# Game Master 5th Edition — user reviews > 375 indexed App Store user reviews of Game Master 5th Edition by Lion's Den, rated 4.70/5 from 1,596 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-master-5th-edition/id908176026/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-master-5th-edition/id908176026.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,287 · 4★ 212 · 3★ 41 · 2★ 18 · 1★ 38 ## 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 ## Newest reviews (19 of 375) ### 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. ### 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. ### 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. ### 3/5 — Incredible stuff! Unfortunately has some huge holes *2025-02-18, version 3.9* I love this app, I love the ability to import/export resources. This is definitely the best way I’ve found to be able to run my encounters and keep track of all my monsters and player characters in my campaign. But the stat blocks could use some small changes that would translate to enormous convenience for DMs. Monsters should absolutely have a “bonus action” section available, as well as a better way to track non-spell slot spellcasting usage without having to make an additional entry for every individual spell. I’ve had to really struggle through this before the 2024/25 core rulebooks were released, but now that there are no spell slots for monsters, and more bonus actions, this has become an even bigger hassle to try and use stat blocks that I think are miles ahead of their older counterparts. I know this app hasn’t seen much if any update in quite a while, but seeing as it still reigns supreme when it comes to running encounters, it would mean a lot to see these vital changes be incorporated. Thank you guys for your wonderful work! ### 4/5 — Une bonne app, presque parfaite *2025-01-26, version 3.9* Très complète, permet de créer des campagnes et combats assez rapidement. Il manque certains monstres mais d’après la FAQ, c’est à cause de droits d’auteurs détenus par WotC. Pas de soucis cependant, on peut soi-même créer les stats de ceux que manquent. Par contre le gros défaut est que tout n’est qu’en anglais ! On peut certes éditer en français soi-même les fiches incluses, mais ce serait vraiment trèèès long et fastidieux d’avoir à tour traduire… Une version multilingue serait la bienvenue ! :) ### 4/5 — Few Minor Changes *2024-10-20* This is still a great app, I have been using it for years. I have a few minor issues though. • In stat blocks, a separate section for bonus actions would be nice. • We use some custom sizes (colossal and mega) and a fillable field would be nicer than a drop down. • Adding the option for customized skills • Being able to use other passive skills besides perception. • The ability to create other environments (coastal and planar come to mind). These are minor issues and I have work around, but they would make my life so much easier. ### 2/5 — Cannot add custom NPCs *2024-05-01, version 3.9* As the title says, i have no access to compendium before choosing a campaign, and as such cant add custom mobs to my compendium ### 4/5 — Nice *2023-11-10, version 3.9* Good tool to keep DM notes together, but not sure if there are still updates. I would love some more freedom in the notes, like bullet points or bold or colored text. For now, this is fine, but I think there is room for improvement. ### 4/5 — Good for organizing but a little hard to understand *2023-10-17* I like this app, it is very useful for combat and remembering spell rolls and stuff without having to look it up every time. One thing I would recommend is maybe make a tutorial, or some way to figure out how to make everything. Another suggestion is maybe add a weapon (for example, dagger) that is not assigned to a creature already. Like, I was putting the dagger action into a character of mine and there was a kobold dagger and a bunch of other stuff, but not a normal dagger with no proficiencies added. Also, I did not see thorn whip in the compendium. (Specific, I know) Another question, I am currently confused about characters. When I make encounters I can make characters but they do not show up in the characters section of the compendium . Wondering if I did something wrong or if it’s just a glitch or something. Sorry for the ramble but one last thing, the app does not appear as it does in the preview. Is that just outdated or what… Anyway, I love this app, it’s very helpful, and with a few modifications this could be perfect! 🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲🎲 ### 4/5 — Awesome, but with a pesky bug *2023-09-29, version 3.9* I bought the full version because the help this app gives is invaluable, but the encounter delete / archive feature doesn’t work and I cant delete older encounters. Fix for 5* please! ### 4/5 — Question *2023-09-05, version 3.9* Where do i find my notes in the encounter? When you edit an encounter, you can also add notes, but when i enter an encounter, i can't find them. Where are they? ### 4/5 — Super, but… *2023-08-06, version 3.9* … i would love to see the option, that I can tap on a characters, monsters or items image, to enlarge it to fullscreen. Then I could show some of them more easily to my party. ### 4/5 — Fantastic utility, Needs update *2023-07-23, version 3.9* This App is the best i have found so far. And as a first time DM it Sorted a lot of the Grundy stuff out for me interms of combat and how to keep track of everything. And for that i use it constantly and love it. However: It needs to be updated.. Obviously a lot of other offical content has been released since this has. And it would be nice if i didn't have to manually input any monster/trait/attack/ ETC that wasn’t in the Monster Manual only. I would rate this 5 star and sing songs of praise about the app if it got up to speed with all the new monster and abilities from the source books. Q: is there any scope or plan for this to happen in the near future? ### 2/5 — So much potential… *2023-07-22, version 3.9* I’ve loved this app from the moment I started using it (about 6 years ago I think?) and if you had have asked me a few years back I would’ve said this app was a 5/5 easily. I have a lot of good things I can say about this app but with how long it’s been since it was updated I feel the need to express my thoughts on the app. This will be a long review because it’s something I care about. With all the dnd tools coming out this app is becoming more and more outdated and it’s becoming harder to justify using it. I would gladly pay more for this app if it started offering even a 10th of what something like world anvils/one notes writing capabilities are. Storing campaign information in this app is really janky to say the least and its frustrating because this app has an insane amount of potential and could crush anything other application with only a few additions. Although it looks like the app has been kind of abandoned I’m going to give my suggestions anyway in hopes that the developer pays more attention to it at some point in the future. Suggestions: - Folders; allow adventures to be nested within each other/be able to store them in their own folders. Some campaigns are massive and there’s not enough room with it just becoming a mess. - Improve the Notes Section & world building; perhaps look to world anvils approach for inspiration, maybe even create a new column for world information. I would love to be able to store more world information in this app and world build inside of the game master app - Allow for more writing categories under the players perhaps allowing for custom categories under the player and non player characters. With only the description at the bottom and it being at the bottom it’s mostly useless. - A less realistic suggestion, allow for better item transfer between game master and fight club. In fact more interaction between the two apps would be amazing like being able to steal an item from a player or damage them actively. - Maps: there needs to be a better way to have images and especially maps under the adventures. The current system feels like I’m using a computer from a decade ago. I’m sure there’s other features and improvements that could be made but these are the main ones I can think of off the top of my head. There’s also a few bugs here and there but they’re minor. I would gladly pay more for this app if it offered what a lot of the competition is and I think many other people would too especially with how garbage dnd beyond is. This app has so much potential and I really hope the developer puts more time and effort into it because this app could be genuinely phenomenal but for now as much as I would love to give it a 5 star review I can’t justify it with how it’s just been tossed to the side. For that matter even fight club is really only seemingly getting bug fixes with little to no major updates but I don’t think it is in as dire need as game master. I hope this helps at all and I hope to see improvements to the app in the future cause it is genuinely a great app, just in dire need of some attention. ### 5/5 — Util para tus partidas *2023-06-03, version 3.9* Muy util para tus partida, especialmente en el aspecto de los encuentros ### 5/5 — 11 out of 10 *2023-05-22, version 3.9* This app is awesome for and DM ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can't sycnc bacups. *2024-04-22, version 3.9* I bought the OSX and iOS versions, cannot load backups between Mac and iPhone. Kinda useless. ### 1/5 — No other languages *2023-04-06, version 3.9* Only english, no other languages… change description ### 1/5 — can't Change the Language *2023-02-11, version 3.9* I want to Change the Language to German, but i cant find the Option in the Applikation. ### 1/5 — Fehlinformation *2022-07-01, version 3.9* Laut Beschreibung sind in der App 27 Sprachen verfügbar, dies ist jedoch nicht der Fall. Es gibt lediglich Englisch. Böse Täuschung! ### 1/5 — Русского нету *2022-04-25* Русской локализации нет. Есть вариант с кривыми пользовательскими библиотечками но это очень не удобно и не переводит интерфейс ### 1/5 — Seems ok, but i don’t have 20/20 vision *2022-04-22, version 3.9* This app seems to have potential but everything from the ui to the content is so ’tiny’. The fonts are very small making the app unreadable and unusable. Larger fonts to make the most of the 12.9 inch screen i am on would be great. How about a setting for that? ### 1/5 — Used to be good *2020-12-25, version 3.9* I know I know, cringe statement but true nonetheless. It used to be that you could make more than one adventure and more than 3 encounters without buying anything. It was perfect for when I had that spark of creativity and had new ideas for my campaign and write them up super easy... now I cant do that. Mostly because the idea of having to pay for an advertised as free app isn’t something I support. If its not free anymore (which its not. If you actually want to use the app properly you HAVE to pay) then change it to pay to download. The app is basically a demo, and it’s misleading af. Especially when your “disclaimer” is at the VERY bottom of your description, a description which most people stopped reading after the first paragraph because they’re not expecting to have to *buy* anything. TL;DR the app is misleading af, dont buy or download it. Devs, do better. Id rather have an ad banner than have to pay for something that *was* free and is advertised as such. ### 1/5 — Где русский язык??? *2020-10-26* Уберите из описания русский язык или лучше добавьте его. ### 1/5 — Erased campaign data *2020-08-06, version 3.7* I bought this app some time ago. I spent two days building a campaign for the world of Eberron. In the middle of the campaign I switched my iPad out to the pdf of the DMG in Books. When I switched back, everything disappeared. I tried everything I could think of to try to restore the data, but everything in the app, all of my campaigns (I had 3) was gone. EVERYTHING! I am so disappointed that 2 days of work (yes more than 16 hours) was lost. I love the app when it was working, but with this issue, I am scared to trust it. How do I get my money back? This thing doesn’t work! ### 1/5 — Shows promise *2020-07-12, version 3.7* I think this might make the dungeon master’s life much easier, but it needs a manual that a newbie can use. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 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! ### 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. ### 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 ### 5/5 — Game mastering made easy *2024-12-04, version 3.9* Great app that makes managing so much easier for me. You can really tell that someone has put a lot of thought into creating a sensible structure and simple handling. I just wish the app was available on MacOS. Writing texts is always a bit more tedious on iPads/tablets. ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2024-10-29, version 3.9* This app is indispensable. I don’t know how anybody DMs without it. It’s brilliant. ### 5/5 — Just what I was looking for! *2024-03-31, version 3.9* Prepping encounters has always been the most time consuming part of DMing for me, and this makes it SO much easier. ### 5/5 — One suggestion *2024-01-19, version 3.9* I absolutely love this app, I use I’ve used it for the past 2 years to keep my game organized and its so simple and streamlined The only suggestion I would give would be to add a separate category for adding bonus actions There’s an area for actions, reactions and legendary actions, but no bonus actions It’s a very minor fix, but would honestly make the app perfect in my opinion ### 5/5 — Great for even Solo campaigns *2023-06-10, version 3.9* This is great for solo setups. Maybe a journal would be a cool idea as I’m adventuring. ### 5/5 — Melhor aplicativo para D&D *2023-06-04, version 3.9* Se você está planejando/mestrando uma campanha para D&D, este aplicativo será o seu melhor amigo! O compêndio é personalizável, portanto pode adicionar qualquer habilidade/talento/magia que já não tenha no app. Se estiver sem criatividade, filtre os tipos de criatura que quer usar, ajuste o ND do encontro e seja feliz gerando automaticamente. Recomendo! --- *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 2026-08-25.*