Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Mapnews.app

Your neighborhood's today, pinned on a living map

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Facebook Local▲350

   Discover places to go and events happening near you

   2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Day One v5.0▲140

   New today view, which aggregates location, cal, and photos

   2020 · dayoneapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Google Maps Timeline▲211

   See a map of your daily activity inside Google Maps

   2015 · maps.googleblog.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pinpoint▲86

   See your Twitter friends and followers nearby on a map

   2023 · pinpoint.city · its alternatives →

5. 5
   A website that heatmaps your city based on your housing preferences▲321

   For the past few months, I've been working on a website that answers two different questions: - Where in my city have the best travel times to all the things and people I care about? - Given a listing, how far is it from all the things and people I care about? Personally this was fueled by my own frustrations when I was apartment hunting in NYC. I was frustrating to have to juggle so many Google Maps tabs when I was evaluating a listing, and it was also annoying to not have full confidence that I was even searching in the right places. I wanted to be close to work, a Trader Joe's, and a…

   2025 · theretowhere.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stuntmark▲92

   We use AI sentiment analysis for location based content

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Map Buddy▲71

   Discover, subscribe to, and create interactive maps

   2022 · mapbuddy.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Maplist Beta▲282

   The reddit of maps

   2019 · maplist.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Maps for Instagram▲179

   See your Instagram pics around the world on the map

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Neighborhoods.nyc▲85

    Hyper-local alerts targeted by NYC neighborhood

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Mapoji▲108

    Discuss anything with locals right on map.

    2016 · mapoji.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Facebook Live Map▲233

    Explore Facebook Live broadcasts from around the world 🌏

    2016 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Townsquare▲10

    The global, local, social app

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Citymapper 9.0▲130

    Get around big cities

    2019 · citymapper.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Spot▲125

    Map-based video sharing app

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Mapstr▲157

    Your places, your world!

    2015 · mapstr.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Map My Market▲101

    Discover local marketplaces wherever you go

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Spotted by Locals 2.0▲125

    Truly local tips in 70+ cities

    2018 · spottedbylocals.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Neighbors▲110

    Neighborhood watch as an app, by Ring

    2018 · ring.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    LeadStory▲85

    Geo-tagged news, watch stories where and when they happen

    2021 · leadstory.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Your Event Finder▲81

    Create, advertise, and search for local events to attend

    2023 · b-radware.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    MyWhereAbouts▲69

    A map of your daily whereabouts, on the blockchain

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    MetaMap▲77

    Comments feed for everywhere.

    2021 · metamap.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Who's In Town▲64

    All your friends Instagram locations aggregated into one map

    2019 · its alternatives →

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