Fallout Notes vs MapGenie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fallout Notes
This app helps Fallout players keep track of important in-game locations and details. Quickly search for points of interest like traders, terminals, and power armor to find them again.
- Store adventure notes
- Quick location search
- Special Points of Interest
- Search for traders, terminals, safes, power armor, boss monsters
- Sub-notes per POI
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Never forget where you left that power armor again. Fallout Location Notes is your personal field journal for Fallout and other open-world games. Log every location, stash, boss, trader, terminal and safe you find, attach screenshots, and find it again in seconds - by searching, browsing your map, or simply asking. EVERYTHING ABOUT A PLACE, IN ONE NOTE - Track what's there: power armor, terminals, safes, magazines, bobbleheads, workbenches, traders, quests and bosses - Attach unlimited screenshots so you never forget a layout, a code or a container - Add rich notes with loot lists, enemy levels, terminal passwords and safe combos - Tag by faction, region, biome, difficulty or your own custom labels - Mark status: cleared, needs return, high-level only, quest-locked FIND ANY LOCATION IN SECONDS - Fast full-text search across every note, tag and screenshot caption - Filter by tag, status, quest, region or item type - Browse a visual map of your discoveries with pins and clusters - Ask in natural language: "where did I stash fusion cores?" or "unfinished quests near Diamond City" BUILT FOR REAL PLAYERS - Works fully offline - no account, no ads, no tracking - Blazing fast, even with thousands of notes and screenshots - Beautiful dark mode designed for late-night vault dives - iCloud sync keeps your journal safe across iPhone and iPad - Export any note or your entire journal as Markdown or PDF PERFECT FOR - Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 3 explorers - Survival, RPG and open-world fans juggling dozens of stashes - Completionists chasing every magazine, bobblehead and holotape - Streamers and guide writers who need organized, searchable notes - Anyone tired of sticky notes, Google Docs and messy screenshot folders MORE THAN JUST A NOTES APP Fallout Location Notes is built from the ground up for gamers. Unlike generic notebooks, every feature - from map view to screenshot-first notes to natural-language search - is designed around how you actually play: you find something cool, you drop a pin, you move on, and weeks later you can still find it instantly. Stop losing your best loot. Start building the wasteland journal you always wished you had. Download Fallout Location Notes today and turn every playthrough into a searchable, screenshot-rich adventure log. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Bethesda Softworks or ZeniMax Media. Fallout is a trademark of its respective owners. This app is an independent, fan-made tool for personal note-taking.
MapGenie
An unofficial fan-made interactive map companion for exploring a popular fantasy game. Discover over 1000 locations, track collectibles, and manage your progress. Features detailed maps of the world, towns, and interiors.
- Over 1000 locations tracked
- 70+ location categories
- Quick search functionality
- Progress tracking
- In-map note-taking
- Website progress sync
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An unofficial fan-made map for Legacy. Explore the Castle and the surrounding lands using this interactive map companion! Track down those hard to find collectibles get 100%! FEATURES: • Over 1000 locations - Find all Demiguise Statues, Field Guide Pages, Merlin Trials & Floo Flames! • 70+ categories - including Infamous Foes, Legendary Chests, Traits, Dungeons, Balloons & more! • Quicksearch - just type the name of a location to instantly find what you're looking for. • Sync progress with the website: https://mapgenie.io • Progress Tracker - mark locations as found and track the progress of your collectibles. • Take Notes - marking places of interest by adding notes to the map. • Includes world map, Hogsmeade map + a detailed map of the castle interior! NOTE: This app is still work-in-progress - so some info isn't complete yet (especially in the late game). We're adding more locations every day so stay tuned! 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 the developers of HL!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fallout Notes at 100% against MapGenie's 31%. Fallout Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). MapGenie's advantage is ratings volume (328 vs 8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. MapGenie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fallout Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fallout Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapGenie has 328 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Fallout Notes's written reviews are positive against 31% of MapGenie's.
Fallout Notes ships an update every 47 months, MapGenie every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fallout Notes | MapGenie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.6 (328 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 31.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 328 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 47 months | Every 42 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CrioSoft LLC | Magic Lamp Technologies Limited |
Customer experience
Fallout Notes
MapGenie
Bugs and requests
Fallout Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MapGenie
Reported bugs
9 issues- Cannot mark items as found - error messages appear
- App stops allowing tracking after ~30-100 items marked
- Map fails to load textures, showing only icons
- Map jumps/scrolls unexpectedly when selecting entries
- Login functionality broken on app
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- Account registration redirects to wrong page
- Failed to mark location errors for specific quests
- Keyboard gets stuck and won't lower
- App crashes or stops working after initial use
Requested features
7 requests- Reset all items to unfound option for new playthroughs
- Location names and labels displayed on map
- List view of items in addition to map view
- Forgot password/email recovery option
- Clear communication about free vs paid features before hitting limits
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- Ability to mark items as found without account requirement
- More detailed location descriptions and coordinates
In-app purchases
Fallout Notes
No in-app purchases
MapGenie
- HL Map PRO$9.99









