Middle Earth Explorer
Lord of the Rings Map & Guide
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Version 2.0: Faster navigation, improved video clips, and enhanced widgets. Explore 50+ locations, 90+ events, and 10 quest timelines across Middle Earth.
Explore the lands of Middle Earth like never before. An interactive map with 50+ locations, 90+ events, and 10 epic quest timelines — all beautifully crafted for Tolkien fans.
EXPLORE THE MAP
- Browse all of Middle Earth on a stunning hand-drawn style map
- Tap any location for deep lore: The Shire, Rivendell, Mordor, Minas Tirith, and more
- Filter by race: Elves, Dwarves, Hobbits, Humans, and creatures of shadow
FOLLOW THE QUESTS
- 10 quest timelines from The Hobbit to The Return of the King
- Swipe through events step by step — battles, departures, encounters, and milestones
- See where each event happened on the map with a single tap
MEET THE CHARACTERS
- Detailed profiles for 26 major characters with portraits
- Follow character journeys traced across the map
- Discover connections between characters and events
LIBRARY
- Browse Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies with cast, crew, and ratings
- Explore TV adaptations with episode guides and cast photos
- Discover Tolkien's books with cover art from OpenLibrary
- Watch iconic video clips with a native player
POWERFUL TOOLS
- Full-text search across locations, events, and paths
- Bookmark your favorite places and create custom collections
- Measure distances between locations in leagues
BUILT FOR EVERYONE
- Available in 31 languages
- Designed for accessibility with full VoiceOver support
- Works offline — video clips require an internet connection
Free. No ads. No personal data collected.
Your data stays on your device. Middle Earth Explorer qualifies for Apple's "Data Not Collected" privacy label. Explore freely.
What's New in 2.0:
- Instant tab switching — no more lag when navigating between tabs
- Video clips now display in their native aspect ratio
- Smoother clip playback with improved thumbnail-to-video transitions
- Event of the Day widget now shows a map of the event location
- Clips autoplay only when you're on the Clips tab
- Faster first launch — data loading moved to the background
- Improved share card layout with better information hierarchy
- Crash fix and stability improvements
The developer, Alp Ozcan, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Alp Ozcan
- Size
- 19.9 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 40 more
- English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Copyright
- © Middle Earth
