# Catanous - Catan Map Generator

> Fair, Fun, and Balanced!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id943092940](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id943092940)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id943092940`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Lumos Labs LLC
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (199 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.6
- **Last updated:** 2023-11-11
- **First published:** 2017-09-19
- **Size:** 77 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-08-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/catanous-catan-map-generator/id943092940)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://pages.flycricket.io/catanous-catan-gen/privacy.html](https://pages.flycricket.io/catanous-catan-gen/privacy.html)

## Description

Catanous is your ultimate Catan board generator, crafted for FAIR, RIVETING, and FAST-PACED games. Create balanced boards with configurable harbors, tiles, number tokens, and desert placement to tailor every session.

Includes Original First Island and Seafarers expansions, bonus Catanous maps, and exclusive app icons. Accessibility options like color-blind mode and differentiation without color ensure inclusive play for all players.

## Review summary

Users praise Catanous for ease of use, quick map generation, and variety, with good visuals and expansion-related options. However, multiple reviews highlight missing features: no 5-6 player support or full Seafarers maps, limited customization and rule options (filters for number distribution and port adjacency), and harbor layouts that don’t match current editions. Some also cite value concerns and refunds. Overall, the app shines on usability and variety, but expansion support and precise rule customization remain the main drawbacks.

### Pros

- Easy to use and quick to generate maps.
- Unlimited, varied maps that keep gameplay fresh.
- Saves setup time and helps ensure fair, balanced boards.
- Visually polished with a clean look; supports Seafarers maps.

### Cons

- No option for 5-6 players or full Seafarers maps, limiting expansion play.
- Harbor/port layouts do not align with current Catan editions, reducing accuracy.
- Limited customization and rules options (filters for number distribution, port adjacency, etc.).
- Expansion support feels incomplete; some users feel it's overpriced or only tile-changing, not full maps.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id943092940)