IGN Entertainment vs MapGenie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IGN Entertainment
Access the latest gaming news, in-depth reviews, gameplay insights, and trailers for games and movies. Log in to bookmark your favorite content for easy access later.
- Browse news and reviews
- Watch gameplay and trailers
- Bookmark articles and videos
- Login with IGN account
- Simple navigation
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The official IGN app offers simple navigation to make it easy to quickly browse news, reviews, gameplay, movie trailers, game trailers, and more. Log in with your IGN account to bookmark articles and videos to save the news and reviews you care about, and quickly get back to them.
MapGenie
This fan-made interactive map helps players discover every collectible and side quest in Ghost of Tsushima. It features over 800 locations across more than 40 categories, with tools for quick searching, progress tracking, and note-taking.
- Over 800 locations
- 40+ collectible categories
- Quick location search
- Website progress sync
- Progress tracker
- In-map notes
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An unofficial fan-made map for Ghost of Tsushima. Find all side quests and collectibles in Tsushima with this digital companion! FEATURES: • Over 800 locations - Find all collectibles, mythic tales, duels and artifacts! • 40+ categories - including vanity gear, records, sashimono banners & 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 Sucker Punch (the developers behind Ghost of Tsushima)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IGN Entertainment at every 9 days against MapGenie's every 69 months. IGN Entertainment also leads on ratings volume (20K vs 116) and review sentiment (43% vs 26%). On price, rating, ads 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. IGN Entertainment sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MapGenie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 IGN Entertainment against 4.3 for MapGenie. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IGN Entertainment has 20K ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of IGN Entertainment's written reviews are positive against 26% of MapGenie's.
IGN Entertainment ships an update every 9 days, MapGenie every 69 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IGN Entertainment | MapGenie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (20K ratings) — better | 4.3 (116 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.4% of reviews — better | 26.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 116 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 69 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | IGN Entertainment, Inc. | Magic Lamp Technologies Limited |
Customer experience
IGN Entertainment
MapGenie
User reviews
IGN Entertainment
From 20K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast app
- 📰 Good source for news and reviews
- 🎮 Useful for gamers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 💤 Slow performance
- 📺 Excessive ads and auto-playing videos
- 🔍 Lack of search functionality
MapGenie
From 116 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for collecting items
- 👍 Good for game progress
- 👍 Website version works well
- 👍 Visually appealing app
- 👍 Well-made app
Room to improve
- ⚪ Blank map background
- ⚪ Map not loading
- ⚪ Icons only, no map
- ⚪ Useless without map
- ⚪ White screen with icons
Bugs and requests
IGN Entertainment
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and frequent sign-outs
- Video playback problems
- Freezing and crashing
- Inconsistent UI and layout
- Content not loading properly
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to filter and search content
- Landscape mode support
- Improved bookmarking and saving functionality
- Better notification and social features
MapGenie
Reported bugs
44 issues- Map not showing
- Map is just white
- Map background is white
- Map graphics not loading
- Map not loading
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- Map not visible
- Map has no definition
- Map just doesn't exist
- Map is just white
- Map is plain white
- Map don't open
- Map is just a white screen
- Map doesn't show terrain
- Map background is just white
- Map is just white with icons
- Map not showing
- Map is just white
- Map doesn't load
- Map is buggy
- Map itself doesn't show
- Cannot see the map
- Map blocks are just white
- Map doesn't show the map
- Map not showing
- Map is just white
- Map not loading
- Map not visible
- Map has no definition
- Map just doesn't exist
- Map is just white
- Map is plain white
- Map don't open
- Map is just a white screen
- Map doesn't show terrain
- Map background is just white
- Map is just white with icons
- Map not showing
- Map is just white
- Map doesn't load
- Map is buggy
- Map itself doesn't show
- Cannot see the map
- Map blocks are just white
- Map doesn't show the map
Requested features
5 requests- Add Far Cry 6 map
- Add French language support
- New Game+ feature for markers
- Fix map boundaries visibility
- Fix persistent map movement
In-app purchases
IGN Entertainment
- Early Adopter Bonus$0.99
MapGenie
- Tsushima Map PRO Upgrade$9.99
Questions
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