MapGenie vs Prokedex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapGenie
An unofficial interactive map for a popular adventure game, helping players discover over 1000 locations. Track your progress, find collectibles, and add notes to mark points of interest across all in-game maps.
- Interactive map of Hyrule
- Progress tracker for collectibles
- Over 1000 locations marked
- 50+ location categories
- Quick search functionality
- Note-taking on the map
- Sync progress with website
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An unofficial fan-made interactive map for TOTK - use the progress tracker to hunt down every last collectible in Hyrule! FEATURES: • Over 1000 locations - Find all Shrines, Korok Seeds, Armor, Bosses, Materials, Side Quests, Treasure & more! • 50+ categories - including Dragon Tears, Chasms, Schematics, Wells and Bluepees! • 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 collectables. • Take Notes - marking places of interest by adding notes to the map. • All Maps - Maps for the Sky, Surface & Depths (+ dungeon maps!) NOTE: This game is H U G E, and the map is still work-in-progress. We're adding more locations & maps 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 this game!
Prokedex
Access comprehensive data for all pocket monsters across multiple game generations. Features include an interactive encyclopedia, teambuilder, and detailed move and ability information. Explore regions with interactive maps and track your progress with checklists.
- Monster encyclopedia with detailed stats
- Interactive regional maps
- Teambuilder with cloud sharing
- Comprehensive moves and abilities dex
- Type weakness and resistance calculator
- Caught checklist and living dex tracker
- Shiny hunting tracker
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Contains detailed data for all Monsters to date, support for all games from Generation 1 to Generation 9 Multi-Language (available in English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Portugues, Russian and Japanese). Can work without internet connection. Features: Encyclopedia A complete Encyclopedia that includes all the data of each pocket monster including biologies, abilities, breeding and training data, locations, moves, sprites, etc... Interactive maps for all regions and routes Explore routes and regions with interactive maps to discover the locations of all pocket monsters. Teambuilder A complete Teambuilder with which you will create the team of your dreams, plus you can share it on our cloud server with other trainers. Moves Dex See all the details of each move, by level, TM/HM/TR, egg moves, by breeding, event and more. Ability Dex See all the information about the abilities and which Pocket monsters learn them. Types dex Calcule the weaknesses and resistances for every combination of types. Caught checklist and Living Dex Manage your caught list for each game, including regional and national Dex. Comparator Quickly compare monsters to see their differences in stats, abilities and types Items Dex Discover the data and locations of all the objects categorized by each game. Shiny Hunting Track and hunt all the shinies and complete the Living Shiny Dex!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Prokedex at weekly against MapGenie's every 39 months. Prokedex also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 52%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 Prokedex 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 — 4.7 for MapGenie against 4.8 for Prokedex. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 344 and 996 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of MapGenie's written reviews are positive against 82% of Prokedex's.
MapGenie ships an update every 39 months, Prokedex weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapGenie | Prokedex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (344 ratings) | 4.8 (996 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.2% of reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 344 | 996 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Weekly — better |
| 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 | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 288 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magic Lamp Technologies Limited | Alexandru Raul Contor Nagy |
Customer experience
MapGenie
Prokedex
User reviews
MapGenie
From 344 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Comprehensive map with multiple regions and locations
- 🎮 Helpful for finding items and achieving 100% completion
- 🎨 Well-designed and visually appealing interface
- 📍 Extensive coverage of shrines, dungeons, and collectibles
- ⚡ Good performance and optimization when working
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent login failures and authentication issues
- 🐛 Cannot mark locations as found (Failed to Mark Location error)
- 🐛 Settings not saved between sessions
- 🐛 Inaccurate location positioning on map
- 🐛 Screen auto-pans away from selected points
Prokedex
From 996 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Informative and comprehensive
- 🚀 Easy to navigate
- 💡 Helpful for Nuzlocke runs
- 👍 Nostalgic and refreshing
- 👍 Covers all generations of Pokémon
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on certain features
- 💡 Missing some Pokémon information
- 🔍 Difficulty finding specific Pokémon
- 💰 Ads can be intrusive
Bugs and requests
MapGenie
Reported bugs
12 issues- Login fails with 'couldn't log in :(' error message
- Cannot stay logged in or session drops unexpectedly
- Failed to Mark Location error when checking off found items
- Settings and filter selections not persisting after app close
- Marked items not being removed from map display
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- App resets zoom level and icon selections when switching apps
- Location markers positioned inaccurately on map
- Screen auto-pans away from selected point of interest
- Account deletion button non-functional
- iPad app login fails while iPhone app works
- Inconsistent marking functionality across devices
- Missing items in certain categories despite being in game
Requested features
13 requests- Add fuse guide with damage calculations and special effects
- Include bubbul gems location tracking
- Add enemy level indicators (blue, black, silver, white)
- Remember user filter selections and zoom level
- Add splash fruit locations
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- Offline map download capability
- In-app feedback and issue reporting system
- Reset progress option accessible from app settings
- Improved puzzle guides with detailed instructions
- Add Far Cry 6 map support
- Separate old maps from key items category
- Boot to blank selection or saved selections instead of all selected
- Expand Misko's treasure filter locations
Prokedex
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to view Nincada's evolution
- Saved notes for shiny hunting disappearing
- Default game setting not saving
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to search by Pokédex number
- Option to reorder built teams list
- Pokémon Go integration
- Nuzlocke tracking features
- Ability to nickname Pokémon in team builder
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- Who's That Pokémon? feature
- Pokémon Gym maker
In-app purchases
MapGenie
- TOTK Map PRO Upgrade$9.99
Prokedex
- PRO Upgrade2 variants$5.99









