# Scribble Maps Reviews **Vendor:** Scribble Maps **Category:** [GIS Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/gis) **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 199 ## About Scribble Maps Trusted for over 15 years by hobbyists and professionals, Scribble Maps offers an intuitive online platform for web mapping and data visualization. Users can annotate maps, plot territories, filter and analyze data, optimize routes, and more—all with a low learning curve that makes map creation accessible to every level of an organization. Founded in 2009, Scribble Maps has been continuously refined through direct user feedback. Our team portal lets teams collaborate and work together on maps and with a host of exporting options, Scribble Maps can integrate with existing work flows to bring geospatial capability to your entire organization. ## Scribble Maps Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users appreciate the **intuitive interface** of Scribble Maps, enabling quick and easy customization without GIS expertise. (5 reviews) - Users value the **easy-to-use mapping features** of Scribble Maps, facilitating quick visualizations and creative expressions effortlessly. (5 reviews) - Users appreciate the **user-friendly interface** of Scribble Maps, enabling quick and easy map creation and sharing. (4 reviews) - Users appreciate the **intuitive interface** of Scribble Maps, enabling effortless creativity and effective collaboration on maps. (4 reviews) - Users love the **easy-to-use design** of Scribble Maps, enabling quick map customization without complicated tools. (3 reviews) - Easy Sharing (3 reviews) - Note Management (3 reviews) - Collaboration Communication (2 reviews) - Users praise Scribble Maps for its **creative features** , allowing personal expression and detailed customization of maps. (2 reviews) - Intuitive (2 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users experience **limited customization** options in Scribble Maps, leading to cluttered displays and less efficient project management. (2 reviews) - Users experience **lagging issues and cluttered displays** in Scribble Maps, making map organization challenging and overwhelming. (2 reviews) - Users often feel overwhelmed by **app bugs** that create a cluttered interface and complicate their mapping experience. (1 reviews) - Users find **customization difficult** due to sluggish performance in large projects and lack of precise tools for integration. (1 reviews) - Users report **feature limitations** like lagging on complex maps and a lack of creative icons and templates. (1 reviews) - Users find the **high cost** of Scribble Maps frustrating, feeling restricted by features locked behind a paywall. (1 reviews) - Integration Issues (1 reviews) - Lagging Performance (1 reviews) - Limited Features (1 reviews) - Poor Usability (1 reviews) ## Scribble Maps Reviews ### 1. A good tool for project planning and creating custom maps **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aneurys Nicanor A. | Project Manager, Civil Engineering, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 10, 2025 **What do you like best about Scribble Maps?** What I appreciate most about Scribble Maps is its intuitive interface and versatility. It enables me to easily draw, label, and personalize maps without needing advanced GIS expertise. Being able to view distances between points and share this information with workers has made it an invaluable tool for planning and communicating on my job sites. **What do you dislike about Scribble Maps?** My primary concern with Scribble Maps is that it tends to become sluggish when handling very large projects that involve numerous work points. Additionally, I wish the platform offered more precise tools and simpler integration with CAD files, as this would make technical tasks more efficient and help surveyors interpret work points more effectively. **What problems is Scribble Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Scribble Maps addresses a significant challenge I face when planning projects: clearly communicating project boundaries, access routes, and work zones to collaborators without spending hours working with CAD files, which many of them are not familiar with. With this tool, I can quickly highlight specific areas of a project, measure distances, and share visual updates with both my team and supervisors. This capability greatly improves my coordination efforts and makes decision-making on the job site much more efficient. **Official Response from Jonathan Wagner:** > Thanks so much for using Scribble Maps! We continually strive to improve our performance. However, we thought we would let you know we improved support for CAD files and improved accuracy! It's now easier to import DXF files and you can select the unit they need to be when importing. If you go to UI settings, you can now turn on a new feature called "Preserve True Size" this will help keep sub-centimeter accuracy when moving or copying items on the map. ### 2. Mapping Made Marvelously Simple **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Suraj M. | L1 Test Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 05, 2025 **What do you like best about Scribble Maps?** What I admire most about Scribble Maps is how it transforms a cold, clinical map into a vibrant tapestry of personal expression. Unlike other mapping platforms that box you into stiff, utilitarian designs, Scribble Maps invites me to splash my creativity across the globe—whether I’m tracing an enchanted trail through a mythical woodland for a story I’m crafting or pinpointing obscure eateries with playful notes like “Cosmic Cappuccino HQ.” It feels as though I’m whispering secrets to the Earth, with every marker and stroke weaving my unique journey into the landscape. **What do you dislike about Scribble Maps?** What bugs me about Scribble Maps is that the screen can start to look like a messy desk drawer when I’ve added too many markers and drawings. Compared to other mapping apps that keep things neat and tidy, it feels a bit overwhelming at times—like I’ve jotted down a hundred thoughts on a tiny sticky note and now can’t spot the important stuff. I’d love a simple way to hide or show layers with one tap or maybe a cleaner, stripped-down look to help tame the mess of my brainstorming. **What problems is Scribble Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Scribble Maps solves the problem of making mapping feel personal and flexible, which is a big help for me. Normally, maps are just static images or rigid apps that don’t let you add your own touch, but with Scribble Maps, I can customize everything. Like, when I’m planning a family hike, I can draw out the trail, mark spots for breaks, and even add little notes about what to bring or watch out for. It’s also great for brainstorming ideas visually—like mapping out a neighbourhood scavenger hunt for my kids and sharing it with other parents. This benefits me because it saves time, keeps everyone on the same page, and makes the whole process way more fun and interactive. ### 3. Easy Mapping Tool That Saves Time and Adds Clarity **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2025 **What do you like best about Scribble Maps?** Sribble Maps is super easy to use no need to be a GIS expert or designer. I can quickly draw custom routes, mark important locations, and add notes without any hassle. The interface is intuitive, and I love how i can share interactive maps with my team or clients in just a few click. It's especially useful for planning logistics, routes, or presentations where visual clarity matters. and it easy to use user can easily navigate. Interface is also smooth, animation also, I frequently use like twice a week or more than sometimes, Customer support is very humble. **What do you dislike about Scribble Maps?** Up to now, It's worked exactly as expected without any trouble. **What problems is Scribble Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** It eliminates the confusion of explaining routes or plans over email or chat. Instead of describing things with words, I can just draw it out and share a map, It's helped reduce miscommunication and made our planning process smoother, especially for fieldwork, event planning. ### 4. My Honest Experience **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mahe z. | Human Resource, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Scribble Maps?** i like as it was soo in deep i can find my place where i stay ,Honestly, what I love most is how easy and intuitive it is. You can literally start drawing on a map within seconds — no tutorials. **What do you dislike about Scribble Maps?** Some features are only for paid users, so when I was getting into it, I suddenly had to stop unless I upgraded. That was a bit annoying. **What problems is Scribble Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps you draw on maps easily — no need for advanced tools or skills. i can mark places, draw write notes. ### 5. Super handy tool for quick map ideas and planning! **Rating:** 0.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Banking | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 08, 2025 **What do you like best about Scribble Maps?** It’s really easy to use! I love how I can just open it and start marking routes, highlighting areas, or adding notes on the map in minutes. It’s perfect when I just want to visualize something quickly without getting into complicated tools. **What do you dislike about Scribble Maps?** It sometimes lags a bit when I add too many things on one map. Also, I wish there were more icons or templates to make maps look even more fun and creative. **What problems is Scribble Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use it to plan trips, mark locations, and share quick map ideas with friends. It saves me a lot of time and helps me explain things visually instead of typing long directions 😅 ### 6. A great way to make a personalized map **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Monica S. | Business Owner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 22, 2024 **What do you like best about Scribble Maps?** The most helpful thing that I love about Scribble Maps is that I can draw, write, and mark up the map however I need to for whatever my purposes are. I can make a circle to show a certain area and then I can put markers around and within that circle highlighting key landmarks. I can easily label these markers so that I don't forget what they are. I love using the line tool to dissect the circle based on the circle's degrees, which I often need to do when making the maps I like to make. It is easy to download a PDF of the map that you make which is great because I like to store my maps on my computer so that I can print them out easily in the future. **What do you dislike about Scribble Maps?** I find that some of the tools are not as intuitive as I'd like and I have to watch tutorials to learn how to use them, which increases the time it takes to create certain maps. **What problems is Scribble Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** Projects that I work on require a map that I can annotate and overlay with a photo and Scribble Maps makes that easy and possible. **Official Response from Mike Carter:** > Hi Monica, thank you for your review! We're glad to hear our tools are helpful for your projects. We appreciate your feedback on the tools' intuitiveness and are working to improve the user experience. If you have any suggestions, please reach out to our support team. Thanks again for choosing Scribble Maps! ### 7. Such a useful tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andy S. | Cycling Instructor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 05, 2024 **What do you like best about Scribble Maps?** Back in the day with paper maps, I always enjoyed marking places I'd explored on bike or on foot with a highlighter pen. I'd never found a similar system for online maps till I found this site. I now have maps with whatever background I fancy overlaid with all my explorations Just like in the old days. One colour for hikes. One colour for Classic Bike Rides and another for my Ebike rides. It's easy to see where my future explorations should be. and as soon as they are done, I download the GPX file from Komoot and upload them as a new overlay. So all the trips are kept separate but I'm able to see them all together. **What do you dislike about Scribble Maps?** I wish it was easier to select more than one overlay at once and change their attributes all together. **What problems is Scribble Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** I can see multiple routes all at the same time in a way no other product can seem to do easily. **Official Response from Mike Carter:** > Hi Andy, thank you for your amazing review! In regards to changing bulk attributes, as of last month, we've made it easier to select and change attributes for multiple overlays at once using our lasso select tool. You can do this through the 3 dots to the right of a folder in the layer panel or by right-clicking on a group of markers that are multi-selected. I have included a help article with more information. We hope this makes your experience even better! Best, The Scribble Maps Team ### 8. Scribble Maps is a great software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kelly M. | Board Support, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 10, 2024 **What do you like best about Scribble Maps?** This software is easy to use, and the implementation was easy as well. The team finds this an great way to mark up maps we need to create. **What do you dislike about Scribble Maps?** I haven't found any downside to Scribble Maps. **What problems is Scribble Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** I mark up maps for areas we need vendors to review to bid jobs. This software has helped me to streamline my work. **Official Response from Mike Carter:** > Hi Kelly, thank you for your wonderful review! We're glad to hear that Scribble Maps has made it easy for you to mark up maps and streamline your work. It's great to know the implementation was smooth for your team. We're here to support you and look forward to continuing to help with your mapping needs! Best regards, Mike ### 9. Easy to use! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Emily M. | Homeowner Support, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 10, 2024 **What do you like best about Scribble Maps?** Scribble Maps has made it easier for employees to know what they're working with in a certain area. We use this app often for our communities! **What do you dislike about Scribble Maps?** There is currently nothing I dislike about scribble maps! **What problems is Scribble Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** With Scribble Maps, the GIS helps to seperate each of our communities and become familiar with them without being there in person. **Official Response from Mike Carter:** > Hi Emily, Thank you for your great review! We're thrilled that Scribble Maps is helping your employees manage your communities remotely. It's wonderful to hear that the GIS features are making a difference. We're here to support you and look forward to continuing to meet your needs! Best regards, Mike ### 10. Scribble Maps has made it easy to determine what areas we are looking at. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Carrie H. | Vendor and Board Relations, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 10, 2024 **What do you like best about Scribble Maps?** I like that we can highlight and fill in certain areas and mark features within a community such as a park, playground or pool. We use Scribble Maps nearly daily. It is easy to use and implement within out team. It was easy to integrate this into our use with the help of customer support. **What do you dislike about Scribble Maps?** There is not anything that I have disliked about Scribble Maps yet. **What problems is Scribble Maps solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have used this to identify common areas in communities that we manage and be able to properly communicate these areas with potential board members. **Official Response from Mike Carter:** > Hi Carrie, thank you for this great feedback! We're delighted to hear that Scribble Maps has become an essential tool for your team. We are happy to hear that our customer support was able to help you. We're here to continue supporting your work and appreciate your feedback! Best regards, Mike ## Scribble Maps Discussions - [What is the best way to export the file into 3d architecture softwares](https://www.g2.com/discussions/33962-what-is-the-best-way-to-export-the-file-into-3d-architecture-softwares) - 1 comment, 3 upvotes - [What is the best way to download a vector style image from this tool? Is that possible?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/52221-what-is-the-best-way-to-download-a-vector-style-image-from-this-tool-is-that-possible) - 1 comment, 2 upvotes - [What is Scribble Maps used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-scribble-maps-used-for) - 1 comment - [How can I draw a border of an existing line with a different colour?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/34622-how-can-i-draw-a-border-of-an-existing-line-with-a-different-colour) - 1 comment ## Scribble Maps Pricing - **Free**: $0.00 Get Started - **Pro Basic Annual**: $14.00 Advanced Mapping and Tools - **Pro Business Annual**: $90.00 For Enterprise - **Enterprise FREE**: Free No SSO Tax. Enterprise security features should be free for everyone and not require a sales call. [View full pricing details](https://www.g2.com/products/scribble-maps/pricing) ## Scribble Maps Features **Reports** - Steps to Answer **Data Management** - Data Capture - Data Storage - Data Manipulation - Data Visualization **Cartography** - Map Design - Vector Mapping - Data Visualization - Overlaying **Map Creation** - Geocoding - Buffer Zone Query - Overlaying - Publishing **Analysis** - Predictive Analysis - Distance Analysis - Spatial Analysis - Data Stream **Analysis** - Spatial Analysis - Reporting - Real-Time Streaming **Reporting** - Data Transformation - WYSIWYG Design - API Integrations **Optimization** - Priorities - Real Time - Dynamic Routing **Self Service ** - Data Column Filtering - Data Discovery - Search - Collaboration / Workflow **Advanced Analytics** - Predictive Analytics - Data Visualization - Big Data Services **Building Reports** - Data Transformation - Data Modeling - Integration APIs **Platform** - Mobile User Support - Customization - User, Role, and Access Management - Performance and Reliability - Breadth of Partner Applications ## Top Scribble Maps Alternatives - [Esri ArcGIS](https://www.g2.com/products/esri-arcgis/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (512 reviews) - [BatchGeo](https://www.g2.com/products/batchgeo/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (998 reviews) - [SalesRabbit](https://www.g2.com/products/salesrabbit/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (428 reviews)