Comparison

ZOTFinder vs HipMaps

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

Head to head
About

ZOTFinder

Navigate the University of California, Irvine with an interactive campus map. Quickly find buildings, departments, and services, and get the shortest walking routes. Access emergency information and campus contact numbers for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive campus map
  • Smart search for buildings and services
  • Walking route planner
  • Emergency preparedness guide
  • Campus support contact directory
Features
Currently charting
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Explore and navigate the University of California, Irvine like never before. ZOTFinder is your all-in-one interactive campus map and guide. Whether you're a student rushing to class, a visitor finding your way around, or a staff member looking up a colleague’s office, ZOTFinder makes UCI navigation effortless. Features: Smart Search: Quickly find buildings, departments, faculty offices, and campus services. Routes to Buildings: View the shortest walking path to any location with estimated time and distance. Emergency Info: Access a fully digitized version of UCI's emergency preparedness guide. Support Contacts: Instantly call or look up critical campus numbers when you need help. Built with accessibility, safety, and convenience in mind, ZOTFinder puts the entire UCI campus at your fingertips. Navigate UCI with ease! Never get lost again.

About

HipMaps

Create and share custom maps highlighting specific locations with personalized comments and branding. Guests can access directions, websites, and view their real-time location on the curated map.

Highlights
  • Create custom maps with highlighted locations
  • Add personalized comments and branding
  • Guests get directions and website links
  • Real-time location tracking on curated maps
  • Printable and interactive map options
  • Visually engaging designs
Features
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HipMaps - custom maps with a modern twist – is a handy little guide you created that slips into your guest’s pocket to ensure they’re always exactly where they want and need to be. • Include only the places that you want to highlight on your map – from the insider’s local scoop on hot spots & hidden gems in the area to event logistics – you choose! • Curate your comments about each place & tailor your map to your audience, whether that be for guests or marketing – you choose! • Guests link to websites and get directions right from the app – there is no need for you or your guests to learn new technology – our app is easy-peasy! • HipMaps are visually engaging and designed in your style with your branding, serving as part tool and part keepsake! HipMaps ensures that every guest feels welcome and informed — and every organizer looks like a rock star. HipMaps are both printable and used in our interactive app so ALL your guests feel the love! Great for meetings & events, lodging, visitor’s bureaus, sport events, wineries & more. With the HipMaps app you can: - See your real-time location right on your host’s HipMap so you always know where you are in relation to what’s going on. - Read your host’s comments about each location and get their inside scoop on everything from the best BBQ in town to when the event shuttles are leaving. - Directly access each location’s website. - Obtain directions to each location. Don’t have a host’s access code? You can try out the HipMaps app with these access codes: Nash – Events in Nashville, TN Hinterland – A (pretend) hotel in Milwaukee, WI Casa – A (pretend) vacation rental near Denver, CO Connect – A conference in Minneapolis, MN HipMaps8 – A (pretend) Bar Mitzvah in Beacon, NY INSTRUCTIONS: 7. Download the HipMaps app and open it. 8. Allow the HipMaps app to access your location while using the app. 9. Enter your host’s map access code, or use one of the sample codes above, & hit ‘View Map’. 10. Your host’s custom map will appear on your screen, with the Google Maps base map layered underneath it. 11. Click on the bottom section with “Click here for list and directions” to expand the list of locations on the map. Click on the arrow symbol to the left of the desired location to bring up directions from your current location in Apple Maps. If there is a globe symbol to the right of the location, click on it to bring up that location’s website. Click on the map area to minimize the map list. Note: not all locations will have the globe symbol displayed - it is up to the map’s host to decide if they want to link a location to a website. 12. Zoom in and out (using fingers); use the app tools to zoom to the map extent (home symbol); toggle the custom map and Google Map labels on and off (layer symbol); zoom to your location (location symbol); or learn about HipMaps (i symbol). Note: if you do not want to see your location on the custom map or use the directions feature, simply do not allow the app to access your location. You can always update permissions in your phone’s Settings. Pro tip: In order avoid having to enter the map access code every time you use it, do not completely close the app – simply minimize it. Interested in learning more or creating your own HipMap? Visit HipMaps.com or email us at Hello@HipMaps.com SUPPORT We can help! Go to https://hipmaps.com/faqs/ Or get app instructions at https://hipmaps.com/hipmaps-app/ Or email us at Support@HipMaps.com LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://hipmaps.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://hipmaps.com/terms-conditions/ CONNECT WITH US https://hipmaps.com/ Hello@HipMaps.com Wander Aimfully with HipMaps ®

Screenshots

ZOTFinder4 screens
HipMaps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HipMaps at 100% against ZOTFinder's 61%. HipMaps also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). ZOTFinder's advantage is ratings volume (240 vs 8) and chart position (#189 vs unranked). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HipMaps holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZOTFinder has 240 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of ZOTFinder's written reviews are positive against 100% of HipMaps's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
ZOTFinder versus HipMaps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZOTFinderHipMaps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (240 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings240 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#189 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUCI Student CenterHipMaps LLC

Customer experience

ZOTFinder

All ratings240 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative33.3%

HipMaps

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ZOTFinder

No in-app purchases

None

HipMaps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZOTFinder free?
ZOTFinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HipMaps free?
HipMaps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ZOTFinder or HipMaps?
HipMaps is rated higher. ZOTFinder averages 4.1 out of 5 from 240 ratings, while HipMaps averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do ZOTFinder or HipMaps have ads?
Neither ZOTFinder nor HipMaps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZOTFinder or HipMaps?
ZOTFinder ships an update every 6 weeks, and HipMaps every 6 weeks. Most recently, ZOTFinder was updated on September 25, 2026 and HipMaps on June 28, 2026.

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