MapChart App 4+

Legitimately the best app

This is legit the best app for this sort of thing that is also free. I am one of those people who could look at a map all day and not get bored so when I found MapChart online years ago I got really excited. Now that I have the app on both iPhone and iPad I am surprised that it actually works surprisingly better than I thought it would. Considering how most apps like this are hard to operate on smaller devices, I found the app to work just as good if not better.

The one thing I DO NOT LIKE is that when I am working on a map and I log out or close the app, when I come back later the map is erased. I have had multiple maps delete themselves. While this problem shouldn’t bother most people with s small, quick project that they finish in one sitting, it can be really frustrating when a full map gets deleted because you didn’t save it. Hours of work gone and I don’t know where to get it back. Oh well. Maybe I am doing something wrong but I feel like the app shouldn’t delete these things so easily. There is the option to save your map but that hasn’t worked for me and it doesn’t seem to allow you to re-edit the map after you have saved it, or even access it. I give this app 5 stars because of how easy it is to use but I would have to take away points for this one broken feature.

Developer Response ,

Thank you very much for your 5-star review and the kind words!

There is an autosave feature, that keeps track of your progress while editing your map. Then, when you use the same map again, you can restore your progress using Actions > Restore Configuration > autosave > Restore.

This should be working, even if you close the app or put it in the background. If you are still facing this issue, please let me know at contact@mapchart.net, so I can further troubleshoot it.

Some small problems

Hi, this map is cool and it’s what I do when I’m bored, but, sometimes I wish that there would be more maps please. For example, Belgium and China could use another map, this time with many smaller states and provinces, and also territories. And some countries like Switzerland didn’t have their own maps. Another problem is that you can color multiple and even color a whole country in one tap. Well, when I try to hide/show a entire country/territory/province or state, it takes forever to hide or show what you want to hide/show, especially in the Hearts of Iron or Victoria 3 maps. Same thing with erasing. It has erase multiple, but doesn’t have the setting to erase the color off an entire country. It seems like a lot, judging by what I just wrote, but it’s only three small problems that can be fixed by some coding. But other than that, it’s a cool map!

Best Customizable World Map for Mobile

Got to say, I love this, there is just endless possibilities that you could do and there are so many things you could use it for, whether it’d be projects, groups, or just for yourself. I enjoy the many different settings and customizations that you could add to make it fit for your taste and how well it was made.
Although one suggestion, possibly add the ability to customize borders a little more detailed? For example, let’s say I select World Map 1938, Yugoslavia invaded a little piece of Italy, Greece, and Bulgaria. Now yes, Yugoslavia is screwed 😅, but in terms of borders, I can only color the entire country. Also same thing if the country captures smaller than the actual province itself (because of war, revolt, etc.)
Other than that I still think that the app is amazing and that the creator is doing a nice job!

Developer Response ,

Thank you very much for your 5-star review and the map suggestions!