# MapScribe

> Create Antique Styled Maps

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1271371859](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1271371859)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1271371859`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Daniel Eskridge
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 3.30 / 5 (46 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-02-28
- **First published:** 2017-08-19
- **Size:** 36 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mapscribe/id1271371859)
- **Website:** [http://www.antiquecartography.com/mapscribe.php](http://www.antiquecartography.com/mapscribe.php)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://antiquecartography.com/mapscribe.php](http://antiquecartography.com/mapscribe.php)

## Description

MapScribe is an IOS App that lets you draw maps on your IPad or IPhone. It has an easy to use interface that lets you quickly "paint" antique styled maps with finger swipes and taps using its map feature "brushes", such as mountains and trees.

Are you an author who needs to create a map for your fantasy novel?

Perhaps you are a video game designer who needs to create a map for players to use to navigate through your game?

Or maybe you are an artist looking to create a unique kind of decor?

...AND You want to do it on your IPad or IPhone

Then, MapScribe is for you.

--Map Resolutions--
MapScribe let's you create maps as jpg files with the following resolutions both vertically(portrait) and horzontally(landscape) oriented: 
• 500 x 700 
• 800 x 1000 
• 850 x 1100 
• 900 x 1200 
• 1100 x 1400 
• 1200 x 1600 

--Fonts--
MapScribe let's you write on your maps with the following fonts: 
• Ariel 
• Bradley Hand 
• Noteworthy 
• Papyrus 
• Snell Roundhand
• Zapfino 

--Brushes--

These brushes allow you to paint features on your map

Mountains 
Hills 
Trees 
Fir Trees 
Palm Trees 
Dead Trees 
Bridge 
Castle 
Town 
House 
Swamp 
Dunes 
Water 
Compass
Sea Monster
Volcano
3 Kinds of grasses
Roads
Tower
Shop
Classic Building
Mine
Jail
Tavern
Mill
City Hall
Church
Townhouse
Arena

- Color Brushes -
Green (for grass) 
Blue (for water) 
White (for snow) 
Snow capped Mountains 
Green Hills 
Green Trees 
Green Fir Trees

## Rankings

- #204,489 — Overall

## Review summary

MapScribe is valued for its low price, useful asset library, and ease of creating quick fantasy maps on mobile. It’s praised as a strong option for brainstorming and rough city layouts on iOS. However, reviewers repeatedly report export crashes, limited high-resolution output, and editing bugs when adding detail. There’s also a common call for more updates and features. Overall it’s a solid quick-sketch mapper, but not the best for professional-grade, high-detail maps.

### Pros

- Affordable price provides good value for a mobile map-making tool.
- Rich asset library of markers, towns, forests, and terrain for fantasy maps.
- Easy to use for quick sketches and brainstorming on mobile.
- Effective for creating rough overland maps and city layouts; praised by some as one of the better iOS map tools.

### Cons

- Export crashes and instability; maps fail to export and progress can be lost.
- Limited export resolution and lack of control over map size/quality.
- Editing is frustrating and the toolset can be unforgiving; inconsistencies when adding detail.
- Users frequently request more features and ongoing updates (more stamps, coastline tools, undo/redo).

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