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Pin Drop vs Maps.me
Maps.me is a fast, detailed offline map with turn-by-turn navigation, and it is genuinely good at that. Pin Drop is not a navigation app. It is the map that holds the places you want to remember, unlimited and organised your way, on the phone and at the desk.
Unlimited places on the free plan.
No cap to migrate into and nothing to prune when you bring years of saved spots across.
Your places stay portable.
Import from Google Maps, Google My Maps, Mapstr and spreadsheets, and export whenever you want.
Organised your way.
Tag, group and filter places however makes sense to you, with photos and notes on each.
Phone and desktop, in sync.
Plan properly on a big screen, then have it all in your pocket on iPhone and Android.
Two different jobs on the same map.
Maps.me does offline navigation properly. Detailed vector maps you download before you travel, turn-by-turn directions for driving, walking and cycling, and search that works with no signal at all. Recent releases have added contour lines and hill shading. For getting around a country with no data connection, it earns its place.
Where people run into friction is the saving rather than the navigating. Maps.me is free to download with a PRO subscription on top, and the free tier limits how many map regions you can keep downloaded. Bookmarks are stored in the app's own binary format, which is why moving a few years of saved places somewhere else is rarely as simple as it should be.
Pin Drop is built around the saving. Every place you pin is unlimited on the free plan, with your own tags, photos and notes on each one. Import brings places across from Google Maps, Google My Maps, Mapstr and spreadsheets, and export takes them out again any time you like. Your places are never the thing holding you in.
Routing is there, and multi-stop routes hand off to Apple Maps, Google Maps or Waze rather than trying to out-navigate a dedicated offline app on its own ground.
So keep whatever offline map you trust for the drive through somewhere with no signal. For the places themselves, move them somewhere they are unlimited, organised the way you think and yours to take with you.
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How Pin Drop compares with Maps.me
The capabilities that matter when you move your map across.
Capability
Pin Drop
Maps.me
How it works
From scattered saves to one map you keep for good.
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Bring your places across
Import everywhere you have already saved from a spreadsheet, export or another app. However many, they map instantly with no limits.
02
Make it yours
Tag and group places into trips, cities and wish lists, and add your own notes and photos.
03
Take it everywhere
One map on your phone and the web, kept in sync, so it is with you at home and on the road.
Why people switch
No limits, nothing lost, easy to share.
No pin limit
Keep saving without hitting a cap or deleting old places to make room.
A map that lasts
Your places stay put and keep growing, trip after trip, year after year.
Notes and photos
Remember why you saved somewhere, not just that you did.
Yours to share
Send a place or a whole list to the people you are travelling with, no sign up needed.
Move your saved places to Pin Drop.
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Questions you might have
How is Pin Drop different from Maps.me?
Maps.me gives you offline maps and turn-by-turn navigation. Pin Drop is your personal saved-places map, the spots you want to remember, organised and shared, not a navigation app.
Can I use Pin Drop alongside Maps.me?
Yes. Navigate with Maps.me, keep and share your favourite places in Pin Drop. Your saved map travels with you across trips and devices.
Can I save and import places into Pin Drop?
Yes. Save places from anywhere, organise them into maps and add notes and photos to each pin. It syncs across your phone and desktop.
Is Pin Drop a good Maps.me alternative?
If you mainly want to save, organise and share places rather than navigate offline, Pin Drop is the better fit. For offline routing, keep Maps.me too.
How much does Pin Drop cost?
Pin Drop has a free plan and paid plans. See the pricing page for current plans. Maps.me pricing is separate and changes over time, so check their site.
