MapGenie vs PalMap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapGenie
An unofficial fan-made map and tracker for a survival game. Discover over 1000 locations, including GPS locators, collectibles, and caves. Sync your progress with the website and take notes on points of interest.
- Over 1000 locations
- 50+ categories
- Quick search functionality
- Progress synchronization with website
- Progress tracker
- Note-taking feature
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An unofficial fan-made map for SOTF. Explore the whole island to reveal its secrets, and track down those missing collectibles. FEATURES: • Over 1000 locations - Find all GPS Locators, Collectible Documents, Unmarked Caves, Outfits, & Keycards! • 50+ categories - including Equipment, Points of Interest, Weapons, Utility Items, 3D Printers & 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/sons-of-the-forest • 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. NOTE: This app is still work-in-progress - so some info isn't complete yet. 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 SOTF!
PalMap
Navigate the world of Palworld with this interactive map guide. Discover collectibles, hidden Pal locations, and treasures. Find bosses, resources, and fast travel points to enhance your gaming experience.
- Interactive Palworld map
- Collectible locations
- Hidden Pal spawn points
- Boss and treasure locations
- Fast travel points
- Resource and merchant markers
- Map filtering
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Your Ultimate Interactive Map Guide for Palword! Navigate Palworld easily using our comprehensive mobile app, featuring all essential details for an enhanced gaming experience. Discover every collectible, uncover hidden Pal spawn locations, and locate treasures with precision. Master your adventures with detailed maps pinpointing bosses, elusive Lifmunk Effigies, and vital resource spots: DUNGEONS RESPAWN POINTS FAST TRAVEL SEALED REALM SYNDICATE TOWERS POINTS OF INTEREST MERCHANTS PAL MERCHANTS NPCs LIFMUNK EFFICY EGGS TREASURE CHEST SKILL FRUIT TREES ALPHA PALS ENEMY CAMPS BIOME BOSS CAPTURED PALS MINING SITES EASTER EGGS STATUES OF POWER Access fast travel points to move around the game world efficiently. Filter the map to find what you're looking for. This app is the perfect sidekick for every Palworld explorer, packed with features to enrich your journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PalMap at none against MapGenie's shown. PalMap also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 40 months) and ratings volume (236 vs 16). MapGenie's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 62%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. MapGenie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PalMap 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 — 4.8 for MapGenie against 4.8 for PalMap. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PalMap has 236 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of MapGenie's written reviews are positive against 62% of PalMap's.
MapGenie ships an update every 40 months, PalMap every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapGenie | PalMap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) | 4.8 (236 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 236 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magic Lamp Technologies Limited | Pibardos LLC |
Customer experience
MapGenie
PalMap
In-app purchases
MapGenie
- SOTF Map PRO$5.99
PalMap
- Pal Premium$4.99
