Wind Companion vs MapGenie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wind Companion
Navigate The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker with an unofficial offline map. Find dungeons, items, and collectibles. Track your progress with a checklist and customize map icons to see only what you need. Sync your data across devices with iCloud.
- Offline map for Wind Waker
- Location tracking for dungeons and items
- Collectible checklist
- Customizable map icons
- Detailed item descriptions
- iCloud data sync
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Unofficial offline map for The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker. The map features the locations of: - Dungeons - Items - Piece of Hearts - Charts If there is additional information available, just tap on the icon in the map to get a detailed description in a popup. All collectible items can be tracked with a checklist and the shown icons on the map can be modified, so you only see your missing ones. To backup your data or to share it with multiple devices you can use the iCloud sync. Disclaimer: Wind Companion is a third party App. The developer of this software is not affiliated with Nintendo Co. Ltd. in any way. However, the creation and maintenance is permitted until withdrawal from Nintendo.
MapGenie
This fan-made map app helps players find over 1000 locations and 50+ categories of items and points of interest. It allows for progress tracking, note-taking, and quick searching to aid in game completion.
- Over 1000 locations
- 50+ categories
- Quick search functionality
- Progress synchronization
- Progress tracker
- Note-taking on map
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An unofficial fan-made map for Arceus. Find all collectibles and explore Hisui with this completionist's map ! FEATURES: • Over 1000 locations - Find all Requests, Wisps, Rare Spawns, Unowns & more! • 50+ categories - including Old Verses, Materials, Fast Travel Points & Tumblestones • Quicksearch - just type the name of a location to instantly find what you're looking for. • Sync progress with the MapGenie website • 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. 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 this game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wind Companion at monthly against MapGenie's every 48 months. MapGenie's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Wind Companion sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month 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, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Wind Companion's written reviews are positive against 100% of MapGenie's.
Wind Companion ships an update monthly, MapGenie every 48 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Wind Companion | MapGenie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (33 ratings) | 4.9 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 48 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Kruse | Magic Lamp Technologies Limited |
Customer experience
Wind Companion
MapGenie
In-app purchases
Wind Companion
- Unlock all our apps$2.491 Month
- Unlock all our apps$5.993 Months
- Unlock all our apps$9.996 Months
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- Unlock all our apps$14.991 Year
- Tiny Tip$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Small Tip$2.99
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- Big Tip$4.99
- Glorious Tip$9.99
MapGenie
- Arceus Map PRO Upgrade$6.99
