After prompt developer response it turns out I missed satellite view which was in settings. Still think the ability to map walks would be a lovely touch rather than just the start and end points but the overall package as it exists right now is worth 5 star. Original review. The ability to make maps that are personal and important to the user is just great. To be able to share with others is even better. It’s a great concept and I’m really enjoying using it. For a full five stars the ability to view satellite and to map walks would make this app a market leader. Please do keep up the good work.

The app used to be amazing, I started using it over 7 years ago and have been loving it bf adding new places to try every time I travel. But noticing the recent changes (subscriptions, limited amount of pinned places and the numerous crashes when using the app), it feels like freemium users are being pushed out. It’s truly disappointing and I’ll probably start using another app soon.[Replying to the app developers’ response]: while i understand the need to cover the costs of the maintenance and development of the app, I don’t appreciate receiving the pop-up window to subscribe as often as it does. While it seems to have reduced, it used to show up at nearly every action I made on the app. Regarding what I consider mediocre, yes, I do not like the fact that I’m now limited in the number of locations I can add. I had to delete some of my old ones to add new ones in preparation of my trip. I also think the cost required to unlock more options is too high for the value of this app. Moreover, regarding the technical issues: I’ve noticed that sometimes the app doesn’t let me zoom in as much as it should on the map; some of the pins do not display their names (which should be normal when two of them are close from each other), but it doesn’t let me click on them to check them out. When I go to the list to check their name and click on one of them, the app just freezes and closes on its own. It’s honestly made using my saved location frustrating during my trip.

**** UPDATE****Got a personal response from the founder of Mapstr, he guided me through the issues I was having and helped me sort them out in no time at all. Amazing service, amazing app. Would recommend to everyone who likes to travel. Top service! Thank you!Been using Mapstr for a couple of years now. Brilliant app, so handy for travelling. However, recently I started it using on an iWatch. It worked perfect to start with but lately, has stopped working. Have done everything apple and the developers recommend (restart, delete and re-install etc etc) and it still won’t load. Just cuts out every time I load it up on the iWatch, but works fine on the phone. Have spoke to some friends who use it and they have had the same issue. Any ideas how to get around this as I’m going away this weekend and would live to be able to use it instead of having to walk around with my phone in my hand??

I’ve been a very happy user for years, adding over 1,000 places to my account. Your decision to force me to now pay £50/year simply feels extortionate. How disrespectful considering the amount of time I’ve taken to feed data into your system. *Update* since I’ve gotten a disappointing reply from you: when I create a new place that other users can then find by entering the address, providing the name and updating pictures, I would absolutely call that feeding data. It’s very disingenuous and a bit demeaning of you to say that I’m only benefitting from the data you’re providing. Getting revenue from your hard work is not in itself disrespectful. However, forcing an unannounced £50 annual subscription without any prior communication or warning in order to keep using your app is. Considering the price tag, I think you’re widely over-evaluating your app’s stickiness and usefulness. It’s a real shame considering how many people I’ve turned to in the past to say: “hey, have you heard of Mapstr?”