Comparison

MapOn vs MapSketch

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

Head to head
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/

About

MapSketch

Visually track your travel history by coloring countries you've visited and marking cities. Organize your journeys by continent and see your progress with colorful maps. Add simple travel logs to remember your adventures.

Highlights
  • Color-code visited countries
  • Mark cities visited, wishlisted, or lived in
  • Visualize travel progress by percentage
  • Organize travels by continent
  • Track cities per country
  • Add simple travel logs with name and date
Features
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Color the countries you've visited with MapSketch. Mark the countries you want to visit, fill in the cities you've been to, and watch your map slowly come to life. Collect your travels on the map Keep track of every country and city with different statuses: Wishlist – Want to go Visited – Traveled here Lived – Called it home Each status is shown in a different color, so you can recognize them at a glance. No need to jump between screens — record everything directly on the map. See your travel progress at a glance Your visited countries and cities are visualized as percentages. Watching your map fill up becomes a small motivation for your next adventure. Enjoy a quiet but meaningful sense of achievement. Passport — your personal travel collection Organize the places you've visited by continent. See how many cities you've visited in each country and track your trips. Cities where you stayed longer are highlighted in a special way. Logs — simple travel memories A lightweight way to save your travels with just a name and date. Skip the complicated itineraries and checklists — focus on the journey itself.

Screenshots

MapOn4 screens
MapSketch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MapSketch at 100% against MapOn's 33%. MapSketch also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 14 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and MapSketch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
MapOn versus MapSketch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapOnMapSketch
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size262 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJEONGLYUL YANGMijeong Won

Customer experience

MapOn

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

MapSketch

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

14 purchases

MapOn

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Plus7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium Plus7 Days trial$51.001 Year
One-time12
  • MapOn — Hong Kong Map$1.99
  • MapOn — Macau Map$1.99
  • MapOn — Nauru Map$1.99
Show 9 more
  • MapOn — Kiribati Map$1.99
  • MapOn — Kosovo Map$2.99
  • 10 Stamps$2.99
  • 3 Map Bundle Credits$5.99
  • 30 Stamps$7.99
  • 5 Map Bundle Credits$9.99
  • 50 Stamps$11.99
  • 10 Map Bundle Credits$14.99
  • 100 Stamps$24.99
1 purchases

MapSketch

One-time1
  • 맵스케치$14.99

Questions

Is MapOn free?
MapOn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapSketch free?
MapSketch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MapOn or MapSketch have ads?
MapOn shows ads; MapSketch does not.
Which is updated more often, MapOn or MapSketch?
MapOn ships an update every 2 days, and MapSketch every 2 days. Most recently, MapOn was updated on October 29, 2026 and MapSketch on October 22, 2026.

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