Comparison

Yoon Maps vs MapInk

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

Head to head
About

Yoon Maps

Features
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Yoon — navigation, places to stay and much more. Find your way, a place to stay and a ride at the price you name, and keep in touch with the people you're meeting — all in one app, in French, Arabic and English. NAVIGATE • Turn-by-turn directions by car, on foot and by bike, including on roads other maps don't know • Public transport: bus lines, fares and timetables, with real-time alerts • Navigation keeps going when the screen is locked • Download regions to search and navigate offline FIND A PLACE TO STAY • Hotels and places to stay around you, with ratings and reviews • Photos, opening hours, contact details and walking distance at a glance • Restaurants, pharmacies, fuel stations, ATMs and more nearby RIDES AT YOUR PRICE • Request a ride and propose your price • Drivers answer with their offers — you choose • Follow your driver live and share the trip with your family MESSAGES AND LIVE LOCATION • Chat with the people close to you and send places, addresses and routes • Share your live location for as long as you choose YOUR ADDRESS ON THE MAP • Find your exact address in seconds, even where streets have no names • Add your home, your shop or a missing place, and suggest corrections — checked by moderators • Save your favourite places in lists and share them via WhatsApp, SMS or any messaging app PRIVACY Location is used to show you on the map and to guide you. Background location is only used during an active navigation session. Sign-in is optional — browse, search and navigate as a guest. Sign in with Apple and Google is supported. Privacy policy: https://info.oolelmaps.com/en/privacy Support: contact@oolelmaps.com

About

MapInk

This app transforms your device into a map canvas for planning trips, marking locations, and adding handwritten notes directly onto maps. Create detailed journeys with custom routes, view weather forecasts for each stop, and share annotated map images.

Highlights
  • Draw and plan routes
  • Add pins with notes
  • Create custom journeys
  • View weather forecasts
  • Handwritten notes on maps
  • Share annotated maps
Features
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MapInk turns your iPhone and iPad into a map canvas for planning trips, marking places, and capturing handwritten notes exactly where they belong. Search for a place or address, drop pins, and sketch routes with Apple Pencil or your finger. Connect your pins into a Journey to drive, walk or fly between stops, and check the weather for every stop along the way. When you want to explain or remember a place, write directly on the map and share a snapshot. Plan a Journey - Connect your pins into a Journey and reorder stops anytime - Choose Drive, Walk or Fly for each leg; flights are drawn as arcs across the map - See the distance and travel time of every leg Weather for your trip - Add your travel dates to see the forecast at each stop - Choose Flexible dates to compare typical weather month by month - See rain, daylight and a typical-day temperature curve for any month - Turn weather off in Preferences if you don't need it Draw on the map - Sketch freehand lines and see their distances - Drive and Walk lines follow the roads through the corners you draw - Rest your pencil on the end of a line to keep drawing it - Erase whole lines or just part of one - Name your routes, group them, and give each Project its own colors Notes and projects - Drop titled pins with notes for stops, landmarks, ideas and meeting points - Write handwritten notes on the map with Apple Pencil or your finger - Save projects with lines, pins and notes together, and reopen them later - Switch between standard, hybrid and satellite map styles - Share annotated map images, with your Journey included Try MapInk free with up to five items on the map, then unlock unlimited items forever with a one-time purchase. MapInk is built for visual thinkers, travelers, field note takers, students, and anyone who plans better by drawing over real places.

Screenshots

Yoon Maps4 screens
MapInk3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yoon Maps at none against MapInk's 1. Yoon Maps also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 27.0). On price, ads 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. MapInk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Yoon Maps asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yoon Maps ships an update every 8 days, MapInk every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Yoon Maps versus MapInk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYoon MapsMapInk
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOOLEL-SARLMC Software Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Yoon Maps

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MapInk

One-time1
  • MapInk Lifetime Unlock$14.99

Questions

Is Yoon Maps free?
Yoon Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MapInk free?
MapInk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yoon Maps or MapInk have ads?
Neither Yoon Maps nor MapInk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yoon Maps or MapInk?
Yoon Maps ships an update every 8 days, and MapInk every 6 weeks. Most recently, Yoon Maps was updated on October 28, 2026 and MapInk on October 25, 2026.

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