Reviews of Custom Maps

By: Marko Teittinen

List of user reviews and ratings for Custom Maps

Total ratings

3.81 (Rating count: 1,476)

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Review summary

Custom Maps is praised for being a useful, free tool that makes it easy to create maps from photos or PDFs and calibrate images for navigation. However, repeated complaints focus on privacy-related location prompts, dependence on Google services (OpenStreetMap support is desired), unreliable saving/workflow, and stability issues with many saved points. It delivers on core mapping features but needs improved privacy options, broader map source support, and greater robustness.

Pros

Very useful for creating maps from pictures or PDFs; easy to use and calibrate images for navigation.
Free and ad-free; straightforward without unnecessary bells and whistles.
Privacy-friendly: can be used without sharing location data in some workflows.
Good for image-based mapping workflows (tying images to maps and labeling) and basic map creation.

Cons

Requires location permission to run; raises privacy concerns for some users.
Relies on Google Play Services/Google Maps; lacks OpenStreetMap support or easy integration with alternative map sources.
Saving maps is unreliable (save action sometimes fails or maps disappear).
Performance/bugs when handling many saved points (could cause issues or instability).
Occasional stability issues or crashes (app won’t open or behaves unpredictably).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 3.81

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9% (12)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-05-03	Ja*****	amaze amaze amaze
amaze amaze amaze
2026-04-30	Ni*****	This is a great little app to create a map from any image. I've used it for a few years now. Thank you Marko. All the bad reviews are from people that don't understand what the app does - they didn't read how to use it. The process is very simple. Of course the app needs your location. Hopefully this app becomes more popular and Marko increases functionality e.g., loading already georeferenced PDF and Geotiffs. Avenza was great but now enshitified. Custom Maps provides a decent workaround.
This is a great little app to create a map from any image. I've used it for a few years now. Thank you Marko. All the bad reviews are from people that don't understand what the app does - they didn't read how to use it. The process is very simple. Of course the app needs your location. Hopefully this app becomes more popular and Marko increases functionality e.g., loading already georeferenced PDF and Geotiffs. Avenza was great but now enshitified. Custom Maps provides a decent workaround.
2026-03-16	pu*****	very useful
very useful