Cartographer vs Chart & Graph Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cartographer
Create custom maps for fantasy worlds, alien landscapes, and imaginary realms. Easily generate diverse terrains and adjust geographical features like sea levels and landmasses. Offers professional-looking styles for writers and RPG players.
- Custom map generation
- Landscape customization
- Adjustable sea level
- Terrain transformation
- Custom map styles
- Random world creation
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Designed specifically by and for writers and RPG players, Cartographer is the perfect tool for creating custom maps of alien worlds, fantasy realms, and imaginary landscapes. Simply pick what kind of landscape you're looking for and Cartographer takes care of the rest! Then customize your landscape by adjusting the sea level, turning peninsulas into islands and archipelagos into mountain ranges. Plus, with a suite of custom styles, your map will look professionally crafted from the very moment of its creation. Whether you're trying to visualize a world for your next story or looking for a way to add "dice roll"-stlye randomness to an RPG campaign, Cartographer will have you up and running in no time!
Chart & Graph Maker
Easily create professional-looking pie, bar, and line charts in seconds. Customize your graphs with titles, colors, and labels. Save and share your visualizations directly from your device.
- Create Pie, Bar, and Line graphs
- Customize titles, colors, and labels
- Save and share graph images
- Manage and edit past charts
- Visualize data with clear charts
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Make a pie chart for survey results, a bar graph to compare values or a line chart to show change over time. GraPho is a simple chart and graph maker that turns your labels and numbers into clear images for school reports, presentations and everyday data sharing. CHOOSE THE RIGHT GRAPH Pie charts: show percentages and proportions at a glance. Turn poll results or category totals into a visual breakdown. Bar charts: compare sales figures, experiment results or counts across categories. Make differences easier to explain in your next report. Line charts: display trends in measurements or monthly data. Help your audience see how values change over time. Horizontal bar charts and histograms are also available with Premium. Use a histogram to visualize a frequency distribution or choose horizontal bars to compare categories. SAVE GRAPH IMAGES FOR YOUR REPORTS Export high-resolution images to illustrate homework, share survey findings or add charts to presentation slides. Turn a table of figures into a picture your audience can understand. KEEP YOUR DATA USEFUL Adjust data colors, revisit saved graphs, edit earlier entries and back up or restore your work. Graph creation works offline, so you can prepare visuals without an internet connection. START WITH THREE STEPS 1. Select a graph type. 2. Enter labels and numerical values. 3. Save the finished chart as an image. Use the built-in guide when you need help getting started. PREMIUM OPTIONS Core features are free. Premium adds ad removal, unlimited pie-chart data points, seven theme colors, horizontal bar charts, histograms, and image backgrounds that are transparent or use a custom color. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are available. The separate one-time purchase removes ads only; it does not unlock all Premium features. Subscriptions are billed to your Apple ID when you confirm a purchase. Renewal is automatic unless disabled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. From survey percentages to changes in your latest measurements, make your data easier to explain with GraPho.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cartographer at none against Chart & Graph Maker's shown. Cartographer also leads on rating (4.2 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Chart & Graph Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (165 vs 27). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Cartographer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Chart & Graph Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cartographer holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chart & Graph Maker has 165 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Cartographer's written reviews are positive against 37% of Chart & Graph Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cartographer ships an update every 2 weeks, Chart & Graph Maker every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cartographer | Chart & Graph Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (27 ratings) — better | 4.0 (165 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.5% of reviews | 37.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 165 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Winn | AppSeed, Incorporated. |
Customer experience
Cartographer
Chart & Graph Maker
Bugs and requests
Cartographer
Reported bugs
7 issues- 3D viewer has no interactive controls
- Cannot save 3D planet visualization
- Map visualization loads as blank or partial
- Sea level adjustments sometimes don't work properly
- Sliders behave unpredictably
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- App is laggy and slow
- Map edges don't align when wrapping around
Requested features
17 requests- Manual terrain editing and drawing tools
- Ability to add mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers
- Place structures, buildings, towns, and landmarks
- Different map projections (Mercator, Robinson, etc.)
- Globe rotation and interactive 3D controls
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- Save 3D planet as video or GIF
- Weather and climate features (snow, ice, deserts)
- Zoom in/out and pan across map
- Higher resolution output
- Add text labels for oceans, towns, and regions
- Export to higher quality formats
- Elevation/topography display on 2D maps
- Compass rose and scale indicators
- Integration with other worldbuilding apps
- Ability to edit and save generated maps
- Full-screen map viewing
- Procedural generation customization sliders
Chart & Graph Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cartographer
- Pro Mode$0.99
- Pro Mode$1.99
- Pro Mode$2.99
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- Pro Mode$3.99
- Pro Mode$4.99
Chart & Graph Maker
- GraPho Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- GraPho Premium (Yearly)$22.991 Year
- GraPho Hide Ads version$9.99
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