Comparison

Awesomap vs Smartmap

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Displays four times more map detail
  • Sharper satellite imagery
  • More street names and points of interest
  • Adjustable zoom scale
  • Optimized for Retina displays
Features
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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.

About

Smartmap

Features
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Smartmap is a new kind of map where you can use natural language to get multiple geographic results to plan out your day, vacations and anything to do with geographical data. Click on the location pin to go directly to Apple Maps for direction. Discover new places with a simple tap using the "Discover" feature. Light and dark mode available.

Screenshots

Awesomap4 screens
Smartmap2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smartmap at every 8 days against Awesomap's every 63 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Awesomap ships an update every 63 months, Smartmap every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Awesomap versus Smartmap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwesomapSmartmap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (373 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings373 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 63 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJanne KäkiAMAN Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

Awesomap

No in-app purchases

None

Smartmap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Awesomap free?
Awesomap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smartmap free?
Smartmap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Awesomap or Smartmap have ads?
Neither Awesomap nor Smartmap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Awesomap or Smartmap?
Awesomap ships an update every 63 months, and Smartmap every 8 days. Most recently, Awesomap was updated on October 6, 2026 and Smartmap on October 4, 2026.

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