Awesomap vs MapLayers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Awesomap
This app enhances your existing iOS maps by displaying four times more detail, including street names and points of interest, with sharper satellite imagery. It allows you to adjust the zoom scale for comfortable viewing and is optimized for Retina displays.
- Displays four times more map detail
- Sharper satellite imagery
- More street names and points of interest
- Adjustable zoom scale
- Optimized for Retina displays
Read full descriptionHide full description
See more of the world at once! Awesomap gives you the iOS maps you already use and love, but makes everything quite a bit smaller and sharper, so your screen can show significantly more of it – four times more, to be precise. More street names and points of interest. Sharper satellite imagery. Oh, the sheer amount of detail! Exactly what the Retina display was meant for. In case the double precision makes things a bit too small for your liking, you can also choose another, more comfortable scale. (Setting the scale slider to the minimum gives you the exact same scale as the normal iOS Maps uses.) Just remember – Awesomap also eats four times more map data, so it's best suited for use over a fast Wi-Fi.
MapLayers
Read full descriptionHide full description
MapLayers is a collection of maps for outdoor activities and more! New in Version 1.4: Compass for navigating to any point on the map New in Version 1.2: App URLs to open individual charts either in app or on the web. New in Version 1.1: GPS Track Logging. You can now record and review your travels!. Discovering and downloading maps for your adventures is easy and fast. Multiple types of maps are available and multiple maps can be viewed at the same time. Custom maps can be imported as GeoPDF and we are adding more maps constantly. Featuring maps from the USGS, Bureau of Land Management and more! Each map is viewable on our custom, spherical based map engine and can be overlaid with various base maps. Your current location can also be shown on the map. SUPPORT We can help! Email team@cartolake.com LEGAL End User License Agreement: https://www.cartolake.com/about/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.cartolake.com/about/privacy
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Awesomap at none against MapLayers's 1. Awesomap also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (375 vs 1). MapLayers's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 63 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price 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. MapLayers sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per year. Awesomap asks for nothing beyond the download.
MapLayers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Awesomap has 375 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Awesomap ships an update every 63 months, MapLayers every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Awesomap | MapLayers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (375 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 375 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 63 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Janne Käki | CartoLake, LLC |
In-app purchases
Awesomap
No in-app purchases
MapLayers
- Basic Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
