# MapSwipe

> Help improve humanitarian responses worldwide from the comfort of your own phone

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.missingmaps.mapswipe](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.missingmaps.mapswipe)

## Overview

- **ID:** `org.missingmaps.mapswipe`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** British Red Cross
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 58,078
- **Rating:** 4.78 / 5 (363 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-10
- **First published:** 2016-07-13
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 91 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.missingmaps.mapswipe)
- **Website:** [https://mapswipe.org](https://mapswipe.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://mapswipe.org/privacy](https://mapswipe.org/privacy)

## Description

MapSwipe is a mobile Chrome extension designed to enhance global humanitarian responses by enabling users to identify vulnerable communities using satellite imagery. Developed in partnership with the Missing Maps project, MapSwipe allows users to select crisis-prone regions and quickly swipe through satellite images, marking features such as villages, roads, and rivers. This crowd-sourced information accelerates the mapping process, assisting medical professionals and aid organizations like Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to locate and reach people in need faster.

By participating in MapSwipe, anyone can contribute directly to critical medical and humanitarian activities, reducing the time mappers spend analyzing uninhabited areas, and thereby improving the effectiveness and speed of emergency aid delivery worldwide.

## Rankings

- #281,692 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `org.missingmaps.mapswipe.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

### Pros

- Great cause for humanitarian action
- Simple and straightforward to use
- Fun to use in putting people on the map
- Good app with a positive impact

### Cons

- Issues with the app getting stuck or crashing
- Problems with signing up, especially on certain devices
- Lack of zoom functionality compared to desktop
- Swipe gestures not working properly

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/org.missingmaps.mapswipe)