Comparison

Partition & Stakeout vs Plotlot

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

Head to head
About

Partition & Stakeout

Digitize and divide land parcels, tracts, or campuses with precision. Record GPS locations, stake out points, lines, and areas, and export data in DXF and PDF formats. Includes detailed measurement and labeling tools.

Highlights
  • Digitize Points, Lines, and Areas on Map
  • Sub-divide Areas by Direction, Hinge, or Split-Line
  • GPS Stakeout for Points, Lines, and Areas
  • View and Label Feature Positions, Lengths, and Areas
  • Export Data to DXF and PDF
  • Measure Distances and Areas
  • Save and Email Job Data
Features
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“Partition & Stakeout” is a handy app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch that lets you precisely digitize a timber tract, a land parcel, a campus or any other real property and divide it into sub-areas. If your device has GPS capability, you may record the GPS location as a Point, or pick the GPS location as a node for the Line or Area you are creating. You may also let the Stakeout functions in this app help you approach a point or move along a line or area boundary. You can work with one or more jobs. The job data can be exported to DXF, and the coordinates and drawing can be output to PDF. Detailed Function List: * Precisely digitize Points, Lines and Areas over the built-in Map. * Sub-divide an Area by Direction Cut, Hinge Cut or a digitized Split-Line. * Use Point Stakeout and GPS to locate a point or a node on a line. * Use Line Stakeout and GPS to locate a line. * View position, length and area values for the Features. * Label the Lines with segment lengths and directions as well as corner angles. * Label the Areas with size in acres and square feet or hectares and square meters. * Measure distances and areas without saving the shapes. * Move existing nodes to fine-tune the map drawing. * Create a Point from entered coordinates. * Create a Point or record a node by picking the GPS location. * Save the job data file for later use. * Export Feature data to DXF. * Output the drawing and the coordinates to PDF. * Email the job data files and the PDF files to your colleagues. This app comes with a detailed built-in help document. Please note: Location data depends on the GPS receiver used. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. The Partition & Stakeout app will let you easily toggle the built-in GPS on or off.

About

Plotlot

Quickly find property boundaries and ownership details. Measure distances and calculate land area with GPS tracking and weather reports. Explore and simplify your property with this handy tool.

Highlights
  • Property boundary identification
  • Ownership information access
  • GPS tracking
  • Distance measurement
  • Land area calculation
  • Weather reports
Features
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Plotlot is a handy mobile app that gives homeowners, realtors, hunters, real estate professionals, surveyors, and users the opportunity to quickly pinpoint approximate property boundaries and property/land ownership information, plus provide access to tools, GPS tracking, and weather reports. With the app's features, you can use the tools to measure distances in yards or feet and calculate the area of your land in acres or square feet - it's an adventure-filled way to explore and simplify your property. Please review our terms and conditions here: https://plotlot.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Partition & Stakeout4 screens
Plotlot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plotlot at Free against Partition & Stakeout's $24.99. Plotlot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 22 months). Partition & Stakeout's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Plotlot is free to download; Partition & Stakeout costs $24.99 up front. Plotlot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Partition & Stakeout asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plotlot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plotlot has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Partition & Stakeout ships an update every 22 months, Plotlot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Partition & Stakeout versus Plotlot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPartition & StakeoutPlotlot
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCORVALLIS MICROTECHNOLOGY, INC.Sheldon Miller

Customer experience

Partition & Stakeout

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Plotlot

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Partition & Stakeout

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Plotlot

Subscriptions2
  • PLOTLOT PRO monthly and yearly$4.991 Month
  • PLOTLOT PRO Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Partition & Stakeout free?
Partition & Stakeout costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plotlot free?
Plotlot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Partition & Stakeout or Plotlot?
Plotlot is rated higher. Partition & Stakeout averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Plotlot averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Partition & Stakeout or Plotlot have ads?
Neither Partition & Stakeout nor Plotlot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Partition & Stakeout or Plotlot?
Partition & Stakeout ships an update every 22 months, and Plotlot every 3 weeks. Most recently, Partition & Stakeout was updated on September 20, 2026 and Plotlot on September 19, 2026.

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