# Circle distance app MapCircle

> With MapCircle, draw circles of any distance on the map.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.theog.mapcircleapp](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.theog.mapcircleapp)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.theog.mapcircleapp`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** GLT APPS
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 24,199
- **Rating:** 3.67 / 5 (101 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-28
- **First published:** 2021-04-14
- **Publisher country:** FR
- **Size:** 5.89 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theog.mapcircleapp)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.theo-guillet.com/apps/mapcircle/privacy.html](https://www.theo-guillet.com/apps/mapcircle/privacy.html)

## Description

### MapCircle - Distance Circle Drawing Tool
MapCircle is a user-friendly Chrome extension that allows you to add multiple addresses on a map and draw colored circles with a radius of your choice in kilometers around each address. This app helps visualize distances and coverage areas quickly and efficiently.

### Key Features
- Add unlimited addresses on the map.
- Display customizable colored circles with set radius in kilometers.
- All data, including addresses and settings, are saved locally on your device ensuring privacy.
- Completely free to use with no advertisements or data tracking.

With MapCircle, you can easily map out distances without worrying about your data privacy or intrusive ads, making it an ideal tool for location analysis, planning, or visualizing geographic areas at a glance.

## Rankings

- #401,517 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.theog.mapcircleapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's ease of use, unique distance circle features, and ability to save multiple locations, especially for flight sim and agricultural needs. However, multiple users report that the app suffers from location update failures, metric versus imperial unit inconsistencies, and interface issues in newer versions. Users also note inaccuracies in circle placement and occasional freezing or offline statuses reducing reliability.

### Pros

- Easy to use with a clean UI
- Useful for measuring distances and radii, especially for specific applications like flight simulation and agriculture
- Ability to save multiple circles for frequent locations
- Unique feature of showing distance circles around a target
- Recommended by users for its functionality

### Cons

- App sometimes fails to update or display current location properly
- Issues with metric/imperial unit settings not being respected or saved
- Newer versions have usability issues, such as large controls taking too much screen space and complicated interfaces
- Circle drawing inaccuracies, such as circles touching the address instead of centering around it
- App occasionally freezes or shows offline status, affecting reliability

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.theog.mapcircleapp)