# Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop — user reviews > 240 indexed App Store user reviews of Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop by QBIT, rated 4.30/5 from 565 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/encounter-plus-virtual-tabletop/id1170693487/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/encounter-plus-virtual-tabletop/id1170693487.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 400 · 4★ 71 · 3★ 29 · 2★ 21 · 1★ 44 ## What do users think of Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Excellent encounter manager - 👍 User-friendly interface - 🎨 Great visual presentation - 💡 Customizable content creation - 🔍 Comprehensive compendium - 🔌 Seamless external screen support - 🤖 Automated initiative tracking - 🧠 Helpful for DMs **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs - 💰 Subscription model for some features - 🔍 Incomplete monster and spell lists - 🤔 Steep learning curve for some features - 🔧 Lack of detailed documentation **Commonly reported bugs** - Map display issues on external screens - Inconsistent behavior after updates - Inability to restore previous purchases **Most requested features** - Ability to duplicate monsters - Lair actions for custom monsters - Integrated character sheet management - Improved map import and editing tools - Dice rolling and sound effects ## Newest reviews (11 of 240) ### 2/5 — v5 Update Ruined the App *2026-06-03, version 5.0.5* I used to love this app. It had so many useful features that really sped up DnD 5e combat AND DnD planning. Making characters, npcs, and other statblocks was super smooth and intuitive. HOWEVER, after the v5 update, everything sucks. Some features have straight up disappeared, while others have become more difficult to use. My friend even had all of his existing statblocks erased. All of his work put in over the years to make homebrew monsters, just instantly erased. It’s like they used AI to write this update. I’m still using this app while I finish up my campaign, but as soon as the campaign is over, I’m looking for a different tool. I used to recommend this to all DMs, new and veteran alike, but I simply can’t stress enough how much the v5 update ruined this app. ### 2/5 — New Update is Severely Bugged *2026-05-22, version 5.0.5* I used to absolutely love EncounterPlus. Before the recent updates, it was hands down one of the best tools for running D&D campaigns. Everything felt smooth, intuitive, and reliable. Unfortunately, after being forced to upgrade, the app has become practically unusable for me. References constantly fail to work, editing inside pages causes the page to freeze, and writing or editing content has turned into a frustrating process where I constantly have to back out of pages and reopen them just to type anything. What used to be streamlined and enjoyable now feels like an absolute nightmare to use. It’s really disappointing because the core app is fantastic when it works. I genuinely want to love it again, and I hope the developers fix these bugs soon because right now the experience is incredibly rough. ### 4/5 — Would love an option to do a one time payment instead of a subscription *2026-04-19, version 5.0.4* This is an amazing app and basically the only good on device iPad app for virtual tabletops. However having some of the premium features behind a recurring paywall is unfortunate. Having an alternate additional payment method to buy those features outright would be awesome ^_^. Regardless keep up the great work on making the app better and better to use. ### 4/5 — New update wiped out years of content *2026-02-27, version 5.0.1* I’ve been using this app for years, loved it. Always made running D&D smoother. This new update though wiped all my years of data and I can’t figure out how to get it back. Really makes me sad. Anyone who’s been using it for a while, prepare to start over. Was able to get assistance, got my data back, back to loving the App. ### 4/5 — Problèmes depuis la mise à jour *2026-02-27, version 5.0.1* J’ai perdus 4 ans de données, tous le bestiaire malgré la sauvegarde… L’initiative log ne fonctionne pas bien (les personnages n’apparaissent plus dans la barre de droite lors de l’écran). Je me sers de cet application de manière professionnelle… c’est un beau chaos. Je dois malheureusement me replier sur mes moyens « old school ». Au moins j’ai de l’expérience me trouver des solutions. C’était parfait avant… très déçu. ### 2/5 — Update messed everything up *2026-02-22, version 5.0.0* Update nuked my character list. I had them all in their own little collection and now they’re all over the place. Also they all reverted back to their scores just being 8 so I have to fix them all ### 3/5 — It’s Good, But… *2026-02-20, version 5.0.0* It was super helpful until it updated on its own and deleted absolutely everything I had done for the past 2 years on it and then did an auto backup so I can’t restore any of it. ### 4/5 — Good for dms *2026-01-08, version 4.15.6* Ok so first of all it helps in battles a ton and i heard the map maker is very good but i dont know how to get onto it ### 2/5 — Paid bersion *2026-01-06, version 4.15.6* Need a version you pay for. Sick of getting subscription to death. This app should be just a 4.99 buy. ### 4/5 — Missing Feature *2025-05-20, version 4.15.6* I wish the app had some features that it dosn’t for example, when creating monsters there should be a duplicate feature, so you can take one creature you made and make a more powerful version, also there should be a spot in the monster creation for lair actions so that when the creature is in there lair they can have special actions/abilities, otherwise it’s a great app and a must have for rpg dms and gms. ### 3/5 — How to run an encounter? *2025-04-30, version 4.15.6* Added PCs and Monsters and then what? Don’t see a way to run the simulator. Do I need to input every move myself? I thought it would simulate the battle for me so I can estimate if it is a reasonable battle for the party. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — DO NOT UPDATE!!! *2026-07-31, version 5.0.6* I just updated the app and it wiped all of the NPC’s PC’s and monsters I had been adding for a month! If you plan on updating figure out a way to save or export what you have!!! ### 1/5 — Deleted Absolutely Everything In An Update *2026-05-24, version 5.0.5* I had spent hours upon hours fleshing out the compendium in the app for my future games when an update I never queued completely deleted all of my content but including all the basic basic spells and monsters for 5e. I’ve already imported and installed their damn 5e rule set and everything is still completely gone. Not a single monster stat block, not a single PC, not a single spell. They deleted literally everything I had spent so many hours compiling. ### 1/5 — A Dreadful mess *2026-04-03, version 5.0.2* You took a once useful, solid DnD gaming aid and app turned it into a hot mess. Erased years of my data and took what was once was easy to use templates and menus and made them into baffling, laborious affairs. I don’t know if you were seeking to become DnD beyond jr but the results are terrible. Avoid this app at all costs! ### 1/5 — I don’t get it *2026-03-12, version 5.0.1* The description gave the impression I could create custom maps and token in the app but I don’t see how. The Help Center isn’t helpful. I purchased Battle Map but don’t see how to do anything with it. The Help Center gets into tools, settings, Layers, etc, but doesn’t show how to actually get to Battle Map. It’s not on my desktop and I don’t see any button of icon for it. This is useless to me. ### 1/5 — All gone *2026-03-06, version 5.0.1* No way to find my old stuff, XML files don’t work either. Goodbye to my favorite app… ### 1/5 — V5 Deleted Everything *2026-02-25, version 5.0.1* Please tell me your update didn’t actually delete everything I had saved. Please explain how to retrieve the characters and monsters I created. If they were deleted with the update, then this was such a mistake, and I despise what you’ve done. ### 1/5 — All progress wiped after update *2026-02-22, version 5.0.0* I like this app because it makes tracking battle encounters easy but after this latest update it deleted literally all of my monsters npc’s and Pc’s. ### 1/5 — New update wiped out years of content *2026-02-20, version 5.0.0* I’ve been using this app for years, loved it. Always made running D&D smoother. This new update though wiped all my years of data and I can’t figure out how to get it back. Really makes me sad. Anyone who’s been using it for a while, prepare to start over. ### 1/5 — App is dead *2025-11-29, version 4.15.6* This app is dead and should be removed. ### 1/5 — Used to work *2025-05-30, version 4.15.6* Been using the app for 3 years roughly now, unfortunately the ability to use public access quit working for me about 3 months ago. I have gotten no help from the discord server or been able to find anything online. My local access still works, but all of my players are out of state. I used to love this app, but now it is useless to me… Will be unsubscribing. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-08-05, version 5.0.6* This app is incredible. If you do run into an issue, drop into the Discord and you’ll get help almost instantly. Gonna be using this one for a long time. ### 5/5 — The only reason I own an Apple device *2026-03-02, version 5.0.1* Can not say thank you enough for this software! Love it! ### 5/5 — Lost Everything… *2026-02-19, version 5.0.0* I loved this app! Used it every time I ran DnD games. Had dozens of custom monsters and hundreds of homebrew items. After the update everything is gone and I can’t seem to get any of them back. ### 5/5 — Love This APP *2026-02-18, version 4.15.6* This app rocks. Documentation is not great but if you watch videos on it you’ll find out how much it can do—and it’s crazy how much it can do! Next version is adding additional game systems which I couldn’t care less about. I’d rather see updates for D&D 2024 instead. Trying to chase a bunch of other game systems is just too much. Mistake if you ask me, but we’ll see. Give this app a try, it’s really good. ### 5/5 — Better than dnd and beyond *2026-01-26, version 4.15.6* So much better because there’s not a million pop ups and yes there’s not as much content but you can add whatever you want and for someone trying to run a traditional dnd game with paper this is perfect to speed up combat. You can save combat encounters so just se up every encounter before ur campaign and figuring out how everything works really is not that hard. This is definitely one of my favorite dnd apps ### 5/5 — A DM’s Dream *2026-01-07, version 4.15.6* Wasn’t expecting much from this app due to not seeing much about it online compared to things like Foundry VTT, but using it for some time now I have fallen in LOVE! App is light-weight and perfect for a non-distracting app to DM with. For running an IRL game this is much better and really allows the theater of the mind to shine while bringing some modern VTT functionality to your table. This app also has really easy ways to import your current D&D Beyond sourcebooks into it so you can create encounters etc. Last thing is the Discord community. It’s not like POPPIN, but when you ask something there id always someone willing to help and give practical advice. GET IT ### 5/5 — best TTRPG app *2025-12-13, version 4.15.6* nothing else to say ! i use it connected to a tv for in person sessions. awesome. for DnD but not only ### 5/5 — Light weight DM helper *2025-07-24, version 4.15.6* I was looking for an easy way to add encounters to my dnd game. I wanted to make a bunch before the games started so I wasn’t scrambling when my party took a left turn. This did that perfectly. You can easily manage battles for free, and organize them in a way that is simple and clean for DMing my games. I saw there was an ability to add maps, so I bought the paid subscription and am loving the ability to copy maps in from external sources and place encounters on the map. The entire app is light weight and works on my phone, or iPad, or computer, so doing late night planning on my phone can go straight into preparing for the encounters for my next game. ### 5/5 — App utilissima *2025-06-05, version 4.15.6* Sto usando la versione free. Molto utile per i combattimenti e per aggiungere pagine con riepiloghi sui punti salienti di una campagna. ### 5/5 — Not what I thought it was *2025-03-25, version 4.15.6* This isn’t what I thought it was, I requested a refund and it was given so changing my review --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*