Global Maps vs LongLatMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Global Maps
Explore countries and cities with this application. It provides a way to discover different locations around the world.
- Explore countries
- Discover cities
- World exploration
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Global Maps - Explore countries and cities
LongLatMap
This app offers a customizable map to pinpoint and display coordinates globally. Easily add, edit, and arrange markers with various visual options. Adjust the viewing angle and map style for a personalized experience.
- Customizable map markers
- Add and edit markers with titles and descriptions
- Adjust marker location, color, and 3D/flat view
- Change viewing angle with two-finger swipe
- Multiple map view options (Terrain, Satellite)
- Simple and clean interface
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LongLatMap provides a highly customisable and extremely simple map that shows you the coordinates of anywhere in the world. LongLatMap has the following features: - Simple and clean interface - Long tap to add a marker. You can customize markers in the folowing ways: - Location - Color - rotation - whether 3D or flat - title and description - Simply drag a marker to change the position! - Swipe up and down with two fingers to change the viewing angle! - Tap a marker to see the marker's details, displayed in a pop up. Tap the pop up again to edit the information! Easy! - Settings! - You can change the how the look and feel of the map (Terrain, Satellite etc.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Global Maps at 3.0 against LongLatMap's 2.5. Global Maps also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). LongLatMap's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Global Maps holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Global Maps ships an update every 15 months, LongLatMap every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Global Maps | LongLatMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hagens Media, LLC. | Xiu Cheng |
Customer experience
Global Maps
LongLatMap
In-app purchases
Global Maps
No in-app purchases
LongLatMap
No in-app purchases
