# SCEE Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/scee/ 5 people recommended SCEE in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. 3 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time”. **Verdict:** Free StreetComplete fork that adds extra quests and customisation, sitting between quick StreetComplete and full editors like Vespucci. Best suited to people already familiar with OpenStreetMap mapping. Summary written by Claude from 5 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Middle ground between Vespucci and StreetComplete (1 comment in the sample): "I find it a nice middle ground between a full editor like Vespucci and the quick and easy SC." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48802723)) - Extra quests and lots of UI customisation (1 comment in the sample): "adds some extra "quests" and a ton of UI customisability" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48796223)) - Suited to people familiar with OSM (1 comment in the sample): "I recommend SCEE for those who are already familiar with OSM mapping" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48819096)) ## Other map editors people recommend - [Every Door](https://hackerapproved.com/p/every-door/): 19 recommend, 2 mixed, 4 criticize - [MapComplete](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mapcomplete/): 16 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize - [iD editor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/id-editor/): 11 recommend, 0 mixed, 3 criticize - [JOSM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/josm/): 9 recommend, 2 mixed, 11 criticize ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "SCEE", https://hackerapproved.com/p/scee/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.