Comparison

ESO Surveyor vs Paltopia

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

Head to head
About

ESO Surveyor

This app helps players of a popular MMORPG track in-game collectibles like items, treasure maps, and skyshards. It provides detailed views and cooldown tracking for certain game elements, enhancing the exploration experience.

Highlights
  • Locate items on zone maps
  • Track treasure maps and surveys
  • View Mages Guild books
  • Find Skyshards
  • Track Public Dungeon fragments
  • Track Antiquities
  • Cooldown tracking for fragments
Features
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Collectibles, antiquities and fragments can be located on their respective zone maps and ticked off as they are completed. Detail can be viewed for each item as you hunt to save you time opening and closing your inventory. You can also find missing Mages Guild books and Skyshards while hunting other collectibles. ESO Surveyor Lite version covers the ESO base game only and does not contain surveys and treasure maps for DLC zones such as High Isles or The Deadlands. The full version (this version) is unrestricted. Updated for Season 1, ESO Update 50 (June 2025). "The Elder Scrolls: Online" is owned by ZeniMax Online Studios and Bethesda Softworks. "ESO Surveyor" and the developer of this app are not affiliated with ZeniMax Online Studios, Bethesda Softworks or other with "The Elder Scrolls: Online" related companies in any way. The information for this app was taken from the game itself and from a variety of different Internet sources. This app is an unofficial fan project.

About

Paltopia

This fan-made guide provides comprehensive information for your PalWorld adventure. Discover detailed Pal stats, breeding combinations, and base-building insights. Organize your collection, create teams, and sync your progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive Pal information
  • Breeding guide and helper
  • Filter and search Pals
  • Customizable lists
  • Team creation and analysis
  • Backup and sync functionality
Features
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Paltopia will help you out on starting your PalWorld adventure with useful resources! With This fan made guide you can See more information about all Pals, and more. Keep track of which pals you've received the bonus reward, breeding tree, filter them based on Element, Work Suitability and more. - Full Pals informations: Descriptions, Possible item drops, active skills, stats, locations, and what they will be helpful on your base. - Filters, Search function, and more Breeding Guide and helper - Use 2 different modes to find the perfect pair: - Known Parents: If you want to know what will be the offspring of your two favorite pals - Parent Finder: You know what you want? we'll help you decide the perfect pair! See all available eggs and what they can hatch into. - Lists: Tired of forgetting what you had on a base, or which pals are you missing, or which one you love? No more! Create lists and keep them taps away. Customization: Show/hide the information you want, keep it nice and steady! - Teams: Create your teams, check if your current ingame team got good stats, or create your own! - Backups and sync: Backup your catches, map marks, teams and more, keep them sync in different devices! Paltopia is a fanmade, unofficial app that contains information related to Palworld, pals, items, locations and more. Artworks and names are properties of Pocket Pair, Inc. Paltopia is not affiliated, endorsed or supported by Pocket Pair, Inc in any way. Artworks and content were used on this app in accordance with the laws of Fair Use. No copyright infringement intended.

Screenshots

ESO Surveyor4 screens
Paltopia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paltopia at Free against ESO Surveyor's $2.99. Paltopia also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (69% vs 43%). ESO Surveyor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

Paltopia is free to download; ESO Surveyor costs $2.99 up front. Paltopia sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ESO Surveyor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paltopia holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paltopia has 1.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of ESO Surveyor's written reviews are positive against 69% of Paltopia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESO Surveyor ships an update monthly, Paltopia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ESO Surveyor versus Paltopia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESO SurveyorPaltopia
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews69.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41.4K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan BeruldsenEduardo Miquilena

Customer experience

ESO Surveyor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

Paltopia

All ratings1,238 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive69.3%
Neutral17.9%
Negative12.9%

Bugs and requests

ESO Surveyor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Paltopia

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Find location feature not working properly
  • App became unusable after recent update
  • Backup and save options have spelling error

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add AI assistant to answer specific questions
  • Include pal weakness/strength information
  • Ability to track caught pals and variants
  • Add home screen widget for news and updates

In-app purchases

None

ESO Surveyor

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Paltopia

One-time2
  • Paltopia+$4.99
  • Paltopia++$8.99

Questions

Is ESO Surveyor free?
ESO Surveyor costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paltopia free?
Paltopia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ESO Surveyor or Paltopia?
Paltopia is rated higher. ESO Surveyor averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Paltopia averages 4.8 from 1.4K ratings.
Do ESO Surveyor or Paltopia have ads?
Paltopia shows ads; ESO Surveyor does not.
Which is updated more often, ESO Surveyor or Paltopia?
ESO Surveyor ships an update monthly, and Paltopia every 3 weeks. Most recently, ESO Surveyor was updated on November 3, 2026 and Paltopia on October 30, 2026.

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