OSM sketch vs CPD District Map
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.
CPD District Map
This app provides an interactive map of Chicago, displaying district and beat boundaries in real-time. It helps users identify their current location, search by address, and access quick links for precinct calls and navigation. Additional layers like satellite and street view enhance the mapping experience.
- Real-time location display
- District/Beat boundary visualization
- Address search functionality
- Quick links to precinct and navigation
- Satellite and street view layers
- Saves last searched address
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Interactive map of Chicago showing all District and District Beat boundaries. Features Include: •Know your location...Displays and/or speaks your current location in realtime. •Displays current District/Beat. •Search by address. •Quick links to: Call Precinct, My Location, Navigate to District, Official District website. •Layers: Beat Borders, District Borders, Satellite and Street View. •Associate additional phone numbers with District. •Saves last searched address. Source data obtained from https://data.cityofchicago.org/. Data curation by application developer which includes but not limited to:\n\nMap visualization (source is in CSV/Text format), border and fill colors, association address with District/Beat, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CPD District Map at 5.0 against OSM sketch's 4.5. CPD District Map also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CPD District Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
OSM sketch ships an update every 4 months, CPD District Map every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OSM sketch | CPD District Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masaki Fujimoto | JC Accounting & Innovative Technologies, Inc |
Customer experience
OSM sketch
CPD District Map
In-app purchases
OSM sketch
No in-app purchases
CPD District Map
No in-app purchases









