Comparison

Cartographer vs Fan Stuff

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Custom map generation
  • Landscape customization
  • Adjustable sea level
  • Terrain transformation
  • Custom map styles
  • Random world creation
Features
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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!

About

Fan Stuff

Create custom fan materials for events. Design flags, add stylish text in any color, and set background colors to show support for teams, players, or artists. All your fan essentials in one convenient app.

Highlights
  • Customizable flags
  • Stylish text inscriptions
  • Color selection for text and backgrounds
  • Support for various events
  • Feature suggestion tool
Features
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Useful fan stuff: flags, posters, texts, background color for sport, football, hockey, volleyball, another sport's event, celebrity performances, concerts, fan meetings, or just in a bar during the broadcast. In the application, you will find the flag of any country, you can make a stylish inscription in any color of your favorite team or player, a hashtag that you want to show to everyone. Now all this can be done conveniently in one application. You can also use the "Submit Feature" button to suggest improvements or new features for the fan app.

Screenshots

Cartographer4 screens
Fan Stuff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fan Stuff at 100% against Cartographer's 34%. Fan Stuff also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Cartographer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.2). On price, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Cartographer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Fan Stuff asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cartographer versus Fan Stuff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCartographerFan Stuff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews34.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander WinnVladimir Zhizhin

Customer experience

Cartographer

All ratings27 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive34.5%
Neutral12.6%
Negative52.9%

Fan Stuff

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Fan Stuff

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Cartographer

One-time5
  • Pro Mode$0.99
  • Pro Mode$1.99
  • Pro Mode$2.99
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  • Pro Mode$3.99
  • Pro Mode$4.99
None

Fan Stuff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cartographer free?
Cartographer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fan Stuff free?
Fan Stuff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cartographer or Fan Stuff have ads?
Neither Cartographer nor Fan Stuff shows ads.

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