Local-first property app
Your property records belong to you
Mapstead is designed around local device storage rather than requiring you to upload your property layout and records to a Mapstead account.
Local-first design
How Mapstead handles your property information
Stored on your device
Core property records are designed to live locally on your Android device.
No Mapstead record server
Mapstead does not operate a server that stores users' property records.
Location used only on demand
Location is used only when you actively use a location feature, such as placing a point where you are standing.
No automatic upload
Precise property information is not automatically uploaded anywhere.
Online tiles are the exception
Online map tiles may require an internet connection. That is a map imagery request, not a transfer of your property records.
Exports are yours to move
Reports and handoff packages are created on your device, and you decide whether to share them.
The honest tradeoff
Local-first also means local responsibility
Cloud backup and synchronization are not currently available in customer builds. That is a deliberate consequence of the local-first design, and it means your device is the place your records live.
If you lose the device, the records on it are at risk in the same way photos or notes would be. Keep your own device backups, and use Mapstead exports when you want a copy somewhere else.
We would rather be straightforward about this than imply a safety net that does not exist. If cloud backup ships later, it will be described plainly, including what would be uploaded and when.
Why it matters
Reasons property owners prefer local-first
- A detailed property map is sensitive information about where you live
- Shutoffs, access routes, and gate locations are security-relevant
- No account is required for your property data to exist
- No third-party service to breach, sell, sunset, or change terms on you
- The app remains useful where signal is poor
- You choose exactly when information leaves the device
Test a property app built privacy-first
Mapstead is available for Android open testing on Google Play. The current build is a testing version, not a production release, and tester feedback directly shapes what comes next.
Open testing on Google Play
Mapstead is currently a testing build and is not a production release. Features, workflows, and stored data structures may change during testing.