Comparison

Portal Timer vs MapGenie

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Portal Timer

This app helps Ingress players manage portal cooldowns with multiple timers, mod calculations, and custom notifications. It offers features like automatic Ingress launching and burn-out timer calculations. Supports widgets and faction-specific time differences.

Highlights
  • Multiple portal cooldown timers
  • Automatic mod rarity calculation
  • Customizable notifications
  • Automatic Ingress launch
  • BurnOut Timer with hack count tracking
  • Widget support
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PortalTimer is a companion timer for Ingress agents. Put one panel per hacked portal and count three things at once: the time until you can hack again, the hacks you have left, and the four-hour burn-out. Features - One panel per portal: name, faction and four mod slots - Cooldown: 5 minutes on enemy portals / 3 on friendly ones, shortened by the rarity of your Heat Sinks - Hack count: 4 plus your Multi-hacks; the counter turns to the warning colour past 3/4 of the limit - Burn-out: after the cooldown of the hack that reached the limit, the panel becomes a four-hour bar (auto-start is a setting) - Sojourner (23 h 30 min), Virus and Drone (1 h each) timers - Local notifications and haptics when a timer ends - Home Screen (small, medium) and Lock Screen widgets; start and stop timers from the widget - Two looks: eXotic (Ingress Prime style hex badge) and Circle (ring) - Portal panels live in your iCloud and follow you to your other iPhones No account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. Donations are optional in-app purchases that unlock nothing. PortalTimer is an unofficial app, unrelated to Niantic, and never connects to the game.

About

MapGenie

This fan-made interactive map helps players discover every collectible and side quest in Ghost of Tsushima. It features over 800 locations across more than 40 categories, with tools for quick searching, progress tracking, and note-taking.

Highlights
  • Over 800 locations
  • 40+ collectible categories
  • Quick location search
  • Website progress sync
  • Progress tracker
  • In-map notes
Features
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An unofficial fan-made map for Ghost of Tsushima. Find all side quests and collectibles in Tsushima with this digital companion! FEATURES: • Over 800 locations - Find all collectibles, mythic tales, duels and artifacts! • 40+ categories - including vanity gear, records, sashimono banners & dye merchants • Quicksearch - just type the name of a location to instantly find what you're looking for. • Sync progress with the website: https://mapgenie.io/ghost-of-tsushima • Progress Tracker - mark locations as found and track the progress of your collectables. • Take Notes - mark places of interest by adding notes to the map. If you find a bug, or have any suggestions for the app, please use the 'Send Feedback' option below to let us know! Disclaimer: MapGenie is in no way affiliated with Sucker Punch (the developers behind Ghost of Tsushima)

Screenshots

Portal Timer3 screens
MapGenie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Portal Timer at 100% against MapGenie's 26%. Portal Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 69 months). MapGenie's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (115 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Portal Timer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and MapGenie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MapGenie holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapGenie has 115 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Portal Timer's written reviews are positive against 26% of MapGenie's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portal Timer ships an update weekly, MapGenie every 69 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Portal Timer versus MapGenie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortal TimerMapGenie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.3 (115 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better26.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2115 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 69 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB54 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHiroshi NomuraMagic Lamp Technologies Limited

Customer experience

Portal Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MapGenie

All ratings115 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative15.7%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative68.4%

Bugs and requests

Portal Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MapGenie

Reported bugs

44 issues
  • Map not showing
  • Map is just white
  • Map background is white
  • Map graphics not loading
  • Map not loading
Show 39 more
  • Map not visible
  • Map has no definition
  • Map just doesn't exist
  • Map is just white
  • Map is plain white
  • Map don't open
  • Map is just a white screen
  • Map doesn't show terrain
  • Map background is just white
  • Map is just white with icons
  • Map not showing
  • Map is just white
  • Map doesn't load
  • Map is buggy
  • Map itself doesn't show
  • Cannot see the map
  • Map blocks are just white
  • Map doesn't show the map
  • Map not showing
  • Map is just white
  • Map not loading
  • Map not visible
  • Map has no definition
  • Map just doesn't exist
  • Map is just white
  • Map is plain white
  • Map don't open
  • Map is just a white screen
  • Map doesn't show terrain
  • Map background is just white
  • Map is just white with icons
  • Map not showing
  • Map is just white
  • Map doesn't load
  • Map is buggy
  • Map itself doesn't show
  • Cannot see the map
  • Map blocks are just white
  • Map doesn't show the map

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Far Cry 6 map
  • Add French language support
  • New Game+ feature for markers
  • Fix map boundaries visibility
  • Fix persistent map movement

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Portal Timer

One-time5
  • Donation(Bronze)$0.99
  • Donation(Silver)$4.99
  • Donation(Gold)$19.99
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  • Donation(Platinum)$59.99
  • Donation(Onyx)$99.99
1 purchases

MapGenie

One-time1
  • Tsushima Map PRO Upgrade$9.99

Questions

Is Portal Timer free?
Portal Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapGenie free?
MapGenie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Portal Timer or MapGenie?
MapGenie is rated higher. Portal Timer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while MapGenie averages 4.3 from 115 ratings.
Do Portal Timer or MapGenie have ads?
MapGenie shows ads; Portal Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Portal Timer or MapGenie?
Portal Timer ships an update weekly, and MapGenie every 69 months. Most recently, Portal Timer was updated on October 23, 2026 and MapGenie on October 23, 2026.

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