Maptide vs Scribble Maps.
Scribble Maps exports KML for GIS tools. Maptide's KML is built for one job: importing straight into Google My Maps as a real, navigable map.
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| Scribble Maps | Maptide | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | Own hosted web map, plus KML/GeoJSON/SHP/DXF export for GIS tools | A real Google My Maps map |
| KML export built for importing into Google My Maps | no - marketed and built for GIS interop (ArcGIS etc.), not a My Maps import path | Yes |
| Blue-dot live location for guests | No | Yes |
| Watermark removal | Paywalled - only removed on Pro Business ($100/mo, ~$90/mo annual) | Free tier includes a watermark; paid tiers remove it |
| Pricing | Free (capped); Pro Basic $19/mo; Pro Business $100/mo (~$90/mo annual) | Free to start; paid tiers remove the watermark |
| Built for | GIS/ops/logistics drawing, annotation, and file export | Designing an event or venue overlay that exports straight into Google Maps |
Common questions
Scribble Maps can export to KML too - isn't that the same as Maptide?
Not quite. Scribble Maps' KML export is marketed and built for moving data into GIS tools like ArcGIS, not for importing into Google My Maps - there's no workflow or marketing built around that path. Maptide's export is engineered specifically to become a Google My Maps map: import the KML once and your guests get the real Google Maps app, blue dot and all.
Is Maptide a GIS tool like Scribble Maps?
No. Scribble Maps is closer to a lightweight ArcGIS/QGIS alternative - drawing, annotation, and file export for GIS and ops work. Maptide only does one thing: design an event or venue overlay and export a KML that becomes a real Google Maps map. If you need shapefile data layers, route optimization, or GIS-grade annotation, Scribble Maps (or QGIS/ArcGIS) is the right tool, not Maptide.
Does Scribble Maps' free plan have a watermark like Maptide's?
Scribble Maps' free tier caps you at 5 shared maps and 450px print exports, and its embed-loader logo only comes off on the $100/mo Pro Business plan. Maptide's free tier carries a watermark too, and paid tiers remove it - same idea, lower floor.
Comparing a different tool? See Maptide vs the alternatives, or Maptide vs Proxi.