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Mapstr alternatives for saving and organising places

Mapstr is a great place-saver. These are the alternatives, depending on what you want your saved places to do.

Glütty · 14 October 2026

A traveller holding a pastry spots a bakery on a wet street corner.

Mapstr saves places onto your own map, organised with tags, and lets you share and collaborate on maps. People usually look for alternatives for one of three reasons: they want it in the app they already use, they want restaurant-specific features, or they hit a free-tier limit.

Google Maps lists

Saved lists, inside the map you already use for directions.

Best for:
Not adding another app.
Watch out:
Weak organisation once lists get long.
Platforms:
iPhone, Android, web
Price:
Free

Beli

Restaurant-only. Keeps lists and maps of where you've been and want to try, ranked, with a friends' feed.

Best for:
Food people who want restaurant-specific tracking.
Watch out:
Ranking each place is part of the deal.
Platforms:
iPhone, Android
Price:
Free with in-app purchases
Official page

Glütty

Scan, upload or paste a link to any menu. Every dish is translated into your language, explained in plain words, and can be shown as a picture. Members also get a match score for each dish based on their own taste profile, plus dietary flags.

Best for:
Restaurants found by your own taste, and dish-level history of what you actually ate.
Watch out:
Not a general place-saver. It won't hold your list of museums.
Platforms:
Web app, works in any phone browser
Price:
Free tier; membership £8.99/month
Try it

Our steer

If you save everything, stay with Mapstr or use Google Maps. If it's mostly food, a restaurant app will serve you better. See Beli vs Mapstr.

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