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Battle Map vs. Dungeon Mapp vs. RPG Cartographer
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<blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 5548385" data-attributes="member: 13892"><p>I'm in the market for an iPad mapping app and these seem to be the big three - but they all seem to have some somewhat serious cons (i.e., none of the seem to be an obvious "killer app" for their intended market). I figured I'd see what my fellow ENWorld posters, gamers, and iPad users could tell me of these apps - is any one of them clearly better than the others when you weigh factors such as utility, price, and aesthetics?</p><p></p><p>After conducting independent research, I'm leaning pretty heavily toward RPG Cartographer, but am doing a bit more digging to see if it has a fog of war feature to <em>completely</em> hide portions of the map (the other two apps do) and what exactly layers 1-3 are used for (as I understand it, only layers 4 and 5 are accessible in Play Mode, so those other layers seem a bit superfluous).</p><p></p><p>Also, part of the reason that I'm leaning toward RPG Cartographer is that, of the three developers, Level 99 Games is the only one that has support forums. Dungeon Mapp is really cheap, so I could perhaps overlook the lack of active online support in the case of that app, but the makers of Battle Map want me to fork out $30 and the only support that they offer is an infrequently visited Facebook page? I'm not sure that I like that arrangement. </p><p></p><p>OTOH, the Battle Map app is the only one of the three that has actually been updated since its initial release, which makes it seem that, despite having pretty much no online support, the developers of Battle Map might be working harder behind the scenes than those of RPG Cartographer and Dungeon Mapp.</p><p></p><p>As you might imagine, this is making my decision difficult. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>FWIW, I'm looking to pick up one of these apps for use a play aid at face to face sessions, not for a remote VTT. Also, I'm looking to use it both prior to play (to draw maps) and <em>during</em> play (to move counters/tokens, etc). After watching the various YouTube videos for each app, I <em>think</em> that all three apps let you do both. </p><p></p><p>Any feedback from actual users is appreciated! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdrakeh, post: 5548385, member: 13892"] I'm in the market for an iPad mapping app and these seem to be the big three - but they all seem to have some somewhat serious cons (i.e., none of the seem to be an obvious "killer app" for their intended market). I figured I'd see what my fellow ENWorld posters, gamers, and iPad users could tell me of these apps - is any one of them clearly better than the others when you weigh factors such as utility, price, and aesthetics? After conducting independent research, I'm leaning pretty heavily toward RPG Cartographer, but am doing a bit more digging to see if it has a fog of war feature to [I]completely[/I] hide portions of the map (the other two apps do) and what exactly layers 1-3 are used for (as I understand it, only layers 4 and 5 are accessible in Play Mode, so those other layers seem a bit superfluous). Also, part of the reason that I'm leaning toward RPG Cartographer is that, of the three developers, Level 99 Games is the only one that has support forums. Dungeon Mapp is really cheap, so I could perhaps overlook the lack of active online support in the case of that app, but the makers of Battle Map want me to fork out $30 and the only support that they offer is an infrequently visited Facebook page? I'm not sure that I like that arrangement. OTOH, the Battle Map app is the only one of the three that has actually been updated since its initial release, which makes it seem that, despite having pretty much no online support, the developers of Battle Map might be working harder behind the scenes than those of RPG Cartographer and Dungeon Mapp. As you might imagine, this is making my decision difficult. :) FWIW, I'm looking to pick up one of these apps for use a play aid at face to face sessions, not for a remote VTT. Also, I'm looking to use it both prior to play (to draw maps) and [i]during[/i] play (to move counters/tokens, etc). After watching the various YouTube videos for each app, I [I]think[/I] that all three apps let you do both. Any feedback from actual users is appreciated! :) [/QUOTE]
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