Comparison

Offline Maps vs Cartograph 2 Maps

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

Head to head
About

Offline Maps

Save maps to your device for offline use when mobile data is unavailable or expensive. Access a wide range of map sources, track your location with GPS, and add custom labels with notes and images. Measure distances and angles directly on the map.

Highlights
  • Offline map caching
  • Multiple map sources
  • GPS tracking
  • Custom label creation
  • Distance and angle measurement
  • Auto-follow mode
Features
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Offline Maps is a practical map companion for travel, hiking, cycling, field work, and any day when you want your map tools ready before the signal disappears. Open the app and start working directly on the map. Choose from Apple maps, OSM vector maps, OSM legacy maps, cycling, hiking, nautical, aeronautical, and other supported sources. Save map areas for offline use where downloads are supported, then keep exploring with your tracks, waypoints, measurements, and coordinate tools in one clean workspace. Record GPS tracks, pause and resume when needed, and keep an eye on your progress with live distance and speed statistics. Saved tracks can be searched, renamed, shown on the map, styled with solid colors or gradients, imported from common GPS formats, and exported when you need to share your route. Mark important places with waypoints, customize icons, rename them, search your waypoint list, and use waypoint tracking to see distance labels and guide lines on the map. Long-press the map or use your current position to create a new waypoint in seconds. Measure what matters in the field: lines, polylines, radius, circles, rectangles, and polygons. Drag points to adjust shapes, save measurements as map items, and export selected data when the job is done. Offline Maps also includes coordinate tools for Decimal, DMS, UTM, MGRS, Plus Code, and GeoHash formats. Copy or share individual coordinate values, open Google Maps links, and quickly search by pasted coordinates or map links. Built for modern iPhone and iPad, Offline Maps keeps the map at the center and places tracks, waypoints, and measurements together in Map Items so your important data stays easy to find. Key Features - Save supported map areas for offline use. - Browse multiple map sources, including Apple, OSM vector, OSM legacy, cycling, hiking, nautical, and aeronautical maps. - Record GPS tracks with pause, resume, background recording, recovery, and Live Activity support. - Import and export GPX, KML, KMZ, GeoJSON, TCX, and CSV track data. - Export track map images as PNG files. - Add, rename, search, show, hide, import, and export waypoints. - Track waypoint distances with guide lines and compact labels on the map. - Measure distances, radius, circles, rectangles, and polygon areas. - Manage tracks, waypoints, and measurements together in Map Items. - Work with Decimal, DMS, UTM, MGRS, Plus Code, and GeoHash coordinates. - Copy, share, and search coordinates, including supported Google Maps links. - Choose measurement units: metric, imperial, or nautical. - Keep the screen awake during navigation when needed. If you know more map sources please write us: support@lifewaresolutions.com

About

Cartograph 2 Maps

This app allows you to view and use various offline and online maps, including vector, raster, and WMS formats. It offers advanced features like GPS tracking, route planning, hillshading, and GPX import/export for detailed navigation.

Highlights
  • Offline vector and raster map viewing
  • Online map support (WMS)
  • GPS track recording and drawing
  • Route search and altitude profile
  • GPX import/export
  • Hillshading and relief shading
  • Customizable interface
Features
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The Cartograph app views Mapsforge offline vector maps, offline raster maps, and online/WMS maps. It supports tracking, route search, overlays, hillshading, reliefs, track drawing, and has many other features. Cartograph Maps 3 is available here: https://www.cartograph.eu/v3/ ### Features ### - User interface languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese. - View Mapsforge offline vector maps (including v5 format). - Full support for Mapsforge styling/render themes (including hillshading) and layers. - Offline raster maps: Locus SQLite maps, MBTiles, TwoWays/CompeGPS RMAP*, Oruxmaps SQLite*. - Online map support (including WMS - Web Map Service maps), e.g. OpenStreetMap, OpenCycleMap, OpenSeaMap, WikiMedia hillshading, etc. - Import online maps easily from files: "http://www.cartograph.eu/help_onlinemapimport". - Offline hillshading (from HGT elevation data). - Offline relief shading. - Offline slope maps (experimental). - Contour lines (Mapsforge maps). - Worldwide, free offline maps. - Support for Mapsforge multi-maps (multiple .map files stitched into a single map). - Night/day mode. - GPS Track recording. - Manual track drawing and editing. - GPX import and export (basic KML/KMZ import support). - Import of photos with EXIF tags as waypoints. - Import of KMZ photo series. - Import Google Maps POIs/Places using Google Takeout data export function. - Upload tracks to Strava.com. - Route altitude profile and elevation/slope visualization. - Online route search. - Live tracking and polling (using custom server, GPSies.com, or Cartograph server). - Support for Mapsforge POIs, offline POI search, and dynamic POI loading. - Scalable interface (e.g. to increase button sizes). - Compass. - Units: Celsius, Kelvin, Fahrenheit, metric, imperial, nautic. - Decimal and degree coordinate modes. - Supports Mapsforge multi-language maps and POIs. - Map import: iOS 11 File Browser, Wifi upload, iTunes file sharing, internal download manager, and import using "Open in" from 3rd party apps like Safari, Chrome, DropBox, etc. - Voice/sound alerts along routes and waypoints. *EXPERIMENTAL* - WaterSupply.at drinking water sources. - Customizable user interface color (dark, light, and colors) and size. - 3D map snapshot view for an overview over the current map region. * RMAP and Oruxmaps use various map projections and support is experimental. Please contact us if a map does not work so that we can add support for your projection. Further information: http://www.cartograph.eu Getting started: https://www.cartograph.eu/gettingstarted Help&Tutorial: https://www.cartograph.eu/docs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cartograph.eu/ User manual: http://www.cartograph.eu/downloads/usermanual_en.pdf YouTube how-to videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn9EOg5h3yY&list=PLP8X6xYv-qCz46hplsfGLW1LNgywBZrTk Please drop us a line if you have questions or feature requests: http://www.cartograph.eu/contact ### Maps ### - Offline Map Downloader (https://www.tequnique.com/offlinemapdownloader) - OpenAndroMaps.org: very good maps for outdoor activities.

Screenshots

Offline Maps4 screens
Cartograph 2 Maps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cartograph 2 Maps at 83% against Offline Maps's 17%. Cartograph 2 Maps also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Offline Maps's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.8). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Offline Maps is free to download; Cartograph 2 Maps costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Offline Maps holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Offline Maps's written reviews are positive against 83% of Cartograph 2 Maps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Offline Maps ships an update every 3 months, Cartograph 2 Maps every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Offline Maps versus Cartograph 2 Maps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffline MapsCartograph 2 Maps
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey VdovenkoHarald Meyer

Customer experience

Offline Maps

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

Cartograph 2 Maps

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Offline Maps

No in-app purchases

None

Cartograph 2 Maps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Offline Maps free?
Offline Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cartograph 2 Maps free?
Cartograph 2 Maps costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Offline Maps or Cartograph 2 Maps?
Offline Maps is rated higher. Offline Maps averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Cartograph 2 Maps averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Offline Maps or Cartograph 2 Maps have ads?
Neither Offline Maps nor Cartograph 2 Maps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Offline Maps or Cartograph 2 Maps?
Offline Maps ships an update every 3 months, and Cartograph 2 Maps every 3 weeks. Most recently, Offline Maps was updated on August 26, 2026 and Cartograph 2 Maps on September 23, 2026.

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