Glossary
monthly active users
Mapbox tracks monthly active users (MAU), also known as mobile users, for native mobile applications built with the Mapbox Maps, Navigation, and Vision SDKs for iOS, Android, or Unity. This is the number of users who accessed Mapbox services within your applications during a given month.
There are a couple different mobile usage measurements that use monthly active users as a unit. The line items that appear on your invoice will vary based on the product and version you are using:
| Product | Version | Usage units |
|---|---|---|
| Maps SDK for Android | 8.0.0 and higher | Maps SDKs for mobile MAUs |
| Maps SDK for Android | less than 8.0.0 | Legacy SDKs for mobile MAUs |
| Maps SDK for iOS | 5.0.0 and higher | Maps SDKs for mobile MAUs |
| Maps SDK for iOS | less than 5.0.0 | Legacy SDKs for mobile MAUs |
| Maps SDK for Unity | 2.1.0 and higher | Maps SDK for Unity MAUs |
| Maps SDK for Unity | less than 2.1.0 | Legacy SDKs for mobile MAUs |
| Navigation SDK for Android | all available versions | Legacy SDKs for mobile MAUs + Directions API requests |
| Navigation SDK for iOS | all available versions | Legacy SDKs for mobile MAUs + Directions API requests |
| Vision SDK for Android | 0.6.0 and higher | Vision SDKs for mobile MAUs |
| Vision SDK for Android | less than 0.6.0 | Legacy SDKs for mobile MAUs |
| Vision SDK for iOS | 0.6.0 and higher | Vision SDKs for mobile MAUs |
| Vision SDK for iOS | less than 0.6.0 | Legacy SDKs for mobile MAUs |
Cost per Legacy SDKs for mobile MAU
For all products listed above, the free tier and cost per Legacy SDKs for mobile MAU is equal to the free tier and cost for Maps SDK for mobile MAUs as listed on our pricing page.
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