Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon)
Do you guys remember that magical map from that Harry Potter movie? That thingy a couple of guys at Dropbox made during their hackathon? We took it to the next level...
Marauders Map is a real-time location-sharing application inspired by the fictional map from Harry Potter. Built during Circle's hackathon, it allows users to see the locations of people they know on an interactive… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 2 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon) launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Stalk your friends location on Facebook Messager
2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Use the interactive map to explore the Silk Roads, discover new routes, learn what resources and goods are traded, and find an outpost or town to dive into.
Apr 2026 · intofarlands.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · mewo2.com · its alternatives →
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MapScroll▲109Hi HN, I built this after getting frustrated trying to map out things like “Ancient mayan ruins” or “James Bond movie locations” on Google "My" Maps. You basically have to drop pins manually, hunt down photos, copy links, it’s slow and never feels like an actual story. With MapScroll, you just type something like “Marco Polo’s route” or “forgotten WWII sites in France”, and it geocodes, grabs images + articles, and plots everything into a shareable story map. Each marker comes with a little gallery and sources tied to your prompt. You can also refine the first draft which AI creates before…
2025 · mapscroll.ai · its alternatives →
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Fast & beautiful mind maps with real-time collaboration
2019 · whimsical.com · its alternatives →
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WorldMap.lolfrom $5/mo▲197Put your startup on the map. Literally.
Aug 2026 · worldmap.lol · its alternatives →
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I've posted this game here before, hopefully a repost is fine as the game has changed quite a bit (improved AI, improved mapeditor, much quicker gameplay, etc). Game is based on JavaScript/Canvas and WebSockets. On the browser side the map is pre-rendered (as a background image), just the mobile units/buildings and animations are dynamically rendered. The lobby server is made in node.js, but the game server is C++ for performance reasons (mainly the pathfinding). I found the C++ WebSocket libraries out there to be too difficult to use so I made my own based on the rfc. Overall I…
2022 · battle-of-flags.com · its alternatives →
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The Pinball Map website and free mobile app will help you find places to play pinball! Pinball Map is a high-quality user-updated pinball locator for all the public pinball machines in your area.
2020 · pinballmap.com · its alternatives →
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MapHub allows you to create, share and collaborate interactive maps online.
2016 · maphub.net · its alternatives →
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2014 · actionstreetmap.github.io · its alternatives →
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MakerMapfree▲197A living map of makers and what they’re building
26d ago · makermap.lol · its alternatives →
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Extracted Maps of the DOS Game Test Drive 3. Contribute to s-macke/Test-Drive-3-Maps development by creating an account on GitHub.
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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connmap is an X11 desktop widget that shows location of your current network peers on a world map in real-time - cantrepro/connmap
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pixie▲87Location tags that create a digital map of all your things
2015 · getpixie.com · its alternatives →
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Figma Map Maker▲162Figma plugin to generate map, supporting Google Maps, Mapbox
2019 · figma.com · its alternatives →
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Tasmap▲111Hi there, I just saw a cool city map project (https://github.com/originalankur/maptoposter) gaining some attention on Hacker News. I'm building a similar product so I want to share it with you. If you're interested in beautiful maps, maybe give Tasmap a try. It's not just a static, beautiful map; it's dynamic and interactive, and connected with articles. There are 20+ well designed themes, and if you're not good at design, you can even have AI design it for you. You can embed it in your site or install it as an app on your phone. You can create a beautiful and useful map.…
2020 · tasmap.app · its alternatives →
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2018 · geonames.tile38.com · its alternatives →
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Maguss▲73Maguss is a wizarding location-based mobile MMORPG
2016 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
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Hello HN! I’m excited to share this open-source community mashup showing the power and possibility of combining 3D Gaussian splat scans with traditional mesh-based 3D tiles maps in the browser. As you've probably seen on HN a bunch lately, Gaussian splats are a new method to allow custom 3D scans of scenes and objects [1] and Google Maps 3D Tiles API are the same 3D buildings and street views your familiar with in Google Earth or Google Maps, and recently they’ve been made available for inclusion in web apps. Combining splats + 3d map mixes highly detailed real-world custom micro-scans with…
2024 · maps-and-splats.glitch.me · its alternatives →
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