VRoid Mobile vs MapGenie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VRoid Mobile
Design unique 3D characters with customizable features and clothing. Capture stunning photos of your creations in real-world AR or virtual environments. Share your personalized avatars and enjoy group photo sessions.
- Create customizable 3D avatars
- Adjust facial and body features
- Dress avatars in various outfits
- AR camera for real-world photos
- Virtual camera for in-app photos
- Group photo sessions with chat
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VRoid Mobile is an avatar camera app that allows you to create 3D characters, change clothes, and take photos. ■ Create your own 3D avatar! Not only can you freely combine face, hair and body parts, Parts can be adjusted freely just by moving the slider! The size of the head, the length of the limbs, the color of the eyes and the color of the hair can also be changed to your liking. Create your own original 3D avatar! ■ Choose avatar “clothes” and enjoy fashion! VRoid Mobile offers a lot of “avatar wear” designed for 3D avatars. Coordinate clothes that suit your avatar and enjoy fashion! Fashionable avatar wear by cutting-edge creators of “virtual fashion” will also appear one after another! ■ In the real world & virtual space! You can shoot "Avatar Photo"! How to show the completed avatar to everyone? VRoid Mobile is equipped with a full-featured “Avatar Camera” function that enables “emo” filters and stylish photo processing! "AR camera" that can call 3D avatar in the real world and take pictures, VRoid is a “virtual camera” that lets you take photos in the virtual space inside your mobile You can enjoy two shooting modes. Take a photo of your avatar and share it on SNS! In addition, virtual cameras can be played simultaneously by up to four people! Avatars in the studio can have a text chat. Let's gather together and enjoy group photo shooting! * "AR Camera" can only be used with ARKit compatible models. * Supported environments and devices may change in future updates. * This information is current as of July 26, 2019. * Operation is not guaranteed on all devices.
MapGenie
This fan-made digital companion helps players find every collectible and quest in the world of Teyvat. With over 600 marked locations and detailed categories, you can easily track your progress and discover hidden secrets. Sync your progress online and add personal notes to enhance your exploration.
- Over 600 marked locations
- 70+ detailed categories
- Quick search for locations
- Website progress sync
- Progress tracker
- Map notes feature
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An unofficial fan-made map for Genshin Impact. Find all side quests and collectibles in Teyvat with this digital companion! FEATURES: • Over 600 locations - Find all Anemoculus, Chests, Shrines & more! • 70+ categories - including Quests, Seelies, Books, resources & Teleport Waypoints • Quicksearch - just type the name of a location to instantly find what you're looking for. • Sync progress with the website: https://mapgenie.io/genshin-impact • Progress Tracker - mark locations as found and track the progress of your collectables. • Take Notes - marking places of interest by adding notes to the map. NOTE: This app is still work-in-progress and we're adding more locations every day! 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 miHoYo (the developers behind Genshin Impact)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MapGenie at 4.5 against VRoid Mobile's 3.3. MapGenie also leads on ratings volume (3.2K vs 420). VRoid Mobile's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 36 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. VRoid Mobile sells 14 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.
MapGenie holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapGenie has 3.2K ratings behind it against 420, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of VRoid Mobile's written reviews are positive against 43% of MapGenie's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
VRoid Mobile ships an update monthly, MapGenie every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VRoid Mobile | MapGenie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (420 ratings) | 4.5 (3.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews — better | 42.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 420 | 3.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | pixiv Inc. | Magic Lamp Technologies Limited |
Customer experience
VRoid Mobile
MapGenie
User reviews
VRoid Mobile
From 420 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Quick and easy to use
- 👍 Decent character customization options
- 🎨 Fun and creative
- 💡 Potential for mobile VTubing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🔒 Restrictive login requirements
- 📦 Limited customization compared to PC version
- 🎨 Lack of diverse skin tones and hair options
MapGenie
From 3.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Helpful for finding resources
- 🎨 Detailed map with icons
- 📊 Tracking progress
Room to improve
- 🐛 Map not loading/showing
- ❌ Unable to mark locations as found
- 💰 Paywall for full functionality
Bugs and requests
VRoid Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login and account creation issues
- Frequent crashes when trying to access certain features
- Failure to load clothing and other assets
Requested features
5 requests- More clothing, hair, and accessory options
- Ability to import custom models and textures
- Face tracking and animation features
- More diverse backgrounds and scenes
- Multiplayer and social features
MapGenie
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Login issues
- Inconsistent behavior when marking locations
Requested features
3 requests- Update map with new content
- Sync progress with Genshin account
- Save filter settings
In-app purchases
VRoid Mobile
- 100コイン$0.99
- 200コイン$1.99
- 300コイン$2.99
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- 400コイン$3.99
- 500コイン$4.99
- 600コイン$5.99
- 700コイン$6.99
- 800コイン$6.99
- 1000コイン$9.99
- 900コイン$9.99
- 1100コイン$9.99
- 1200コイン$11.99
- 2000コイン$19.99
- 5000コイン$49.99
MapGenie
- Genshin Map PRO Upgrade$9.99
