Comparison

Castle vs MapChart App

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

Head to head
About

Castle

Create and play games with a vibrant community. Design your own games using a simple editor, share them with friends, or explore millions of creations from others. Engage with creators, compete for scores, and develop artistic and technical skills.

Highlights
  • Intuitive game editor
  • Community game exploration
  • Social interaction features
  • Game remixing and customization
  • Creative skill development tools
  • Achievement system
Features
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Castle is social media for creating and playing games! - Make your own games in our simple but powerful editor, then share them with friends, or post to the community and build a following. - Explore the millions of games, animations, and drawings made by the community. Every genre, zero ads, thousands posted every day! - Post comments, follow your favorite creators, compete for high scores, collect achievements, or just hang out. - Get started with our simple templates, or remix the games you see and add your own touch. Pull from a library of millions of game objects to create anything you can imagine. - Learn to bring your ideas to life with editor tools for art, physics, logic, music, and sound. Deepen your creativity and develop skills that last forever. Some features in Castle may require in-app purchase, such as boosting your game to reach more players. Creating and sharing games never requires in-app purchase. Some optional features are available with a subscription, such as setting a custom frame for your profile avatar. Creating and sharing games does not require a subscription.

About

MapChart App

Create custom maps by coloring them with various tools and options. Save, load, and share your creations. Offers a wide selection of map types, from world and historical maps to fantasy and video game maps.

Highlights
  • Wide variety of map types
  • Intuitive map coloring
  • Customizable map elements
  • Save and load creations
  • Share to social media
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Make Cool Maps Easily with MapChart App! MapChart, the #1 map-making website, is now an app! Perfect for anyone who loves coloring maps, learning geography, or exploring history and fantasy maps. Whether you're into making your own fantasy worlds, alternate history maps, or just want to visualize your data, we've got you covered: · Maps to Choose From: · World maps · Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, Oceania · USA states/counties/congressional districts · Subdivision maps: counties, provinces, and more · Video game maps: Hearts of Iron IV, Victoria 3, and Europa Universalis IV · Historical maps: 1815, 1880, 1914, 1938, World War I, World War II · Single country maps: UK, Italy, France, Germany, Spain and 20+ more · Fantasy maps: Westeros and Tamriel · Color your World: Pick your favorite colors and start painting your map. Add a legend to the map, change its background, or use patterns. Easy and fun! · Share with Friends or Save: Once you’re done, show it off on social media or download it to use in your projects, blogs, or just to have it. · Save and Load your maps: Made a map you’re proud of? Save it on your device and come back to it anytime. · Premium versions with a one-time purchase. Enjoy unlimited saved maps, endless palette colors, and an ad-free experience. · Cool Features Just for You: · Pick from a massive list of maps, from big areas to special niches. · Intuitive map coloring for anyone to try. · Customize your map to make it uniquely yours. · Save your creations and show them off anytime. · Works offline. Whether you’re a fan of geography, dreaming up an alternative world, or just want to map out your adventures, MapChart makes it simple and fun. Perfect for school projects, personal hobbies, or just for fun. Start your map-making adventure with MapChart today and bring any map you can imagine to life!

Screenshots

Castle4 screens
MapChart App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Castle at 39K against MapChart App's 4.8K. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Castle sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and MapChart App sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Castle against 4.8 for MapChart App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Castle has 39K ratings behind it against 4.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Castle's written reviews are positive against 83% of MapChart App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Castle ships an update fortnightly, MapChart App weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Castle versus MapChart App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCastleMapChart App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (39K ratings)4.8 (4.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews82.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39K — better4.8K
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB176 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMonterey's Coast, Inc.Minas Giannekas

Customer experience

Castle

All ratings39,374 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews2,138 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral7.8%
Negative14.1%

MapChart App

All ratings4,784 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews817 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral7.5%
Negative9.8%

User reviews

Castle

From 39K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to make games
  • 👍 Fun and entertaining
  • 🎨 Allows creativity and expression
  • ⭐ Best game app ever

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔧 Difficult for beginners
  • 🔒 Restricted features for younger users
  • 🔀 Issues with remixing and copying games

MapChart App

From 4.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Customizable maps
  • 💡 Helpful for geography and history
  • 🎨 Enjoyable to create maps

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Missing some smaller countries/regions
  • 🎨 Difficulty coloring smaller areas
  • 🔒 Lack of save/load functionality

Bugs and requests

Castle

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Keyboard issues and text input problems
  • Crashes when opening the app or creating new decks
  • Sound and audio not working properly
  • Decks not loading or disappearing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more colors and a color wheel
  • Implement a friends system and multiplayer
  • Allow longer audio tracks
  • Improve text and drawing tools
  • Add an undo/redo function

MapChart App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Saved maps sometimes deleted unexpectedly
  • Borders not aligning properly on some maps
  • Difficulty selecting/coloring small regions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add drawing/border editing tools
  • Implement more historical map options
  • Allow custom country/region creation
  • Improve export/save functionality
  • Add more detailed subdivision maps

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Castle

Subscriptions2
  • Dweller$3.991 Month
  • Dweller+$7.991 Month
One-time3
  • 100 bricks$0.99
  • 550 bricks$4.99
  • 1,200 bricks$9.99
3 purchases

MapChart App

One-time3
  • MapChart Premium to Max$2.99
  • MapChart Premium$4.99
  • MapChart Premium Max$8.99

Questions

Is Castle free?
Castle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapChart App free?
MapChart App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Castle or MapChart App?
MapChart App is rated higher. Castle averages 4.7 out of 5 from 39K ratings, while MapChart App averages 4.8 from 4.8K ratings.
Do Castle or MapChart App have ads?
Neither Castle nor MapChart App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Castle or MapChart App?
Castle ships an update fortnightly, and MapChart App weekly. Most recently, Castle was updated on September 24, 2026 and MapChart App on September 24, 2026.

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