MapScribe

• Price: $2.99

Last verified 5 Aug 2026

3.3 46 ratings · App Store

1. 3/5Nice beginners map making

   This app is good for a beginning step in making something to show your team when thinking up maps. Unfortunately, it doesn’t let you get as detailed as you may want/need. Also it is a pain to edit the map. A crop, resize, and drag feature would be nice, especially since this app is unforgiving if you make a mistake. I’d have liked to be able to move a perfectly drawn island to another part of the screen instead of having to redraw it. For $5, I’m not upset that I bought this app, but I also don’t know how much I’ll be using it. I’m definitely interested to see if it gets updated in the future.

   dmsdq · 5 Aug 2026

2. 5/5WhatU-NEED-2KnowAboutMapscribe

   I don’t know what other people are talking about for this app gives you a TON of detail. And what’s the big deal if you can’t detail your map even smaller? People wouldn’t be able to read it anyway. Plus, the app has added a bunch of stuff to it. Though there are glitches, they only happen when you add so much detail that no one will be able to read it. Also the app warns you if the app storage is getting too full. And though if you don’t like the choices of objects like mountains and buildings I just use the black lines to create my own mountains and they end up looking A LOT more realistic. Most of these bad reviews come from people with a lack of creativity, and who judge the app like judging a book by its cover. This app is the best professional map making app I’ve ever had. As an author of an epic fantasy which will soon be a world phenomenon, I am not only advising, but DEMANDING that if you’re an author looking for a map app, this is it. And PLZ don’t trust the 3 star rating. This app has worked wonders for me! Question for MapScribe: Can you plz add a map adding feature? Where you can attach another map to the original map? That would help me a lot for in my story the map expands and it would be so easier to add to the map then having to redraw every detail.

   Wh7sper · 5 Aug 2026

3. 5/5Works Even For A Novice, BUT

   Small learning curve but eventually I crafted a discernible map that depicted my intent. Then...I could NOT export my map. The app closes every time I attempt to export. So, I used a camera and photographed my childish map. The quality of my finished work was diminished and thus I am sorely disappointed. FLASH UPDATE! The above review initially rated this app 1 star due to the non-export problem. The developer, Daniel Eskridge, solved the issue with an update and now I am a happy map maker who can export his work. Now the only thing to complain about is my underdeveloped artistic ability, but using this app is going to change all of that. 5 STAR RATING means the app does what it purports to do in a non-stressful manner.

   m💩c · 5 Aug 2026

4. 5/5Big success!

   I reviewed this app back in January, and since then, my concerns are gone. This app is great if you want to create a detailed map! I use this as an easy way to make a city layout before transferring it to paper, or to get a rough layout of terrain for my current work. That’s not all though, I have a big map and it looks great! This is a great app that I like to use. It use to have a low resolutions, but now you can zoom in really far before it goes blurry. I have an IPhone 7, and it works very well on my phone. Thank you Daniel, and I suggest this app to everyone.

   UpsideDownUmpalumpa · 5 Aug 2026

5. 4/5Very good for the price

   However, it seems good for just overland maps. Would be nice to see more stamps for urban maps. It has a couple minor quirks with the pencil, but otherwise a pretty good quick and dirty app. I will add this. Once you understand how to use it, pinch and zoom, it is intuitive. I will add my request to more precise method, but it still works. However my review will remain at four. It needs a few more things to hit it out of the park. Among them, some more art, and the ability to do an urban map would be nice. Among the art needed, fields, mines, they were used, and for kick and giggles, sea monsters abs sea features. A slight variation in mountains would be nice, with a volcano. Roads, if you’ve done enough maps that one is easy. But it might be a good idea to add that to the lines. Some folks would benefit. Overall, it is a very good app already. To those kvetching, really, no idea how difficult is to do what I already did the old fashioned way. Oh and the Continent Of Z’Dul is coming along nicely.

   Nadinbrzezinski · 5 Aug 2026

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• 1.0
• 1.1

  - Removed two of the selected brush buttons - Changed the remaining brush button to open up the brush selector with a single touch rather than a double touch - Added brush size adjustment slider - Added toggle to disable/enable sound in the main menu

• 1.2

  Fixed a bug where the app would crash when exporting a map.

• 1.3

  Fix for Thai language where a calendar error was reported

• 2.0 · 28 Feb 2019

  *Added some higher resolution papers (2200x2800, 2800x2200, 2400x3000, 3000x2400, 2400x3600, and 3600x2400) *Added many new brushes and stamps including colored lines, road, grasses, volcano, sea monster, mountains2, fir trees2, towers, and mines, as well as a whole set for town buildings. *Rearranged the Brush menu to accommodate new Brushes *Fixed a memory issue that cause the app to crash on high res maps *Added main menu item to delete a map *Added cancel button to main menu so iPhone users can dismiss it without making a selection *Updated the help/quick reference page *Increase undo limit from the last 10 to the last 20 actions. *Added automatic saving so that progress won't be lost if the app is terminated.