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MapChart
What it is
MapChart lets users color countries or states, customize map designs, and download the results as images. Its library has more than 100 world, continent, country, subdivision, and fantasy maps. Editing options include colors, patterns, backgrounds, borders, and legends, as well as hiding map areas, zooming, and saving work to continue later. Selected maps support Excel data imports. The website offers free high-resolution image downloads, and maps made with MapChart carry a CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Official Google Sheets and Airtable add-ons can create maps from spreadsheet or base data and insert or display them there. The iOS and Android apps support making, previewing, sharing, and downloading maps as PNG images. Configurations can move between the website and app as text files. The free plan includes the main map-making tools and maps. Mobile Premium costs €4.99, paid once, Mobile Premium Max costs €8.99, paid once, and MapChart Plus costs $39.99 a year. Plus has no trial; the site offers a 14-day no-questions-asked refund policy.
For and against
For
- Library includes more than 100 maps.
- Free high-resolution image downloads are available.
- Selected maps support Excel imports.
- Official Google Sheets and Airtable add-ons are available.
- Configurations transfer between the website and mobile app.
Against
- MapChart Plus has no trial.
- Mobile Premium costs €4.99, paid once.
- Mobile Premium Max costs €8.99, paid once.
- MapChart Plus costs $39.99 a year.
The verdict
MapChart combines a broad map library with customization, spreadsheet add-ons, and mobile apps. The free plan includes core map-making tools, while paid options add listed features at one-time or annual prices.
Who it suits
MapChart suits people creating maps for classrooms, journals, scientific papers, market research, sales presentations, infographics, games, or travel. Its spreadsheet add-ons and mobile apps offer additional ways to create and move map configurations.
Plans and prices
Free
All maps · all tools and extras · 25 saved configurations · 25 My Palette colors
Read 14 Oct 2026 · app.mapchart.net
Premium
All maps · all tools and extras · unlimited saved configurations · unlimited My Palette colors
Read 14 Oct 2026 · app.mapchart.net
Premium Max
All maps · all tools and extras · unlimited saved configurations · unlimited My Palette colors
Read 14 Oct 2026 · app.mapchart.net
MapChart Plus
No ads · account-saved maps · saved palettes · cross-device access
Read 14 Oct 2026 · mapchart.net
Mobile Premium
Unlimited saved configurations · unlimited My Palette colors · all maps, tools and extras
Read 5 Oct 2026 · app.mapchart.net
Mobile Premium Max
Unlimited saved configurations · unlimited My Palette colors · no ads · all maps, tools and extras
Read 5 Oct 2026 · app.mapchart.net
On the record
- Airtable integration
- The official Airtable extension creates maps from base records, displays them beside the table, and downloads PNG images.airtable.mapchart.net · read 14 Oct 2026
- Color and pattern tools
- Users can choose custom colors, colorblind-friendly palettes, dots and stripe patterns, backgrounds, borders, fonts, and legend styling.mapchart.net · read 14 Oct 2026
- Company origin
- The About page says MapChart has existed since 2014.mapchart.net · read 14 Oct 2026
- Configuration files
- Map settings can be saved and restored through MapChart configuration text files, with drag-and-drop loading supported.mapchart.net · read 14 Oct 2026
- Cross-device work
- Map configurations can be exported as text files from the website and imported into the mobile app, or transferred back to the website.app.mapchart.net · read 5 Oct 2026
- Data import
- Selected maps support importing data from Excel.mapchart.net · read 5 Oct 2026
- Documentation and support
- Documentation consists of a feature tutorial, FAQ, changelog, bug-report button, and email support requesting browser, operating-system, and reproduction details.mapchart.net · read 14 Oct 2026
- Editing controls
- Maps support hiding regions, isolating countries or states, zooming, rearranging legend rows, and coloring subdivisions in bulk.mapchart.net · read 14 Oct 2026
- Editing features
- Users can customize colors, patterns, backgrounds, borders, and legends, hide map areas, zoom, and save work to continue later.mapchart.net · read 5 Oct 2026
- Export
- The website offers free high-resolution image downloads, and maps made with the service are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.mapchart.net · read 5 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- The editor can export high-resolution PNG, JPEG, SVG, and rasterized PDF files.ohmymaps.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Google Sheets integration
- The official Google Sheets add-on creates maps from spreadsheet columns, inserts them into sheets, or downloads PNG files.sheets.mapchart.net · read 14 Oct 2026
- Independent comparison
- Oh My Maps describes MapChart as a capable free map-coloring tool and says it offers broader regional map coverage than its own four-editor product.ohmymaps.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Independent comparison limit
- Oh My Maps says MapChart's paid tier gates account saving, while its own editor keeps all features free without an account.ohmymaps.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Independent comparison strength
- Oh My Maps says MapChart supports ten world projections and exports PDF or files up to 10,000 pixels on the long edge.ohmymaps.com · read 14 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- MapChart provides official add-ons for Google Sheets and Airtable to create maps from spreadsheet or base data and insert or display the maps there.sheets.mapchart.net · read 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes use in classrooms, journals, scientific papers, market research, sales presentations, infographics, map games, and travel maps.mapchart.net · read 5 Oct 2026
- iOS requirement
- The Apple listing requires iOS 15.0 or later and identifies the app as designed for iPhone and iPad.apps.apple.com · read 14 Oct 2026
