Comparison

Catanerator vs Landover

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

Landover

Engage in a captivating strategy board game focused on island settlement and resource management. Explore new lands, build thriving civilizations, and compete with others or AI opponents. Create and share custom maps for an endless world-building adventure.

Highlights
  • Map Builder
  • Daily Games
  • Engaging Strategy
  • Island Exploration
  • Resource Management
  • Trade System
  • Military Development
Features
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Welcome to Landover, the ultimate strategy board game that transports you to a vibrant world of islands and settlement building! If you love hexagon resource gathering strategy games, you're in for an unforgettable adventure! Embark on a captivating journey of exploration, resource management, and cunning strategy. In Landover, you'll take on the role of a visionary settler seeking to establish and expand your civilization across the enchanting islands of this world. Play solo games against a wide array of different bots all with varying skill levels, personalities, and play styles! Or play up to 8 player games with friends, family, or other Landover community members. In Landover you can build your very own maps, test them out in single player games, and then play them with friends. If your map becomes popular, it might even be selected as an official Landover map. To win at Landover you will need to explore uncharted lands, gather precious resources, and develop your settlements into prosperous and thriving hubs of activity. Trade resources with the bank, form alliances, and compete for dominance in this exciting world-building game. Key Features: Map Builder: Build your own custom maps! Daily Games: Play as many simultaneous daily games as you want. We'll ping you when it's your turn! Don't get bored waiting around for other slow players. Engaging Strategy: Plan your moves carefully as you build and expand your settlements. Every decision counts! Island Exploration: Discover breathtaking islands, each with its unique resources and challenges. Resource Management: Harvest and manage resources wisely to fuel the growth of your civilization. Trade: Decide what resources to trade with the bank Military: Build up your military to defend against barbarian attacks and use your military to raid your opponents (Just like the Robber!) Stunning Visuals: Immerse yourself in the colorful and picturesque world of Landover. Whether you're a seasoned strategy games veteran or a newcomer to the world of board games, Landover offers an immersive and satisfying gameplay experience that will keep you coming back for more. Are you ready to settle the islands, establish your legacy, and become the master strategist of Landover? Download now and start building your empire! Terms of Service: https://nuttyparty.com/legal#terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://nuttyparty.com/legal#privacy-policy

Screenshots

Catanerator4 screens
Landover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Landover at every 4 days against Catanerator's every 2 months. Landover also leads on rating (4.2 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (68% vs 55%). Catanerator's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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 Landover sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Landover holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 236 and 86 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Catanerator's written reviews are positive against 68% of Landover's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catanerator ships an update every 2 months, Landover every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 9, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Catanerator versus Landover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCataneratorLandover
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (236 ratings)4.2 (86 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews68.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings236 — better86
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
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 MB197 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElevated Pixels SoftwareNutty Putty, LLC

Customer experience

Catanerator

All ratings236 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral5.5%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative36.2%

Landover

All ratings86 ratings
Positive77.9%
Neutral9.3%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral19.5%
Negative12.2%

User reviews

Catanerator

From 236 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great map generator
  • 👍 Useful tool for game setup
  • 💡 Allows for different board configurations
  • 🚀 Saves time setting up the game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on some devices
  • 🔒 Paywall for advanced features
  • 👎 Difficult to navigate
  • 👎 Unclear color-resource mapping

Landover

From 86 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great Catan-like game
  • 💡 Innovative gameplay elements
  • 🚀 Faster gameplay than original Catan
  • 👍 Customizable maps
  • 👍 Responsive and communicative developers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and freezes
  • 🐢 Slow performance
  • 🐛 Technical issues and bugs
  • 🔋 Overheats phone
  • 🐛 Bots are too difficult/cheat

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

Landover

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Screen freezes and requires restart
  • App broke and is unusable
  • New update prevents placing villages (button covered)
  • Tutorial completion not registering
  • AI opponents don't roll well or play dead
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  • Game crashes when placing too many roads
  • Bots are too easy and don't build boats
  • Character customization reverts
  • Bots cheat and get needed resources
  • Losses against attackers despite having more military
  • Upgrade to gold loops (guest account vs. existing account)

Requested features

8 requests
  • Pre-game lobby chat feature
  • Ability to turn off Cities and Knights expansion
  • Return to old in-game UI for better card visibility
  • More online players
  • Schedule monthly or weekly tournaments
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  • Better tutorial or help guide
  • Rule modifications for standard games (e.g., two settlements instead of one settlement and one city)
  • Option to change base game rules to classic Catan

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
6 purchases

Landover

Subscriptions2
  • Membership$3.991 Month
  • Membership$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Safe Roll Tokens (3)$0.99
  • Safe Roll Tokens (10)$2.99
  • Safe Roll Tokens (25)$4.99
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  • Safe Roll Tokens (100)$9.99

Questions

Is Catanerator free?
Catanerator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Landover free?
Landover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Catanerator or Landover?
Landover is rated higher. Catanerator averages 4.0 out of 5 from 236 ratings, while Landover averages 4.2 from 86 ratings.
Do Catanerator or Landover have ads?
Neither Catanerator nor Landover shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catanerator or Landover?
Catanerator ships an update every 2 months, and Landover every 4 days. Most recently, Catanerator was updated on August 9, 2026 and Landover on September 8, 2026.

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