# Draw Maps: Map Notes

> Make and Share Maps

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1291798166](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1291798166)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1291798166`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bluefield GIS, Inc.
- **Category:** Navigation
- **Rating:** 3.30 / 5 (35 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2021-09-12
- **First published:** 2017-11-11
- **Size:** 22 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/draw-maps-map-notes/id1291798166)
- **Website:** [https://www.bluefieldgis.com/drawmaps/](https://www.bluefieldgis.com/drawmaps/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.bluefieldgis.com/privacy](https://www.bluefieldgis.com/privacy)

## Description

Draw Maps gives you color pens and pencils to make sketches and take notes anywhere in the map. Add map pins and photos to note important locations. Think of the whole world as being your sketch pad. Move around and zoom to different scales as you draw. Share your maps with friends.

Use Draw Maps at work, school, and play:
- Planning your next vacation
- Designing landscapes
- Detailing event logistics
- Noting underground utilities
- Reporting storm damage
- Recording wildlife sightings
- Remembering your favorite fishing holes
- Tracing hiking trails
- Geocaching and scavenger hunts
- Learning geography by tracing borders
- Taking field notes
- Giving directions to your friend

Features:
- Draw and highlight in the map
- Place colored map pins in the map and add long form notes
- Place photos in the map
- Draw and highlight in the photos
- 72 colors
- Use the stencil to draw perfect shapes or labels
- Move and zoom the map as needed while you draw
- Zoom to your location to take a note where you are
- Zoom to other locations using Find
- Send images of your map drawings to other people
- Send your Draw Maps Document to another Draw Maps user
- Archive your Draw Maps Document to online storage
- Send KML (Pro feature)
- Make as many maps as you like (Pro feature)
- Ready for Apple Pencil

## Rankings

- #227,168 — Overall
- #17 — google maps scraper

## Review summary

Draw Maps: Map Notes is versatile for marking up maps in many contexts, but users report persistent data/sync issues, stability problems, and missing advanced features that limit its usefulness.

### Pros

- Versatile and practical for map-markup across real estate, travel, education, business, and family planning.
- Strong core annotation tools (pins, highlights, drawing) for quick, labeled map markup.
- Useful for sharing plans with others (labels and images) for clients, renters, or groups.
- Broad appeal and real-world utility across diverse use cases.

### Cons

- Data persistence and cross-device syncing issues (maps drawn on one device don’t reliably appear on others; work may not be saved).
- Stability and performance problems (crashes and lag) reported by multiple users.
- Missing or limited advanced features (text input, KML import/export, measuring tools, layers; limited color/tool flexibility).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1291798166)