Comparison

Radius on Map vs Touch GIS

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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.

About

Touch GIS

This professional tool simplifies field data collection and mapping. It allows users to create and customize data forms, collect various data types offline, and export them to standard GIS formats. Professionals across diverse fields utilize it to enhance their fieldwork.

Highlights
  • Create Points, Lines, Polygons, Circles
  • Customizable attribute forms
  • Offline map tile saving
  • Export to industry standard formats
  • Attach photos to locations
  • Clinometer tool for orientation
  • Add custom base maps and overlays
Read full description

Touch GIS is the most intuitive professional field data collection and mapping tool. It's a super-powered field notebook enabling you to collect any kind of data, in any environment, online or offline, and transfer it easily to your preferred desktop GIS. We believe your data collection tools should amplify your capabilities, not limit them, which is why we focus on keeping your forms and attributes totally customizable in the field. Join thousands of professionals utilizing Touch GIS as their mobile GIS app to enhance their field work in geologic mapping, ecological mapping, civil engineering, mineral exploration and mining, natural resource management, landscape architecture, and more. FEATURES - Easily capture new Points, Lines, Polygons, and Circles in the field. - Quickly and accurately draw new lines and polygons with free draw mode and vertex snapping. - Adjust feature class attribute forms in the field at any time. - Get multiple perspectives by switching between basemaps in the field. - Download basemaps for offline use. - Export to many industry standard formats. - Snap, mark up, and attach photos to locations. - Measure planar and linear feature orientation using our clinometer tool with strike/dip, dip/dip direction, or trend/plunge formats. - Add custom base maps with WMS/WMTS. - Add raster images like Geospatial PDFS or GeoTiffs and other overlays to your map to see your location in context. - Add team members so your whole team has access. Supported file types: - Shapefiles - KML and KMZ - Geospatial PDF / GeoPDF - GeoPackage (GPKG) - GeoJSON - GPX - CSV - World File - Geotiff - JPG - PNG Customizable attribute types: - Description - Date & Time - Photos - List Of Values - Checkbox - Address - Number - Website - Phone Number - Attitude / Orientation for Geologic features Pre-loaded feature classes supporting many different use-cases: - Forestry - Geology - Real Estate - Stream Surveys - Water Infrastructure - Wetlands management - Create your own fully customizable data attribute forms, and update them in the field as needed. Terms of Service: https://www.touchgis.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.touchgis.app/privacy

Screenshots

Radius on Map4 screens
Touch GIS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Touch GIS at 4.0 against Radius on Map's 3.1. Touch GIS also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Radius on Map's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (59% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

Both are free to download. Touch GIS sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Radius on Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Touch GIS holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 32 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Radius on Map's written reviews are positive against 50% of Touch GIS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Radius on Map ships an update every 4 months, Touch GIS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Radius on Map versus Touch GIS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRadius on MapTouch GIS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (17 ratings)4.0 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1732 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTappiAppsTouchGIS

Customer experience

Radius on Map

All ratings17 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative35.3%

Touch GIS

All ratings32 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative36.7%

In-app purchases

None

Radius on Map

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Touch GIS

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription (Monthly)$29.991 Month
  • Pro License (Annual)$299.991 Year

Questions

Is Radius on Map free?
Radius on Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Touch GIS free?
Touch GIS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Radius on Map or Touch GIS?
Touch GIS is rated higher. Radius on Map averages 3.1 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Touch GIS averages 4.0 from 32 ratings.
Do Radius on Map or Touch GIS have ads?
Neither Radius on Map nor Touch GIS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Radius on Map or Touch GIS?
Radius on Map ships an update every 4 months, and Touch GIS every 3 weeks. Most recently, Radius on Map was updated on October 17, 2026 and Touch GIS on October 16, 2026.

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