Comparison

MapMe vs Summon Worlds

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Custom battle map creation
  • Designed for Dungeon Masters
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Import Dungeondraft assets
  • User-friendly interface
  • Offline mode
  • Regular updates
Features
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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!

About

Summon Worlds

This app uses AI to help fantasy creators, GMs, and writers generate entire worlds, characters, spells, and art. Collaborate with others in real-time and engage in interactive AI chat roleplay to develop backstories and plot twists.

Highlights
  • AI-powered world generation
  • High-res AI art generation
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Interactive AI chat roleplay
  • Character, spell, and item creation
Features
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Summon Worlds is a fantasy worldbuilding, story-planning, and roleplaying app for writers, worldbuilders, Dungeon Masters, and tabletop RPG players. Create characters, locations, items, spells, relationships, and lore in one connected universe. Then step inside your world with Adventure Mode and experience interactive stories shaped by the characters, history, and rules you created. Free to start, with no ads ever. BUILD A CONNECTED FANTASY WORLD Create detailed characters, locations, weapons, items, spells, and lore. Link everything together so your world stays organized and important details are never lost. Build character profiles with backstories, classes, alignments, stats, personality traits, and original AI-generated artwork. CREATE MEANINGFUL CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS Define friendships, rivalries, romances, family bonds, alliances, and other connections between your characters. These relationships become part of your world’s lore and can influence the stories and adventures that unfold. STEP INSIDE WITH ADVENTURE MODE Turn your world into an interactive, AI-guided roleplaying adventure. Play as one of your characters while the game master narrates the story, responds to your decisions, and draws from your world’s characters, locations, relationships, and lore. Explore freely in an open-ended adventure or begin with a structured quest, premise, and goal. PLAY SOLO OR WITH FRIENDS Adventure on your own or invite friends into a shared world for cooperative multiplayer roleplaying. Create a party, explore together, and build a story inside one persistent universe—wherever your group happens to be. YOUR WORLD SHAPES THE STORY Adventure Mode uses the details you created instead of dropping you into a generic setting. Character backstories, relationships, locations, factions, and world lore can all shape what happens next. Your choices influence the story, and your adventure builds upon the world around you. PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE Customize the experience to match the kind of story you want to tell. Adjust story pacing, response length, and how often the game master suggests possible actions. Create a fast-moving fantasy adventure, a character-driven drama, or a slow and atmospheric mystery. MADE FOR WRITERS, WORLDBUILDERS, AND TABLETOP PLAYERS Summon Worlds is built for: Fantasy and science-fiction writers planning novels and stories Worldbuilders creating detailed fictional universes Dungeon Masters preparing Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder campaigns Tabletop players developing characters, parties, and backstories Roleplayers looking for interactive solo or multiplayer adventures Storytellers collaborating on shared worlds WHAT’S INSIDE Connected worldbuilding for characters, locations, items, weapons, and spells Character relationships, including friendships, rivalries, romances, and family ties Adventure Mode for solo and cooperative roleplaying An AI game master that uses your world’s lore Detailed character profiles and AI-generated artwork Shared worlds for collaborative creation Customizable storytelling and roleplay settings No ads, ever Whether you are drafting a fantasy novel, preparing a tabletop campaign, building your next D&D or Pathfinder character, or simply exploring a world of your own creation, Summon Worlds helps you build deeper lore and turn it into stories you can experience. Download Summon Worlds and start building your next world. Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/XXseerhc2u Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@summonworlds Watch tutorials on 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 call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Summon Worlds at 364 against MapMe's 23. Summon Worlds also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 58%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 364 ratings behind it against 23, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapMe ships an update every 2 weeks, Summon Worlds fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MapMe versus Summon Worlds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapMeSummon Worlds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (23 ratings)4.5 (364 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews73.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23364 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size319 MB253 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFerdinand WernerOPENFORGE LLC

Customer experience

MapMe

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

Summon Worlds

All ratings364 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative20.7%

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

3 purchases

MapMe

Subscriptions2
  • MapMe Plus Monthly$8.991 Month
  • MapMe Plus Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • MapMe Plus - Infinity$149.99
9 purchases

Summon Worlds

Subscriptions5
  • 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
One-time4
  • Mana Refill 300$2.99
  • Mana Refill$4.99
  • Mana Refill 1200$9.99
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  • Mana Refill 2600$19.99

Questions

Is MapMe free?
MapMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Summon Worlds free?
Summon Worlds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MapMe or Summon Worlds?
Summon Worlds is rated higher. MapMe averages 4.4 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Summon Worlds averages 4.5 from 364 ratings.
Do MapMe or Summon Worlds have ads?
Neither MapMe nor Summon Worlds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapMe or Summon Worlds?
MapMe ships an update every 2 weeks, and Summon Worlds fortnightly. Most recently, MapMe was updated on September 10, 2026 and Summon Worlds on September 14, 2026.

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