Comparison

Planit vs MapJour

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

Head to head
About

Planit

This travel app helps you organize your journeys by allowing you to mark places you've visited and dream of visiting. You can add notes, to-dos, and photos to each location, and organize them with custom tags for a personalized travel map.

Highlights
  • Drop pins anywhere on a map
  • Organize trips into Wishlist and Visited
  • Add notes, to-dos, and photos to pins
  • Customize pins with shapes and colors
  • Organize pins by mood, priority, or tags
Features
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See it. Save it. Plan it. Planit is the ultimate companion for your journeys. Whether you're a weekend explorer or a global nomad, Planit helps you organize your world and bring your travel dreams to life. DROP PINS ANYWHERE Mark the places you’ve been and the ones you dream of visiting. Customize your map with unique pin shapes and colors so your journeys are easy to scan at a glance. ORGANIZE YOUR TRIPS Separate your "Wishlist" from your "Visited" spots. Add notes, to-dos, and photos to every pin so you never forget why a place is special or what you need to do when you get there. SMART FEATURES (COMING SOON) • Smart Add: Our tech can detect locations from your photos and offer one-tap pinning. • Budget Tracker: Keep your trip costs in check while you explore. • Achievements: Celebrate your milestones as you explore more of the world. PLAN YOUR WAY Organize your pins by mood, priority, or custom tags. From hidden local gems to iconic landmarks, Planit keeps everything in one beautiful, interactive map. Download Planit today and start building your perfect map!

About

MapJour

A private travel journal app that lets you record visited places, dates, and stories on an interactive map. Entries include notes, photos, and voice memos, all stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Interactive map of visited places
  • Chronological visit timeline
  • Rich journal entries with notes, photos, voice memos
  • Local-first data storage
  • Exportable backups (spreadsheet, PDF)
Features
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MapJour is your private travel journal on a map. Record the places you’ve visited, the dates you were there, and the stories you want to keep — without an account or cloud sync. YOUR JOURNEY, ON A MAP Drop pins for the places that matter. Browse visits on an interactive map with visited-country highlighting, or open the 3D globe for a spinning overview of where you’ve been. A TIMELINE YOU CAN REVISIT Flip through chronological visit cards to relive trips in order. Open any entry for place details, dates, journal text, photos, and voice memos. RICH, PRIVATE ENTRIES • Dates for when you arrived and left • Place search, map pin, or current location • Journal notes written only on your device • Photos linked from your library, with a small private preview kept on device • Private voice memos stored in the app BACKUP AND SHARE ON YOUR TERMS Export a spreadsheet backup to move visit data between devices, or create a print-friendly PDF travel journal to read and share. Photos and audio stay on the device that created them. LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN MapJour does not create accounts, does not sync your journal to a MapJour server, and does not include ads or tracking. Your visits live in a private database on your iPhone or iPad until you delete them or uninstall the app. Privacy Policy: https://feifeifeih.github.io/mapJour/privacy.html Support: https://feifeifeih.github.io/mapJour/support.html

Screenshots

Planit3 screens
MapJour4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MapJour at none against Planit's 1. Planit's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Planit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MapJour asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Planit against 5.0 for MapJour. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planit has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planit ships an update daily, MapJour every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Planit versus MapJour: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanitMapJour
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuke RiceFei Huang

Customer experience

Planit

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MapJour

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Planit

One-time1
  • Developer Tip$3.99
None

MapJour

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planit free?
Planit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapJour free?
MapJour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Planit or MapJour?
Planit and MapJour are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Planit or MapJour have ads?
Neither Planit nor MapJour shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planit or MapJour?
Planit ships an update daily, and MapJour every 3 weeks. Most recently, Planit was updated on October 31, 2026 and MapJour on October 31, 2026.

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