True ESP vs Island Designer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
True ESP
Explore collective consciousness through synchronized brain waves and multi-sensory stimulation. Engage in real-time telepathy tests, track your progress, and refine your abilities in a unique interactive environment.
- Multi-user telepathy testing
- Synchronized brain wave entrainment
- Multi-sensory stimulation (haptic, audio)
- Real-time telepathy challenges
- Interactive practice mode
- Live leaderboards and performance metrics
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With multi-sensory stimulation and crowd-scale telepathy testing, True ESP creates an immersive experience that synchronizes the brain waves of users who are located around the world – enabling them to tap into a collective consciousness and push the boundaries of what was thought to be possible. Recent studies have demonstrated that binaural music and haptic stimulation at specific frequencies can induce neural entrainment throughout the brain – facilitating the interaction of users in real-time as they transmit and receive mental images with each other. Imagine touching a cello as it resonates, or hearing the echoes of waves crashing against rocky cliffs. Multi-sensory stimuli such as these have a powerful effect on brain waves, and can significantly strengthen our perceptual abilities. Before each testing round, binaural music and vibrotactile stimulation are used to synchronize the brain waves of all users. The iPhone's haptic engine can generate richly-textured resonance patterns, and True ESP utilizes acoustic algorithms to stimulate fingertip neurons with extraordinary detail. During each four minute telepathy test, users are divided into two equal groups of senders and receivers – with senders trying to mentally transmit an image – while receivers attempt to imagine what the other group is visualizing. Receivers select two images from a set of 9 cards – after which the groups switch roles, and then repeat the process again for a total of 3 rounds during each real-time telepathy challenge. A new test is conducted every 10 minutes around-the-clock, and users can participate as often as they want. From real-time test scores to live leaderboards, users can view the results of their telepathy challenges using interactive tools that keep them both informed and engaged. These detailed performance metrics enable users to track their progress, identify areas for improvement, and refine their ESP skills. Users can also compare their performance to that of other participants, gaining a better understanding of their relative strengths and weaknesses. True ESP presents telepathy scores as odds-to-one against chance, providing an intuitive and meaningful way to convey test results – as it allows users to easily understand the probability of correct answers, and appreciate the magnitude of their performance relative to chance. To help you develop and refine your telepathic abilities, True ESP features an interactive practice mode. A neural network and machine learning algorithms simulate the behavior of virtual participants, allowing you to sharpen your skills in a controlled environment that does not affect your cumulative ESP score. Featuring the same multi-sensory stimulation and interactive features as the live crowd test, the practice mode delivers an on-demand experience that you can use anytime. Invite your friends and family to participate in the Global Telepathy Study. True ESP was developed with infinitely-scalable architecture and deployed on high-performance servers in redundant data centers. This robust system enables the simultaneous testing of an unlimited number of users located anywhere in the world. Invite others to join you for an unforgettable experience.
Island Designer
This app is a powerful island map editor for planning your dream island layout. It offers extensive tools for sculpting terrain, placing buildings, and landscaping with various trees and flowers. Save, manage, and export your designs in high resolution.
- Terrain and path sculpting
- Extensive building and structure placement
- Variety of trees and flowers
- Precision grid editing
- Full object edit control
- Auto-save and map management
- HD map export
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Island Designer is a powerful and intuitive island map editor that helps you plan every detail of your dream Animal Crossing island. Choose from 76 pre-built island templates or start from a blank canvas — the possibilities are endless. TERRAIN & PATHS Sculpt your island with 3 levels of grassland, water, rocks, and sand using adjustable brush sizes. Lay down 9 types of paths — dirt, sand, stone, brick, dark dirt, arcane, wood, and 2 custom styles — to build your ideal road network. BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES Place 50+ buildings and structures including houses, shops, museums, town halls, airports, bridges, and stairs. Every building shows its precise grid footprint for accurate placement. TREES & FLOWERS Bring your island to life with 14 tree types (broadleaf, pine, fruit, bamboo, and more) and 50+ flower varieties including bushes, shrubs, and reeds. Drag to batch-plant for quick landscaping. PRECISION GRID Work on a detailed 112×96 grid with labeled blocks (1–7 columns, A–F rows). Zoom in to reveal fine cell-level gridlines for pixel-perfect placement. FULL EDIT CONTROL Select, move, and delete any placed object with a single tap. Undo and redo up to 50 steps. Each category has its own dedicated eraser, plus a global terrain eraser to restore original land. SAVE & HISTORY Auto-saves every 60 seconds so you never lose progress. Name and manage multiple map designs. Duplicate, rename, or delete saved maps anytime. HD EXPORT Export your finished map as a high-resolution image with gridlines directly to your photo library — perfect for sharing your plans with friends. BILINGUAL SUPPORT Full Chinese and English interface. Switch languages anytime in Settings. Whether you're a seasoned island architect or just getting started, Island Designer gives you everything you need to visualize and create the perfect island layout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: True ESP at 100% against Island Designer's 50%. True ESP also leads on price (Free vs $5.99). Island Designer's advantage is chart position (#186 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
True ESP is free to download; Island Designer costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | True ESP | Island Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #186 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MetroGroup, LLC | 琪 贾 |
Customer experience
True ESP
Island Designer
In-app purchases
True ESP
No in-app purchases
Island Designer
No in-app purchases
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