Comparison

TripDoc vs MapCrumbs

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

Head to head
About

TripDoc

Easily save and organize places you want to visit, from restaurants to attractions. View them all on a map, get directions, and collaborate with friends. Discover new spots shared by others and contribute your own favorites.

Highlights
  • Save restaurants, attractions, and hotels
  • View all saved places on a map
  • Collaborate with friends and family
  • Discover community-shared places
  • Offline access to saved places
  • Organize places by custom categories
  • Save places directly from other apps
Features
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The easiest way to remember all the places you want to go, on a trip or at home. Add restaurants, attractions, hotels and everywhere else you want to go. TripDoc shows everything on one map, making it easy to see what‘s nearby and get directions. ~~Collaborate~~ Collaborate with friends and family — let others view or edit your places. ~~Community~~ Discover hidden gems shared by others. Follow people you trust and never miss their faves. Give back by sharing your faves with the community. ~~Share Button Support~~ Use the Share button within other apps (Safari, Maps, Instagram, etc) to save places to TripDoc. ~~Other Major Features~~ • Quickly add restaurants, attractions, hotels, businesses, or POIs by name or address • See everything on one map • Add notes, mark faves, mark visits • Works without a cellular or WiFi connection • Organize places by category (restaurant, cafe, attraction, …) • Create custom categories with emoji map pins • Filter places by category, faves, visited or not • Get directions, see open hours, etc. • Instantly search all your places, notes, categories • Privately share guides or individual places with others • Optionally, sync your places to tripdoc.com to see and edit everything using any web browser Note: TripDoc lets you organize up to 100 places for free. An in-app subscription is required to organize an unlimited number of places. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MapCrumbs

Easily save, organize, and share your favorite locations and travel routes. Discover new spots, create custom journeys with multiple points, and explore with friends.

Highlights
  • Save and organize favorite places
  • Create and share real-time journeys
  • Categorize and favorite locations
  • Search for and discover new spots
  • Share places and journeys with friends
Features
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MapCrumbs is your travel diary on a map. Cities you’ve visited, places you love, notes and photos. Pin the cities you’ve been to. Save the spots you love as Crumbs. Add notes and photos. Build a timeline you actually want to revisit, then share privately with people you trust. Built for travelers who care where they’ve been, not for posting to a feed. YOUR WORLD MAP See your cities fill in over time. Open any place you’ve been, remember the visit, and keep a clean record of your travels. YOUR CRUMBS Save restaurants, viewpoints, hotels, hidden corners, and “come back next time” spots. Categorize them your way, add notes, and keep up to 10 photos per Crumb and per city visit. YOUR TIMELINE & STORY Replay where you’ve been. Export a designed story when you want something beautiful to send, not another screenshot dump. SHARE WITHOUT THE NOISE Share a Crumb, a city, or your map with friends and family. Private-first. No public feed to perform for. BUILT TO HELP YOU GO FURTHER Traveler insights and city advice that fit how you actually travel. Listen to a city’s story when you want context, not a wall of tabs. UNLIMITED AND FREE Unlimited cities. Unlimited Crumbs. Unlimited notes. Map, share, custom categories, and the core travel loop stay free. No paywall on saving your places. MapCrumbs is for people who want one home for “I’ve been here” and “I loved this spot.” Download it, start with a city you’ve visited, then drop your first Crumb.

Screenshots

TripDoc4 screens
MapCrumbs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MapCrumbs at none against TripDoc's 6. MapCrumbs also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). TripDoc's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 3). 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. TripDoc sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. MapCrumbs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MapCrumbs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TripDoc has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TripDoc ships an update every 2 weeks, MapCrumbs every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TripDoc versus MapCrumbs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTripDocMapCrumbs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (28 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB150 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynamic VariableMichael Ganchas

Customer experience

TripDoc

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

MapCrumbs

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

TripDoc

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly (save over 75%)$9.991 Year
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  • Yearly (save over 50%)$24.991 Year
  • Family (save over 60%)$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited$4.99
None

MapCrumbs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TripDoc free?
TripDoc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapCrumbs free?
MapCrumbs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TripDoc or MapCrumbs?
MapCrumbs is rated higher. TripDoc averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while MapCrumbs averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do TripDoc or MapCrumbs have ads?
Neither TripDoc nor MapCrumbs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TripDoc or MapCrumbs?
TripDoc ships an update every 2 weeks, and MapCrumbs every 10 days. Most recently, TripDoc was updated on October 26, 2026 and MapCrumbs on October 19, 2026.

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