Comparison

Cartograph vs Shadow Chaser

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

Head to head
About

Cartograph

Create custom maps to easily navigate and find your way back home. This app works offline and even when your screen is off, ensuring you always have a reliable guide.

Highlights
  • Create custom maps
  • Offline functionality
  • Screen-off operation
  • Easy return navigation
  • Personalized mapping
Features
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Did you ever get lost in the woods, because your map app didn’t show you your way back home? With Cartograph, you can create your own maps. This way, you will be able to reach your way back super easily! Simply start the app when you leave for a walk, and stop it when you reach your destination, or simply when you need to go back. Cartograph works offline and when your screen is off. Start cartographing today!

About

Shadow Chaser

Features
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Tired of getting roasted on your bus seat? 見光死 Shade Chaser (Sunlight Bus) tells you which side of the bus is shaded before you board — and turns every ride into a race to feed your district's Sun Child. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your route — every KMB, CTB, NLB, GMB, Light Rail and ferry route in HK 2. We read your GPS, the bus heading, and the real-time sun position 3. A colour-coded seat diagram shows the shaded zones at your stop THREE SUN CHILDREN · ONE DAILY WINNER Hong Kong has three district Sun Children — Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories. They lose HP from sunrise to sunset. Every shaded ride you log feeds your home district's child. • Live district leaderboard — top today's podium • Your Sun Child talks back — tells you when it's roasting or recovering • Route Collection — log rides to fill your Pokédex-style route book • Badges & streaks — sun-banisher, streak protector, hero of the day INSIDE • Real-time sun azimuth + altitude for your exact time and place • 3D building-aware shade (Lands Department model — tall buildings actually cast shadow) • Live ETA via data.gov.hk • Interactive seat diagram with shaded / exposed / neutral zones • UV index + weather • Saved routes • Privacy-first: GPS stays on your device, no sign-up COVERAGE All of HK's franchised routes: KMB · CTB · NLB · GMB · Light Rail · ferries PERFECT FOR Daily commuters, parents with kids, anyone heat- or UV-sensitive, and route-collection enthusiasts. Bilingual · 繁體中文 / English · No account needed

Screenshots

Cartograph3 screens
Shadow Chaser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cartograph at every 3 days against Shadow Chaser's every 9 days. Cartograph also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cartograph ships an update every 3 days, Shadow Chaser every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cartograph versus Shadow Chaser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCartographShadow Chaser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCollege de Mont-RoyalChi Fung Tang

In-app purchases

None

Cartograph

No in-app purchases

None

Shadow Chaser

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cartograph free?
Cartograph is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadow Chaser free?
Shadow Chaser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cartograph or Shadow Chaser have ads?
Neither Cartograph nor Shadow Chaser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cartograph or Shadow Chaser?
Cartograph ships an update every 3 days, and Shadow Chaser every 9 days. Most recently, Cartograph was updated on October 29, 2026 and Shadow Chaser on October 25, 2026.

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