Comparison

Carpool Kids vs Mapvaders

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

Head to head
About

Carpool Kids

Organize family and group carpools with ease. This app simplifies scheduling, allows multiple drivers and riders, and sends timely updates. Manage busy driving duties and coordinate rides for kids efficiently.

Highlights
  • Organize carpools with multiple drivers and riders
  • Easy scheduling and ride management
  • Push notification and email updates
  • Create family and friends profiles
  • Track driver and rider stats (Pro)
  • Sync events to your calendar (Pro)
Features
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Carpool-Kids is the #1 way to organize carpools. Loved by thousands of families, friends, and groups across the world.  HIGHLIGHTS • Organize carpools with any number of drivers and riders  • Easy scheduling • Get updates via push notifications and/or e-mail • Create family & friends profiles • Track stats for both drivers and riders (Pro) • Sync events to your calendar (Pro) • Import TeamSnap events to your carpools (Pro) HOW IT WORKS Easily create a carpool schedule in minutes. Carpool-Kids provides the best way to manage your busy driving duties. Invite your friends & family and set up your ride-sharing schedules. Every driver can see who’s driving/riding, pickup & drop-off locations, and open optimal driving routes in the Maps app. FAMILIES & GROUPS LOVE US “Life-changing app!!! We started using this app a few years ago... Our biggest carpool has now grown to include 22 kids!!” “We use it for our volleyball team and it's so easy & convenient.. No more gazillion texts going back and forth (and lost)! True life-saver for busy parents.” “We started a carpool with 4 families to and from school this year and this app saved the day! Our 5th graders are able to see who’s driving each way.” “This app is like an easy button for carpooling the kids! For those who aren’t tech-savvy, it’s extremely easy to navigate!” MORE INFO To view our Privacy Policy, go to: https://carpool-kids.com/privacy.html  To view our Terms of Use, go to: https://carpool-kids.com/terms.html

About

Mapvaders

Discover and track Space Invader mosaics globally with an interactive map, daily missions, and proactive alerts. Log your finds, view statistics, and plan efficient routes to become a dedicated invader hunter.

Highlights
  • Interactive global map of mosaic locations
  • Daily hunt missions and personalized targets
  • Proactive push notifications for new invaders
  • Track collection progress and statistics
  • Smart search and routing for efficient planning
  • Achievement badges and leveling system
  • Crowdsourced location data
Features
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Discover and collect Space Invader mosaics around the world with Mapvaders, the ultimate companion for invader hunters. THE MAP IS THE APP No tab bar, nothing to learn. Thousands of Invader mosaics sit on one map, and a panel over it lists what is near you. Drag it up to read the list, push it down to give the city back to the map. Pick a city and the map flies to it; tap an invader in the list and the map comes onto that piece. FIND ANY INVADER Search by name, by a code like PA_1159, or by city, and the map opens what you picked. The Atlas indexes every invader, grouped under its city, with filters for district, points, condition and flash status behind a single button that tells you how many are on. TRACK YOUR COLLECTION Mark invaders as "flashed" when you find them. Your Record holds your statistics, an activity heatmap by day and hour, a timeline of every flash, a gallery of your photos, the rarest pieces you have flashed, and the ones destroyed since. HUNT WITHOUT A SIGNAL Download a city's map before you go and hunt it with no network at all. Settings lists every downloaded city with its size and date, and removes it in one tap. STAY INFORMED WITH PROACTIVE ALERTS Follow your favorite cities and get a push notification the moment a new invader appears in one of them. Never miss a new invasion. READABLE AT A GLANCE Flash status and condition read by shape as well as by color, so one look is enough in bright sun. Every figure is set in a monospaced face so numbers line up. Light and dark modes are both there. PREMIUM Free hunters see the area an invader sits in, to within 250 m, and can tap it to list what it holds. Premium unlocks the exact position of every mosaic, and the pins and distances that depend on it. GLOBAL COMMUNITY DATA Benefit from crowdsourced location data maintained by passionate invader enthusiasts worldwide. Help keep the database accurate and up-to-date. Perfect for urban explorers, collectors, and anyone fascinated by Invader's iconic 8-bit mosaics. Whether you're a casual observer or a dedicated hunter, Mapvaders turns your city walks into treasure hunts. Available in English, French, and Spanish. Disclaimer: Mapvaders is an independent application and has no affiliation with Invader (the artist) or the Space Invaders franchise. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Carpool Kids4 screens
Mapvaders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Carpool Kids at 70% against Mapvaders's 27%. Carpool Kids also leads on ratings volume (9.1K vs 4). Mapvaders's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.4). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Carpool Kids sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Mapvaders sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mapvaders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carpool Kids has 9.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Carpool Kids's written reviews are positive against 27% of Mapvaders's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carpool Kids ships an update monthly, Mapvaders every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Carpool Kids versus Mapvaders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarpool KidsMapvaders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.1K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better26.7% of reviews
Number of ratings9.1K — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.416.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew Wave Coding LLCRomain Soubrane

Customer experience

Carpool Kids

All ratings9,091 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral10.8%
Negative18.9%

Mapvaders

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Carpool Kids

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login/account issues
  • Events/schedules not syncing properly
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add option to use Google Maps/Waze
  • Improve notification settings
  • Allow multiple drivers per route
  • Add ability to view full schedule
  • Sync with personal calendars
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  • Improve recurring event management

Mapvaders

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Carpool Kids

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Pro Individual1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro Family1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Individual$14.991 Year
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  • Yearly Pro Family$24.991 Year
5 purchases

Mapvaders

Subscriptions4
  • Mapvaders Premium | Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Mapvaders Premium | Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Mapvaders Premium | Quarter$19.993 Months
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  • Mapvaders Premium | Yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ads Removal$4.99

Questions

Is Carpool Kids free?
Carpool Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mapvaders free?
Mapvaders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Carpool Kids or Mapvaders?
Mapvaders is rated higher. Carpool Kids averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.1K ratings, while Mapvaders averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Carpool Kids or Mapvaders have ads?
Neither Carpool Kids nor Mapvaders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carpool Kids or Mapvaders?
Carpool Kids ships an update monthly, and Mapvaders every 3 weeks. Most recently, Carpool Kids was updated on November 1, 2026 and Mapvaders on November 3, 2026.

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