Changelog

May 9, 2024

v 5.4.6

Bug fixes and improvements.

May 1, 2024

v 5.4.4

- World Cold War and US historical maps: when saving a map configuration, the selected year is now also saved.
- Fixed an issue with the Victoria 3 Provinces map save configurations.
- Victoria 3 maps: renamed Circars state and provinces to Andhra.
- World map: fixed borders between California and Arizona when Show US States is active.

April 4, 2024

v 5.4.3

- Various UI improvements for landscape mode. Moved things around to make it easier to use and edit your map when you rotate your device.
- You can now sort the map selection list by the most recently used maps.
- UK/Ireland counties: Fixed border gaps.

April 1, 2024

v 5.4.2

Fixed an issue with the app not launching for some users.

March 27, 2024

v 5.3.0

- The Hearts of Iron IV States and Provinces maps have been updated to the latest version of the game (version 1.14, "Trial of Allegiance"). Added states and their provinces in Latin America and changed borders in adjacent ones.
- You can now select the game version (1.14 or 1.13 for now) for the Hearts of Iron IV maps.
- UK election map: fixed shape of Clacton.
- EU NUTS 3 map: fixed some issues with erroneous subdivisions showing up.

March 23, 2024

v 5.2.4

- Updated the Europe NUTS2 and NUTS3 maps to include NUTS subdivisions for non-EU countries: Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Türkiye, Albania, and Liechtenstein.
- Minor fixes to the World Cold War and Tamriel maps.

March 14, 2024

v 5.2.3

- Minor bug fixes.

March 8, 2024

v 5.2.2

- Small bug fixes.

March 6, 2024

v 5.2.1

- In the UK election map, you can now select between the old and the current version of the map.
- Added the Palestinian territories to the Europe map.

Feb. 29, 2024

v 5.2.0

- The UK election map has been fully updated to reflect the 2023 boundary review changes:
- There have been changes in almost all constituencies.
- The updated map no longer has gaps between subdivisions.
- It features a sidemap for the Greater London area.
- Fixed an issue with the "Save to Photos" button not working.

Feb. 26, 2024

v 5.1.2

- Better undo/redo behavior.
- Updated Tutorial screens.
- Minor UI fixes.

Feb. 23, 2024

v 5.1.1

- Fixed an issue where changing color while coloring by group wouldn't work.
- Improved UI when device has larger text settings.
- Small UI improvements.

Feb. 22, 2024

v 5.1.0

- New tool: Use the Color by Group tool to quickly paint all subdivisions of a group with a single color. For example, on the HoI IV Provinces map, tapping on a province will paint the whole state with the same color.
- Added a state borders overlay for the HoI IV and Victoria 3 Provinces maps. You can toggle it on and off from Customize > Extras.

Feb. 20, 2024

v 5.0.2

Minor fixes.

Nov. 13, 2023

v 4.8.14

Improved the MapGame preview.

Oct. 25, 2023

v 4.8.13

Fixes a crash issue on iPhone 6 devices.

Oct. 17, 2023

v 4.8.12

Minor bug fixes.

Oct. 10, 2023

v 4.8.10

- Minor internal fixes.

Sept. 28, 2023

v 4.8.4

- The Caribbean: fixed labels.
- Asia/EU IV: renamed East Timor to Timor Leste for consistency purposes.
- World subdivisions: fixed gaps between Azerbaijan and Iran provinces.
- EU IV: fixed name of Yapeyú province.

Sept. 18, 2023

v 4.8.1

Minor fixes. Check the changelog for more details.

Sept. 11, 2023

v 4.8.0

Updates and fixes to maps. Check the changelog for more details.

Aug. 16, 2023

v 4.7.7

Fixes in various maps. Check the changelog for more details.

Aug. 3, 2023

v 4.7.6

Bug fixes and improvements to maps. Check the Changelog for details.

July 25, 2023

v 4.7.5

- Europe detailed: remade the whole map to be displayed in the Robinson projection, similarly to the other detailed maps. Fixed all gaps between borders, added new subdivisions, and fixed some names. Check the Changelog for more details.
- World subdivisions/Africa detailed: added South West Ethiopia Peoples province to Ethiopia and Chobe and Ngamiland districts to Botswana.
- US counties: fixed borders between Prince Wales-Hyder and Petersburg census areas in Alaska.

July 10, 2023

v 4.7.3

- Africa detailed: fixed all gaps between subdivision borders.
- World subdivisions/Africa detailed: added North Western province in Sierra Leone, fixed borders of Dubréka and Conakry in Guinea and borders of Bengui and Ombella M' Poko in Central African Republic
- World subdivisions: fixed borders of counties in Croatia.
- Americas detailed: fixed an issue with the Great Lakes not being displayed on the map.
- World subdivisions/Asia detailed: fixed name of Al_Manāmah_BH in Bahrain.
- Japan: fixed names of Kochi and Oita prefectures.

July 5, 2023

v 4.7.2

Americas detailed map: fixed all gaps between subdivision borders. Also, minor updates to some subdivision names.

July 3, 2023

v 4.7.1

- World subdivisions/Asia detailed: updated borders of Ar Riyad, Ash Sharqiyah, Najran, Al Jawf, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Tabuk, Ha 'il, Ar Quassim in Saudi Arabia.
- World subdivisions/Africa detailed: updated borders of Bengo and Luanda in Angola. Added Orapa town district to Botswana.
- Americas detailed: added Islas de la Bahia province to Honduras.
- Africa detailed: fixed some border gaps between subdivisions.

June 14, 2023

v 4.7.0

- Scripts! You can now use Scripts to quickly color or get data from a map. For example, use the Random Color script to quickly color a map with random colors. Find them in the map editor, using Actions > Scripts.
- Converted all names of municipalities in the Mexico map to display their state's ISO code instead (e.g. San_Dimas_MX10026 -> San_Dimas_DUR).

June 1, 2023

v 4.6.1

- A new Mexico map is now available, featuring all 2,547 Mexican municipalities!
- In the Options, you can now choose to hide the banner that appears when switching tools.
- Fixed a positioning issue with the banner that appears when switching tools.
- World map with microstates: fixed placement of Chile's label.

May 29, 2023

v 4.5.9

- Fixed an issue with the alternative app icons not working on iPad devices.
- Fixed an issue with the name of Cabo Verde on multiple maps.
- Fixes and improvements to the Asia detailed and World subdivisions maps. Check the Changelog screen for more details.

May 2, 2023

v 4.5.8

- New app icons to choose from! Spice up your home screen and select between 7 map-related app icons.
- Added Greenland to the Americas map.

April 23, 2023

v 4.5.7

Asia-detailed/world subdivisions: added Shymkent City to Kazakhstan, renamed Indonesia provinces to Indonesian name, added Papua Barat Daya to Indonesian provinces.

April 13, 2023

v 4.5.6

Fixes an issue with older iOS versions.

April 11, 2023

v 4.5.5

- Hearts of Iron IV states map: added Karagandy, Pavlodar, Kargopol, Kotlas, and Chukchi Peninsula.
- Hearts of Iron IV states map: merged Shetland into Scottish Highlands.
- Hearts of Iron IV states map: fixed the names of Elisabethville, Khakassia, Lazio, Lombardia, North Transylvania, Piemonte, Sardegna, Sicilia, Toscana, Vorarlberg, and Zambesi.
- Türkiye: display Imrali island as part of Bursa province, not Yalova.
- Fixed an issue with the France Departments map not loading.

April 6, 2023

v 4.5.4

- Fixed an issue with the Westeros and Canada maps not loading.
- Fixed some UI issues.

March 31, 2023

v 4.5.0

- The app should generally feel faster now.
- You can now disable double tap to zoom in the Options screen.
- Various map fixes. Check the Changelog screen for details.

March 20, 2023

v 4.4.2

Small bug fixes and improvements. Check About/Options > Changelog for details.

Jan. 30, 2023

v 4.4.0

• Updated the app's UI design.
• You can now search for a map in the Select map screen.

Jan. 20, 2023

v 4.3.5

• You can now load a map directly from the My Maps screen! Tap on the LOAD button next to the map you want to resume editing.
• World subdivisions/Americas detailed maps: fixed names of Guyana's regions.
• Europa Universalis IV map: Added an option in Extras to color all wastelands of the map with the same gray color.
• Europa Universalis IV map: Cree is now part of the Iyiyiw province. Cayman Islands is now part of the Moron province.

Jan. 15, 2023

v 4.3.3

- Fixed an issue where the Westeros and Canada maps would not load properly.
- World 1880 map: fixed border between Romania/Russian Empire, and Serbia/Ottoman Empire.

Jan. 11, 2023

v 4.3.2

Fixes and improvements to maps: World - Cold War, UK & Ireland, Europe - detailed, World 1814, World 1880, World 1914, World 1938.

Jan. 4, 2023

v 4.3.1

Happy New Year! Best wishes to you and your loved ones!
- You can now show county names in the UK historic counties map.
- Map fixes and improvements. Check the Changelog screen for more details.

Dec. 17, 2022

v 4.3.0

• New free map themes! You can now find 5 new map themes to use as a starting point for your maps:
Muted: based on grey hues.
Marine: blue-grey background, grey countries.
Royal: regal purple and gold.
Modern: light grey backround, white countries.
Ancient: feels like an old exploration chart.
• World-1880 map and Europe NUTS 3 map fixes.

Dec. 5, 2022

v 4.2.1

• Fixed issues with the provinces of Khovsgol, Santarem, Maranhao in the Europa Universalis IV map.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Nov. 30, 2022

v 4.2.0

• Two columns legend: you can now split the legend in two columns. Useful for maps with a lot of items. Find it in Extras > Legend columns.
• EU IV map: fixed an issue with the Temes province.
• Poland map: fixed an issue with the Legnica province.

Nov. 2, 2022

v 4.1.3

• Fixed an issue with some saved maps not loading.
• Fixed an issue with autosaves.
• World 1914 map: fixed a typo in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.

Oct. 12, 2022

v 4.1.2

• Hearts of Iron IV map: added Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Socotra to the map. Fixed issues with the outline of Stalinabad and Nigeria.
• World Subdivisions and Americas-Detailed maps: renamed Vargas_VE to La_Guaira_VE.
• World Subdivisions map: swapped the names of Napo_EC and Tungurahua_EC.
• Europe map: remove the Isle of Man from the map.

Oct. 6, 2022

v 4.1.1

• Updated the Hearts of Iron IV map to the latest patch (1.12 'By Blood Alone').
• Fixed issues with some of the Hearts of Iron IV and EU IV province names.
• Fixed multiple country/subdivision names with accented characters.

Sept. 25, 2022

v 4.0.1

• Various improvements to the user interface.
• New map! A complete map of Romania's subdivisions (counties, communes, cities, and municipalities) is now available!
• World Subdivisions and Asia Detailed: renamed Dəvəçi_AZ to Şabran_AZ.
• Europa Universalis IV: split Slesvig province to Slesvig and Fyn and fixed name of Cabo Verde.
• Europe: fixed borders between Wales and England when the 'Split the UK' option is activated.
• Germany: fixed issue with coloring Bremen.

Aug. 25, 2022

v 3.10.3

Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Aug. 17, 2022

v 3.10.2

• Reinstated the ability to save maps to the device's files.
• World subdivisions: Added missing New Ireland province to Papua New Guinea.
• USA Congressional District: fixed the positioning of state abbreviation labels.
• USA Counties: minor border fix in MA.
• Europa Universalis IV: fixed name of Vlaanderen province.
• Renamed references of Kiev to Kyiv in all maps.

Aug. 11, 2022

v 3.10.1

Minor fixes and improvements for the Europa Universalis IV map.

Aug. 7, 2022

v 3.10.0

• New map! The Europa Universalis IV provinces map is now available! Use it for mapping out game scenarios or creating alternate history maps.
• All maps you create will now be exported as PNG images to your device's photo gallery, instead of your device's storage.

July 28, 2022

v 3.9.4

• Asia-Detailed/World subdivisions: split Papua_ID into 3 new subdivisions, valid after 30th June 2022, and fixed name of Zabaykalsky Krai district.
• Hearts of Iron IV: fixed name of Yarkand district.
• World map - Simple: fixed an issue with Hawaii not being displayed correctly.
• US Congressional Districts: swapped names of WV01 and WV02 districts.
• Wargames world map: fixed an issue with RU848.

July 15, 2022

v 3.9.3

Fixed an issue where loading map configuration would not work.

July 12, 2022

v 3.9.1

• Fixed an issue where the available free configs were not calculated properly.
• If you encounter any problems, use the new Report a Bug screen to report them to me. You can find it via About/Options > Report a Bug. Thank you for your help!

July 9, 2022

v 3.9.0

This version includes a beta release of the upcoming MapChart website premium features. It is only available for the 50 beta users of the website, that already have an account.
• Map themes! You can now select a pre-defined map theme for all your maps:
- Default: white background, grey countries.
- Dark: dark background, dark grey countries.
- Aqua: light blue background, light grey countries.
Set your preferred map theme in the Options section, or via Actions > Map Theme, while editing your map.
• Pinned maps! You can now pin your favorite maps and find them easily:
In the maps list, swipe right and select Pin to pin a map to the top of the list.
• The US Congressional Districts map has been updated with all the redistricting changes for the upcoming 2022 midterm elections (118th Congress).
• Fixed an issue with the legend boxes when no legend content was specified.
• Fixed names and spellings on the following maps: World Subdivisions, Europe - Detailed, Belgium, The Caribbean, Netherlands, Tamriel.

May 13, 2022

v 3.8.2

• Updated the Netherlands municipalities map with all the recent mergers and splittings of municipalities.
• Updated the borders of Iran provinces in Asia Detailed and World subdivisions maps.
• HoI IV map: fixed Diyarbakir and Malatya.
• EU NUTS3 map: added PL424 (in Poland).
• Asia map: fixed Bhutan label.

May 11, 2022

v 3.8.1

- Couple of bug fixes.

March 18, 2022

v 3.8.0

• New map: A new, complete map of Ukraine's subdivisions (oblasts, raions, hromadas).
• A new theme ("Kyiv"), is now available.

Feb. 11, 2022

v 3.7.0

New map: Hearts of Iron IV map now available!

With 834 states shown on the map, I am pretty sure that it will be so useful for fans of the game or alternate history enthusiasts!