Comparison

MapCam vs Alight Map

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

Head to head
About

MapCam

This app lets you add location details and map outlines to your photos, simulating the look of vintage film. It offers various film and focal length presets, with options to customize and save your edited images.

Highlights
  • Location name and coordinate stamping
  • Country/state map outline overlay
  • 16 film simulations
  • 3 prime focal lengths
  • Polaroid framing with custom text
  • Import photos from library
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MapCam is a travel camera that burns the place name, coordinates, and a country/state map outline into your photos. 16 simulations and 3 prime focal lengths. Turn the dial on the shooting screen and the look changes right in the preview - what you see is what gets saved. - 11 FILMS STANDARD / VIVID / SOFT / CLASSIC / NEG. STD / NEG. HI / NOSTALGIC / CINEMA / MONO / MONO+R / SEPIA - METAL SERIES (5) Presets for metallic subjects - tools, watches, cars, motorcycles. STEEL / TITANIUM / CHROME / GUNMETAL / COPPER - 3 PRIME FOCAL LENGTHS 28mm / 52mm / 120mm (35mm equiv.) with one tap. On devices with a telephoto lens, 120mm uses the real lens. - MAPS & PLACE NAMES (the heart of MapCam) Burn the place name, coordinates, date, and map outline into your photos (each can be toggled; off by default). Prefecture/state-level maps with pinch zoom. Nearby spot names can be burned in too. - POLAROID FRAMING Square photo with a white border; place name, comment, and date printed in the bottom band. - AND MORE Press and hold the preview for Before/After. Comments up to 10 lines. Import photos from your library. GPS recorded in EXIF. - PRICING STANDARD / VIVID / SOFT / MONO / TITANIUM are free. The other 11 filters can be tried in the preview and unlocked for saving with one-time purchases (individually or as a bundle). - PRIVACY The app collects no data. Photos and location are processed on your device (coordinates are sent to Apple / the OpenPOI API only for place-name lookup and nearby-spot search). * All simulation names are original to this app and are not affiliated with any film manufacturer or product.

About

Alight Map

Features
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Alight Map reads the places your photos already remember, and lights up every city you've walked — one by one — on a world map that belongs to you alone. No check-ins. No travel logs to keep. Your photos have been quietly recording where you've been all along; Alight Map simply brings that memory to light. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR MAP • Every photo with a location becomes a ray of light on a dark, night-sky world map • Cities shine brighter the more life you've left in them • Open any city's archive: the years, the places, the visits, and every photo you took there A WEEKLY POSTCARD • Four numbers from your week, drawn as a small constellation • Share the card, or save it back to your library RELIGHT THE PAST • Old photos without coordinates? Search the city and set their light on the map yourself, by hand PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything is computed on your iPhone • We read only the time and place each photo carries — your photos never leave your device • No accounts, no uploads, no tracking The map only Alight Map can draw is the one you've been drawing your whole life.

Screenshots

MapCam4 screens
Alight Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alight Map at none against MapCam's 10. On price, update cadence, ads 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. MapCam sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Alight Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapCam ships an update every 10 days, Alight Map every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MapCam versus Alight Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapCamAlight Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaisaku HarasakiKUAN HUANG

In-app purchases

10 purchases

MapCam

One-time10
  • CLASSIC フィルタ$0.49
  • NEG. HI フィルタ$0.49
  • MONO+R フィルタ$0.49
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  • SEPIA filter$0.49
  • CINEMA フィルタ$0.49
  • CHROME フィルタ$0.49
  • STEEL フィルタ$0.49
  • GUNMETAL フィルタ$0.49
  • COPPER フィルタ$0.49
  • 全フィルタパック$3.99
None

Alight Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MapCam free?
MapCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alight Map free?
Alight Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MapCam or Alight Map have ads?
Neither MapCam nor Alight Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapCam or Alight Map?
MapCam ships an update every 10 days, and Alight Map every 11 days. Most recently, MapCam was updated on October 31, 2026 and Alight Map on October 31, 2026.

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