MapGenie vs D&D Homebrew Items
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapGenie
An unofficial fan-made interactive map companion for exploring a popular fantasy game. Discover over 1000 locations, track collectibles, and manage your progress. Features detailed maps of the world, towns, and interiors.
- Over 1000 locations tracked
- 70+ location categories
- Quick search functionality
- Progress tracking
- In-map note-taking
- Website progress sync
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An unofficial fan-made map for Legacy. Explore the Castle and the surrounding lands using this interactive map companion! Track down those hard to find collectibles get 100%! FEATURES: • Over 1000 locations - Find all Demiguise Statues, Field Guide Pages, Merlin Trials & Floo Flames! • 70+ categories - including Infamous Foes, Legendary Chests, Traits, Dungeons, Balloons & more! • Quicksearch - just type the name of a location to instantly find what you're looking for. • Sync progress with the website: https://mapgenie.io • Progress Tracker - mark locations as found and track the progress of your collectibles. • Take Notes - marking places of interest by adding notes to the map. • Includes world map, Hogsmeade map + a detailed map of the castle interior! NOTE: This app is still work-in-progress - so some info isn't complete yet (especially in the late game). We're adding more locations every day so stay tuned! 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 the developers of HL!
D&D Homebrew Items
This app acts as a digital bag of holding for your Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, helping you manage magical items. Easily create new items using templates or from scratch, and share them instantly with other players via QR codes.
- Magical item tracking
- SRD item templates
- Custom item creation
- QR code sharing
- Virtual bag of holding
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D&D Homebrew Items helps you keep track of magical items in your D&D campaigns. Think of it as a bag of holding for all the magical loot you pick up through the campaign. Never again miss an opportunity in the heat of battle because you forgot about that one clutch item. Use one of the many built in SRD item templates to get started making an item, or just make your own from scratch! Once you're happy with your masterpiece, quickly and easily use a simple generated QR code to share it with other players instantly, just by pointing their camera.
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Verdict
MapGenie and D&D Homebrew Items both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of D&D Homebrew Items's written reviews are positive against 31% of MapGenie's. D&D Homebrew Items also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). MapGenie's advantage is ratings volume (328 vs 16). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. D&D Homebrew Items asks for nothing beyond the download.
D&D Homebrew Items holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapGenie has 328 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of MapGenie's written reviews are positive against 100% of D&D Homebrew Items's.
MapGenie ships an update every 42 months, D&D Homebrew Items every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapGenie | D&D Homebrew Items |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (328 ratings) | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 328 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magic Lamp Technologies Limited | MATTHEW GATES |
Customer experience
MapGenie
D&D Homebrew Items
Bugs and requests
MapGenie
Reported bugs
9 issues- Cannot mark items as found - error messages appear
- App stops allowing tracking after ~30-100 items marked
- Map fails to load textures, showing only icons
- Map jumps/scrolls unexpectedly when selecting entries
- Login functionality broken on app
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- Account registration redirects to wrong page
- Failed to mark location errors for specific quests
- Keyboard gets stuck and won't lower
- App crashes or stops working after initial use
Requested features
7 requests- Reset all items to unfound option for new playthroughs
- Location names and labels displayed on map
- List view of items in addition to map view
- Forgot password/email recovery option
- Clear communication about free vs paid features before hitting limits
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- Ability to mark items as found without account requirement
- More detailed location descriptions and coordinates
D&D Homebrew Items
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MapGenie
- HL Map PRO$9.99
D&D Homebrew Items
No in-app purchases
Questions
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