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
An unofficial interactive map for a popular adventure game, helping players discover over 1000 locations. Track your progress, find collectibles, and add notes to mark points of interest across all in-game maps.
- Interactive map of Hyrule
- Progress tracker for collectibles
- Over 1000 locations marked
- 50+ location categories
- Quick search functionality
- Note-taking on the map
- Sync progress with website
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An unofficial fan-made interactive map for TOTK - use the progress tracker to hunt down every last collectible in Hyrule! FEATURES: • Over 1000 locations - Find all Shrines, Korok Seeds, Armor, Bosses, Materials, Side Quests, Treasure & more! • 50+ categories - including Dragon Tears, Chasms, Schematics, Wells and Bluepees! • 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 collectables. • Take Notes - marking places of interest by adding notes to the map. • All Maps - Maps for the Sky, Surface & Depths (+ dungeon maps!) NOTE: This game is H U G E, and the map is still work-in-progress. We're adding more locations & maps 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 this game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wind Companion at monthly against MapGenie's every 39 months. Wind Companion also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 52%). MapGenie's advantage is ratings volume (349 vs 33). On price, rating, 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. 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Wind Companion against 4.7 for MapGenie. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapGenie has 349 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Wind Companion's written reviews are positive against 52% of MapGenie's.
Wind Companion ships an update monthly, MapGenie every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wind Companion | MapGenie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (33 ratings) | 4.7 (349 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 52.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 349 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 39 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
Bugs and requests
Wind Companion
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MapGenie
Reported bugs
12 issues- Login fails with 'couldn't log in :(' error message
- Cannot stay logged in or session drops unexpectedly
- Failed to Mark Location error when checking off found items
- Settings and filter selections not persisting after app close
- Marked items not being removed from map display
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- App resets zoom level and icon selections when switching apps
- Location markers positioned inaccurately on map
- Screen auto-pans away from selected point of interest
- Account deletion button non-functional
- iPad app login fails while iPhone app works
- Inconsistent marking functionality across devices
- Missing items in certain categories despite being in game
Requested features
13 requests- Add fuse guide with damage calculations and special effects
- Include bubbul gems location tracking
- Add enemy level indicators (blue, black, silver, white)
- Remember user filter selections and zoom level
- Add splash fruit locations
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- Offline map download capability
- In-app feedback and issue reporting system
- Reset progress option accessible from app settings
- Improved puzzle guides with detailed instructions
- Add Far Cry 6 map support
- Separate old maps from key items category
- Boot to blank selection or saved selections instead of all selected
- Expand Misko's treasure filter locations
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
- TOTK Map PRO Upgrade$9.99
