Achilleus 3D Tactical Map vs Vector To Raster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Achilleus 3D Tactical Map
This app transforms your device into a field mapping system. Plan on 3D terrain, read grids, control drones, and share information securely offline with your team. It offers advanced navigation and analysis tools for professionals in demanding environments.
- 3D terrain visualization
- Offline map downloads
- Live drone video feed
- Drone mission planning and control
- Multiple coordinate systems
- Line of sight analysis
- Tactical graphics and symbols
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Achilleus 3D Tactical Map turns your iPhone and iPad into a complete field mapping system. Plan on real 3D terrain, read any grid, fly drones and watch their video on the map, keep working offline and share the picture with your team β encrypted end to end, with no external server needed. Built for soldiers and reservists, first responders, firefighters, search and rescue teams, hunters, drone pilots and outdoor professionals who need accurate positions and quick answers in the field. LIVE VIDEO FROM DRONES & CAMERAS β’ Watch drones, ground stations and IP cameras beside the map: RTSP, UDP, RTP, HLS and HTTP β’ Drones on the map from NATO STANAG 4609 (MISB ST 0601 KLV) or MAVLink: position, the camera's footprint and the flight trail, with a HUD over the video β’ Mark point: tap the video to find that spot on the map. Detect people and vehicles and follow one β’ ONVIF cameras: find, pan, tilt and zoom them, and see what each one can see β’ Steady picture, recording with map data, replay, KML export and team sharing DRONE CONTROL (GROUND STATION) β’ Fly ArduPilot and PX4 multirotor drones from your map over Wi-Fi or a network: take off, Pause, Return, Land, Fly here, Orbit, Point the camera β’ Plan missions with heights above the ground: waypoints, photo surveys, corridors, orbits and IAMSAR search patterns, checked against terrain, radio line of sight and battery β’ Safe by design: listen-only by default, every move confirmed with a slide, MAVLink 2 signing, geofence and rally points β’ A practice drone inside the app to learn and train β’ QGroundControl and Mission Planner files; flight logs to replay 3D TERRAIN & OFFLINE MAPS β’ See real terrain in 3D and rotate the map through 360Β° β’ Satellite, topographic and street maps β or add your own XYZ, TMS, WMTS and WMS sources β’ Download areas for offline use and keep working without signal β’ Night mode with red or dimmed colours COORDINATES & GRIDS β’ MGRS, UTM, Latitude/Longitude, British National Grid and Indian Grid β’ WGS 84 and other datums such as ED50 and Kalianpur 1975 (India) β’ Coordinates Converter: one point or a whole list, copied as a table β’ Go to any position by its coordinates MEASURE & ANALYSE β’ Distance and bearing in mils or degrees, true or magnetic β’ Elevation profile and slope angle along any line β’ Line of sight between two points and viewshed: see what can be seen from a position β’ High & low points: the 3 highest and 3 lowest points of any area β’ Export a viewshed or slope area as a picture, an overlay or a KMZ β’ Sun and moon times for any place and date MARKERS, DRAWINGS & TACTICAL GRAPHICS β’ Markers with MIL-STD-2525D symbols, country flags or your own icons, with photos, labels and layers β’ Range rings and sectors on any marker β’ Draw lines, routes and circles in any colour and style β’ Tactical Tasks: operation plans with task graphics and control measures β import, export and share them β’ Import and export KML, KMZ and GPX NAVIGATE & RECORD β’ Walk or drive to any point with live distance and direction β’ Record GPS tracks with time, distance and climb β’ Share your location or any point ENCRYPTED TEAM NETWORK β’ Connect over Wi-Fi, LAN or the internet β any device can be the server β’ With a team password, what you share is encrypted end to end with AES-256: markers, drawings, plans, positions, chat and cameras. The server only passes it on β’ See your team's markers, drawings, positions and cameras on your map β’ Choose exactly what you share, layer by layer β’ Team chat and private messages, with automatic reconnection MADE FOR THE FIELD β’ Portrait and landscape on iPhone and iPad β’ Adjustable interface size and large touch targets β’ No account needed β your maps, markers, tracks, plans and recordings stay on your device Achilleus is a planning and navigation aid. Always confirm critical positions with official maps and procedures, and follow your local drone rules. Questions or ideas? Use Settings βΊ Contact β we read every message.
Vector To Raster
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Works with basemap vector tiles data from multiple providers: - Tech Maven Geospatialβs OSM Vector Tiles and styles (3D, 3D with Satellite, OSM Bright, Basic, fiord color, osm liberty, positron, toner, dark matter, topo-terrain, opacity styles, ESRI satellite with OSM, HERE Maps Satellite with OSM, OpenMapTiles Satellite with OSM) - MapTiler Data (basic, bright, outdoor, streets, toner, topo, winter, dataviz, satellite hybrid) - MapBox (Street, outdoors, Light, Dark, Satellite, Satellite Streets, Navigation Day, Navigation Night) - ESRI (World navigation, Navigation Dark mode, Light Gray canvas, Dark gray, World terrain, World topographic, national geographic, newspaper, nova, outdoor, ocean, enhanced contrast) - ESRI OSM (OSM Navigation, OSM Dark, Hybrid OSM) - Load your own URL/Stylesheet Supports Overlays Vector Tiles Easily share converted files and view files with file manager and viewer Why this is valuable? Worldwide OSM Vector Tiles is about 80gb however many mapping applications donβt support vector tiles or complex vector tiles. This allow you to pre-cache an area of interest as Raster Tiles. Users of apps like ATAK, WINTAK, iTAK, ARTAK and MCH can now have data they can consume. Users of Mapping Libraries like Cesium WebGL that does not support vector tiles can now support data by converting to raster tiles. Users of On-Premises or Edge Mapping /Common Operating Picture Solutions can now have rich basemap data made available for their use. Supports styles with multiple sources (topo/terrain style with contour lines and hillshade or satellite hybrid style or other combination of data) The app has no free component. It requires annual subscription giving user access to map data. The app requires purchase to use it past trial period. EULA: https://vector2rastertiles.techmaven.net/eula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vector To Raster at Free against Achilleus 3D Tactical Map's $19.99. Vector To Raster also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Achilleus 3D Tactical Map's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#165 vs unranked). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Vector To Raster is free to download; Achilleus 3D Tactical Map costs $19.99 up front. Vector To Raster sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Achilleus 3D Tactical Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Achilleus 3D Tactical Map | Vector To Raster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free β better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Monthly | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | β |
| Best chart rank | #165 β better | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 554 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Savvas Petrou | Tech Maven GeoSpatial LLC |
In-app purchases
Achilleus 3D Tactical Map
No in-app purchases
Vector To Raster
- Vector To Raster7 Days trial$4.991 Year
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