Hex Isle Map vs GloomsteR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hex Isle Map
This utility app assists in generating random or balanced maps for the board game Catan. It supports various extensions and player counts, offering zoomable map views for faster game setup.
- Random map generation
- Even (fair) board generation
- Supports Catan extensions
- Zoomable map view
- Faster game setup
- Universal app support
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This is a utility app to help you setup board in game of Catan; it is not the game itself. The Settlers of Catan is exciting multiplayer board game played on a randomly generated map. This app will help you generate a new random map and allow for faster game setup. It supports both pure random and even (aka fair) board generation. Features: Supports following extensions: • First Settlement 3-4 players (Classic Settlers of Catan) • First Settlement 5-6 players • Seafarers 3-4 players • Seafarers 5-6 players Supports two board generation modes • Random board generator creates all random board • Even (fair) board generator creates board with evenly spread probabilities (no intersections with more than 12 dots) allowing for more engaging and strategic games Zoomable map Universal app if you enjoy using Hex Isle Map, please take a minute to leave a review — it's really appreciated! Neither the app, nor the publisher is in any way affiliated with Settlers of Catan, Klaus Teuber or any of the board game publishers.
GloomsteR
Enhance your Gloomhaven board game sessions with this comprehensive assistant. Manage spoilers, track scenario progress, and access interactive maps and scenario details. Save notes, treasures, and ratings for a richer gaming experience.
- Flexible spoiler control
- Interactive scenario viewer
- Interactive map with progress tracking
- Scenario progress tracking
- Save notes, treasures, and ratings
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GloomsteR helps you to get the best experience while you playing Gloomhaven the board game. • Flexible level of spoilers - map tiles, text sections, list of monsters & tokens • Interactive scenario viewer with tokens info, treasure details • Interactive map with prosperity track, stickers, global achievements • Track progress of scenarios • Save notes, treasures, ratings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GloomsteR at every 3 weeks against Hex Isle Map's every 14 months. GloomsteR also leads on ratings volume (849 vs 20) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Hex Isle Map's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Hex Isle Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GloomsteR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hex Isle Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GloomsteR has 849 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Hex Isle Map's written reviews are positive against 97% of GloomsteR's.
Hex Isle Map ships an update every 14 months, GloomsteR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hex Isle Map | GloomsteR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better | 4.8 (849 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 96.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 849 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikolai Abalov | Vadym Pavlov |
Customer experience
Hex Isle Map
GloomsteR
Bugs and requests
Hex Isle Map
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GloomsteR
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scenario completion not updating properly
- Blurring issues with adaptive monsters feature
- Scenario labels not visible with empty room overlay
Requested features
8 requests- Party achievement tracking
- Ability to see contents of treasure chests
- Option to hide unrevealed map tiles completely
- Scenario completion status indicators
- Milestone notifications
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- Character sheet integration
- Jaws of the Lion and Forgotten Circles support
- Cross-device synchronization
In-app purchases
Hex Isle Map
- Generous Tip$2.99
GloomsteR
- Adaptive Monsters$4.99
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