The Explorer's Friend comparisons
The Explorer's Friend is compared head-to-head with BlueMap, Dynmap and Pl3xMap and more: 7 head-to-heads in Minecraft World Map Viewers, each with the specs and prices we checked.
The Explorer's Friend head-to-head
- The Explorer's Friend vs BlueMap
- The Explorer's Friend vs Dynmap
- The Explorer's Friend vs Pl3xMap
- The Explorer's Friend vs squaremap
- The Explorer's Friend vs uNmINeD
- The Explorer's Friend vs Worldlens
- The Explorer's Friend vs BedrockMap
The Explorer's Friend vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Server map support | Live map updates | Dimension maps | Map view mode | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | The Explorer's Friend | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2d | 9.2 |
| 1 | BlueMap | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2d_and_3d | 9.4 |
| 3 | Dynmap | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2d | 9.0 |
| 4 | Pl3xMap | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2d | 8.9 |
| 5 | squaremap | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2d | 8.8 |
| 6 | uNmINeD | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2d_and_3d | 8.7 |
| 7 | Worldlens | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3d | 8.6 |
| 8 | BedrockMap | Yes | $5/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2d | 8.5 |
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