Hex Map Maker vs Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hex Map Maker
Easily create and print old-school style RPG hex maps for tabletop games. Choose from various symbols and hex types, adjust map size, and save your creations locally. Print your maps to add custom details for your campaigns.
- Pointy-top or flat-top hexes
- Customizable map size
- Seven map symbols
- Pinch-to-zoom and pan
- Print map sections or full map
- Save maps locally
- Offline map creation
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Easily make and print old-school style role-playing game hex maps! Hex Map Maker is designed to make maps similar to those from the old Dungeons & Dragons® Expert set for use in pen and paper role-playing games. Use the symbol picker to choose a symbol and then tap on the hexes to see your map take shape. Make a mistake? Just pick a different symbol and tap the hexes to change. Change hex types or map size without losing your current map! (Though it will look a little different as the rows and columns move around.) Features: * Choose from either pointy-top or flat-top hexes. * Make maps of any size by choosing the number of rows and columns from the menu. * Seven symbols to choose from: Mountains, Hills, Forest, Desert, Grassland, Water, and Blank. * Pinch and zoom or pan with two fingers to see the whole map or zoom in to focus on details. * Print whatever is on the screen -- so you can print the whole map or just a small portion. * Save your maps to local storage so you can carry your entire campaign in your pocket. * Print the map and then draw cities, roads, dungeons, rivers or anything else you need on it -- your imagination is the limit. Design help by Erika Cary (https://erikacary.com/). Dungeons & Dragons® is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Wizards of the Coast LLC. For more information about Wizards of the Coast and current versions of their games, please visit their website at http://www.wizards.com/ .
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
Embark on a retro dungeon crawl inspired by classic RPGs. Explore early levels, choose from classic classes, and level up your characters. This free edition offers a focused, old-school experience with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Classic dungeon crawling gameplay
- 5 classic character classes
- Level up characters to level 3
- Explore first 6 dungeon levels
- Automatic saving
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Step into a world of classic dungeon crawling—deadly traps, hidden doors, unholy relics, and riches beyond imagination await! This Basic Edition is your FREE entry point into Moldvay’s Labyrinth, a retro CRPG inspired by 1980s Dungeons & Dragons and legendary games like Wizardry and Bronze Dragon. • Explore the first 6 levels of the massive dungeon • Choose from 5 classic classes: Fighter, Magic-User, Cleric, Monk, or Thief • Level up your characters to level 3 • Save automatically, play for minutes or hours There are no ads and no in-app purchases—just a clean, focused, old-school experience. Want the full adventure? The paid version unlocks: • 42 handcrafted dungeon levels • 15 unique classes • 100 spells, 300+ monsters, and hundreds of magic items • Deadly traps, brain-teasing puzzles, and cursed treasure Your characters in the Basic Edition cannot level past 3 or descend beyond dungeon level 6. When you’re ready for more, you can upgrade to the full game and begin your true descent!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hex Map Maker at 67% against Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's 0%. Hex Map Maker also leads on rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (47 vs 2). Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hex Map Maker holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Map Maker has 47 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Hex Map Maker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's.
Hex Map Maker ships an update fortnightly, Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hex Map Maker | Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (47 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Michael Friedman | CrossCut Games, Inc. |
Customer experience
Hex Map Maker
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
In-app purchases
Hex Map Maker
No in-app purchases
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
No in-app purchases
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