Comparison

MapOn vs Trecord

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

Trecord

Record your trips to Japan by coloring visited cities on a map. Add photos and notes for each trip to create a personalized travel journal. Track your visits by year and region, and view travel statistics.

Highlights
  • Color visited cities on a map
  • Record memories by trip with photos and notes
  • Organize visits by year and prefecture
  • View travel statistics and city distribution
  • Share visited cities with friends
  • Supports Korean, English, and Japanese
  • Light and dark mode support
Features
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다녀온 일본, 지도로 남기세요 Trecord(트레코드)는 일본 소도시 여행자를 위한 여행 기록 앱입니다. 다녀온 도시를 지도에서 클릭하면 색이 칠해지고, 여행마다 사진·메모·별점을 더해 나만의 일본 여행 지도를 완성할 수 있어요. 지도에 다녀온 도시를 색칠 일본 어디든 다녀온 도시를 지도에서 탭하면 색이 칠해집니다. 내 발자취가 한눈에 보이는 나만의 여행 지도가 만들어져요. 여행 단위로 추억 기록 여행별로 제목·기간을 만들고 사진과 한 줄 회상을 묶어 두세요. 그때 다녀온 도시들이 자동으로 함께 정리됩니다. 방문 기록 한눈에 다녀온 도시를 연도별·도도부현별로 정리해 보여줍니다. 언제 어디를 다녀왔는지 쉽게 되짚어볼 수 있어요. 여행 통계 방문한 도시 수, 도도부현 분포를 그래프로 확인하세요. 아직 안 가 본 인기 지역도 추천해 드립니다. 친구와 함께 친구를 추가하면 친구가 다녀온 도시를 지도에서 확인할 수 있어요. 한국어·English·日本語를 지원하며, 라이트/다크 모드를 모두 제공합니다. 지금 Trecord로 나만의 일본 여행 지도를 채워보세요.

Screenshots

MapOn4 screens
Trecord4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trecord at 100% against MapOn's 33%. Trecord also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and 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 $6.09 per month. Trecord asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapOn ships an update every 2 days, Trecord every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
MapOn versus Trecord: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapOnTrecord
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJEONGLYUL YANGJeongwoo Choe

Customer experience

MapOn

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

Trecord

Written reviews2 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
None

Trecord

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MapOn free?
MapOn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trecord free?
Trecord is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MapOn or Trecord have ads?
MapOn shows ads; Trecord does not.
Which is updated more often, MapOn or Trecord?
MapOn ships an update every 2 days, and Trecord every 2 weeks. Most recently, MapOn was updated on October 11, 2026 and Trecord on October 10, 2026.

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