iOS MapView or just nor UIView when dealing with static map image

Issue

I have an image of a mall layout and want to know if it is better to use the MapView or just plain old ImageView? All I want to do is display this image and place some markers on it. There is no need to geocode etc.. What should I use?

Solution

Since you can't replace the map tiles of MKMapView with your own graphics, it isn't really an option in your case. A plain image view is fine as long as your map does not need zooming and isn't very large (in pixel dimensions). If it is, tiling the map image and using CATiledLayer (what MKMapView uses internally) might be the correct choice.

Answered By - Ole Begemann