MapItOut vs TheCarShowsApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapItOut
Plan trips and navigate to destinations with this travel planner. Search for points of interest, save locations, and get directions. Customize features through in-app purchases.
- Customizable features via in-app purchases
- Points of Interest search (golf, beaches, restaurants, bars, coffee)
- Save locations and create custom maps
- Get directions to saved spots
- Search for weather, flights, and rooms
- Find and save parking location
- MapChat for sharing locations
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Free Version of MapItOut with In App Purchased for Features. This version allows you to customize MapItOut features you want to use. Turn your iPhone into a full Navigation system/Travel Planner App in a secure manner, none of your data collected or sold. Exclusive App Store App. Free Version allows you Points of Interests you can push button search for on the MapItOut: *Golf (courses anything related to Golf) *Beaches (or anything beach related) *Restaurants with refined Cuisine Type Search *Bars *Coffee ... (and even more in app) * to search for a destination * save spots to 1 default Map, *Save where you parked from the Options Menu *Search Swell Reports, Weather, Flights and Rooms from Options Menu *Load Saved Default maps and have directions to each spot *Location Details *TBT Full Feature Set after In App Purchases allow for all these items and more: Using Online tools to enhance real offline experiences. Search any city on earth plot out on map all the places you wish to visit, quickly search for points of interests save the spots and used the saved map to get direction to each spot. Email share on Facebook, Tweet or mapchat while you plan over wifi and bluetooth using MapItOut Route and Travel Planner App Great map and route planner app provides all the features you need and don't get from other route apps and maps. Perfect navigation leverages other established apps for directions and nav turn by turn. Map Out your day plot out all the places you need to visit save the map and have directions to each spot. Map out your vacation create a map for the trip, a route or a travel plan for each day save each of the destinations you will visit on your vacation. Find your Car Feature Your parking spot location is saved under the Auto Parking Save in the Saved Map Tab. Today Widget MapItOut offers the MapItOut Widget that will allow users to save their parking location once they park there car. With that Users will also be able to quickly search for certain Points of Interest around their current location. Mark the spots in the city/location you wish to visit all spots (use the push button searches to locate restaurants, bars, Hotels, Casinos, Museums Theaters, Coffee spots (like Starbucks) or other POIs). Research each location save the search results to the map for that trip or day right from the details options of the search results. MapChat browse for people over wifi or Bluetooth if you want to share you locations instantly on their map. Use the Points of interests searches and find different restaurants, bars etc… and you can save each individual spot to a saved map right from the details portion of the map pin. Once the map is saved directions to each of the saved locations will be generated by the Route and Travel Planner App from your current location when you need them. Each set of directions in your saved map will automatically open the route in Apple Maps on your iPhone or iPad. You can generate walking directions, travel directions, route directions or driving directions with a simple switch option. It will also summarize the total travel time along with providing a screen shot of the map (as it appears before you selected the email option) in the email. Save Your Map Plans/Travel Directions/Itineraries. Example on how to use MapItout vist www.mapitoutapp.com. RunMap when started runs in the background and caution for batter use: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.” MapItOut Route and Travel Planner App Main Features: • Set Points of Interest on the map • Search for specific places and venues • Car finder • Save routes and itineraries • Share your location on the map with friends and family • Generate walking directions, travel directions, route directions or driving directions •••••••• Buy MapItOut Route and Travel Planner Today! ••••••••
TheCarShowsApp
Discover car shows, cruise-ins, and swap meets across the US with a daily updated map. Organize your attendance, share photos, and build a personal vehicle garage. Organizers can add their events for free.
- Find car shows on a live map
- Filter events by date, category, distance
- Receive push notification reminders
- Upload and browse photo galleries
- Add and manage your own car events
- Build a personal vehicle garage profile
- Browse shows by state
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TheCarShowsApp is the #1 free app for finding car shows, cruise-ins, swap meets, and car meets near you — updated daily across all 50 states. FIND SHOWS ON THE MAP Browse a live map of upcoming car events in your area. Filter by date, category, or distance. Search any city in the US and discover shows you never knew existed. NEVER MISS A SHOW Mark Going on any event and get a push notification reminder the morning of the show. Save shows you're interested in and keep everything organized in one place. PHOTO GALLERIES Upload photos from shows you attend and browse galleries from events across the country. Build a visual history of the car culture in your area. ADD YOUR SHOW — FREE Organizing a car show, cruise-in, or car meet? Add it to the map in minutes and reach thousands of enthusiasts in your area. Free for organizers, always. MY GARAGE Build your personal garage profile. Add your vehicles with photos, mods, color, and build details. Show off your builds to the community. BOOST YOUR EVENT Want more exposure? Boost your event to the top of the map, or go Blast to claim the #1 featured spot. Reach real car people in your region. BROWSE BY STATE Dedicated pages for every state — browse all upcoming car shows in Mississippi, Texas, Florida, or wherever you are. Plan road trips around the car show calendar. ORGANIZER TOOLS Claim your event listing, manage details, update flyers, and connect directly with attendees. Everything an organizer needs, built in. BUILT BY ENTHUSIASTS, FOR ENTHUSIASTS Free for car lovers — always. No paywalls, no subscriptions. Just the best way to find and share car shows across America. Whether you're into classic cars, muscle cars, exotics, trucks, imports, or customs — TheCarShowsApp has shows for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TheCarShowsApp at none against MapItOut's 7. TheCarShowsApp also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 37 months). MapItOut's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 13.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. MapItOut sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. TheCarShowsApp asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for MapItOut against 4.0 for TheCarShowsApp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively.
MapItOut ships an update every 37 months, TheCarShowsApp every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapItOut | TheCarShowsApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santo porpiglia | Paul Sims |
Customer experience
MapItOut
TheCarShowsApp
In-app purchases
MapItOut
- MapItOut Connect Features$1.99
- MapItOut Halfway Search Feature$1.99
- MapItOut Today Widget Extension$1.99
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- MapItOut Save Feature$1.99
- MapItOut Create Map Feature$1.99
- MapItOut Itinerary Feature$1.99
- MapItOut RunMap$1.99
TheCarShowsApp
No in-app purchases








