MapMe vs Summon Worlds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapMe
Design immersive battle maps for Dungeons & Dragons with this intuitive map maker. Optimized for iPad with Apple Pencil support, it allows for offline creation and importing of custom assets. Regular updates and a user-driven roadmap ensure continuous improvement.
- Custom battle map creation
- Designed for Dungeon Masters
- Apple Pencil support
- Import Dungeondraft assets
- User-friendly interface
- Offline mode
- Regular updates
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Create Stunning DnD Battle Maps with MapMe – The Ultimate DnD Map Maker MapMe is the perfect DnD map maker for Dungeon Masters and Game Masters who want to build immersive Dungeons & Dragons battle maps with ease. Whether you’re designing a battlemap for your next session or crafting detailed worlds, MapMe gives you the tools to bring your vision to life. Why Choose MapMe? - Powerful DnD Map Maker – Create custom battle maps effortlessly. - Designed for Dungeon Masters & Game Masters – Build Dungeons & Dragons worlds your way. - Optimized for iPad – Smooth, intuitive experience with Apple Pencil support. - Import Dungeondraft Assets – Use your favorite mapmaker resources. - User-Friendly Interface – Fast, efficient, and easy-to-use map maker tools. - Offline Mode – Design battle maps anytime, anywhere. - Regular Updates – New features based on user feedback. - Interactive Roadmap – Vote for the features you want next. Built for RPG Players & Dungeon Masters As a passionate Dungeon Master, I created MapMe to make DnD map making simple, powerful, and fun. Whether you’re building an epic battlemap or designing a new Dungeons & Dragons setting, MapMe is your go-to map maker. Download MapMe today and start crafting DnD battle maps that bring your adventures to life!
Summon Worlds
Create, organize, and explore immersive fantasy worlds with AI-powered tools. Build characters, locations, lore, and maps, then engage in interactive adventures guided by AI. Collaborate with others or develop your creations solo.
- AI-powered world and character generation
- Interactive RPG adventure mode
- Map editor for fantasy settings
- Character relationship mapping
- Collaborative worldbuilding
- Customizable organization categories
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Build a fantasy world you can organize, visualize, and actually explore. Summon Worlds brings worldbuilding, character creation, and AI roleplaying together for writers, worldbuilders, game masters, and tabletop RPG players. Create connected characters, Creatures, locations, maps, and lore, then explore your setting through character chat and interactive adventures. Free to start, with optional in-app purchases. No ads, ever. BUILD A CONNECTED WORLD Create characters, Creatures, locations, factions, weapons, items, spells, and lore. Connect the people, places, and ideas behind your stories so you can keep building without scattering everything across separate notes. Use custom categories to organize your creations your way, and customize how your world is presented. MAP THE PLACES YOU IMAGINE Create and edit maps with the World Map editor. Give your fantasy setting a visual home alongside its characters, locations, and history. DEVELOP CHARACTERS AND RELATIONSHIPS Build character profiles with backstories, personalities, classes, alignments, stats, and artwork. Define friendships, rivalries, romances, family bonds, and alliances. Keep these connections alongside the lore that gives them meaning. Chat with your characters to explore their voices, personalities, relationships, and story possibilities. CREATE WITH AI Generate artwork and visual references for your characters, locations, and worlds. Develop names, descriptions, backstories, and lore when you want help moving an idea forward. Choose from AI models for image generation, character chat, and adventures while shaping the results around your creative vision. STEP INSIDE WITH ADVENTURE MODE Play as one of your characters in an interactive, AI-guided RPG adventure. An AI game master narrates the story, responds to your decisions, and draws from your world's characters, locations, relationships, and lore. Explore an open-ended adventure or begin with a structured quest, premise, and goal. Adjust story pacing, response length, and suggested actions to suit the experience you want. BUILD SOLO OR COLLABORATE Develop your world privately, publish creations when you're ready, or invite collaborators into a Shared World to build together. Explore worlds and creations from the community for inspiration. MADE FOR YOUR NEXT STORY Plan a fantasy novel, prepare a tabletop campaign, develop an original character, or explore a world of your own creation. Keep your ideas connected as your universe grows. Download Summon Worlds and start building your next world. Discord: https://discord.com/invite/XXseerhc2u TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@summonworlds YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@summonworlds Questions or feedback? support@summonworlds.com Terms of Use: https://terms.summonworlds.com/ Privacy Policy: https://privacy.summonworlds.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Summon Worlds at none against MapMe's shown. Summon Worlds also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 58%) and ratings volume (365 vs 35). On price, rating, update cadence 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. MapMe sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Summon Worlds sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for MapMe against 4.5 for Summon Worlds. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Summon Worlds has 365 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of MapMe's written reviews are positive against 73% of Summon Worlds's.
MapMe ships an update every 11 days, Summon Worlds every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | MapMe | Summon Worlds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (35 ratings) | 4.5 (365 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 73.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 365 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 333 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ferdinand Werner | OPENFORGE LLC |
Customer experience
MapMe
Summon Worlds
Bugs and requests
MapMe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Summon Worlds
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to create new characters
- Login and account creation issues
- Inconsistent AI responses and behavior
- Incorrect item/weapon generation for characters
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to edit and delete existing characters
- Increase in free daily mana or message limits
- Option to create group chats or campaigns
- Expand world and event generation capabilities
- Add more anime/manga character references
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- Improve AI memory and consistency
- Provide desktop/web version
In-app purchases
MapMe
- MapMe Plus Monthly$8.991 Month
- MapMe Plus Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- MapMe Plus - Infinity$149.99
Summon Worlds
- Summon Worlds Pro (Monthly)$9.991 Month
- Summon Worlds Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Summon Worlds Pro$9.991 Month
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- Summon Worlds Ultra$19.991 Month
- Summon Worlds Pro (Annual)$59.991 Year
- Mana Refill 300$2.99
- Mana Refill$4.99
- Mana Refill 1200$9.99
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- Mana Refill 2600$19.99









