SCEE
Shares rank 5 of 7 map editors by recommenders
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.
5 people recommended SCEE in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
3 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time”.
Summary written by Claude from 5 comments.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 1
The record
Recommended in 1 of 12 months
In 2 different threads.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 2 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 3 of its 5 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 5 of the 6 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Middle ground between Vespucci and StreetComplete
“I find it a nice middle ground between a full editor like Vespucci and the quick and easy SC.”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Organic Maps” Extra quests and lots of UI customisation
“adds some extra "quests" and a ton of UI customisability”
Comment from 5 Jul 2026 in “Organic Maps” Suited to people familiar with OSM
“I recommend SCEE for those who are already familiar with OSM mapping”
Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time”
Other map editors people recommend
The four most recommended other map editors, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every Door | 19 | 2 | 4 | 83% | 8 | — | Approved |
| MapComplete | 16 | 0 | 2 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| iD editor | 11 | 0 | 3 | 79% | 6 | — | — |
| JOSM | 9 | 2 | 11 | 45% | 4 | — | — |
| SCEEThis page | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I walked around with SCEE or Streetcomplete”
“just a crippled version of SCEE for me”
“I recommend SCEE for those who are already familiar with OSM mapping”
“I find it a nice middle ground between a full editor like Vespucci and the quick and easy SC.”
“adds some extra "quests" and a ton of UI customisability”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.