Comparison

Map Distance Measurement vs Distances To

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Manual GPS logging
  • Distance measurement on map
  • Line drawing tool
  • Share measurement results
  • Current location retrieval
  • Battery consumption reduction
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Map Distance Measurement1 screens
Distances To4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Map Distance Measurement sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Distances To asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Map Distance Measurement versus Distances To: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap Distance MeasurementDistances To
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (61 ratings) — better4.3 (885 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better63.7% of reviews
Number of ratings61885 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 16 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS159.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHIGETO TAKAGIDanny Pajevic

Customer experience

Map Distance Measurement

All ratings62 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Distances To

All ratings886 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews182 reviews
Positive63.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative31.9%

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

1 purchases

Map Distance Measurement

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Distances To

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Map Distance Measurement free?
Map Distance Measurement is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Distances To free?
Distances To is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Map Distance Measurement or Distances To?
Map Distance Measurement is rated higher. Map Distance Measurement averages 4.4 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Distances To averages 4.3 from 885 ratings.
Do Map Distance Measurement or Distances To have ads?
Map Distance Measurement shows ads; Distances To does not.
Which is updated more often, Map Distance Measurement or Distances To?
Map Distance Measurement ships an update every 16 months, and Distances To every 16 months. Most recently, Map Distance Measurement was updated on November 1, 2026 and Distances To on November 6, 2026.

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