Map Distance Measurement vs GPS Measure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Map Distance Measurement
This app allows users to manually log GPS points and draw lines on a map to measure distances. It can share results on social media and offers battery-saving options by not using GPS continuously. The application does not operate in the background.
- Manual GPS logging
- Distance measurement on map
- Line drawing tool
- Share measurement results
- Current location retrieval
- Battery consumption reduction
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A free manual GPS logger distance measurement app that draws a line on a map to measure distance. You can share the measurement results on SNS. You can get the current location with GPS. You can reduce battery consumption without using GPS. The application does not run in the background.
GPS Measure
Measure routes, time, speed, distance, direction, and altitude using GPS. Customize units and targets to track the speed of various vehicles, including airplanes and ships. Note that GPS functionality is limited in tunnels or underground.
- Route tracking on map
- Time measurement
- Speed tracking
- Distance measurement
- Direction tracking
- Altitude measurement
- Customizable units
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What can be measured with this application: - Route (displayed on map) - Time - Speed - Distance - Direction - Altitude etc. Set your comfortable units and targets from setting page, and let's measure the speed of various vehicles! You can measure speed of airplanes and ships as well. Note: - Since this application works with GPS, you cannot use this in tunnel or underground environments. - Do not operate this application while driving, because it is dangerous. - Application developer is not responsible for any disadvantages such as accidents and injuries while using this application. Please be sure to use this at your own risk.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GPS Measure at none against Map Distance Measurement's 1. GPS Measure also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 16 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Map Distance Measurement sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GPS Measure asks for nothing beyond the download.
GPS Measure holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 103 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Map Distance Measurement's written reviews are positive against 74% of GPS Measure's.
Map Distance Measurement ships an update every 16 months, GPS Measure every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Map Distance Measurement | GPS Measure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (61 ratings) | 4.7 (103 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 103 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHIGETO TAKAGI | Shota Utsumi |
Customer experience
Map Distance Measurement
GPS Measure
In-app purchases
Map Distance Measurement
- Remove Ads$1.99
GPS Measure
No in-app purchases
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