Catan Assistant vs Skull Keeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catan Assistant
Learn the rules of a popular board game quickly and easily. This app uses voice narration and 3D animations to explain gameplay without requiring you to read the manual. Get your friends together and start playing in minutes.
- Animated rule explanations
- Voice narration
- 3D animations
- No reading required
- Quick setup
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So, you have a copy of the CATAN board game, and want to get playing right away. But, you have no time or desire to read rules–let alone explain them to your friends? How about this: Just get all the rules explained to with this app! Gather your friends, unpack the game, and start playing without anyone reading the rules. Note: This app is not a game. It is an assistant for the well-known board game products from the CATAN world. Functions: *** Animated explanations *** Using voice narration and 3D animations, it explains the rules to you comfortably and without reading the rules so you can start playing right away! ***** If you have questions, suggestions for improvement, and feature requests–we look forward to hearing from you! Email us at: info@catanstudio.com *****
Skull Keeper
Simplify scoring for the Skull King board game. Track scores, manage players, and resume unfinished games. Enjoy the game without complex calculations, with options to disable animations or hide totals for a thrilling experience. Supports expansion features.
- Skull King score tracking
- Player name setup
- Resume unfinished games
- Disable scoring animations
- Hide total points option
- Supports expansion features
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Do you enjoy playing the Skull King board game, but not the way of keeping the score? This app is for you! Keep track of the score while fully enjoying the game and without worrying about all the scoring rules with Skull Keeper! Just start a new game, setup the players names and prepare to enjoy a 10 round session of Skull King without having to think too much about the scoring process, and even if you can't finish the game in one sitting, just close the app and the next time you are all gathered up you can continue your last unfinished session. If you feel the scoring is a little slow with all the animations, you can disable them from the settings, or even keep the total points hidden till the end of the game for a more thrilling experience! Even the Legendary Expansion and the 2021 updated version features are available in Skull Keeper, including Loot Alliances, Pirate Abilities and the mighty and ferocious Kraken and White Whale! Call up your friends and family to start a new game without worrying about the scoring and YO-HO-HO!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skull Keeper at 71% against Catan Assistant's 23%. Skull Keeper also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.2). Catan Assistant's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Skull Keeper holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 112 and 57 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Catan Assistant's written reviews are positive against 71% of Skull Keeper's.
Catan Assistant ships an update every 3 months, Skull Keeper every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catan Assistant | Skull Keeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (112 ratings) | 4.0 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.8% of reviews | 71.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 112 — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Franckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co. KG | Marck Apps |
Customer experience
Catan Assistant
Skull Keeper
Bugs and requests
Catan Assistant
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on startup
- Corrupted tutorial files
- Broken graphics and missing pieces
- Search function not working
Requested features
4 requests- Add Catan game and expansions
- Improve graphics and animations
- Provide instructions in more languages
- Include dice roller and map generator
Skull Keeper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Catan Assistant
No in-app purchases
Skull Keeper
No in-app purchases
Questions
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