favorites Ā· iCloud sync across all your devices Ā· Sign in with Apple — private, secure, simple Ā· Glassmorphic UI with dark and light mode support

About

FavRes

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Every restaurant tells a story. FavRes is your restaurant journal: track every visit, plan the next one, and discover what your food year says about you. START WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE Paste the list you already keep — phone notes, a group chat thread, the places you have been writing down for years — and AI Import turns it into your journal. No typing entries one by one. From there, log, search a wide range of cuisines, and watch your map fill in. • Every visit with its date, cuisine, price range, photos, and notes • A pending list for the places you want to try next • Favorites one tap away • Filter and search by cuisine, price, and city • A single map of everywhere you have been • Share a restaurant as an image card, with or without your notes • Your visit count, average rating, top cuisines, and the city you return to most GO DEEPER • The full Year in Food: annual analytics with spend tracking, expense graphs, monthly streaks, and custom date ranges • AI recommendations shaped by your taste profile and questionnaire • Unlimited AI imports • Open a restaurant's website straight from the app — including its booking page, when the restaurant uses one • Export your full restaurant list as CSV or JSON • iCloud sync across all your iPhones and iPads • Share a visit as an image card — with your rating, notes, and photos ON IPHONE AND IPAD • Native iPhone and iPad design — built for iOS 18 and later • Spanish and English from day one — full localization for Spain • No ads. No tracking pixels. No selling your dining data. SUBSCRIPTION DISCLOSURE The features under "Go deeper" are part of FavRes Premium, available as: • Monthly subscription — €2.99 per month • Yearly subscription — €29.99 per year, with a 14-day free trial • Lifetime — €69.99 one-time purchase (limited offer) Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of each period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the renewal date. The free trial converts to a paid subscription unless cancelled before the trial ends. Manage or cancel any time in your iPhone Settings → [Your Name] → Subscriptions. AI FEATURES AI import and AI recommendations are processed in the cloud. Only the content needed for each request is sent, and it is never used to train AI models. Full details in the Privacy Policy. Terms of Use: https://favres.arclabs.studio/terms Privacy Policy: https://favres.arclabs.studio/privacy Questions or feedback? Tap Send Feedback in the app, or write to support@arclabs.studio. Built independently in Spain by ARC Labs Studio.

Screenshots

MapBite4 screens
FavRes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MapBite at none against FavRes's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. FavRes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. MapBite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
MapBite versus FavRes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapBiteFavRes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarek SlaninkaCarlos Rodriguez

In-app purchases

None

MapBite

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FavRes

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime access$69.99

Questions

Is MapBite free?
MapBite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FavRes free?
FavRes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MapBite or FavRes have ads?
Neither MapBite nor FavRes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapBite or FavRes?
MapBite ships an update every 5 days, and FavRes every 5 days. Most recently, MapBite was updated on October 1, 2026 and FavRes on October 3, 2026.

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