Satisfactory Helper vs MapGenie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Satisfactory Helper
This production planning tool helps users design and optimize their factory layouts. It features a refreshed interface with a Liquid Glass design and supports the latest iOS versions. Users can provide feedback and suggestions via a Discord community.
- Production planning
- Factory layout design
- Optimization tool
- Updated Liquid Glass design
- iOS support
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Welcome to Satisfactory Helper! This app will help you to plan and design a factory in the Satisfactory video game. Want to make a mega-build and use all the resources on the map? Or you just stated and those screws are driving you crazy? With the Satisfactory Helper you can solve everything! Tired of building constructors and assemblers? Your perfect setup lack that one power shard? Open a Map and see where you can find your missing slug or somersloop. If you play on different saves or platforms, don't worry, Map has an infinite amount of profiles, so you can track each of your progress.
MapGenie
This fan-made digital companion helps players find all collectibles and side quests in Pywel for Crimson Desert. It features over 800 locations across 70+ categories, a progress tracker, and note-taking capabilities.
- Over 800 locations
- 70+ categories
- Quick search functionality
- Progress tracker
- Note-taking on map
- Website progress sync
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An unofficial fan-made map for Crimson Desert. Find all side quests and collectibles in Pywel with this digital companion! FEATURES: • Over 800 locations - Find all collectibles, abyss artifacts, faction quests and memory fragments! • 70+ categories - including resources, bosses, recipes & dye merchants • Quicksearch - just type the name of a location to instantly find what you're looking for. • Sync progress with the website: https://mapgenie.io/ghost-of-tsushima • 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. 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 Pearl Abyss (the developers behind Crimson Desert)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MapGenie at 4.8 against Satisfactory Helper's 4.2. MapGenie also leads on ratings volume (219 vs 61) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Satisfactory Helper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. MapGenie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Satisfactory Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.
MapGenie holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 219 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Satisfactory Helper's written reviews are positive against 55% of MapGenie's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Satisfactory Helper ships an update fortnightly, MapGenie every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Satisfactory Helper | MapGenie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (61 ratings) | 4.8 (219 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 219 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Viacheslav Nahorniak | Magic Lamp Technologies Limited |
Customer experience
Satisfactory Helper
MapGenie
In-app purchases
Satisfactory Helper
No in-app purchases
MapGenie
- CD Pywel Map PRO Upgrade$9.99
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