PinTips

Google My Maps or PinTips?

My Maps offers layers, lines, shapes and data imports. PinTips centres on collections of places and personal recommendations. Your choice depends on what you need to build.

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Choose for the job you need to do

For data imports, drawing areas or working with layers, My Maps is better suited. PinTips fits place collections with personal notes, manually ordered itineraries, a public profile and QR codes. It does not replace My Maps’ geographic tools.

A data map and a collection of recommendations can look similar. My Maps offers geographic tools PinTips does not have; that is the first distinction to consider.

Differences to consider

Differences to consider
Differences to considerGoogle My MapsPinTips
Reading a shared mapGoogle My Maps

Online maps that can be shared and also viewed through Google Maps.

PinTips

Public maps open in a browser. A mobile app is part of the future direction.

AccountGoogle My Maps

A Google account to create and manage maps; reader access depends on sharing settings.

PinTips

Not needed to read. Required to create maps or copy places into your own.

Personal contentGoogle My Maps

Text, photos and videos for places; layers, lines and shapes to organise the map.

PinTips

Personal notes and photos attached to places; a profile with public maps.

Hours and informationGoogle My Maps

Content and data chosen by the map creator.

PinTips

Available hours appear in the place card. The map owner should check the information.

SharingGoogle My Maps

Map sharing and collaboration with other users.

PinTips

Built-in links and QR codes. Updating the same map’s content does not require a new QR code.

Plans and pricingGoogle My Maps

Free.

PinTips

Free Share; paid Connect+. See the pricing page for current prices and features.

Sources and comparison criteria

Sources checked on 28 September 2026. Features and terms can change. The digital guidebook comparison describes a category; check the specific product you are considering.

What happens when someone opens the link

People can open your map in their browser, read the notes and details you added, and open directions to a place. Viewing needs no account; saving a place to their own map requires sign-in.

  • Opens in the phone browser
  • An account is needed to create or save
  • Directions open in an external navigation service
  • The interface is in English and Italian

Boot Café

Café · Paris
The public Paris map with the recommendation for Boot Café open

What you need, exactly

Rich pins

Add personal advice, a photo and useful details for someone visiting that place.

Itineraries

Arrange stops into a sequence people can explore on your map.

Sharing

Share your map in a message, or put its QR code where people will find it.

Who this comparison is for

Travellers

The map of the trip you are planning.

Travel agencies and experience sellers

The itinerary the client carries around.

Shape your own collection of places

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