Comparison

Apex IQ vs Raiders Map

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Apex IQ

Enhance your Apex Legends experience with real-time map rotations, optimized legend team compositions, and the latest patch notes. Discover trending strategies and save your favorite setups for quick access.

Highlights
  • Live map rotations for ranked and casual
  • Meta team compositions for various playstyles
  • Trending legend compositions
  • Latest patch notes integration
  • Save favorite team compositions
  • Legend and map insights
Features
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Apex IQ: Your Ultimate Apex Companion Master every match with Apex IQ, the all-in-one companion app designed to elevate your gameplay. Whether you're a casual player or grinding the ranked ladder, Apex IQ helps you stay ahead with real-time map rotations, powerful legend team compositions, and instant access to the latest patch notes. Key Features: Live Map Rotations: Never miss your favorite map again. Apex IQ tracks both ranked and casual rotations, showing you the current map and a countdown to what’s next. Meta Team Compositions: Discover top-tier legend comps for every playstyle—whether you're playing edge, hybrid, or zone strategies—optimized using the latest game meta. Trending Comps: See what’s hot right now! Explore the most popular comps being used by players and stay competitive. Latest Patch Notes: Stay up to date with every change. We pull the newest patch notes directly so you’re always in the loop. Save Favorites: Create your own personal list of favorite comps for quick access anytime. Legend & Map Insights: Learn everything you need to know about every legend and map with detailed info at your fingertips.

About

Raiders Map

Access an interactive map, loot locations, material breakdowns, and enemy drop lists. Includes quest guides and event timers with notifications. Pro membership unlocks all content.

Highlights
  • Interactive Maps
  • Sort and Filter
  • Event Timers and Notifications
  • Quest Guides
  • Material Breakdown List
  • Enemy Drop List
Features
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Raiders Map is the all-in-one companion for Arc Raiders: interactive maps, loot locations, event timers, material and recycling breakdowns, enemy drop lists, and full quest-line guides. INTERACTIVE MAPS Every extraction point, boss lair, loot cache and quest marker on fully zoomable maps — now with high-detail tiled maps and buttery-smooth rendering, even with 1,000+ markers on screen. Filter by category, search any marker, and jump straight to it. LIVE EVENT TRACKING See every active and upcoming map event at a glance with real-time countdowns. Turn on notifications and get alerted the moment a hot zone goes live. LOADOUT TOOLS Compare weapon stats side by side across tiers and levels, check what's safe to recycle before you scrap it, and plan your skill tree build before you drop. GUIDES & TRIALS Quest walkthroughs, XP guides and trial objectives — everything you need to progress faster. ENEMY DATABASE Every enemy with its full loot drop table, so you always know what's worth the fight. Raiders Map is the best tool for easy access to everything, along with world class support. You can reach me directly on X for help or to report any issues: All4nDev, or through Discord. Not affiliated with Embark. Raiders Map is independently owned and managed. Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Apex IQ4 screens
Raiders Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Apex IQ at 100% against Raiders Map's 30%. Apex IQ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). Raiders Map's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (230 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Raiders Map sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Apex IQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Apex IQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Raiders Map has 230 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Apex IQ's written reviews are positive against 30% of Raiders Map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apex IQ ships an update every 6 weeks, Raiders Map every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Apex IQ versus Raiders Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApex IQRaiders Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.4 (230 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better29.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2230 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB50 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperMichael FogelColby Maloy

Customer experience

Apex IQ

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Raiders Map

All ratings230 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative37.4%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive29.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative62.3%

In-app purchases

None

Apex IQ

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Raiders Map

Subscriptions5
  • Raider Mk. 13 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Raider Weekly$1.397 Days
  • Raider Mk. 1$3.497 Days
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  • Raider Mk. 2$4.191 Year
  • Raider Mk. 2$12.491 Year
One-time2
  • Raider Mk. 3$6.99
  • Raider Mk. 3$20.99

Questions

Is Apex IQ free?
Apex IQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Raiders Map free?
Raiders Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Apex IQ or Raiders Map?
Apex IQ is rated higher. Apex IQ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Raiders Map averages 3.4 from 230 ratings.
Do Apex IQ or Raiders Map have ads?
Neither Apex IQ nor Raiders Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Apex IQ or Raiders Map?
Apex IQ ships an update every 6 weeks, and Raiders Map every 2 days. Most recently, Apex IQ was updated on October 15, 2026 and Raiders Map on October 25, 2026.

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