MapChart App vs Earf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapChart App
Create custom maps by coloring them with various tools and options. Save, load, and share your creations. Offers a wide selection of map types, from world and historical maps to fantasy and video game maps.
- Wide variety of map types
- Intuitive map coloring
- Customizable map elements
- Save and load creations
- Share to social media
- Offline functionality
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Make Cool Maps Easily with MapChart App! MapChart, the #1 map-making website, is now an app! Perfect for anyone who loves coloring maps, learning geography, or exploring history and fantasy maps. Whether you're into making your own fantasy worlds, alternate history maps, or just want to visualize your data, we've got you covered: · Maps to Choose From: · World maps · Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, Oceania · USA states/counties/congressional districts · Subdivision maps: counties, provinces, and more · Video game maps: Hearts of Iron IV, Victoria 3, and Europa Universalis IV · Historical maps: 1815, 1880, 1914, 1938, World War I, World War II · Single country maps: UK, Italy, France, Germany, Spain and 20+ more · Fantasy maps: Westeros and Tamriel · Color your World: Pick your favorite colors and start painting your map. Add a legend to the map, change its background, or use patterns. Easy and fun! · Share with Friends or Save: Once you’re done, show it off on social media or download it to use in your projects, blogs, or just to have it. · Save and Load your maps: Made a map you’re proud of? Save it on your device and come back to it anytime. · Premium versions with a one-time purchase. Enjoy unlimited saved maps, endless palette colors, and an ad-free experience. · Cool Features Just for You: · Pick from a massive list of maps, from big areas to special niches. · Intuitive map coloring for anyone to try. · Customize your map to make it uniquely yours. · Save your creations and show them off anytime. · Works offline. Whether you’re a fan of geography, dreaming up an alternative world, or just want to map out your adventures, MapChart makes it simple and fun. Perfect for school projects, personal hobbies, or just for fun. Start your map-making adventure with MapChart today and bring any map you can imagine to life!
Earf
Generate and explore stunning 3D planets with realistic physics simulations. Move your device to view them up close and watch them collide. Each planet is procedurally generated with unique terrains and random names.
- Generate gorgeous planets
- View planets up close with device movement
- Simulate planet collisions
- Procedurally generated terrains
- Custom shader for planet coloring
- Physically accurate gravitational simulations
- Random planet name generator
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Enjoying pictures of Earth? Why not try Earf! - Tap on the screen to generate gorgeous planets - Move your device around to view them up close - Simulate physics to see planets collide! Under the hood, this app is made with: - Procedurally generated terrains with multiple noise layers - A custom shader coloring the planets with random gradients - Physically (sorta) accurate gravitational force simulations - Random name generator to give your pet planets names Developed by Sebastian Yang for Fun
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Earf at none against MapChart App's 3. Earf also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). MapChart App's advantage is ratings volume (4.8K vs 2). On price, ads 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. MapChart App sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Earf asks for nothing beyond the download.
Earf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapChart App has 4.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of MapChart App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Earf's.
| Parameter | MapChart App | Earf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.8K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minas Giannekas | 毓恺 杨 |
Customer experience
MapChart App
Earf
Bugs and requests
MapChart App
Reported bugs
3 issues- Saved maps sometimes deleted unexpectedly
- Borders not aligning properly on some maps
- Difficulty selecting/coloring small regions
Requested features
5 requests- Add drawing/border editing tools
- Implement more historical map options
- Allow custom country/region creation
- Improve export/save functionality
- Add more detailed subdivision maps
Earf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MapChart App
- MapChart Premium to Max$2.99
- MapChart Premium$4.99
- MapChart Premium Max$8.99
Earf
No in-app purchases
