# Game Master 5th Edition > Tabletop RPG Dungeon Master assistant for campaign management and combat tracking. (iPhone/iPad app by Lion's Den.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-master-5th-edition/id908176026 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Lion's Den](https://appshunter.io/developer/447965537) - Category: Games, Utilities, Adventure, Role Playing - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.70/5 from 1,596 App Store ratings · 375 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 9.0 · 39 MB - Languages: American English, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Hebrew and 18 more - Released: 2014-09-15 - Data updated: 2026-08-25 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-master-5th-edition/id908176026/reviews.md ## What is Game Master 5th Edition? Take command of your Dungeons & Dragons game with Game Master 5th Edition. This DM tool makes building a campaign easy and takes a lot of the hassle of out of running a game so that you can focus on more important things. Combat Tracker. Roll initiative, track hit points and conditions, view monster stat blocks, and roll attacks, all in an easy to use interface. No need to flip through the Monster Manual or roll and add up a bunch of dice.You’ll be able to leave your books at home because Game Master has what you’ll need. Encounter Builder. Quickly put together an encounter, including one with randomly generated enemies. The encounter analyzer calculates the difficulty so that you won’t accidentally TPK the party. Creature Builder/Scaler. Easily create a new creature or modify an one. Specify a few stats, such as challenge rating, ability scores, hit dice, etc… and the app will auto generate the rest of the numbers and text for you. DM Screen. The rules reference view lets you quickly look up rules, tables, etc. This view is completely customizable and can even include links to external websites. Campaign Manager. Split your campaign into adventures, each with their own sets of characters and encounters. Also keep notes and a treasure items that you can send out to your players. Dice Roller. All of your stats and attacks can be rolled with a tap of a button. Also included is dice calculator that allows you to input a custom roll. Need to roll 1d20 + 6d9 + Constitution modifier? Game Master has what you need. Compendium. A customizable compendium of content that by default includes all of the races, classes, backgrounds, feats, equipment, spells, and the monsters from the System Reference Document 5.1. This does not contain all of the official content from the books so you'll have to input any missing. To make adding easier, there is an Import feature through which you can type/copy content on your PC then transfer the file into the compendium. Fan made files are also available for download, so search online. Fight Club Integration. Players using the Fight Club 5th Edition app can send their characters to you in the form of an importable file so you can quickly include them in any campaign. Compatibility. This app is designed to be played with D&D 5e, but many elements of it can be used for other tabletop RPGs, such as D&D 3.5e and Pathfinder RPG. And of course, because everything can be completely customized, any homebrewed content is also possible. Premium Version. The app is free to download, but you are limited creating a single campaign with one adventure and up to three encounters. Upgrading to the premium version with the in-app purchase will remove these restrictions. ## Key features - Combat Tracker - Encounter Builder - Creature Builder/Scaler - DM Screen - Campaign Manager - Dice Roller - Compendium ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Version | $2.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Game Master 5th Edition? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Helps streamline DM tasks - 💡 Customizable content - 🚀 Keeps everything organized - 👍 Intuitive interface - 🚀 Speeds up combat tracking - 👍 Useful compendium of information **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes or data loss - 🔍 Missing some spells, monsters, and content - 🔍 Clunky UI in some areas - 🔍 Difficulty importing/exporting data - 🔍 Limited functionality without paid version **Commonly reported bugs** - Disappearing custom content after updates - Initiative tracking issues - Inconsistent behavior when adding NPCs **Most requested features** - Ability to add custom spells, monsters, and abilities - Better integration with other D&D apps (e.g. Fight Club) - Improved campaign management and note-taking features - Random encounter generator - Mapping and visual tools ## Recent user reviews (10 of 375) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-master-5th-edition/id908176026/reviews.md ### 4/5 — Add ons please *2026-07-30, version 3.9* Can we get on the next update the ability to adds damage types because I run a Star Wars 5e and I can’t figure a transfer from the books to this app and would like to make it more streamlined also I would like the ability to make folders for my enemies ### 4/5 — Awesome! Totally worth it! *2026-05-30, version 3.9* Great app! Need a tone of polish though. (I’d love to help ) but it has practically everything that you need to manage your campaign! Although, I wish when making encounters, you weren’t forced to add a player. I’d rather have the players handle that portion. Instead, id like to respond in kind from their actions. Overall, it takes some getting use to but I’m confident I will be using this for a long, long time. ### 5/5 — Recommended for DM of all types! *2026-04-19, version 3.9* I use this app every time I run a game or campaign. It has been the most helpful app I've seen on the app store, and I'd personally say it's not even close. There is a paid version, which I'd recommend as well. For only 4$, you are granted access to so much freedom, as shown with these comparisons: The free version limits you to being able to create 1 campaign, 1 adventure, and 3 encounters. While this was nice for a little bit, I found myself wanting more creation, more encounters, more adventures. So, I paid the 4$, and haven't put the app down since. Paying allows you to create unlimited things, including campaigns, adventures, and encounters for your games. Each section gives you a variety of customization: CAMPAIGNS • allows to view three tabs: Adventures, Notes, and Characters. •Able to put an image for the cover of your campaign, and give it a custom title. • Characters that are created with the Campaign tab are Adventure wide, being able to have your PC's and important NPC's here allows for them to be put automatically into an adventure. ADVENTURES • Able to create NPC's specific to that adventure. • Able to create notes and encounters specific to that adventure • Able to put a custom image and title as the cover NOTES • Putting campaign wide notes, such as the world setting, homebrew rules, and other need-to-knows here is very valuable. ENCOUNTERS • Allows toggling for if a NPC/creature is hostile or not • Able to auto roll Initiative for enemies/allies/PC's if needed • Tracks and shows Initiative for you, and shows current HP and AC for each creature • Has a toggle for if a creature is dead, or if it is just unconscious when dropped to 0 HP. Skips over dead creatures turns for you • Shows the amount of EXP the party will receive from this encounter The only real problem I see with this app is the amount of typing you have to do. A lot of the rules it has in the app are 2014 Basic Rules, so it doesn't have the full Players Handbook spell list, the full monster list from the 2014 M.M either, nor any of the expansions for 5e. However, it allows you to create all of these with the Compendium. This is where you can import Monsters, Spells, and Items into the app, or create homebrew ones from scratch. It also allows you to give each monster and item a picture, allowing for a little more personality to your custom things. So, if you are able to handle typing a lot to keep track of everything, or import some 2014 PhB spells, this app is a MUST HAVE :} ### 5/5 — Amazing App *2026-02-24, version 3.9* I love all of the fight club apps as both a dungeon master and a player. I strongly encourage everyone who plays to use this platform at my table to make sharing custom items more streamlined. I just desperately wish they would roll out markdown support for formatting! ### 2/5 — Good but has its issues *2026-01-11, version 3.9* I made some monsters and put them under a specific encounter and they’re missing all of a sudden. ### 2/5 — Too useful to ignore, too cumbersome to enjoy *2025-08-31, version 3.9* At first, this app seems perfect for what it’s doing. Information at your fingertips, quick to use mid-session. Then you start trying to prep things with it and you realize how many tricks you need to actually use it. How you have to bookmark spells when you’re creating an NPC because you can only search by name from the main menu. How you can’t look things up by text, so you better memorize every stat block. Eventually you realize you’re putting the same amount of work in that you would without the app. The tools to make this a useful… tool… are there. They’re just buried under a lot of UI decisions that doubtlessly made sense at the time but utterly cripple the app’s functionality. ### 3/5 — Je cherche la version en FR annoncée sur l’app store *2025-08-17, version 3.9* Aucune possibilité de passer l’application en Francais alors que sur l’app store il est bien indiqué qu’il est en 27 langues dont le Francais. ### 5/5 — Better than character sheet *2025-06-16, version 3.9* I use this app to track only my player characters at the table since I’m not the DM. It’s great for that. No more silly pencil erasing, dice rolling, or math. It’s the best way to manage your character as a player. ### 2/5 — I’m poor *2025-03-21, version 3.9* I’m too poor to pay and I did not know you had to pay, (I probably should’ve assumed but) anyways, if you can pay it’d probably be good character creation is easy. ### 5/5 — Satisfied Customer *2025-03-03, version 3.9* This is a really great app, very easy to use and accessible. I’ve recommended it to friends and they all loved it! However, now in 2020 my DM who’s ogling over Pathfinder 2e is trying to reboot our campaign of 2 years into 2e which I can’t find a great character app for. As happy as I am with this app and will forever use it whenever I play other sessions this is more of a plea for help and ask the developer’s of this app if you guys could please make one like this for Pathfinder 2e? I’d really appreciate it and so would my table! Please and thank you ## Frequently asked questions about Game Master 5th Edition ### What does Game Master 5th Edition do? This app is designed to assist Dungeon Masters in running tabletop role-playing games, primarily Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. It helps with managing combat, building encounters, creating creatures, tracking campaign progress, and accessing game rules and content. ### What are the key features of this app? Key features include a combat tracker for managing initiative and hit points, an encounter builder with difficulty analysis, a creature builder/scaler, a customizable DM screen for rules reference, a campaign manager for organizing adventures and notes, a dice roller, and a compendium of game content. ### Is this app free to use? The app is free to download and offers basic functionality, allowing for a single campaign with one adventure and up to three encounters. To remove these limitations and unlock full access, a premium version can be purchased through an in-app upgrade. ### What games is this app compatible with? While designed for D&D 5e, many features can be adapted for other tabletop RPGs like D&D 3.5e and Pathfinder RPG. The app's customizable nature also makes it suitable for homebrewed content. ### How can I add content to the compendium? The compendium includes content from the System Reference Document 5.1 by default. For missing official content or custom additions, you can use the import feature to transfer content from your PC or download fan-made files available online. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.9 — 2020-09-24 • Fix set HP being recalculated when adding creatures • Fix issue loading shared campaigns ### 3.7 — 2020-01-14 Version 3.7: • Shared Campaigns and Data Backups now include images ### 3.6 — 2019-11-24 Bug fixes ### 3.5 — 2019-11-23 Bug fixes ### 3.2.3 — 2019-10-28 • Fix display issue on iOS 11 ## Apps similar to Game Master 5th Edition | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Fifth Edition Character Sheet](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fifth-edition-character-sheet/id967650851) | 4.4 (4,184) | Free | Games | | [PrismScroll: 5e Companion](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prismscroll-5e-companion/id1364209163) | 4.6 (3,151) | Free | Games | | [AI Dungeon: RPG & Story Maker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ai-dungeon-rpg-and-story-maker/id1491268416) | 4.4 (26,589) | Free | Games | | [Character Sheet](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/character-sheet/id1227613320) | 4.2 (276) | Free | Games | | [Mirrorscape: Tabletop AR Maps](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mirrorscape-tabletop-ar-maps/id1590209212) | 4.2 (84) | Free | Games | | [Reroll](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reroll/id1463198495) | 3.9 (817) | Free | Games | ## More apps by Lion's Den - [Fight Club 4th Edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fight-club-4th-edition/id447965534) - [Fight Club PFRPG/3.5 Edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fight-club-pfrpg35-edition/id765302703) - [d20 Calculator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/d20-calculator/id817035968) - [Game Master 3.5 Edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-master-35-edition/id859823492) - [Game Master Pathfinder RPG](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-master-pathfinder-rpg/id869493578) - [Fight Club 5th Edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fight-club-5th-edition/id901057473) All apps by Lion's Den: https://appshunter.io/developer/447965537 ## Related topics [dungeon master](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dungeon-master) · [game master 5th edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/game-master-5th-edition) · [dm dnd](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dm-dnd) · [game master 5](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/game-master-5) · [dnd monsters](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dnd-monsters) · [game master](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/game-master) · [fight club 5th edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/fight-club-5th-edition) · [dungeon master dnd](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dungeon-master-dnd) · [encounter plus](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/encounter-plus) · [fight club 5](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/fight-club-5) · [dnd initiative tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dnd-initiative-tracker) · [fifth edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/fifth-edition) · [dungeons and dragons beyond](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dungeons-and-dragons-beyond) · [dnd campaign](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dnd-campaign) · [initiative tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/initiative-tracker) · [dnd 5e encounter keep](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dnd-5e-encounter-keep) · [dm companion](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dm-companion) · [5th edition character creator](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/5th-edition-character-creator) · [editing games](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/editing-games) · [dnd 5e rulebook](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dnd-5e-rulebook) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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