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Help center · Girls Map · Last updated: May 16, 2026

Welcome to the Girls Map support center. If you have a question that is not answered here, please email us — we read every message personally.

Direct contact

Email: christian@irack.mx

We reply within 48 business hours, Monday through Friday (Mexico City time).

How to play Girls Map

How do I start a game?
  1. Open Girls Map on your iPhone
  2. The title screen appears with a Start option
  3. Tap Start — the level select screen appears
  4. Tap a level to begin (unlocked levels are shown in color, locked ones are grayed out)

There is no sign-in, no tutorial wall, no level selector locking content behind progress beyond what you have unlocked. You go straight from the title to the gameplay.

What are the controls?

Girls Map uses a classic arcade-handheld layout, reborn for touch:

That's the entire control set. No swipe gestures, no shake, no haptic combos — just the four directions, the two action buttons, and pause.

How does the reveal-puzzle gameplay work?

Each level starts with a blank rectangular canvas hiding an illustration underneath. Your line begins at the edge of the canvas. Use the D-Pad to steer it across the canvas, then return to any edge to close the loop. The smaller of the two regions you just enclosed gets filled in, revealing that part of the illustration. Repeat until you have revealed at least the target percentage shown at the top of the screen — at that point the level is cleared.

You start each level with a fixed number of lives. Lose them all and the run ends.

What is the swarm of enemies?

While your line is being drawn, a small group of natural creatures (butterflies, bees, birds) bounces around the unrevealed portion of the canvas. They cannot enter the regions you have already claimed, but they can fly across your unfinished line at any time. If a creature touches your line before you close the loop, you lose one life and the line resets to its starting edge.

The creatures are deliberately gentle — no monsters, no violence. The challenge is timing and routing, not combat.

Why is the safe (B) button slower than the fast (A) button?

The two action buttons let you choose how to draw: fast (A) is the regular drawing speed, but if a creature touches your line you lose the life immediately. Slow (B) draws at a reduced speed but applies a small grace period — you can interrupt the line and back away if a creature swerves into your path. Use slow mode for tight, risky cuts and fast mode for wide territory captures.

How is my progress saved?

Every time you clear a level, the App saves your unlock and your best percentage automatically. The save happens with no button press, no name to type. The data is stored locally on your iPhone using SwiftData and is not associated with your Apple ID, with Game Center, or with any name or identifier.

How do I reset all progress and high scores?

From the title screen or settings panel, look for the "Reset progress" option. Confirm and every saved unlock and high score is erased. This is irreversible — there is no cloud copy and no trash bin.

Uninstalling the App from your iPhone also erases every piece of progress and every preference.

Can I turn off the music or the sound effects?

Yes. Inside the App, the settings panel lets you toggle the background music and the line / capture / enemy sound effects independently. Your preferences are remembered the next time you open the App.

Levels and content

How many levels are there at launch?

The launch version of Girls Map ships with six original illustrations: Sakura, Tokyo, Kimono, Cafe, University, and Beach. Each illustration corresponds to one level and is revealed gradually as you play. Future updates may add more illustrations.

What kind of artwork is in the levels?

Every illustration is a fully modest, family-friendly, fashion-editorial portrait in an everyday setting — a stroll under cherry blossoms, a busy Tokyo street, a kimono ceremony, a quiet cafe, a university courtyard, a sunny beach. The style is anime/manga in spirit but realistic in proportions and clothing. There is no objectionable, suggestive, or sensitive content of any kind. The App is rated 9+ on the App Store.

Are you using anything from Gals Panic, Volfied, Qix, or any other 1990s arcade game?

No. Girls Map contains no sprite, no font, no ROM, no audio sample, no graphic asset, no illustration, and no code from Gals Panic (Kaneko), Volfied (Taito), Qix (Taito), or any other commercial arcade or puzzle property. The reveal-puzzle gameplay genre — trace a line, claim enclosed territory, dodge enemies, hit a percentage target — is a generic mechanic dating back to the early 1980s and is not protectable expression. Girls Map is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Taito Corporation, Kaneko Co., Ltd., or any holder of any commercial puzzle game franchise.

Frequently asked questions

Is Girls Map free? Are there any hidden purchases?

Yes, completely free. Girls Map has no In-App Purchases, no subscriptions, no "premium" tier, no ads, no rewarded videos, no upsells, no email capture, and no "watch a video to continue" gates. Every level is unlocked through play, not through payment. You will never see a payment prompt inside the App.

Do you store my progress on any server?

No. Every unlock and high score lives exclusively on your iPhone. We have no backend, no cloud storage, no leaderboard server, and no way to access your progress. If you uninstall the App, all progress is erased with it. See our Privacy Policy for the full statement.

Does Girls Map send anything to the internet?

No. The App makes no network requests of its own. After you download it from the App Store, it works fully offline. You can put your iPhone in airplane mode and keep playing — there is no difference.

Does Girls Map have ads, including "ads for other apps"?

No advertising of any kind. No banner ads, no interstitial ads, no rewarded videos, no cross-promotion of other apps from the developer, no third-party ad SDK.

Does Girls Map collect any personal information about me?

No. Girls Map collects no personal information at all. No name, no age, no email, no analytics, no telemetry, no device identifier, no behavioral data. The App does not even know how often it is used. See our Privacy Policy for the full statement.

Does Girls Map use Game Center or leaderboards?

No. Girls Map is intentionally offline and anonymous. There is no Game Center sign-in, no leaderboard server, no Game Center achievements, and no social comparison feature. Your progress is yours alone.

Does Girls Map use the camera, microphone, or photos?

No. Girls Map requests no system permissions at all. It does not access the camera, microphone, Photos library, location, contacts, Bluetooth, local network, HealthKit, Motion, or notifications. The only thing the App interacts with is the touch input on the virtual D-Pad and action buttons.

Does Girls Map use any AI or machine learning?

No. Girls Map does not call any AI service (no OpenAI, no Anthropic, no Google AI, no on-device LLM, no Apple FoundationModels). The enemy movement uses a standard pseudo-random sequence, and that is the only "algorithm" in the game.

Is Girls Map suitable for children?

Yes. The App is rated 9+ on the App Store. The illustrations are fully modest fashion-editorial portraits in everyday settings, the enemies are gentle creatures (butterflies, bees, birds — no monsters, no violence), and the App collects no personal information. We still encourage parents to supervise their child's screen time.

Is Girls Map available in other languages?

The App is in English at launch. Because there is barely any text on screen during gameplay (the interface is icons, the canvas, and the percentage counter), it is usable regardless of your system language. We may add localized labels in a future version if players request it.

Which devices are supported?

Girls Map requires iOS 26.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone only. There is no iPad-optimized version yet. The App runs in portrait orientation.

Is there an iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch version?

Girls Map is currently iPhone-only. We may evaluate an iPad version in the future, but there is no committed timeline.

How do I report a bug?

Email christian@irack.mx and include:

Can I suggest a new feature or a new level?

Yes — we love hearing ideas. Email christian@irack.mx with your proposal. We review every suggestion.

I want to verify my privacy concerns. Who do I contact?

Email the same address: christian@irack.mx. The mailbox is monitored personally by the developer (a real human, not a support bot) and replies typically arrive within 48 business hours.

Contact

Developer Chris Flores
Ingeniería.dev
Postal address Av. Javier Barros Sierra 495, Santa Fe Lomas de Santa Fe Zedec Santa Fé, Álvaro Obregón 01219, Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

Estimated response time: 48 business hours (Monday through Friday, Mexico City time).