Comparison

One vs MapOn

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

Head to head
About

One

Features
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One-Stay is your personal stay journal — rate every place you sleep, from luxury resorts to cozy Airbnbs, cruises to campsites. RATE YOUR STAYS Score each stay across four dimensions: Room, Service, Value, and Location — from 5 to 10. One-Stay calculates your overall rating automatically. SHARE WITH FRIENDS Post reviews with photos, notes, check-in/check-out dates, and property tags. Your friends see what you've stayed at and can Love your reviews. DISCOVER TOP STAYS Browse the global feed and leaderboard to see where travelers are staying. Filter by friends to get recommendations from people you trust. STAY TYPES Hotel & Resort, Airbnb & VRBO, Camping & Glamping, Cruise — One-Stay covers every type of accommodation. PROPERTY TAGS Tag your stay with Pool, Beach/Waterfront, Ski/Mountain, City/Urban, Pet-friendly, All-inclusive, Spa, Adults-only, or Kid-friendly to help others find the right match. LEADERBOARD Compete with friends and the global community. See who's explored the most stays this month and all time. One-Stay is part of the One-Source family of apps — the same social layer powers One-Shake (cocktail reviews) and One-Slurp (soup reviews).

About

MapOn

Automatically color-codes visited regions on a personal map using photo GPS data. It supports extensive coverage for South Korea, Japan, the US, and over 100 other countries. Share your travel achievements with friends through customizable cards and photobook albums.

Highlights
  • Automatic map coloring from photo GPS
  • Extensive country and region coverage
  • Shareable travel achievement cards
  • Cloud-synced photobook albums
  • Global user rankings
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Beyond the places you've forgotten, onto the map. MapOn reads location data from photos in your gallery and paints the districts, cities, and countries you've visited onto your personal map. BUILD YOUR MAP FROM PHOTOS Photos with readable location data can add the places you have visited to your map. Results depend on photo metadata and access permissions. DOMESTIC AND OVERSEAS COVERAGE • South Korea: 17 metropolitan/provincial regions, 250+ city·county·district units • Japan: 47 prefectures + 1,800+ municipalities (dual-tone fill) • United States: 50 states + 63 National Parks auto-matched • Philippines: 81 provinces • 100+ other countries via automatic reverse geocoding JOURNEY SHARE CARD A magazine-style achievement card combining your visit stats, progress, and ranking on a single page. Pinch and pan to compose your shot, then share with friends in one tap. PHOTOBOOK TRAVEL ALBUMS Arrange photos to create your own travel book and customize its pages. GLOBAL RANKINGS Compare visited regions with other users on 1-month, 3-month, and lifetime scales. Search friends by nickname. 5 LANGUAGES Available in Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish. HOW DATA IS USED The photo library is read on your device to create your visit map. Location searches, sync, sharing, and other features may send relevant data to external services. See the privacy policy for details. — You'll know when you arrive at your next destination. MapOn will have already painted it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

One4 screens
MapOn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: One at none against MapOn's 10. One also leads on ads (none vs shown). MapOn's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MapOn sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. One asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One ships an update every 2 weeks, MapOn every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
One versus MapOn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneMapOn
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB262 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGreg HutchinsJEONGLYUL YANG

In-app purchases

None

One

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

MapOn

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Plus7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium Plus7 Days trial$51.001 Year
One-time8
  • MapOn — Kosovo Map$2.99
  • 10 Stamps$2.99
  • 3 Map Bundle Credits$5.99
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  • 30 Stamps$7.99
  • 5 Map Bundle Credits$9.99
  • 50 Stamps$11.99
  • 10 Map Bundle Credits$14.99
  • 100 Stamps$24.99

Questions

Is One free?
One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MapOn free?
MapOn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do One or MapOn have ads?
MapOn shows ads; One does not.
Which is updated more often, One or MapOn?
One ships an update every 2 weeks, and MapOn every 2 days. Most recently, One was updated on October 31, 2026 and MapOn on October 31, 2026.

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