Traffic Maps vs PlotZone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Traffic Maps
Navigate your commute with real-time traffic information displayed on two customizable maps. Track your position, adjust zoom and map size, and choose orientation settings to optimize your driving view. Plan alternate routes to avoid congestion and rush hour.
- Real-time traffic updates
- Dual map display
- Customizable map zoom and size
- Vehicle bearing tracking
- Location centering options
- Pro version with Siri shortcuts and map styles
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Traffic Maps shows the state of the traffic in real time on two maps: - Each map shows and follows your position while you drive - Set the zoom in each map independently, the app will remember it the next time you use it - Set the size of the maps, you can also remove one of them and use just one - Use the button in each map to make it follow the bearing of your vehicle, or to see the map bearing north from above - Choose if the map will be shown in the direction you are moving, or if your location will be placed in the center of the map - Choose if after moving a map, it is centered in your position automatically, manually or after a time With Traffic Maps you can check if your highway exit is jammed and choose another, o change your way if there is a traffic jam ahead. The Pro version does not have ads, has a Siri shortcut and map styles. Note: this app uses your GPS, this can drain your battery quickly.
PlotZone
This navigation tool allows users to plot points, draw zones, and measure distances with various coordinate formats and geodetic datums. It supports importing and exporting data in multiple formats and displays live position with bearing and distance calculations.
- Plot points and zones
- Measure bearing and distance
- Multiple coordinate formats (MGRS, UTM, etc.)
- Import/Export data (KML, GPX, CSV)
- Live position tracking
- Offline map support
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Type it, draw it, measure it, export it. Nothing is collected, and nothing leaves your phone. Built for drone pilots, glider and free-flight pilots, search and rescue teams, surveyors and military personnel. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Bought once, yours for good. No subscription, no in-app purchase, no sign-up, no password. MISSIONS Group your points and zones by operation. Each point carries a name, its coordinates, a radius in meters, feet or nautical miles, and a color. Drag it on the map. One tap undoes it if you got it wrong. Duplicate a whole mission to build a variant without typing it again. BULL'S EYE Pick one point as the reference. PlotZone gives the bearing and distance from it to every other point, and draws rings every 10 NM out to 120 NM, with radials every 30°. The reference travels inside the exported file, so whoever receives the mission reads the same bearings you do. COORDINATES Five formats, both ways: decimal degrees, degrees-minutes-seconds, degrees-decimal-minutes, MGRS and UTM. Tap the map to read a position, tap a result to copy it. Five geodetic datums to choose from: WGS84, NAD27, ED50, OSGB36 and AGD66. Every coordinate is read and typed in the one you pick. ZONES Type the vertices in your usual coordinate format, or draw the polygon with your finger. Adjust each vertex, watch its area and perimeter as you go, then save the zone into a mission to keep it. AIRSPACE Load your working area from your own files, whether they hold a georeferenced chart or plain outlines. PlotZone reads KMZ, KML, OpenAir and GeoJSON. Outlines, markers and names come in on a single load. Show several areas at once, set their opacity, turn each on and off with one tap. MGRS GRID Draw the MGRS grid at 1 km or 100 m, labeled the way a military map is: grid zone, 100 km square, and the principal digits of every line, read right then up. At a grid zone junction the grid switches zones with you. The GARS grid overlays the same way, at 30' or 15', with its designators. YOUR LIVE POSITION Your position is followed live, with its accuracy, in the format you chose. Tap a point, or any spot, and the top of the screen gives the bearing and distance from where you stand, updated as you walk, with a line drawn to it. TRUE OR MAGNETIC Bearings in true north, as on a map, or in magnetic north, as on a compass. The declination is the one where you stand: the device reports it, or you set it by hand. Nothing is downloaded. MEASURE Two taps, on the map or on points you have plotted, give the bearing and the distance between them, at the top of the screen. IMPORT AND EXPORT Export a mission to back it up or pass it on, and import it back with nothing lost. Eight formats: PlotZone (.json), a plain-text brief, CSV for a spreadsheet, GPX for a handheld GPS, KML and KMZ for Google Earth, GeoJSON for mapping tools, OpenAir for flight computers. BASE MAPS Three maps from Apple: satellite, hybrid and standard. Their imagery needs a connection the first time an area is shown. You can also import your own map in MBTiles: its tiles are copied to the device and drawn over Apple's, so your sector stays readable with no network at all. ACCESSIBILITY Every control is named for VoiceOver, symbols included. PRIVACY PlotZone does not collect, store or transmit any personal data. Your missions are saved on your device alone. Your GPS position is used only to draw you on the map. It is never transmitted or shared. No account, no tracker, no analytics, no advertising. Available in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Chinese. DISCLAIMER Coordinate conversions and distance calculations are provided for guidance. Always check your data against an official source before any critical use. PlotZone is not a certified navigation instrument.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Traffic Maps at Free against PlotZone's $8.99. Traffic Maps also leads on ratings volume (6.4K vs 1). PlotZone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Traffic Maps is free to download; PlotZone costs $8.99 up front. Traffic Maps sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. PlotZone asks for nothing beyond the download.
PlotZone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Traffic Maps has 6.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Traffic Maps's written reviews are positive against 100% of PlotZone's.
Traffic Maps ships an update monthly, PlotZone every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Traffic Maps | PlotZone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Little Mouse Software | Cedric Provost |
Customer experience
Traffic Maps
PlotZone
Bugs and requests
Traffic Maps
Reported bugs
2 issues- Frequently moves map without prompting
- Slow and inaccurate traffic information
Requested features
3 requests- Widgets for real-time traffic
- Option to disable automatic recenter
- Ability to view local traffic only
PlotZone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Traffic Maps
- Version ProFree
- Version Pro$4.99
- Motivating donation$4.99
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- Inspiring donation$9.99
PlotZone
No in-app purchases








