MapGenie vs Runner
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!)
Runner
This companion app for Marathon provides players with interactive maps, item databases, and guides to enhance their gameplay. It aims to consolidate information typically found on Google and YouTube, saving players time.
- Interactive maps
- Category filtering
- Detailed locations
- Beginner and expert guides
- Runner shells
- Item database
- Quest information
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Runner is an unofficial, actively in development, companion app for Marathon - aiming to provide players with everything they need to make their experience better and easier. It's goal is to save you time from going to google and youtube to find everything. Built by the same developer of Raiders Map, this app is exactly what you need by your side on runs! Runner features: - Interactive maps, category filtering, detailed locations - Guides for beginners and experts, runner shells, item database, quests and more Runner is actively in development, and thus undergoing rapid changes in design. What you see here in the screenshots might not 100% reflect whats there on launch day, but I will do my best to keep screenshots up to date. You can check the latest status through our support channels Runner is not affiliated with bungie or marathon in any official capacity standard apple https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MapGenie at 4.8 against Runner's 3.2. MapGenie also leads on ratings volume (157 vs 19). Runner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 17 months) and review sentiment (57% vs 43%). On price, ads, 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 Runner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MapGenie holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MapGenie has 157 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of MapGenie's written reviews are positive against 57% of Runner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MapGenie ships an update every 17 months, Runner every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapGenie | Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (157 ratings) — better | 3.2 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Magic Lamp Technologies Limited | Colby Maloy |
Customer experience
MapGenie
Runner
In-app purchases
MapGenie
- BG3 Map PRO Upgrade$9.99
Runner
- Runner013 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Runner Yearly$3.991 Year
- Lifetime2 variants$4.99
