Gamebook Companion User Reviews

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Bang on

Crawled into bed and realised how inconvenient rolling die and scrawling on paper was. This solved my problems. Off i go!

Good

Does what it needs to

Perfect for Fighting Fantasy

I have a large collection of Fighting Fantasy game books from my youth that I am revisiting now that my kids are grown and my time is my own again. The 12 year old me had no problem with incessantly writing and erasing and writing some more, but the older crotchety me would much rather use this app! So elegant in its simplicity, much like the game books it is used for. I love the way your adjusted stamina scores carry over from the battle page to the stats page and vice versa. Iโ€™m also a fan of the section you can put the paragraph number in when taking a break so you know at a glance where you left off. And of course the lockable stats so you donโ€™t accidentally go over your initial scores. Lots to love in this little companion. I now just use a pencil and paper to draw a map, and keep track of everything else with this app. And while I still like rolling the dice myself, it will do that for you too if you want. All you need is some ambient music and youโ€™re good to go!
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Thank you for your feedback. Much appreciated!

Love it

Have a massive collection of FF game books. This goes perfect with them! Love how it saves your info even after you close the app! Forget Xbox and PlayStation. Fighting Fantasy is the OG!

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Excellent!

Canโ€™t fault this app. Really takes the hard work out of keeping track of your game.

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Thanks for your feedback. :)

Great App with Traditional Gamebooks

Just checked it out and bought the app! I have been piecing together little solutions with Excel for awhile. Iโ€™ve even used several apps at once - Notepad, Dice Rollers, Calculator. But itโ€™s always too cumbersome when Iโ€™m trying to hold the book too - This is a great app! Thank you!!

My only suggestion - Add the ability to Save Characters. Allow players to have multiple characters at once. I often jump between gamebooks, but want to continue right where I left off later on.
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Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated. Gamebook Companion v4 may have the ability to save multiple books. Watch this space!

Perfect App for Gamebook

This app is exactly what we need to play gamebook! Combat system is well done, equipment sheet complete and stats sheet is very versatile with nice icons and description editable. The dev really nailed it!

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Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated!

Excellent

This app takes the messy part out of the game books. No need to photocopy sheets, erase my markings, or roll my dice 200 times. Occasionally I still do it old school but I've partly used this app for my last 20-30 plays. It was great before, but the interface on this new update is much easier to use. I love it! Great app for people who still enjoy playing an old game book from time to time.
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Thank you for the fantastic feedback! :)

Perfect for Fighting Fantasy Players!

As someone who just started a new collection of the beloved game books I enjoyed so much as a teenager, I learned the thing I DIDN'T miss was constantly erasing and writing numbers and wearing down my adventure sheet. This app solves this problem, and also comes with dice (although, admittedly, I prefer using my own "real" dice...it's just part of the fun!).
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Response from developer

Very kind feedback. I hope you're enjoying the version 3.0 update too! :)

Works a treat!

Invaluable for gaming on the go.

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