MapGenie vs FirstGen Pod
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapGenie
Explore the vast world of The Elder Scrolls V with this fan-made map. Discover over 2500 locations, including Dragon Priest Masks, followers, and rare item spawns. Track your progress, take notes, and quickly search for any point of interest.
- Over 2500 locations
- 90+ categories
- Base game & Solstheim maps
- Quick search functionality
- Progress tracking
- Note-taking on map
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A fan-made map for The Elder Scrolls V. We've compiled thousands of locations across to help you explore this massive world (including Solstheim)! FEATURES: • Over 2500 locations - Find all Dragon Priest Masks, Followers, Merchants, skillbooks, Unusual Gems & more! • 90 different categories including Trainers, Ore Deposits and Rare Item spawns • Includes maps for both the base game & Solstheim (Dragonborn DLC) • Quicksearch - just type the name of a location to instantly find what you're looking for. • Sync progress with the website: https://mapgenie.io/skyrim • Progress Tracker - mark locations as found and track the progress of your collectables. • Take Notes - mark places of interest by adding notes to the map. NOTE: This map is a work-in-progress - the game is huge! So we're continually adding new locations! 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 Bethesda (the guys behind TES:V)
FirstGen Pod
Access a dedicated collection of podcasts focused on First Generation Ram trucks. Enjoy a streamlined listening experience with easy playback controls. All your favorite episodes are conveniently located in one place.
- Podcast collection for Ram trucks
- Easy playback controls
- Rewind and fast forward
- Pause functionality
- All episodes in one app
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Listen to all our podcasts about our First Generation Ram trucks! No more search for PodCasts. All our FirstGen Podcasts under one app! Easy to play the PodCasts, rewind, fast forward and pause the Podcast.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FirstGen Pod at 5.0 against MapGenie's 4.3. FirstGen Pod also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 23 months vs every 75 months). MapGenie's advantage is ratings volume (250 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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.
FirstGen Pod holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapGenie has 250 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MapGenie ships an update every 75 months, FirstGen Pod every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapGenie | FirstGen Pod |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (250 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 250 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 75 months | Every 23 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magic Lamp Technologies Limited | Stephan Monette |
Customer experience
MapGenie
FirstGen Pod
Bugs and requests
MapGenie
Reported bugs
16 issues- Map background does not load
- Map is completely black
- Map is blank
- Map does not load after download
- Map landscape never loads
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- Map does not appear on iOS
- No map image appears, only waypoints
- Background of the map is white with only icons
- Background won't load
- Map doesn't appear, only icons (iOS 16)
- Map does not appear
- Map is not visible
- Map background doesn't load
- Map background only partially loads
- Cannot log back in
- Pro version not recognized after purchase
Requested features
5 requests- Add maps for The Witcher 3
- Add Far Cry maps
- Add Assassin's Creed maps
- Japanese language support
- Ability to purchase Pro version on iOS
FirstGen Pod
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MapGenie
No in-app purchases
FirstGen Pod
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MapGenie free?
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