Comparison

Catanerator vs DominGen

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

Head to head
About

Catanerator

Generate balanced and customizable game boards for Settlers of Catan. This tool helps create fair maps with various configuration options, ensuring no player has an unfair advantage. Enhance your gameplay with expansion pack support.

Highlights
  • Customizable board generation
  • Adjacent reds configuration
  • Max dots per intersection
  • Fair port distribution
  • Expansion pack support
  • Sea Farers support
Features
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The #1 competitive board generator for Settlers of Catan. With countless configurations, including adjacent reds, max dots per intersection, fair ports, and much more. Upgrade your app for the Expansion packs and Sea Farers. Settlers of Catan is an exciting, strategy, social board game which is played around a randomly generated board. Players collect resources, including wood, brick, sheep, wheat and ore, to trade or build new roads and settlements. First person to 10 points wins. Catanerator is a tool used to generate a board which distributes the odds in a fashion that allows a customizable balance. Now you can play Settlers of Catan with a board which does not give unfair advantages to certain players. Check it out and let us know what you think or what you'd like to see! NOTE: The difference between Catanerator Pro and this is that Pro comes with some of the in app purchases by default. Enjoy!

About

DominGen

This app generates random kingdom sets for the card game Dominion, ensuring unique gameplay each time. It provides setup instructions for special cards, supports all expansions, and allows users to save and share favorite setups. Users can also customize generation rules and access card strategies.

Highlights
  • Generates random kingdom sets
  • Provides special card setup instructions
  • Supports all Dominion expansions
  • Save and share favorite setups
  • Customizable card picking options
  • Access Dominion Strategy Wiki
  • Block and replace disliked cards
Features
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DominGen is the ultimate Dominion kingdom generator, letting you quickly and easily create playsets just like you would shuffling up a deck of kingdom selection cards. • Generates random kingdom sets, but won't repeat cards until it runs out of options, ensuring that every round you play feels fresh • Spotlights instructions for cards that need special setup so that you don't miss a thing • Handles selection for cards like Traits, Obelisk, Druid, Young Witch, and Way of the Turtle • Save your favorite setups, and share them with friends (even if they don't have the app) or post them to the web • Supports all Dominion sets, including Dominion (1st and 2nd editions), Intrigue (1st and 2nd editions), Seaside (1st and 2nd editions), Alchemy, Prosperity (1st and 2nd editions), Cornucopia, Hinterlands (1st and 2nd editions), Dark Ages, Guilds, Adventures, Empires, Nocturne, Renaissance, Menagerie, Allies, Plunder, Rising Sun, and promotional cards. • Customize the way kingdom cards are picked with different options to support all kinds of house rules and preferences • Design your own custom setups with a step-by-step picker • Quickly access rules, strategies, and tips for each card through shortcuts to the Dominion Strategy Wiki • View all cards across the different expansions • Explore recommended sets by selecting different expansions • Block and replace cards that your play group dislikes • Go back in your history and see recent kingdoms you've generated • Optimized for both iPhone and iPad

Screenshots

Catanerator4 screens
DominGen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DominGen at 4.9 against Catanerator's 4.0. DominGen also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 53%) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 243). Catanerator's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Catanerator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and DominGen 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

DominGen holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DominGen has 1.6K ratings behind it against 243, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Catanerator's written reviews are positive against 88% of DominGen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catanerator ships an update every 2 months, DominGen every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Catanerator versus DominGen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCataneratorDominGen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (243 ratings)4.9 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews88.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2431.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperElevated Pixels SoftwareDaniel Nichols

Customer experience

Catanerator

All ratings236 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral9.0%
Negative37.7%

DominGen

All ratings1,603 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative4.2%

Bugs and requests

Catanerator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on startup for some users
  • Allows adjacent high-value tiles despite setting
  • Resets board when switching between portrait and landscape
  • Difficulty distinguishing resource types due to color scheme

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for Seafarers and Cities & Knights expansions
  • Implement a dice roller for Knights and Barbarians
  • Allow custom tile placement and saving of custom boards
  • Improve board balancing and prevent adjacent high-value tiles

DominGen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Catanerator

One-time4
  • Standard$0.99
  • Expansion$1.99
  • Seafarers Small$1.99
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  • Seafarers Large$1.99
3 purchases

DominGen

One-time3
  • $0.99 Tip$0.99
  • $1.99 Tip$1.99
  • $2.99 Tip$2.99

Questions

Is Catanerator free?
Catanerator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DominGen free?
DominGen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Catanerator or DominGen?
DominGen is rated higher. Catanerator averages 4.0 out of 5 from 243 ratings, while DominGen averages 4.9 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Catanerator or DominGen have ads?
Neither Catanerator nor DominGen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catanerator or DominGen?
Catanerator ships an update every 2 months, and DominGen every 3 months. Most recently, Catanerator was updated on October 24, 2026 and DominGen on October 24, 2026.

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