Comparison

MapOn vs Visited Map

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. 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/

About

Visited Map

Track your travels by coloring in countries and regions you've visited on a personalized map. See your travel history grow, compare your progress with others, and share your map creations.

Highlights
  • Color visited countries and regions
  • Track travel history and statistics
  • Regional maps for specific countries
  • GPS location recording
  • Cloud sync and backup
  • Home screen widget
  • Light/dark mode customization
Features
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Turn the places you have visited into a map that is uniquely yours. Visited Map records the countries and regions you have explored. Check in, watch your map fill with color, and see your travel history grow. 12 COUNTRY MAPS Explore regional maps for Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. Find a map with search or return to a recently selected country. YOUR TRAVEL RECORD - Record visited regions and the number of visits - See visited regions, completion, travel level, and recent visits - Compare leaderboard and global travel statistics - Use light or dark mode and personalize your map - Share regional maps as images - Check your progress with a home screen widget WORLD MAP WITH PRO Record the country you are in with GPS, color visited countries on a world map, and see each country's first recorded visit. Share an image of your world map with a small app logo. Pro also removes ads, unlocks extra map colors, and removes the watermark from regional-map sharing. LOCAL RECORDS AND ACCOUNT BACKUP Start in guest mode with records stored on your device. Sign in with Apple or Google for cloud sync and backup. World-map changes made offline are queued to sync when you reconnect. Location permission is used when you choose to record your current place. AVAILABLE IN 8 LANGUAGES English, Korean, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese. Regional records are available without Pro. The world map and some customization and sharing options require a one-time Pro purchase.

Screenshots

MapOn4 screens
Visited Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visited Map at 100% against MapOn's 33%. MapOn's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MapOn sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.09 per month and Visited Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapOn ships an update every 2 days, Visited Map every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
MapOn versus Visited Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapOnVisited Map
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB60 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJEONGLYUL YANGDoublew

Customer experience

MapOn

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

Visited Map

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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

MapOn

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Plus$6.091 Month
  • Premium Plus7 Days trial$51.001 Year
One-time8
  • MapOn — Hong Kong Map$1.99
  • MapOn — Macau Map$1.99
  • MapOn — Nauru Map$1.99
Show 5 more
  • 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
1 purchases

Visited Map

One-time1
  • Pro - lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is MapOn free?
MapOn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visited Map free?
Visited Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MapOn or Visited Map have ads?
Both MapOn and Visited Map show ads.
Which is updated more often, MapOn or Visited Map?
MapOn ships an update every 2 days, and Visited Map every 2 weeks. Most recently, MapOn was updated on October 11, 2026 and Visited Map on October 9, 2026.

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