Comparison

Unplan vs Placemarker

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

Head to head
About

Unplan

Features
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Bookmark places you're interested in, without the need to schedule in detail. When you're in town, plan on the fly by seeing what's near. Arrange bookmarked places into lists. Unplan enables you to create lists of interested places for your destination, then helps you to be a little more serendipitous when you're there, by simply showing your prior travel ideas and allowing you pick where to go next with directions. Don't miss that really awesome place you wanted to visit – but don't feel tied down to a schedule. Easily navigate between your place bookmarks, you can set a "from" and a "to" point, and directions via third party apps. Unplan is also useful in everyday life – bookmark your appointment destinations so all the places are at the tips of your fingers when you need directions. While the goal of Unplan is to enable a bit of serendipity with your travel choices – you can still plan things in detail by setting a date & time – and optionally synchronise with your iCloud calendars. Many features of Unplan continue to work offline! You can view all your bookmarks, view them on the map (if the map tiles are cached from a previous view when you had internet) and get straight-line distance readings. Unplan is free to use, with no restrictions on the number of places you can bookmark. Creating more than 1 list requires a once-off purchase of Unplan PRO from within the app.

About

Placemarker

This app allows you to save and organize locations you want to revisit, offering a private alternative to other mapping services. Easily bookmark places like hotels or landmarks and share them with others. It prioritizes user data control and local storage.

Highlights
  • Bookmark locations
  • Organize points of interest
  • Share locations via SMS/social media
  • Local data storage
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Coordinate meetups
Features
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Placemarker lets you bookmark cool places to revisit later while respecting your privacy by design. Do many of the same things you can with Google Maps, but rest easy knowing that you control your data. - Placemark your Airbnb or hotel location - Quickly establish landmarks while traveling - Coordinate meetup destinations with your travel group - Send placemarker locations via SMS or social media - Document and organize points of interest while traveling - Rest your hands. Stop typing in addresses. - Placemarker locations are only stored locally to your device Product Promises: - We will never sell your information - We will never serve ads

Screenshots

Unplan2 screens
Placemarker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Placemarker at none against Unplan's 1. Placemarker also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Unplan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Placemarker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Unplan versus Placemarker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnplanPlacemarker
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB17 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGeospike Pty LtdCampbell Labs LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Unplan

One-time1
  • Unplan PRO$1.99
None

Placemarker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unplan free?
Unplan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Placemarker free?
Placemarker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unplan or Placemarker have ads?
Neither Unplan nor Placemarker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unplan or Placemarker?
Unplan ships an update every 8 months, and Placemarker every 8 months. Most recently, Unplan was updated on October 26, 2026 and Placemarker on October 9, 2026.

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