Radius on Map vs Vector Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Radius on Map
Draw circles on a map to visualize areas of interest. Customize radius, color, and opacity, then share a link to your map viewable in any browser. Supports various coordinate and distance formats.
- Draw radius circles on map
- Customize fill and perimeter
- Add name and notes
- Support for multiple coordinate formats (UTM, MGRS)
- Support for various distance units
- Shareable map links
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Easily make a radius on a map and share a url showing the radius via email or text message that can be viewed with any browser. Properties for each radius: - Center coordinate - Radius - Fill color and opacity - Perimeter color and opacity - Name - Notes (optional) Coordinate formats include: - Degrees - Degrees, Minutes - Degrees, Minutes, Seconds - UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) - MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) Distance units include: - Kilometers - Miles - Nautical miles - Meters - Yards - Feet Loading satellite maps requires an internet connection. Datum used is WGS-84. Please visit the support page for more details.
Vector Mobile
Manage all your freight paperwork on the go. Scan and store documents like PODs, receipts, and more. Securely back up files and easily share them with dispatch, brokers, and customers.
- Scan and manage freight documents
- Secure cloud backup
- Share paperwork with dispatch and brokers
- Add and view comments on documents
- Web portal access
- Unlimited uploads
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Get started with Vector and have all your freight paperwork within reach from your smartphone or computer. The app is for OTR truck drivers to scan and manage all their documents. All your files will be backed up safely so you can't lose them. Easily invite others to view or leave comments for your POD's, receipts, weight tags, lumper receipts, OS&D paperwork, and more! * Unlimited uploads of paperwork and images * Quickly access previous documents * Easily share paperwork with dispatch, brokers, customers, and factoring companies * Add and view comments * View your documents on the web portal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vector Mobile at every 3 weeks against Radius on Map's every 4 months. Vector Mobile also leads on ratings volume (125 vs 17). Radius on Map's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 43%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for Radius on Map against 3.2 for Vector Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vector Mobile has 125 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Radius on Map's written reviews are positive against 43% of Vector Mobile's.
Radius on Map ships an update every 4 months, Vector Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radius on Map | Vector Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (17 ratings) | 3.2 (125 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 125 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TappiApps | LoadDOCs |
Customer experience
Radius on Map
Vector Mobile
Bugs and requests
Radius on Map
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Vector Mobile
Reported bugs
39 issues- App quits working
- App freezes and gets stuck
- Submit button off-screen on new phones
- Cannot press options on iPhone 15 Pro Max screen
- Screen does not align well on iPhone 15 Pro Max
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- Workloads update inconsistently
- GPS stamp cannot be changed
- App keeps closing
- Cannot type information
- Crashes every time it opens
- Photos not uploading back to dispatch
- Notifications don't work on iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Crashes when taking pictures with flash
- Crashes after update
- Does not upload docs
- App crashes too much for photos
- Hit or miss document border detection
- Shows dark blotches in low light
- Manual cropping required
- Blurry photo errors
- Does not transmit all necessary information
- Slow to load
- Hard to tell if paperwork uploaded
- Drains data significantly
- Re-enter load information upon arrival
- No default settings for truck/team
- App won't send dispatch to teammate
- Add recipients is buggy
- Active info entry area not highlighted
- Confusing for new users
- No long loud notification tone
- Cannot delete old dispatches
- Dispatchers get behind, slow info
- Cannot clear completed trips
- Scans are very noisy
- No way to delete build-up in dispatches
- No notifications for incoming messages/dispatches
- Customer service not good
- Crashes phone, fried friend's phone
Requested features
11 requests- Add a torch/flashlight function
- Enable dark mode
- Allow multiple photo selection from library
- Add a long loud notification tone
- Allow deletion of old dispatches
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- Add user editable feature for corrections
- Option to take single or multiple pictures in a row
- Swap 'x' and 'delete' buttons on review screen
- Allow editing/cropping images in review screen
- Add matrix page for location codes
- Highlight active info entry area
In-app purchases
Radius on Map
No in-app purchases
Vector Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Radius on Map free?
Is Vector Mobile free?
Which has better reviews, Radius on Map or Vector Mobile?
Do Radius on Map or Vector Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, Radius on Map or Vector Mobile?
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