Comparison

Catanerator vs SettlerStats

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

SettlerStats

Features
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SettlerStats is the perfect companion app for the board game "The Settlers of Catan" – and the only Catan app that supports real Bluetooth dice. With support for GoDice™ Bluetooth dice by Particula, you'll experience Catan like never before: roll your real dice – the app detects the results automatically and the rest happens almost like magic. Of course, you can also roll virtually the classic way by simply tapping the screen. Your choice! SettlerStats turns your iPhone or iPad into a powerful statistics tool and a smart dice replacement – for a more exciting, fair, and entertaining gaming experience. All the important data from your game can be tracked in real time and analyzed in detail after the game. What makes SettlerStats special: • GoDice™ Bluetooth Dice – As the only Catan app, SettlerStats supports the real Bluetooth dice by Particula. Roll, and the app takes care of the rest. • Resource Sounds – Hear wood being sawed, sheep bleating in the fields, or the barbarians launching their attack. No robbery and no barbarian attack will ever go unnoticed again. • Live Statistics – Dice statistics, game progress, resource yields, barbarian attacks, and robberies – all at a glance. • Hall of Fame – Immortalize every victory with full statistics and find out who is the long-time Catan champion of your group. (Premium feature, one-time unlock – no subscription) • Deep Game Analysis – Was it fair dice or pure luck? Every game gets a weather-based fairness rating (dice roll luck) — from sunny skies to a full tornado.Works for all your previously saved games too. Plus resource production timeline, resource drought tracker, and game phase breakdown. (Premium) • Lightning-Fast Setup – Ready to play in 30 seconds. Supports the Base Edition as well as Cities & Knights, and with limitations also other expansions such as Seafarers. • Up to 6 Players – Track victory points, compare game progress, and analyze the game together afterwards. SettlerStats is an unofficial product and is not affiliated with Catan GmbH, the rights holders of "The Settlers of Catan", or Particula Ltd., the manufacturer of GoDice™ Bluetooth dice. For any questions or issues regarding SettlerStats, please contact the app developer directly – do not contact Particula Ltd. Particula Ltd. does not provide support for SettlerStats. A big thank you to my son and coding partner Christoph, whose board generator and many other great ideas contributed significantly to the app. And to my loyal Catan crew – Katrin, Martina, Stefan, Sophie, and Christoph – who always provided the first feedback. Thank you all!

Screenshots

Catanerator4 screens
SettlerStats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SettlerStats at every 2 weeks against Catanerator's every 2 months. Catanerator's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Catanerator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and SettlerStats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catanerator ships an update every 2 months, SettlerStats every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 9, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Catanerator versus SettlerStats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCataneratorSettlerStats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (236 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings236 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElevated Pixels SoftwareGernot Weinhandl

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

SettlerStats

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
1 purchases

SettlerStats

One-time1
  • Premium – One-time, no subscription$2.99

Questions

Is Catanerator free?
Catanerator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SettlerStats free?
SettlerStats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Catanerator or SettlerStats have ads?
Neither Catanerator nor SettlerStats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catanerator or SettlerStats?
Catanerator ships an update every 2 months, and SettlerStats every 2 weeks. Most recently, Catanerator was updated on August 9, 2026 and SettlerStats on September 9, 2026.

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