Cartographer vs TST Tree
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!
TST Tree
Create and visualize detailed family trees for your characters and bring your stories to life. Customize profiles, store memories, and share your creations with a community of users. Syncs with a web platform for easy access.
- Create detailed family trees
- Build character profiles
- Customize tree visuals
- Store in-game screenshots
- Share family trees with users
- Sync with thesimstree.com
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TST Tree – Build Your Family Tree & Visual Story in One App! TST Tree is a user-friendly app for creating and tracking family trees for your characters! Bring your stories to life, add unique details, and share them with the community. Features: - Create detailed family trees - Build character profiles - Customize tree visuals and character profiles - Store in-game screenshots and memories - Share your family trees with other users & friends - Full sync with thesimstree.com And much more! Keep your characters' story alive and share with other users!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TST Tree at none against Cartographer's 5. TST Tree also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 34%). Cartographer's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Cartographer sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. TST Tree asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cartographer holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Cartographer's written reviews are positive against 60% of TST Tree's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Cartographer | TST Tree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (27 ratings) — better | 3.8 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.5% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Winn | Deasoft, OOO |
Customer experience
Cartographer
TST Tree
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
TST Tree
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
TST Tree
No in-app purchases
Questions
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