Comparison

Star Wars™ Dice vs Cartographers

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

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About

Star Wars™ Dice

This app is the ultimate accessory for Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars tabletop games. It allows you to quickly and conveniently select and roll custom dice for various Star Wars titles, create custom presets, and personalize your experience with different backgrounds and interface styles.

Highlights
  • Physics-based dice roller
  • Supports multiple Star Wars games
  • Custom dice presets
  • Over 20 background images
  • Adjustable shake sensitivity
  • 1.0 and 2.0 interface styles
Features
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Launch your Star Wars (TM) gaming experience into hyperdrive! The Star Wars Dice app is the ultimate accessory for Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars games, supporting Star Wars: Armada, Star Wars: Imperial Assault, Star Wars: Legion, Star Wars: Rebellion, the X-Wing (TM) Miniatures Game, and all iterations of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. This comprehensive application allows you to quickly and conveniently select and roll custom dice for FFG’s Star Wars games, create custom presets, and more. Includes: •Physics-based dice roller for each of FFG's Star Wars game lines. •Over 20 custom background images •Choose between 1.0 and 2.0 interface styles •Adjustable shake sensitivity •Trace-selection

About

Cartographers

Become a royal cartographer tasked with mapping newly reclaimed lands for the Kingdom of Nalos. Fulfill royal edicts, strategically draw your territory, and outmaneuver rival outposts to gain the most reputation. Experience this tactical flip & write game digitally with multiple modes and global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Map reclaimed northern lands
  • Fulfill royal edicts
  • Outmaneuver rival outposts
  • Tactical flip & write gameplay
  • Multiple game modes
  • Global weekly highscorelists
  • Collect achievements
Features
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The official Flip & Write companion to the board game hit! Step into the shoes of a royal cartographer and surveyor commissioned by Queen Gimnax. Your mission: explore, stake out, and immortalize the wild northern lands on parchment. In this strategic card game, you decide how to shape your territory—but beware: you are not alone in the wilderness! An Epic Adventure in the Roll Player Universe Cartographers brings the fascinating mechanics of the modern board game directly to your smartphone. Experience the tactical Flip & Write principle that has thrilled critics and fans worldwide and was nominated for the prestigious Kennerspiel des Jahres (Connoisseur Game of the Year) in 2020. Strategy Through Ever-Changing Decrees At the heart of this board game are four royal decrees. These are recombined in every match, making each game a unique puzzle. You must constantly adapt your strategy to squeeze the maximum score out of your lands: Diverse Scoring: Earn fame through the Gloomy Wood by skillfully enclosing forest patches, or use the Golden Granary to place farm fields on valuable ruins. Tactical Placement: In the Magician's Valley, score points by placing water and farmland near mighty mountains. Every hamlet and settlement must be cleverly planned to meet the Queen’s shifting demands. Seasonal Cycle: Priorities change through Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Only those who plan ahead will be named Master Cartographer at the end of the year. The Gameplay is Simple Flip: Each round, a new card is revealed, showing you landscapes and shapes. Write: Skillfully place these areas on your map. Use the space optimally to fulfill the conditions of the decrees. Score: Collect valuable reputation points, but watch out for monster ambushes! Monsters in the Borderlands A cartographer must be brave! The monsters never sleep. At regular intervals, you will encounter ambushes that thwart your plans. Monster fields will be discovered on your map—surround them quickly to minimize the damage to your reputation. Why You’ll Love "Cartographers": Official Adaptation: The faithful digital version of the popular board game by Thunderworks Games. Weekly Challenges: Compete with players from all over the world in global highscore lists. A new scenario awaits you every week! Three Game Modes: Choose between different difficulty levels and randomness factors—from relaxed puzzling to hardcore strategy. Achievements & Ranks: Collect achievements and rise from apprentice to legendary Royal Cartographer. Solo Fun & Competition: Perfect for a quick round in between or a deep strategic experience. Awards for the Original: 2020 – Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee 2019 – Golden Geek Best Solo Board Game Nominee 2019 – Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee 2019 – Cardboard Republic Socializer Laurel Nominee Are you ready to expand the borders of the realm? Grab your quill, draw your cards, and master the ultimate Flip & Write adventure. Whether you're a fan of board games, logic puzzles, or fantasy strategy, Cartographers offers tactical depth right in your pocket. Download the official app now and begin your journey through the northern lands!

Screenshots

Star Wars™ Dice4 screens
Cartographers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Star Wars™ Dice at none against Cartographers's 1. Star Wars™ Dice also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 36%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Cartographers's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and chart position 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

Star Wars™ Dice costs $4.99 and Cartographers $3.99 up front. Cartographers sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Star Wars™ Dice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Star Wars™ Dice against 3.4 for Cartographers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 122 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Star Wars™ Dice's written reviews are positive against 36% of Cartographers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Wars™ Dice ships an update monthly, Cartographers every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Star Wars™ Dice versus Cartographers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar Wars™ DiceCartographers
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating3.4 (63 ratings)3.4 (122 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.4% of reviews — better36.2% of reviews
Number of ratings63122 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#76 — better#87
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB47 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFantasy Flight GamesBrettspielWelt

Customer experience

Star Wars™ Dice

All ratings63 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral15.9%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive56.4%
Neutral17.3%
Negative26.4%

Cartographers

All ratings113 ratings
Positive52.2%
Neutral15.9%
Negative31.9%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive36.2%
Neutral19.6%
Negative44.2%

User reviews

Star Wars™ Dice

From 63 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • 🎲 Accurate dice physics and animations
  • 💰 Cost-effective alternative to buying multiple physical dice sets
  • 🎮 Support for multiple FFG Star Wars games
  • 💾 Ability to save preset dice configurations

Room to improve

  • 💸 High price point ($4.99) for functionality offered
  • 📱 Poor optimization for iPhone X/11 notch display
  • 🔄 Removal of standard polyhedral dice in recent updates
  • 🎮 Limited landscape mode support
  • 🔀 Difficult dice pool management and editing

Cartographers

From 122 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Faithful adaptation of the board game
  • 🚀 Great solo experience
  • 💡 Helpful visual cues for gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unstable app
  • 🔒 Login and account issues
  • 🔋 Performance and battery drain problems
  • 👎 Lacking key features like multiplayer

Bugs and requests

Star Wars™ Dice

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Red Armada dice change from double hits to blanks after rolling
  • Red dice get stuck showing two sides simultaneously
  • Force dice symbols display inverted (dark/light reversed)
  • App crashes after device sleep mode
  • App crashes when loading stored dice presets
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  • Boost dice showing incorrect calculated totals (3 for 1 boost, 6 for 2)
  • Menu icons and titles obscured by iPhone X/11 notch
  • App won't download or install properly
  • Cannot update app (app no longer exists error)
  • Dice vibration behavior not controllable

Requested features

23 requests
  • Add Star Wars Outer Rim dice
  • Add Star Wars Shatterpoint dice
  • Add Star Wars Legion dice
  • Add Star Wars Rebellion Rise of the Empire expansion dice
  • Landscape mode support
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  • Split View/multitasking support on iPad
  • Ability to add custom background images from camera roll
  • Symbol labels/tooltips for new players
  • Automatic result calculation with symbol cancellation display
  • Ability to add fixed/automatic success/failure results
  • Drag-and-drop dice management
  • Dice color customization for distinguishing multiple rolls
  • Increase maximum dice pool limit beyond 20
  • Soundboard with ambient effects and quotes
  • Chance Cube for Star Wars RPG
  • Fate/Fudge dice support
  • Movement dials for X-Wing
  • Ability to manually set specific die faces
  • Real-time multiplayer/connection between users
  • Symbol legend/glossary in app
  • Roll history tracking
  • Theme selection for music and ambiance
  • Language localization options

Cartographers

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Incorrect tile placement and scoring
  • Inconsistent save/resume functionality
  • Registration and login problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add online/local multiplayer modes
  • Implement undo/rollback functionality
  • Improve tutorial and in-game help
  • Add support for expansions and new maps

In-app purchases

None

Star Wars™ Dice

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cartographers

One-time1
  • Cartographers Heroes$1.99

Questions

Is Star Wars™ Dice free?
Star Wars™ Dice costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cartographers free?
Cartographers costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Star Wars™ Dice or Cartographers?
Cartographers is rated higher. Star Wars™ Dice averages 3.4 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Cartographers averages 3.4 from 122 ratings.
Do Star Wars™ Dice or Cartographers have ads?
Neither Star Wars™ Dice nor Cartographers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Star Wars™ Dice or Cartographers?
Star Wars™ Dice ships an update monthly, and Cartographers every 3 months. Most recently, Star Wars™ Dice was updated on November 6, 2026 and Cartographers on November 7, 2026.
Which is more popular, Star Wars™ Dice or Cartographers?
Star Wars™ Dice currently peaks at #76 in the App Store charts, and Cartographers at #87. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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