MapOn vs Somewhere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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. ONE SCAN COMPLETES THE WHOLE COUNTRY All it needs is your photos' GPS metadata. Background scanning sorts through thousands of photos automatically — no manual entry, your travel history builds itself on the map. 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 Edit photos like in PPT to build your own travel book, auto-synced to the cloud. Customize everything from cover to inside pages. GLOBAL RANKINGS Compare visited regions with other users on 1-month, 3-month, and lifetime scales. Search friends by nickname. 5 LANGUAGES Fully translated in Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish. YOUR PHOTOS STAY SAFE Only the GPS metadata is read — your actual photos never leave your device. All processing happens locally. — 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/
Somewhere
Plan trips with AI, visualize daily routes on a map, and track expenses with currency conversion. Organize your schedule with custom details and collaborate with friends on multi-device sync.
- AI trip planning
- Visual map routes
- Expense tracker
- Cost settlement
- Custom itinerary organization
- Collaboration with friends
- Multi-device sync
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Make your journeys extra special with Somewhere! - AI-Powered Trip Planner: Instantly generate personalized itineraries and seamlessly refine or adjust your plans anytime with AI. - Visual Map Routes: View color-coded markers and route lines on the map to check your daily itinerary at a glance. - Expense Tracker & Settlement: Record expenses by category with currency conversion and easily settle costs with companions. - Custom Itinerary: Tailor your schedule with custom place categories, flexible time slots, and detailed notes. - Real-Time Collaboration: Invite friends with custom access roles and plan your trips together in real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Somewhere at 100% against MapOn's 33%. MapOn's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. MapOn sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.09 per month and Somewhere sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.59 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MapOn ships an update every 2 days, Somewhere every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapOn | Somewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JEONGLYUL YANG | NP(Seoul) |
Customer experience
MapOn
Somewhere
In-app purchases
MapOn
- Premium Plus$6.091 Month
- Premium Plus7 Days trial$51.001 Year
- MapOn — Hong Kong Map$1.99
- MapOn — Macau Map$1.99
- MapOn — Nauru Map$1.99
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- MapOn — Kiribati Map$1.99
- MapOn — Kosovo Map$1.99
- 3 Map Bundle Credits$5.99
- 5 Map Bundle Credits$9.99
- 10 Map Bundle Credits$14.99
Somewhere
- Somewhere Pro7 Days trial$2.591 Month








