Comparison

MapGenie vs Beastform

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 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.

Highlights
  • Over 1000 locations
  • 50+ categories
  • Quick search functionality
  • Progress synchronization with website
  • Progress tracker
  • Note-taking feature
Features
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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!

About

Beastform

Manage your Druid's Wild Shape forms, including attacks, damage, and hit points. Supports both 2024 and 2014 rulesets with a comprehensive beast compendium. Roll dice, track combat, and export character sheets.

Highlights
  • Wild Shape form management
  • Attack and damage rolling
  • Hit point tracking
  • Wild Shape use tracking
  • Supports 5e and 5.5e rules
  • Beast compendium
  • Character export
Features
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Keep your Druid's Wild Shape ready for the table. Choose an eligible beast form, roll attacks and damage, and track hit points and Wild Shape uses in one place. Beastform supports both the 2024 (5.5e) and 2014 (5e) rules. Each druid plays by the edition you choose when you create it, and the numbers follow that edition's rules. FIND YOUR FORM Browse 82 beast forms from SRD 5.2.1 for 2024 Druids, or 84 beasts and 4 elementals from SRD 5.1 for 2014 Druids. Eligible forms are filtered by level and Circle. Search by name or capability, sort by roles such as damage, armor, or scouting, and see why a form you searched for isn't available yet. KNOW YOUR BEAST Read attacks, damage, movement, senses, and traits alongside the mental ability scores your Druid keeps. See how Armor Class, hit points, saving throws, skills, and Wild Shape uses are worked out for your Druid. ROLL RIGHT ON THE SHEET Tap Attack or Damage to roll. Press and hold for Advantage, Disadvantage, or critical damage. Tap an ability score for a check, or press and hold it for a saving throw or Initiative. Choose from six dice styles, or use the Dice Tray to roll d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20 with a count and modifier. KEEP COMBAT MOVING Track damage and healing under your edition's hit point rules: Temporary Hit Points in 2024, the beast's own hit points in 2014. Manage Wild Shape uses, heal with spell slots as a 2014 Circle of the Moon Druid, and take Short or Long Rests. Undo a change when you need to correct a tap. EXPLORE BETWEEN SESSIONS Browse the Compendium for either edition without creating a character. Keep multiple Druids, write notes for individual forms, and share a readable stat block with your DM or fellow players. BACK UP YOUR DRUIDS Export characters to Files and import them on another device. Imports create separate copies without overwriting existing Druids. BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Choose light or dark appearance, adjust text size, play in portrait or landscape, and use an iPad layout that places your combat tracker beside the stat block. Works offline. No account, ads, analytics, or tracking. Characters are stored on your device; you choose when to share or export them. Beastform is an independent companion and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Wizards of the Coast.

Screenshots

MapGenie4 screens
Beastform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beastform at none against MapGenie's 1. Beastform also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 40 months). MapGenie's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume and device support 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. Beastform asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beastform holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of MapGenie's written reviews are positive against 100% of Beastform's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapGenie ships an update every 40 months, Beastform every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MapGenie versus Beastform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapGenieBeastform
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB23 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMagic Lamp Technologies LimitedNathan Scadlock

Customer experience

MapGenie

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Beastform

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MapGenie

One-time1
  • SOTF Map PRO$5.99
None

Beastform

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MapGenie free?
MapGenie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beastform free?
Beastform is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MapGenie or Beastform?
Beastform is rated higher. MapGenie averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Beastform averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do MapGenie or Beastform have ads?
MapGenie shows ads; Beastform does not.
Which is updated more often, MapGenie or Beastform?
MapGenie ships an update every 40 months, and Beastform every 3 days. Most recently, MapGenie was updated on September 30, 2026 and Beastform on October 9, 2026.

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