Metes and Bounds Basic vs CATICulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metes and Bounds Basic
Transform property deeds and legal descriptions into visual plat drawings. Supports various units of measurement, calculates area and perimeter, and can auto-complete tracts. Easily share drawings via email with the computer version.
- Convert deeds to plat drawings
- Supports multiple units of measurement
- Calculates area and perimeter
- Auto-completes tracts
- Email sharing with computer version
- Provides X,Y coordinates
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Turn a property deed or legal description into a plat drawing. Supports many units of measurement. Including: feet, meters, and varas. Calculates the area, perimeter and closing error of the plot. Includes the ability to auto-complete a tract if the last call isn't defined. Want to do even more with the plotted tract? Files can be sent and received via email to and from the computer version of Metes and Bounds. Provides X,Y coordinates for the tracts endpoints. Have some old family land maps from your genealogy searches? Plot them using measurements such as rods, chains and spans. Realtors can use this application to quickly show potential buyers what a piece of property looks like. Please note: Does not support descriptions based on section calls.
CATICulator
Calculate title insurance rates for real estate transactions. Input property details and select your state to generate a rate, then email the closing costs to your clients directly from your device.
- Title insurance rate calculation
- Email closing costs to clients
- State-specific rate selection
- Real estate transaction support
- Mobile-friendly interface
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Looking to know the title insurance cost for a particular property? If you are involved in a real estate transaction, and using CATIC’s CATICulator rate calculator, you can calculate a rate and email it to your clients with all their costs at closing. Just select your state and input the transaction information, all from your iPhone or iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CATICulator at Free against Metes and Bounds Basic's $4.99. CATICulator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8). Metes and Bounds Basic's advantage is chart position (#46 vs unranked) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On update cadence, 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
CATICulator is free to download; Metes and Bounds Basic costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CATICulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metes and Bounds Basic has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metes and Bounds Basic | CATICulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #46 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sandy Knoll Software, LLC | CATIC |
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Metes and Bounds Basic
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In-app purchases
Metes and Bounds Basic
No in-app purchases
CATICulator
No in-app purchases
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