Places vs Footprints
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Places
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Plan trips together. Add places to a shared map, invite friends to edit or view, and vote on your favorites together. Everyone sees updates the moment they happen, no sending links back and forth, no one working from an outdated list. Import places from travel videos, social posts, and articles by pasting a link. The app reads through the content, finds every place mentioned, and drops them onto your map as pins automatically. A single TikTok or Instagram Reel about the best food spots in Seoul can populate an entire day's itinerary in seconds. PLAN WITH FRIENDS Every map is a shared workspace. Invite friends, family, or fellow travelers to edit together in real time. Vote on favorite spots, leave notes on individual places, and see each other's additions as they happen. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE Paste a link to a travel video, social post, or article and the app finds every place mentioned and drops it onto your map. Search and add places manually too, each one comes with a photo, description, and local name automatically. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Group places into days, categories, or neighborhoods. Assign colors to find things at a glance, add personal notes to individual spots, and collapse groups you're not focused on yet. Each place shows its name, local script, and a short description so nothing gets lost in translation. SHARE WITH ANYONE Every map can get a link anyone can open without an account. Share a short code in a caption or message for even easier access. Viewers can explore the full map, editors can jump in and start contributing. WORKS WHERE YOU ARE Smooth on phone, tablet, and desktop. Places sync the moment they are added across all devices. PRO FEATURES Upgrade to export your maps as CSV, PDF, or KML for use in other mapping tools. Add up to four of your own photos per place. Get unlimited public link views and a custom short share code. Whether you are planning a weekend away, building a local guide, or saving every place from your favorite travel content: this is the map for it. — Not affiliated with TikTok, Instagram, or any other platform. Places Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription that unlocks more photos per place, unlimited public-link views, and a short, shareable map link. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings after purchase. Subscriptions are subject to the Apple Licensed Application End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Footprints
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Every street you walk becomes part of your map. Automatic tracking, beautiful heatmaps, neighborhood coverage — all private, all on your device. Description Every walk leaves a mark. Footprints quietly records the streets you walk and paints them onto a beautiful personal heatmap. Watch your city fill with color as you explore — one street, one park, one neighborhood at a time. YOUR WALKING HEATMAP See every street you've ever walked at a glance. Frequently-walked routes glow brighter. Switch between visit frequency, speed, direction flows, a hand-drawn pencil trace, or road coverage. CONQUER NEIGHBORHOODS Footprints knows your city's neighborhoods (powered by OpenStreetMap) and tracks how much of each you've covered. FULLY AUTOMATIC Turn on auto-tracking once. Footprints detects when you start walking and records automatically — no need to open the app. Battery-aware idle mode keeps drain minimal. YOUR EXPLORATION STORY Newly discovered areas, exploration streaks, and daily and weekly distance and walking time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your location history never leaves your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no ads. Export your data as JSON anytime — it's yours. MAP STYLES FOR EVERY MOOD Light and dark themes, Mapbox Standard with day/night lighting, outdoors terrain, and satellite imagery. Footprints uses "Always" location permission for automatic background tracking and Motion & Fitness for instant walk detection. Both are explained in-app before the system prompts; your location history never leaves the device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Footprints at none against Places's 2. Footprints also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Places sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Footprints asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Places | Footprints |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bunch Software | Tandy |
In-app purchases
Places
- Places Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Places Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
Footprints
No in-app purchases









