CircleRecs vs Onedermap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CircleRecs
Create a personalized map of places recommended by your trusted network or public creators. Save and share your favorite spots, discover new ones, and get AI-powered suggestions for your next outing.
- Personalized map across cities
- Share recommendations with private circles
- Discover and follow public creators
- Add notes and photos to places
- Import places from Google Maps
- Natural language search for ideas
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CircleRecs is the map built from people you trust - private Circles first, with optional public creators you can follow. Save restaurants, bars, cafes, galleries, stays, and little places worth remembering. Share your best finds inside private Circles, explore what your people recommend nearby, follow public creators for more inspiration, and ask for ideas in natural language when you do not know where to start. • Build one personal map across cities and trips • Share recommendations with the Circles you choose • Discover and follow public creators and see the picks they share with followers • See the source behind every recommendation • Add notes and photos so the useful detail is never lost • Import selected saved and starred places from Google Maps into private My Places • Ask for a date spot, a pastry run, good sound, or a simple day plan • Keep private saves private until you decide to share AI suggestions can be incomplete. Important details such as opening hours, bookings, and travel requirements should always be checked with the venue or original source. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://circlerecs.com/privacy
Onedermap
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Build a private travel map of the countries you've visited. Onedermap is a manual world travel tracker and digital scratch map. Tap countries, add a whole trip from the searchable list, see your percentage of the world, and share the result. The core map works offline without an account, ads, or location tracking. TRACK YOUR TRAVELS • Mark countries and places you've been to on an interactive world map • Add small countries quickly from the searchable country list • Keep a wishlist for places you want to visit • See country, continent, and world travel statistics • Use light or dark mode SHARE YOUR MAP Create a clean share card with your world travel map and post it anywhere. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your visited-country list stays on your device. Onedermap never asks for your location, and the core country tracker works without an internet connection. Optional cloud backup stays off until you enable it, and you can delete your account and backed-up data in the app. PREMIUM: ONE-TIME PURCHASE A single purchase unlocks everything: • Cities — mark individual cities you've visited • States, regions and islands — add detail inside 46 supported countries • Premium map themes • Extra share-card designs • Deeper statistics for regions and represented city population • Google Maps as an alternative to the built-in offline map Premium is one purchase, not a subscription. Restore Purchases is available in Settings and on the unlock screen. Privacy policy: https://onedermap.app/privacy Support: https://onedermap.app/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CircleRecs at none against Onedermap's 1. 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
Both are free to download. Onedermap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CircleRecs asks for nothing beyond the download.
CircleRecs ships an update every 3 days, Onedermap every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CircleRecs | Onedermap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Axel Springer SE | Tamas Gallo |
In-app purchases
CircleRecs
No in-app purchases
Onedermap
- Onedermap Premium$4.99









