Comparison

MapGenie vs Antiphony

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Over 2500 locations
  • 90+ categories
  • Base game & Solstheim maps
  • Quick search functionality
  • Progress tracking
  • Note-taking on map
Features
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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)

About

Antiphony

Features
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Antíphōnos - voice answering voice. You bring a real question. Three AI voices take it seriously, in turn. Each one has been quietly given a different way of thinking about the problem, and none of them has been told to agree with you. Most AI chat is a mirror. Research published in Science in 2025 found that leading models affirm people far more readily than other people do - say "are you sure?" and watch a correct answer quietly fold. Antiphony is built the other way around. The three voices come from three different AI companies, each works from a different intellectual angle, and each is told plainly that doubt is not an argument. New reasoning is. They engage with your question, and with each other. There is no verdict at the end. No score, no synthesis, no "here is what we concluded." The discussion is the practice. It ends when you have thought enough. IN A ROOM • Open with a question, a claim, or something that won't let go • Three voices answer in turn, each from a different angle • They read each other, not only you - so the thinking compounds • Answer back whenever you like; the room waits for you • Long discussions stay coherent on their own, with no context to manage WHAT YOU KEEP • Every discussion writes itself down as it happens - close the app mid-sentence and it is still there • Press and hold any passage to keep it as a quote, with a note if you want one • Quotes live in their own library, and each one remembers the room it came from WHAT YOU WON'T FIND No streaks. No daily goals. No progress bars, badges, or achievements. No notifications asking you to come back. Nothing here is designed to make you open the app more often than you actually want to. Antiphony takes its name and its shape from Epictetus's school at Nicopolis - an open room where anyone could bring a question and no one was performing for an audience. The first discussion is free. After that, a subscription covers what the discussions cost to run. Terms of use: https://gitlab.com/seisembay/antiphony-docs/-/blob/main/terms.md

Screenshots

MapGenie4 screens
Antiphony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MapGenie at none against Antiphony's 1. MapGenie also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Antiphony's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Antiphony sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. MapGenie asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MapGenie versus Antiphony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapGenieAntiphony
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (250 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings250 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 75 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB29 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMagic Lamp Technologies LimitedIslam Seisembay

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

Antiphony

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MapGenie

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Antiphony

Subscriptions1
  • Discussion Monthly$12.991 Month

Questions

Is MapGenie free?
MapGenie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Antiphony free?
Antiphony is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MapGenie or Antiphony have ads?
MapGenie shows ads; Antiphony does not.

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