Comparison

Nemo Places vs Map & Marks

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

Head to head
About

Nemo Places

Create and share custom maps of your favorite locations with notes, photos, and time-bound pins. Organize spots with emoji categories and import/export data from various formats. Your places are private by design, with no accounts or tracking required.

Highlights
  • Save places with notes and emoji categories
  • Time-bound pins for temporary events
  • Automatic photo integration from device
  • Shareable map links for web and iOS
  • Import/export Google My Maps, GeoJSON, KML, KMZ
  • Private by design, no accounts needed
  • Full VoiceOver and Voice Control support
Features
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Save the places you love. Share a map that stays current. Build a personal map of favorite cafés, weekend plans and places worth coming back to. Share the places you choose with a link, or follow a friend's map right alongside your own. SHARE ONCE, KEEP IT CURRENT Choose "Share and keep updated" to create a link that follows your edits. Add a place, change a note or remove a spot, and anyone who opens the link sees the latest version. They can explore it without installing Nemo. You pick which places go out, and you can stop sharing anytime. FOLLOW A FRIEND'S MAP Keep a friend's shared map on yours. Their places appear next to your own, clearly marked, and refresh as they make changes. Get directions, or save your own copy of the ones you love. SAVE A PLACE IN SECONDS Long-press anywhere on the map to save a place. Add a name, notes and an emoji category: coffee, parks, bookstores, date spots, or whatever matters to you. FIND YOUR NEXT STOP The Visible places list shows how far each place is from you. Nothing saved in view? "Show nearest saved place" takes you to the closest one. Long-press a place in the list for Directions. On iPad in landscape and on the Mac, keep the list pinned as a sidebar that follows the map while you explore. PLANS THAT EXPIRE Give a place an expiration date for pop-ups, festivals or weekly markets. An orange clock badge marks it until it expires and hides on its own. PHOTOS FROM THIS PLACE Open a saved place to see photos you took nearby, from your own Photos library. Photos stay on your device and are never included in shared maps. SEND A COPY, TOO Send a snapshot link that anyone can explore or forward. Friends who use Nemo can save a copy of your places to their own map. IMPORT & EXPORT Bring in places from Google My Maps, GeoJSON, KML or KMZ files, and export yours anytime. ON iPHONE, iPAD AND MAC Works without an account. Optional sign-in syncs your places across your devices. No ads and no cross-app tracking. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver and Voice Control support. Respects Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency.

About

Map & Marks

Features
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Create a map that says more than a list of places. Map & Marks lets you pin locations, add useful details, draw directly on the map, and share everything with one simple link. Use it to plan a trip, organize an event, highlight a neighborhood, coordinate a team, or create your own collection of places. FEATURES • Search for places and add custom pins • Add titles, notes, and website links to pins • Draw routes, boundaries, and freehand annotations • Show selected pin titles directly on the map • Open driving directions in Apple Maps or Google Maps • Automatically save maps on your device • Share a read-only map with anyone—no app or account required • Publish updates using the same shared link • Create a printable QR code PDF for a shared map • Open shared maps in the app and save editable copies Your personal maps remain on your device unless you choose to share them. No account is required. Map & Marks is designed for planning and reference. Do not interact with the app while driving, cycling, walking, or otherwise moving when it could cause distraction or danger.

Screenshots

Nemo Places4 screens
Map & Marks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nemo Places at none against Map & Marks's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nemo Places ships an update every 3 days, Map & Marks every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Nemo Places versus Map & Marks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNemo PlacesMap & Marks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuillermo KardolusAlexApps.Net Co

In-app purchases

None

Nemo Places

No in-app purchases

None

Map & Marks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nemo Places free?
Nemo Places is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Map & Marks free?
Map & Marks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nemo Places or Map & Marks have ads?
Map & Marks shows ads; Nemo Places does not.
Which is updated more often, Nemo Places or Map & Marks?
Nemo Places ships an update every 3 days, and Map & Marks every 4 days. Most recently, Nemo Places was updated on October 21, 2026 and Map & Marks on October 8, 2026.

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