Combat Map App for iPad

[leivan]

Hi all,
Can anyone recommend a combat map app for iPad. The app we used was not updated for a long time and stopped working with iOS 11 as 32 bit app support was dropped all together. I bought Battle Map 2 which supports hex grids but does not support facing. Any recommandation for a map suitable for GURPS combats (hex grid and facing at the minimum)? I am OK with paid apps.

[leivan]

It is interesting that no replies were given for this. Is everybody using pen paper and cardboard miniatures?

[mlangsdorf]

I use MapTools, which requires Java support and might work with an Ipad. I think some of my players use it from their tablets.

See rptools.net.

[Captain Joy]

Originally Posted by leivan

It is interesting that no replies were given for this. Is everybody using pen paper and cardboard miniatures?

It’s news to me there was ever an iOS app that let you use your iPad as a hex-based combat map. I still use dry erase and a chessex hex map, or print outs, as I figured my iPad would be too small.

Also, my attempts at using electronic map-making software hasn’t gone well – too time consuming.

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by leivan

It is interesting that no replies were given for this. Is everybody using pen paper and cardboard miniatures?

I don't use combat maps at all frequently. When I do, they're just sketches.

Originally Posted by mlangsdorf

I use MapTools, which requires Java support and might work with an Ipad. I think some of my players use it from their tablets.

Java does not run on iOS.

[kmunoz]

I use SplashStreamer on my iPad, which allows me to connect to my desktop remotely. There are other apps that have the same function (TeamViewer is fairly popular).

From there I can run any mapping program I want and use my iPad as a desktop interface.