Comparison

South Downs Maps Offline vs Wattif UK

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

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About

South Downs Maps Offline

Navigate the South Downs region with detailed offline maps from Ordnance Survey. Plan routes, search for locations, and track your GPS position without a mobile signal. Includes contour lines, footpaths, and hill information.

Highlights
  • Offline Ordnance Survey maps
  • Route and waypoint management
  • Offline search functionality
  • GPS position display
  • Share current location
  • Online Apple Maps integration
Features
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From the producers of GB Maps (featured in Ordnance Survey's OS OpenData innovative application showcase) Beautifully detailed maps supplied by Ordnance Survey. South Downs Maps provides a useful offline (no mobile signal required) mapping reference and navigation aid whilst travelling throughout the South Downs by footpath, road, rail, canal, lake and river.  Intuitive route and waypoint management features are implemented enabling creation, modification, deletion, import and export of routes. A powerful offline search facility can locate places, roads, post codes and hills within the region.   Worldwide online Apple Maps (Standard, Satellite and Hybrid) with map features that users are used to are available on both offline and online maps as well as providing 3D buildings on Apple maps (where available). Maps 7 different levels of offline 2014/5 Ordnance Survey map detail from national overview to street view within the region. (No data connection required) Progressively more detailed maps are automatically loaded as the map view is zoomed. The OS recommended viewing scales for the more detailed maps are approximately as follows: 1:1000,000 (Whole GB) 1:250,000 1:50,000 1:25,000 1:10,000 (Roads/streets labelled) The map region of the more detailed maps covers a rectangular region around the national park boundary (ref. http://jomosolutions.com/Maps). - Contours with height information and annotated height points - Extensive footpaths from ©OpenStreetMap contributors - National Park boundary demarkation App - Route/Waypoint management - Offline search functionality with searchable locations (places, roads, post codes and hills). (For the place search a location's latitude and longitude is accurate to 0.1 of a minute of the centre point of the 1x1 km National Grid square in which the name falls) - Detailed hill information, including height, OS Grid Ref, latitude and longitude, region, parent, classification, drop and hill specific links to Streetmap, Geograph and Hill Bagging web sites - Display of current GPS position as OS Grid Reference or WGS84 latitude and longitude - "Share My Location" allowing users to share an image of their current location and location references.  Buttons are provided to share location information by Facebook, Twitter, iMessage/SMS and e-mail - Online access to worldwide Apple Standard, Satellite and Hybrid maps - Apple 3D Buildings are displayed on Apple Standard maps - Apple maps contain Points of Interest - User location can be tracked with or without heading on all online and offline maps (GPS capable devices only) - Display of scale bar in either metric or imperial units - Display of current speed - Zoom, pan, rotation of all maps - Pitch of Apple Standard and Ordnance Survey maps - Selection of current location annotation for display of speed and location data - User setting for speed display in Miles per Hour (mph) or Kilometres per Hour (kph) - Selection of search result pin annotations to display location information - Collective deletion of search result annotation pins - A user guide is provided within The OS search data was published by Ordnance Survey in 2014. Extracts from "The Database of British and Irish Hills" v14 published 22/04/2014 (ref. http://www.hills-database.co.uk/index.html ) No warranty The data is supplied by Apple, Ordnance Survey, contributors to OpenStreetMap and Database of British and Irish Hills. The Information is licensed 'as is' and the Information Provider and/or Licensor excludes all representations, warranties, obligations and liabilities in relation to the Information to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Information Provider and/or Licensor are not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information and shall not be liable for any loss, injury or damage of any kind caused by its use. This app is not a substitute for a paper map and compass.

About

Wattif UK

Features
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Charging your electric vehicle should be easy—so we've made it effortless. With Wattif’s EV charging app, you can quickly find available chargers, manage your sessions smoothly, and make secure payments instantly. Whether charging overnight at home or topping up on the road, Wattif ensures energy arrives exactly when and where you need it. We’re dedicated to delivering hassle-free, user-friendly solutions that make charging an integral part of your daily routine, not a detour. Join the future of charging. Get the Wattif app today and experience how simple charging can be.

Screenshots

South Downs Maps Offline4 screens
Wattif UK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wattif UK at Free against South Downs Maps Offline's $1.99. Wattif UK also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 10 months). South Downs Maps Offline's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.5). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Wattif UK is free to download; South Downs Maps Offline costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

South Downs Maps Offline ships an update every 10 months, Wattif UK every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
South Downs Maps Offline versus Wattif UK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSouth Downs Maps OfflineWattif UK
Price$1.99Free — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size649 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOMO Solutions LtdWattif EV AS

In-app purchases

None

South Downs Maps Offline

No in-app purchases

None

Wattif UK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is South Downs Maps Offline free?
South Downs Maps Offline costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wattif UK free?
Wattif UK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do South Downs Maps Offline or Wattif UK have ads?
Neither South Downs Maps Offline nor Wattif UK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, South Downs Maps Offline or Wattif UK?
South Downs Maps Offline ships an update every 10 months, and Wattif UK every 9 days. Most recently, South Downs Maps Offline was updated on November 6, 2026 and Wattif UK on November 6, 2026.

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