OSM sketch vs Draw Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OSM sketch
Draw directly on OpenStreetMap maps to create annotations and memos. Save your drawings as GPX files to upload and edit on desktop OSM editors. Ideal for planning routes or marking points of interest on the go.
- Draw on OSM maps
- Save drawings as GPX
- Upload to OSM account
- Multi-touch gestures
- Display current location
- Zoom and scroll map
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For OpenStreetMap(OSM) mapping, drawing your memo on paper printed the OSM map is good solution. You can describe on the paper anything e.g. Line, words, arrow, symbol and illustration. "OSM sketch" realize such paper mapping on iPhone. You can draw on OSM map anything you want to memo anywhere, anytime without printing beforehand. Operation is easy and optimized for small screen. Multi touch operation ,scroll and zoom, can be executed also during "drawing mode" so you can pull new canvas out quickly. To display current location and zoom in/out map support your mapping and these function are difficult for paper. The drawn line exchange into GPX file and upload to your OSM account page. You can open the GPX file by PC OSM editor(iD, Potlatch2 and JOSM) and edit OSM data based on your lines when you return your home.
Draw Maps
Annotate maps with custom notes, pins, and photos. Use a variety of drawing tools and colors to mark locations, plan events, or record observations. Share your annotated maps with others or archive them for later use.
- Draw and highlight on maps
- Add colored map pins with notes
- Place photos on the map
- Draw and highlight within photos
- 72 color options
- Use stencils for shapes and labels
- Share map images or documents
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Draw Maps gives you color pens and pencils to make sketches and take notes anywhere in the map. Add map pins and photos to note important locations. Think of the whole world as being your sketch pad. Move around and zoom to different scales as you draw. Share your maps with friends. Use Draw Maps at work, school, and play: - Planning your next vacation - Designing landscapes - Detailing event logistics - Noting underground utilities - Reporting storm damage - Recording wildlife sightings - Remembering your favorite fishing holes - Tracing hiking trails - Geocaching and scavenger hunts - Learning geography by tracing borders - Taking field notes - Giving directions to your friend Features: - Draw and highlight in the map - Place colored map pins in the map and add long form notes - Place photos in the map - Draw and highlight in the photos - 72 colors - Use the stencil to draw perfect shapes or labels - Move and zoom the map as needed while you draw - Zoom to your location to take a note where you are - Zoom to other locations using Find - Send images of your map drawings to other people - Send your Draw Maps Document to another Draw Maps user - Archive your Draw Maps Document to online storage - Send KML (Pro feature) - Make as many maps as you like (Pro feature) - Ready for Apple Pencil
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OSM sketch at 4.5 against Draw Maps's 3.3. OSM sketch also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Draw Maps's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). 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. Draw Maps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. OSM sketch asks for nothing beyond the download.
OSM sketch holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draw Maps has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of OSM sketch's written reviews are positive against 62% of Draw Maps's.
OSM sketch ships an update every 4 months, Draw Maps every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OSM sketch | Draw Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.3 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 61.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masaki Fujimoto | Bluefield GIS, Inc. |
Customer experience
OSM sketch
Draw Maps
In-app purchases
OSM sketch
No in-app purchases
Draw Maps
- Pro features$1.991 Month
- Pro features$9.991 Year
- Pro features$24.99








