Hex Isle Map vs Settlers Utility
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.
Settlers Utility
Enhance your Settlers of Catan board game experience with this companion app. It offers tools like a dice roller, turn timer, and game statistics. Explore various maps or create your own, and track game events with support for multiple expansions.
- Dice Roller
- Turn Timer
- Game Stats
- Event Tracker
- Map Generator
- Expansion Support
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Use this app as a companion to your favorite Settlers of Catan board game. Features: - Dice Roller - Turn Timer - Game Stats - Events - Fog Stack - Map Generator - Supports 20+ different maps, or create your own map! - Supports Cities & Knights dice and barbarian tracker. - Supports 5-6 Player expansion, Seafarers expansion and Cities & Knights expansion. - & More! ____ This unofficial app has no affiliation with the official Settlers of Catan board game. No rights infringement is intended with this app which contains completely original artwork.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Settlers Utility at fortnightly against Hex Isle Map's every 14 months. Settlers Utility also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Hex Isle Map's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 Settlers Utility sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hex Isle Map against 5.0 for Settlers Utility. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hex Isle Map has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hex Isle Map ships an update every 14 months, Settlers Utility fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hex Isle Map | Settlers Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Fortnightly — 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 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikolai Abalov | Make It So Studios |
Customer experience
Hex Isle Map
Settlers Utility
In-app purchases
Hex Isle Map
- Generous Tip$2.99
Settlers Utility
- Full Version$2.99
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