Comparison

Sector vs Deck Squares

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

Head to head
About

Sector

Generate and explore detailed star maps for your Sci-Fi RPG campaigns. Features include automatic world generation with UPP data, trade routes, and editable maps. Export maps as PDFs or text listings.

Highlights
  • Automatic sector generation (16 subsectors)
  • Full UPP generation for worlds
  • Random name generation
  • Trade route calculation and display
  • Editable map (add/remove worlds)
  • PDF and text export
  • Import plain text sector listings
Features
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Sector is a mapping tool for classic tabletop Science Fiction Roleplaying games. With a single click Sector will generate an entire sector (16 subsectors) of worlds for you and your players to explore. • Full UPP (Universal Planetary Profile) generation for every world • Random name generation for all worlds, sectors and subsectors. • Beautiful mapping that shows the mainworld size, atmosphere and surface type at a glance. • Minor and major trade routes calculated and drawn on the map • Clusters, chains and voids are automatically detected and named • Pan and zoom the map with multitouch. Tap a world for more details. Tilt your device to shift the labels and routes slightly. • Tap the map with two fingers to show or hide the navigation and toolbars • Export your map as a beautiful PDF, or as a plain text listing. • Import original plain text sector listings in the standard format. Many classic sectors are even bundles in the app! That's not all - the map is editable! Tap the 'Edit' button and then tap hexes to remove a world you don't want, or add a world to a blank hex. Trade routes and cluster names are generated on the fly. Note: requires the use of an RPG rules system. Contains materials from the Traveller SRD document: http://www.traveller-srd.com Note: Mapping an entire sector is resource intensive. Recommended for iPad Pro and iPhone 6s devices or better.

About

Deck Squares

Create and save starship deck plans for sci-fi RPGs with a classic monochrome grid style. Design each square with various components, labels, and shared edges for seamless multi-deck layouts. Export high-resolution images for printing or tabletop use.

Highlights
  • Monochrome grid-style deck plans
  • Component-based square design
  • Shared edges for adjacent squares
  • Multi-deck ship layouts
  • High-resolution image export
  • Versatile for floor plans and puzzles
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Deck Squares lets you generate and store a collection of starship deck plans for any science fiction role-playing game. Deck plans have the Old School grid-based monochrome look and feel popular in the early years of SF RPGs, rather than a photo-realistic color-coded depiction that can limit usability. Plans are created one deck square at a time using a large collection of components for left and top edges and central features. Each square may have a grid boundary around the edges and a small text label as well. Large labels cover any central feature and may extend into adjacent squares. Since edges are shared between squares, adjacent squares are used to define right and bottom edges. Ship tonnage may be specified to determine an approximate total number of squares allowed. Multiple decks may be defined for a ship and the cursor location is useful for aligning hatches between decks. Decks may be exported as high-resolution images suitable for printing and for use with miniatures on the table top. Although intended for starship deck plans, the app can be used for building floor plans, puzzle designs, and other purposes.

Screenshots

Sector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sector at 53% against Deck Squares's 0%. Sector also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). Deck Squares's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On in-app purchases 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

Deck Squares is free to download; Sector costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sector holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sector has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Sector's written reviews are positive against 0% of Deck Squares's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sector versus Deck Squares: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSectorDeck Squares
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (20 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaptix LtdArt Gorski

Customer experience

Sector

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral26.7%
Negative20.0%

Deck Squares

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sector

No in-app purchases

None

Deck Squares

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sector free?
Sector costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deck Squares free?
Deck Squares is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sector or Deck Squares?
Sector is rated higher. Sector averages 3.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Deck Squares averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.

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