Comparison

MapMe vs 5e Travel Sim

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

5e Travel Sim

This app helps game masters create dynamic travel and exploration adventures for tabletop role-playing games. It generates random encounters, environmental challenges, and role-playing prompts on the fly, eliminating the need for pre-game preparation. Customize your journeys with various travel modes, environments, and party details.

Highlights
  • On-the-fly encounter generation
  • Daily travel breakdown
  • Random encounters (environmental, monsters, discoveries)
  • Roleplay prompts
  • Multiple travel modes
  • Customizable travel settings
Features
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5e Travel Sim is a mobile app designed to help GMs run travel or exploration adventures. The app generates encounters on the fly– no preparation required! The app breaks down travel into individual days, which are further broken down in stages: – Daily rolls to determine how difficult the day's travel is – Random encounters, including environmental challenges, monsters, interesting discoveries, role play encounters, helpful boons, and even entire dungeons. – Campfire questions to spark roleplay and character development The app supports several different travel modes (premium feature): – Exploration: Default mode. The party is traveling to a location and wants to see what they can find along the way. – Race against the clock: The party is trying to reach a destination by a certain time. – Tracking: The party is trying to track down or catch up with someone. – Survival: The party is trying to get back to civilization. Travel is further customized by location / environment, party level, total distance, and travel pace. Additional premium features include custom campaign secrets & clues.

Screenshots

5e Travel Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MapMe at 58% against 5e Travel Sim's 0%. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 5e Travel Sim sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MapMe versus 5e Travel Sim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapMe5e Travel Sim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size319 MB108 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperFerdinand WernerMichael Wu

Customer experience

MapMe

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

5e Travel Sim

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

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
1 purchases

5e Travel Sim

One-time1
  • Premium Version$1.99

Questions

Is MapMe free?
MapMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 5e Travel Sim free?
5e Travel Sim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MapMe or 5e Travel Sim have ads?
Neither MapMe nor 5e Travel Sim shows ads.

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