Catan Assistant vs Prusa
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 *****
Prusa
Monitor and manage your 3D printers remotely. Control print parameters, receive notifications for print status, and integrate with model repositories and slicing software. Easily add new printers and cameras, with options for cloud or on-premises storage.
- Real-time printer overview
- Remote print management
- Temperature, speed, flow control
- Push notifications
- Printables.com integration
- EasyPrint slicing integration
- NFC printer setup
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Key Features - Real-time overview of all your Prusa 3D printers in Prusa Connect - Remote printer management. Start, pause, or stop prints directly from the App - Temperature, speed, flow, and position control - Push notifications when prints finish, schedules color changes, and everything else - Integration with Printables.com - browse and start printing - EasyPrint integration - Slice wherever you are, directly from the Prusa App - Add new 3D printers to Prusa Connect using the App - Add and control Buddy3D cameras with all available features - Cloud and on-premises printer storage - NFC printer setup - Team management - Belt tuner - Easily accessible print queue - Focus on privacy and security We plan to keep adding useful new features over time. We would love to hear your feedback!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Prusa at 4.0 against Catan Assistant's 2.2. Prusa also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 23%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Catan Assistant's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Prusa holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 112 and 104 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Catan Assistant's written reviews are positive against 51% of Prusa's.
Catan Assistant ships an update every 3 months, Prusa every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catan Assistant | Prusa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (112 ratings) | 4.0 (104 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.8% of reviews | 51.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 112 — better | 104 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Franckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co. KG | Prusa Research a.s. |
Customer experience
Catan Assistant
Prusa
User reviews
Catan Assistant
From 112 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Helpful tutorials
- 🤩 Great for beginners
- 💯 Excellent explanation of rules
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy graphics
- 🚫 Missing Catan game
- 🤔 Misleading name
- 📚 Lacks instructions for expansions
Prusa
From 104 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔔 Push notifications for finished prints
- 🔍 Ability to monitor printers and print status
- 🌟 Overall great user experience and functionality
Room to improve
- 🐞 Bugs and glitches, including issues with offline printers
- 📷 Lack of camera support and monitoring
- 🔍 Suboptimal design for single-printer users
- 🔧 Missing features compared to the website, such as file uploads and statistics
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
Prusa
No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.
In-app purchases
Catan Assistant
No in-app purchases
Prusa
No in-app purchases
Questions
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