Mapvaders 5.0: daily hunt missions, proactive alerts, city following, monthly challenges and Glass UI redesign. Annual plan now 39.99 €. 3-day free trial.
Discover and collect Space Invader mosaics around the world with Mapvaders, the ultimate companion for invader hunters.
EXPLORE WITH PRECISION
Access an interactive map featuring thousands of Invader mosaic locations across the globe. Zone markers give you a sense of where to look, while premium unlocks precise coordinates. Whether you prefer organic discovery or planned routes, Mapvaders adapts to your style.
DAILY HUNT MISSIONS
Get personalized daily targets based on your location: unflashed invaders nearby, refreshed every day. Go premium to unlock personalized daily missions.
STAY INFORMED WITH PROACTIVE ALERTS
Follow your favorite cities and receive push notifications the moment new invaders appear near you or in cities you care about. Never miss a new invasion.
TRACK YOUR COLLECTION
Mark invaders as "flashed" when you find them. Build your collection, monitor statistics, view your activity heatmap, and unlock achievement badges as you level up.
SMART SEARCH & ROUTING
Find specific invaders with powerful search filters by city, district, points, and status. View route distances and time estimates to plan your hunts efficiently.
COMPREHENSIVE STATISTICS
Monitor your progress with detailed analytics: collection growth, favorite cities, hunting streaks, weekly recaps, and a full badge system to keep you motivated.
BEAUTIFUL GLASS UI
A refined glass aesthetic across every screen, with polished light and dark modes. Designed to look as good as the hunt feels.
GLOBAL COMMUNITY DATA
Benefit from crowdsourced location data maintained by passionate invader enthusiasts worldwide. Help keep the database accurate and up-to-date.
Perfect for urban explorers, collectors, and anyone fascinated by Invader's iconic 8-bit mosaics. Whether you're a casual observer or a dedicated hunter, Mapvaders transforms your city walks into exciting treasure hunts.
Available in English, French, and Spanish.
Disclaimer: Mapvaders is an independent application and has no affiliation with Invader (the artist) or the Space Invaders franchise.
Please change it so that tapping an invader does not reorient the map and zoom in - I want to be able to see where I am and tap multiple invaders along the route to see if I know them or not. Useless to zoom me in and spin me around! At least make this dumb feature toggleable.
Developer Response
Hello ! This has been changed to an optional feature available in the params of the map in the latest versions; thank you for your feedback !
Lost all my flashes with update
AhhSharon
I was using Mapvaders to track all the flashes that I had so I could find ones that I hadn’t flashed yet. This took a long time to enter since I had to manually entered in 600+ flashes and I also payed for a yearly subscription for premium features til April next year. Unfortunately, since updating the app, I no longer have access to premium features even though I paid for it through next year. And even worse, all my recorded flashes are gone. I wish I had known that the new update would lose all of my history and invalidate my subscription. Really surprising and disappointing.
Developer Response
Hello AhhSharon,For your subscription all you have to do is to click on the "restore permissions" button on the bottom left of the subscription page. It will give you all your permissions back. As for your flashes, send us an email at mapvaders@gmail.com we will try to give you a file with the flashes of your online save (if you had any). We expected the update to be a smooth process but some users who didn't back up locally lost some data unfortunately.
Mapvaders 5.0
GLASS UI REDESIGN
Every screen has been rebuilt with a refined glass aesthetic. Light and dark modes both look stunning, from the map to your profile to settings.
NEW FEATURES
- Daily Hunt Missions: personalized nearby targets refreshed every day
- Proactive Alerts: push notifications when new invaders appear near you or in cities you follow
- City Follow System: star your favorite cities to receive targeted alerts
- Activity Heatmap: visualize your flashing patterns by day and hour
- Weekly Recap: track your daily flash progress at a glance
- Monthly Challenges: fresh goals every month with badges
- Hunting streaks and streak counter
- Shareable collection card
- 3-day free trial
- In-App Changelog
IMPROVED
- Map clustering overhaul with zone discs for free users and precise pins for premium
- Revamped profile with badges, streaks, level progress, and activity calendar
- Gallery with full-screen preview and sharing
- Smoother bottom sheets, faster transitions throughout
Version 5.0
The developer, Romain Soubrane, 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:
Location
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Accessibility
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Information
Seller
Romain Soubrane
Size
96.3 MB
Category
Lifestyle
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
