Map Distance Measurement vs Distances To
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.
Distances To
Calculate driving distances, flight distances, fuel costs, and elevation profiles between locations worldwide. Find coordinates, view maps, get directions, and discover nearby places. Save results to PDF for offline access and trip planning.
- Calculate driving and flight distances
- Estimate fuel costs
- View land and route elevation
- Find location coordinates
- Get driving directions
- Discover nearby places
- Save results to PDF
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Distances To provides a way to calculate driving distances, flight distance, fuel cost, land elevation, route elevation, travel time and more. Note that an internet connection is required. With support for countries all around the world, you can calculate the distance to, from and between cities, towns, villages and/or countries. Calculations are displayed in miles, kilometers, meters and/or feet. Additionally, you can: Find coordinates for locations in DMS or decimal format, view road maps, get driving directions and find places near you. The places finder helps you find and get driving directions to: car rental locations, gas stations, lodging facilities, post offices, public transportation locations and more. Distances To also displays user friendly visual elements such as maps, charts and even offers a save to PDF option for the driving distance, flight distance, fuel cost, land elevation, route elevation and travel time calculators as well as the coordinates finder. By saving this information to a PDF file, you can better plan your trip, organize your data and even access the information offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Distances To at none against Map Distance Measurement's 1. Distances To also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (885 vs 61). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Distances To asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Map Distance Measurement against 4.3 for Distances To. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Distances To has 885 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Map Distance Measurement's written reviews are positive against 64% of Distances To's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Map Distance Measurement | Distances To |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (61 ratings) — better | 4.3 (885 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 63.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 885 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 16 months |
| 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHIGETO TAKAGI | Danny Pajevic |
Customer experience
Map Distance Measurement
Distances To
Bugs and requests
Map Distance Measurement
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Distances To
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not recognizing locations
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add multiple stops/destinations
- Clear/reset input fields easily
- Save/load previous routes
- Integrate with mapping services
In-app purchases
Map Distance Measurement
- Remove Ads$1.99
Distances To
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Map Distance Measurement free?
Is Distances To free?
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