Hex Map Maker vs Hex Mapper
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/ .
Hex Mapper
Design beautiful hex maps for your role-playing games quickly and easily. Paint terrain, add notes, and build overland maps entirely offline. This tool is perfect for Game Masters and solo players preparing or exploring RPG campaigns.
- Create hex maps for RPGs
- Paint terrain with a tap
- Add notes to hexes
- Works completely offline
- Elegant and fast map building
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Create gorgeous hex maps for your RPG campaigns in seconds. Paint terrain with a tap, add notes to hexes, all without internet required. Hex Mapper is the fastest, most elegant way to build overland hex maps for your tabletop RPG sessions. Whether you're a Game Master prepping a campaign or a solo RPG player exploring uncharted territory, Hex Mapper gives you a beautiful, crisp mapping tool that works completely offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hex Mapper at 4.0 against Hex Map Maker's 3.3. Hex Mapper also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). Hex Map Maker's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). 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 Mapper holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Map Maker has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Hex Map Maker | Hex Mapper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (48 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Friedman | Ricardo Rivera |
In-app purchases
Hex Map Maker
No in-app purchases
Hex Mapper
No in-app purchases







