MapGenie vs Paltopia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapGenie
This fan-made map app helps players navigate a popular fantasy RPG. Discover over 3,000 locations, including gear, quests, and secrets, with a progress tracker and note-taking features. It covers all game acts and offers quick search functionality.
- Over 3,000 locations
- 40+ categories
- Quicksearch functionality
- Progress tracker
- Note-taking
- All Acts covered
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An unofficial fan-made map for BG3. Explore the map to track down legendary gear and discover hidden quests! FEATURES: • Over 3,000 locations - Find all Waypoints, Side Quests, Puzzles, Unique Equipment, Illithid Tadpoles & Chests! • 40+ categories - including Bosses, Inspirational Events, Companions, Soul Coins & 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/baldurs-gate-3 • 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 Acts - maps for Act 1, Act 2 & Act 3 included! 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 Larian (the developers of BG3!)
Paltopia
This fan-made guide provides comprehensive information for your PalWorld adventure. Discover detailed Pal stats, breeding combinations, and base-building insights. Organize your collection, create teams, and sync your progress across devices.
- Comprehensive Pal information
- Breeding guide and helper
- Filter and search Pals
- Customizable lists
- Team creation and analysis
- Backup and sync functionality
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Paltopia will help you out on starting your PalWorld adventure with useful resources! With This fan made guide you can See more information about all Pals, and more. Keep track of which pals you've received the bonus reward, breeding tree, filter them based on Element, Work Suitability and more. - Full Pals informations: Descriptions, Possible item drops, active skills, stats, locations, and what they will be helpful on your base. - Filters, Search function, and more Breeding Guide and helper - Use 2 different modes to find the perfect pair: - Known Parents: If you want to know what will be the offspring of your two favorite pals - Parent Finder: You know what you want? we'll help you decide the perfect pair! See all available eggs and what they can hatch into. - Lists: Tired of forgetting what you had on a base, or which pals are you missing, or which one you love? No more! Create lists and keep them taps away. Customization: Show/hide the information you want, keep it nice and steady! - Teams: Create your teams, check if your current ingame team got good stats, or create your own! - Backups and sync: Backup your catches, map marks, teams and more, keep them sync in different devices! Paltopia is a fanmade, unofficial app that contains information related to Palworld, pals, items, locations and more. Artworks and names are properties of Pocket Pair, Inc. Paltopia is not affiliated, endorsed or supported by Pocket Pair, Inc in any way. Artworks and content were used on this app in accordance with the laws of Fair Use. No copyright infringement intended.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MapGenie at none against Paltopia's shown. Paltopia's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 17 months) and review sentiment (70% vs 43%). 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 Paltopia sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 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 Paltopia. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paltopia has 1.2K ratings behind it against 157, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of MapGenie's written reviews are positive against 70% of Paltopia's.
MapGenie ships an update every 17 months, Paltopia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapGenie | Paltopia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (157 ratings) | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 70.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 157 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 55 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magic Lamp Technologies Limited | Eduardo Miquilena |
Customer experience
MapGenie
Paltopia
Bugs and requests
MapGenie
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Paltopia
Reported bugs
3 issues- Find location feature not working properly
- App became unusable after recent update
- Backup and save options have spelling error
Requested features
4 requests- Add AI assistant to answer specific questions
- Include pal weakness/strength information
- Ability to track caught pals and variants
- Add home screen widget for news and updates
In-app purchases
MapGenie
- BG3 Map PRO Upgrade$9.99
Paltopia
- Paltopia+$4.99
- Paltopia++$8.99
