Comparison

Pinjoy vs MapThings.com

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

Head to head
About

Pinjoy

Features
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Pinjoy is a personal place library. Save the restaurants, cafés, parks, hotels, museums and viewpoints you want to remember — and keep your own notes on why they mattered. No account. No ads. No tracking. Your places stay on your device and sync privately through your own iCloud. SAVE PLACES FROM ANYWHERE • Add a place yourself when you already know it • Import places a friend recommended to you MAKE IT YOURS • Write private notes on any place • Rate places with half-star precision • Attach photos to a place, or link a whole Photos album to it • Mark places as Recommended, Planned or Visited FIND IT AGAIN • Search, sort and filter your library • Group your places by city or country • Open any saved place in Apple Maps in one tap SHARE WHAT YOU LOVE • Send one place, or a whole city or country collection • The people you share with choose which places to keep • Your notes, ratings and photos are never included in a shared link TURN YOUR PLACES INTO SOMETHING WORTH SHARING • Build a collage from up to 8 places, in Grid, Hero or Polaroid style • Or a slideshow video from up to 10 places, with Cuts, Crossfade or Ken Burns motion • Choose your details, add a title, pick a photo look and background • Preview instantly — building and previewing are always free PINJOY PLUS • One purchase unlocks saving and sharing what you build in Studio, without a watermark • Also raises the photo limit on each place from 5 to 20 • A one-time purchase, not a subscription — no account needed • Family Sharing is on, so your family can use it too • Everything else in Pinjoy stays free PRIVATE BY DESIGN Pinjoy has no user account and no server of ours. Your library is stored on your device and synced through your own private iCloud database — Igney operates no server that receives it and has no access to it through the app. There are no analytics SDKs, no advertising SDKs, no crash-reporting services, and no third-party frameworks of any kind — only Apple's own. The Pinjoy Plus purchase is handled entirely by the App Store, and Pinjoy stores nothing about it. Location is used only while you are using the app, only to find places near you. Photo library access is asked for only if you choose to link an album to a place. Works on iPhone and iPad.

About

MapThings.com

Capture and share locations with photos, turning them into interactive maps. Organize discoveries into themed collections and contribute to crowdsourced maps that stay updated by the community. Discover new places and share your own findings.

Highlights
  • Create photo-based location pins
  • Organize pins into themed maps
  • Crowdsourced map updates
  • Discover local points of interest
  • Share pins with friends
  • Verify pin accuracy
Features
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Maps for things that don't have addresses. Have you ever discovered an amazing place but couldn't easily explain it or share it because it didn't have a street address? MapThings makes it easy to discover, save, organize, and share the exact GPS location (using your camera) of unique places around you. Explore places like: • Street art & murals • Epic trees • Trail entrances • Scenic overlooks • Food trucks • Fishing spots • Campsites • Photo locations • Great parking spots • ...and just about anything else. Whether you're exploring a new city, planning your next adventure, or keeping track of your favorite discoveries, MapThings helps you find them again—and share them with friends and the community. Features • Discover unique places shared by other users • Save your own favorite locations • Organize places into easy-to-browse categories • View photos and detailed location information • Navigate directly to saved locations • Share places with friends and family • Help build a growing community of interesting places Download MapThings today and start exploring. Because not everything worth finding has an address.

Screenshots

Pinjoy4 screens
MapThings.com4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MapThings.com at weekly against Pinjoy's monthly. MapThings.com also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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

Pinjoy ships an update monthly, MapThings.com weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pinjoy versus MapThings.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinjoyMapThings.com
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgney ApSWade Funk

In-app purchases

None

Pinjoy

No in-app purchases

None

MapThings.com

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinjoy free?
Pinjoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MapThings.com free?
MapThings.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pinjoy or MapThings.com have ads?
Neither Pinjoy nor MapThings.com shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinjoy or MapThings.com?
Pinjoy ships an update monthly, and MapThings.com weekly. Most recently, Pinjoy was updated on October 25, 2026 and MapThings.com on October 31, 2026.

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