Comparison

Places in Folders vs WhichMap

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

Head to head
About

Places in Folders

Save, organize, and access important locations with notes and photos. Access saved spots offline and open them in your preferred navigation app. Ideal for planning trips or remembering hidden gems.

Highlights
  • Save locations with details
  • Organize into nested folders
  • View folder contents on map
  • Offline map snapshots
  • Open in preferred navigation apps
  • Sync data with iCloud
Features
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Places helps you save and organize the locations that matter to you. Keep favorite wineries, restaurants, viewpoints, parking spots, trailheads, hotels, shops, meeting points, and personal discoveries in one simple app. Organize everything into folders, attach notes and photos, and open destinations in your preferred navigation apps when you need them. Designed for real-world use, Places keeps your saved locations useful even when connectivity is limited. Each place can store an offline map snapshot, so your saved spots remain easy to recognize on the go. Features: Save places with name, address, notes, photo, and exact map location Organize places in nested folders View all places in a folder on a map Mark favorites for quick access Browse places near your current location See nearby saved places from any place detail Search saved places by name, address, or notes Open destinations in Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, TomTom, and Uber Sync your data with iCloud Keep places available offline with stored map snapshots Whether you are planning trips, remembering hidden gems, or building a personal map of important spots, Places gives you a simple and reliable way to keep them close.

About

WhichMap

Instantly compare travel times from multiple popular navigation apps in one place. Enter your start and end points, and see real-time ETAs highlighted for the fastest route. Tap to open directly in your preferred navigation app.

Highlights
  • Compare ETAs from Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Waze
  • Highlight the quickest route instantly
  • One-tap deep links to launch navigation
  • Simple and fast interface
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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WhichMap helps you choose the fastest route — instantly. No more switching between map apps to see who’s faster. With WhichMap, you can compare travel times from Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Waze side-by-side on one screen. Simply enter your starting point and destination, and WhichMap will fetch each app’s estimated time of arrival (ETA) in real time. The fastest option is automatically highlighted. Tap any option to open that route directly in your preferred app — navigation takes over from there. Features: • Compare ETAs from Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Waze (coming soon) • Highlight the quickest route instantly • One-tap deep links to launch navigation • Simple, fast, and ad-free WhichMap makes your drive smarter — not longer.

Screenshots

Places in Folders4 screens
WhichMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WhichMap at none against Places in Folders's 1. WhichMap also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Places in Folders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WhichMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Places in Folders against 5.0 for WhichMap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Places in Folders ships an update every 3 weeks, WhichMap every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Places in Folders versus WhichMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaces in FoldersWhichMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAlexander GarmashNam Hoon Kim

Customer experience

Places in Folders

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WhichMap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Places in Folders

One-time1
  • Places in Folders Pro$4.99
None

WhichMap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Places in Folders free?
Places in Folders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WhichMap free?
WhichMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Places in Folders or WhichMap?
Places in Folders and WhichMap are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Places in Folders or WhichMap have ads?
Neither Places in Folders nor WhichMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Places in Folders or WhichMap?
Places in Folders ships an update every 3 weeks, and WhichMap every 5 days. Most recently, Places in Folders was updated on November 1, 2026 and WhichMap on October 24, 2026.

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