Comparison

MapGenie vs WhoWasWhen

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

Head to head
About

MapGenie

An unofficial fan-made interactive map for Arkesia, helping players find all collectibles, quests, and secrets. Track your progress, take notes, and sync with the website for a complete gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Over 4000 interactive locations
  • 50+ location categories
  • Quick search functionality
  • Website progress sync
  • Progress tracker
  • Note-taking feature
  • Maps for all continents and islands
Features
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An unofficial fan-made map for Arkesia. Find every last Mokoko seed and 100% your Adventure Tome with this interactive map! FEATURES: • Over 4000 locations - Find all Collectibles, Mokoko Seeds, Island Hearts, Side Quests & Dungeons • 50+ categories - including World Bosses, Cooking Ingredients, Hidden Stories and Islands! • Quicksearch - just type the name of a location to instantly find what you're looking for. • Sync progress with the website: https://mapgenie.io/lost-ark • Progress Tracker - mark locations as found and track the progress of your collectables. • Take Notes - marking places of interest by adding notes to the map. • All Maps - Maps for every continent & Island 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 LA!

About

WhoWasWhen

Features
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Who was king of France in 1789? Who was Pope when the Black Death struck? How old was van Gogh in 1888 — and who was painting alongside him? WhoWasWhen answers questions like these in an instant, from a single search box, entirely offline. SEARCH ANY YEAR Type a year — 1789, a decade like 177*, a range like 1500-1600, or -44 for BC — and see every ruler in office, how old each of them was that year, and the events happening around them. Add a word to narrow it: "1789 france", "15** pope", "1888 artist". 3,500+ HISTORICAL FIGURES Kings, queens, emperors, popes, Roman consuls, presidents and prime ministers — joined by 200 of history's most famous artists, composers, writers, scientists, and philosophers. Portraits and summary paragraphs load from Wikipedia when you're online; everything else lives on your phone. ON THIS DAY The search screen greets you with an event that happened on today's date, one tap from its full story. DISCOVER A featured ruler and event every visit (shuffle for more), plus what happened 100, 200, 300… years ago today. QUIZ Endless multiple-choice trivia generated from the database — mixed rounds, rulers, events, notable people ("When was van Gogh born?"), works and their creators ("Who composed Messiah?"), or any title with enough holders. Best scores are tracked, and new records earn confetti. TIMELINES Every title's lineage as a scrollable visual timeline: all 267 Popes, all 66 English Monarchs, every Roman consul — with century markers and each reign's place in the era. FAVORITES Save any ruler or event to your own collection. No account needed. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE BY DESIGN The full history database ships inside the app. Search, quiz, timelines, and favorites all work with no connection, no account, no ads, and no data collection of any kind.

Screenshots

MapGenie4 screens
WhoWasWhen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WhoWasWhen at none against MapGenie's 1. WhoWasWhen also leads on ads (none vs shown). MapGenie's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. MapGenie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WhoWasWhen asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
MapGenie versus WhoWasWhen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapGenieWhoWasWhen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 35 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMagic Lamp Technologies LimitedGiovanni Coppola

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MapGenie

One-time1
  • Arkesia Map PRO Upgrade$6.99
None

WhoWasWhen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MapGenie free?
MapGenie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WhoWasWhen free?
WhoWasWhen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MapGenie or WhoWasWhen have ads?
MapGenie shows ads; WhoWasWhen does not.

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