Comparison

The ESO App vs Paltopia

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The ESO App

This app serves as an unofficial companion for The Elder Scrolls Online. It helps players find lore books, skyshards, and delves using interactive maps and search functions. Users can also track their crafting research progress offline.

Highlights
  • Lore book locations
  • Skyshard locations
  • Delve maps
  • Crafting research tracker
  • Offline functionality
  • In-app search
Features
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The essential companion for The Elder Scrolls Online community. Explore Tamriel, navigate delves, discover important locations and track your characters throughout their adventures. EXPLORE THE ATLAS • Browse regional, delve and interior maps • Search thousands of locations across every map • Find lorebooks, skyshards, bosses, wayshrines, crafting locations, treasure maps, surveys, fishing spots and more • Filter map markers to focus on the locations you need • Select a search result to open its exact location on the map • Keep the complete bundled Atlas available offline TRACK YOUR CHARACTERS • Create and manage multiple characters • Track completed objectives across individual regions or all of Tamriel • Record discovered lorebooks, skyshards, bosses and other map locations • Track motifs, fishing achievements, provisioning recipes, crafting research and furnishing plans • See progress totals for each character GUIDES AND TOOLS • Browse helpful player guides • Search sets, locations, bonuses and traits • Explore skills and skill lines • Combine reagents in the Alchemy Laboratory • Find recipes by effect or ingredient • Save favourite sets, skills and Alchemy recipes ACCOUNT SYNC Create a free account to sync one selected character across your devices. ESO Pro allows every character and their progress to remain synced across supported devices. The Atlas and bundled reference content remain available offline. An internet connection is required for account syncing and content updates. We hope The ESO App makes every adventure through Tamriel easier. If you enjoy using the app, please consider leaving a review. Follow us on Instagram at @the_eso_app for news and updates. Nexu Industries Australia https://theesoapp.com https://theesoapp.com/contact The ESO App is an unofficial fan made companion and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or associated with ZeniMax Media, ZeniMax Online Studios or Bethesda Softworks. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ESO Pro is available as an auto-renewable subscription. Available subscription periods and prices are displayed in the app before purchase. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account when your purchase is confirmed. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://theesoapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://theesoapp.com/terms

About

Paltopia

This fan-made guide provides comprehensive information for your PalWorld adventure. Discover detailed Pal stats, breeding combinations, and base-building insights. Organize your collection, create teams, and sync your progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive Pal information
  • Breeding guide and helper
  • Filter and search Pals
  • Customizable lists
  • Team creation and analysis
  • Backup and sync functionality
Features
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Paltopia will help you out on starting your PalWorld adventure with useful resources! With This fan made guide you can See more information about all Pals, and more. Keep track of which pals you've received the bonus reward, breeding tree, filter them based on Element, Work Suitability and more. - Full Pals informations: Descriptions, Possible item drops, active skills, stats, locations, and what they will be helpful on your base. - Filters, Search function, and more Breeding Guide and helper - Use 2 different modes to find the perfect pair: - Known Parents: If you want to know what will be the offspring of your two favorite pals - Parent Finder: You know what you want? we'll help you decide the perfect pair! See all available eggs and what they can hatch into. - Lists: Tired of forgetting what you had on a base, or which pals are you missing, or which one you love? No more! Create lists and keep them taps away. Customization: Show/hide the information you want, keep it nice and steady! - Teams: Create your teams, check if your current ingame team got good stats, or create your own! - Backups and sync: Backup your catches, map marks, teams and more, keep them sync in different devices! Paltopia is a fanmade, unofficial app that contains information related to Palworld, pals, items, locations and more. Artworks and names are properties of Pocket Pair, Inc. Paltopia is not affiliated, endorsed or supported by Pocket Pair, Inc in any way. Artworks and content were used on this app in accordance with the laws of Fair Use. No copyright infringement intended.

Screenshots

The ESO App4 screens
Paltopia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paltopia at Free against The ESO App's $1.99. Paltopia also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (69% vs 54%). The ESO App's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Paltopia is free to download; The ESO App costs $1.99 up front. The ESO App sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Paltopia sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paltopia holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 596 and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of The ESO App's written reviews are positive against 69% of Paltopia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The ESO App ships an update every 4 weeks, Paltopia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The ESO App versus Paltopia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe ESO AppPaltopia
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (596 ratings)4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews69.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5961.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew CarltonEduardo Miquilena

Customer experience

The ESO App

All ratings598 ratings
Positive57.2%
Neutral13.5%
Negative29.3%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral15.2%
Negative30.7%

Paltopia

All ratings1,238 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive69.3%
Neutral17.9%
Negative12.9%

User reviews

The ESO App

From 596 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic app
  • 👍 Extremely useful for console players
  • 🗺️ Detailed maps and locations
  • 📋 Excellent for tracking progress
  • 🔍 Helpful for finding collectibles

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Slow to update with new content
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔀 Confusing navigation/UI
  • 📱 Lacks syncing between devices

Paltopia

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful app for Palworld
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 🤩 Great features like map and breeding guide
  • 👍 Smooth and enjoyable experience
  • 🙌 Developers are responsive to feedback

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some bugs and glitches reported
  • ⚠️ Needs to be updated for new game content
  • 🚧 Map could be more detailed

Bugs and requests

The ESO App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Search function not working
  • Character data not syncing properly
  • Crashes when trying to mark items as completed

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add quest tracking
  • Include more build guides
  • Improve search functionality
  • Add jewelry crafting survey locations
  • Allow marking items as partially completed

Paltopia

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Find location feature not working properly
  • App became unusable after recent update
  • Backup and save options have spelling error

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add AI assistant to answer specific questions
  • Include pal weakness/strength information
  • Ability to track caught pals and variants
  • Add home screen widget for news and updates

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The ESO App

Subscriptions3
  • ESO Pro [1 Month Subscription]3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • ESO Pro [6 Month Subscription]$4.996 Months
  • ESO Pro [1 Year Subscription]$8.991 Year
2 purchases

Paltopia

One-time2
  • Paltopia+$4.99
  • Paltopia++$8.99

Questions

Is The ESO App free?
The ESO App costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Paltopia free?
Paltopia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The ESO App or Paltopia?
Paltopia is rated higher. The ESO App averages 3.5 out of 5 from 596 ratings, while Paltopia averages 4.8 from 1.4K ratings.
Do The ESO App or Paltopia have ads?
Paltopia shows ads; The ESO App does not.
Which is updated more often, The ESO App or Paltopia?
The ESO App ships an update every 4 weeks, and Paltopia every 3 weeks. Most recently, The ESO App was updated on November 2, 2026 and Paltopia on October 30, 2026.

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