GIS 4geo map vs OSM Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GIS 4geo map
This app provides offline maps and a directory of organizations for cities in Montenegro, Serbia, and Russia. It offers detailed navigation for cars and public transport, along with extensive business information. Users can search for businesses by name, activity, or proximity, and access reviews and photos when online.
- Offline maps and navigation
- Detailed city and business directory
- Car and public transport routing
- Search by name, activity, or proximity
- Organization reviews and photos (online)
- Multi-language support
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4geo - a directory of organizations with city maps of Montenegro, Serbia and Russia. The map, the business directory and navigation can be used without Internet connection. While connected to the Internet, reviews and photos of organizations are available. Search and supplemental information are available in English, Russian, Serbian and Montenegrin. Detailed map - Detailed city map, car and public transport navigation - Information about buildings, addresses, postal codes, cafes, shops, companies, floors - Identifying your location on the map by means of GPS and Wi-Fi. Directory of organizations, goods and services - Find detailed information about the organizations in the city. Addresses, phone numbers, industry sectors, schedule, reviews - Search the companies by their name, field of activity, address - Search the nearby cafes, shops, ATMs, organizations - Filter the companies by the availability of their site, e-mail address - Quickly search companies that are working at the moment Directories and maps of 94 Montenegrin and Russian cities are available in 4geo, among them the most popular in Russia are: Vologda, Voronezh, Izhevsk, Kemerovo, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhnevartovsk, Novokuznetsk, Orenburg, Orsk, Rostov-on-Don, Surgut, Tula, Khanty-Mansiysk, Cherepovets, Sheregesh. In Montenegro: Podgorica, Budva, Petrovac, Sveti Stefan, Bar. Ulcinj, Tivat, Kotor, Herceg Novi In Serbia: Belgrade
OSM Maps
View OSM maps from various sources, create notes, and add multimedia like photos, audio, and video. Record and manage routes and tracks in GPX format, with iCloud synchronization and desktop backup options.
- View OSM maps from multiple sources
- Create and edit notes with multimedia
- Record and manage GPX routes and tracks
- iCloud synchronization
- Desktop backup functionality
- Open Source
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This app shows OSM maps from a various sources (OSM, Elbe5, etc). You can create notes add and edit photos, audios, videos, routes and tracks in GPX format, take photos, add record own audios, videos, routes and tracks. It has list views of all attached items. It can synchronize all of this via iCloud or backup files with the desktop app. This app is the successor of 'Maps for OSM' by this author. It has a different data structure and different features, so it had to become a new app. But you can import data from older backup files. This app is not affiliated with OpenStreetMap, but the use of this name has been approved. This app is Open Source, the code is published at https://github.com/mr-elbe5/OSM-Maps. If you find any problems or missing features, please let me know!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OSM Maps at 100% against GIS 4geo map's 26%. OSM Maps also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). GIS 4geo map's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 17.6). 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.
OSM Maps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of GIS 4geo map's written reviews are positive against 100% of OSM Maps's.
GIS 4geo map ships an update every 3 months, OSM Maps every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GIS 4geo map | OSM Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 4geo.ru | Michael Roennau |
Customer experience
GIS 4geo map
OSM Maps
In-app purchases
GIS 4geo map
No in-app purchases
OSM Maps
No in-app purchases









