Comparison

Stampr 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

Stampr

Transform your photos into unique, collectible postage stamps with a classic perforated design. Organize your creations into private collections, view them on a map or calendar, and export them as transparent PNGs. This app prioritizes user privacy with no accounts or data uploads.

Highlights
  • Live stamp camera viewfinder
  • Automatic stamp masking
  • Organize stamps into collections
  • Map and calendar views
  • Export as transparent PNG
  • Private by design, no account needed
Features
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Stampr turns everyday photos into collectible postage stamps. Point the camera, press the shutter, and watch your photo become a classic perforated stamp with a white border and scalloped edges. Name it, collect it, and build a private album of moments that feel like something you can hold. FEATURES • Stamp camera: capture photos through a live viewfinder framed like a real postage stamp. • Collections: keep stamps in Favorites and Uncategorized, or unlock unlimited custom collections with Stampr Pro. • Map: revisit your stamps based on where you captured them. • Calendar: browse your stamps by the day they were created. • Stamp designer: customize shapes, edges, paper, frames, colors, lettering, stickers, and more with Pro. • Scrapbooks and sheets: arrange stamps, stickers, and writing on printable pages with Pro. • Share and save: Pro lets you export stamps as transparent images, save them to Photos, and share them anywhere. • Themes: choose from the included Light, Dark, and System themes, or unlock every theme and create your own with Pro. STAMPR PRO Stampr is free to download and includes the portrait stamp camera, core browsing features, built-in collections, and standard themes. Upgrade to Stampr Pro to unlock all six stamp shapes, advanced editing and design tools, unlimited collections, custom themes, scrapbooks, exporting, and true-size printing. Choose from: • Weekly subscription • Yearly subscription, including a 3-day free trial for eligible users • Lifetime access with a single purchase Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Pricing and availability are shown in the app and may vary by region. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Stampr requires no account or sign-up. Your stamps, photos, and locations remain on your device. Stampr does not upload, track, or sell your personal content—and there are no ads. Great for travelers, journalers, scrapbookers, and anyone who enjoys turning memories into little collectibles. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Stampr4 screens
Alight Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

Stampr and Alight Map are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Stampr versus Alight Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStamprAlight Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRinkit AdhanaKUAN HUANG

In-app purchases

None

Stampr

No in-app purchases

None

Alight Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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