NPCGen5e appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NPCGen5e is 83 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

NPCGen5e Reviews: Is It Legit?

Name: NPCGen5e
Rating: 3.5 (31 reviews)

MieTech, LLC

Customer Experience

Positive experience41.2% of reviews

Neutral17.6% of reviews

Negative experience41.2% of reviews

~ Based on 17 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is NPCGen5e Safe?

NPCGen5e appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for NPCGen5e is 70/100.

This assessment is based on 31 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.5/5.

Safety Analysis

61.3% of ratings point to a safe experience

6.5% of ratings suggest some concerns

32.3% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 31 App Store ratings for NPCGen5e.

Is NPCGen5e Legit?

NPCGen5e appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NPCGen5e is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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Freaking wonderful!

Best npc generator i have found. Well worth the $2 dollars. Heck i would have spent double that. What makes it worth it is to export out to xml for VTT’s like encounter plus. My only complaint is not being to change the name, but I can work around that.

ZZZeddicus Zull Zarrander

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks so much, Zeddicus! Glad you’re enjoying the app! FYI, the latest update allows you to change every detail of an NPC! Enjoy!

Update fixed iPad filters

The filters now work and so this has become much more useful!

Pperwin

3 years ago

Response from developer

Hey there, perwin! Just wanted to let you know that this was an unfortunate side effect of a previous version. I’ve corrected the issue and filters should work correctly in v5.1.1. Let us know if you run into any more issues! Thanks, Michael Craun

No filter

When I click on the filter icon, nothing happens. I am on an iPad Air 5.

Pperwin

3 years ago

Almost good

I paid for the platinum level so I could use the filters but the filters tab does not work.

MMe8733

3 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, Me8733! Just wanted to let you know that this was an unfortunate side effect of a previous version. We’ve corrected the issue and filters should work correctly in v5.1.1. Let us know if you run into any more issues! Thanks, Michael @ MieTech, LLC

Paid for premium can’t figure out how to generate PCs at a given level

I purchased the highest premium level so I could generate 20th level NPCs. Clicking filters does nothing. I’ve restored purchases and still nothing… also, there does not appear to be a way to EDIT what was created.. at the moment it looks like your stuck with what is generated.

WWheelmanforhire

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, Wheelmanforhire! Just wanted to let you know that filters not working was an unfortunate side effect of a previous version. We’ve corrected the issue and filters should work correctly in v5.1.1. Let us know if you run into any more issues! On the topic of your second point, editing an NPC isn't within the current scope of the app. We do have plans to slowly make that possible a section at a time, but this will need a large overhaul of the code base. We will try to remember to come back here and edit this comment as this functionality is implemented. EDIT Guess what’s in the app now! Feel free to edit every single detail of ANY NPC as much as you want to! :) Thanks for your review, Michael @ MieTech, LLC

Crashing

The app crashes every time I select a new generated character.

ASAbraham's 2nd Son

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, Abraham's 2nd Son! Just wanted to let you know that v5.0.1 of the app was released on July 18, 2022. According to crash reports, it looks like the crash that was occurring during character generation has been resolved. In addition, there have been a few other improvements, like new layout of the details screen. Thanks for your review and using the app, Michael Craun

Crashes a lot

I would love to use this app, but it crashes at random, sometimes even when just opening the app. I’ll try again and change my rating if the crashes stop.

Eeagle2288

5 years ago

Response from developer

Hello, eagle2288! Just wanted to let you know that v5.0.1 of the app was released on July 18, 2022. According to crash reports, it looks like users are 100% crash free so far. In addition, there have been a few other improvements, like new layout of the details screen. Thanks for your review and using the app, Michael Craun

Fantastic app when it’s not crashing.

I’m running this app on both my iPhone 12 as well as my iPad. In both cases, it works well up and to the point that you try to use any filters. As soon as you tell the app that you want a particular race, level or challenge rating it will crash and reload, losing anything you were doing. It only successfully generates a character one out of 10 times. If the crash issue could be fixed, this could easily be a five star app.

CCarterB103

5 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review, CarterB103! I'm sorry to hear that you're having issues with the application, but I just wanted to let you know that v5.0.1 was released on July 18, 2022 and thus far, according to crash reports, users are 100% crash free! Thanks, Michael Craun

Prepare for Crashes

My app is constantly crashing and I can barely use it. Really disappointed seeing as I have purchased the platinum version.

BBeep4352

5 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review, Beep4352! I'm sorry to hear that you're having issues with the application, but I just wanted to let you know that v5.0.1 was released on July 18, 2022 and thus far, according to crash reports, users are 100% crash free! Thanks, Michael Craun

Updated review: great tool, great developer

Need a quick random NPC? This is a great solution. You can even generate several and save them for later. Also, the developer replies to these reviews, so if you have a problem, don’t hesitate to contact them!

Sstuartcmackey

6 years ago

Response from developer

stuartmackey, Thanks for the review! I’m glad you’re having a better experience and that your issue seems to have resolved itself! If you have any more issues in the future, please do not hesitate to contact me about them and I’d be happy to help. You can reach me at michael@mietechnologies.com. Thanks again, Michael Craun

Spectacular app, can't wait to see where it'll go

As a fairly new DM running a custom campaign, NPCs are a pain to come up with, especially on the fly. Once i got the app I almost immediately got the platinum version (what a steal at so cheap!) and haven't looked back. It's great at what it does, and helps a ton to figure out what kinda person that merchant is going to be.

That being said, I hope the app continues to grow and become more in the future. It has some issues still, but for a small developer making this app, I love supporting it and I'll happily use it in my games.

55GamAzing

7 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the awesome review, 5GamAzing! I have some big plans for future releases, so please keep your eyes peeled and those dice ready to roll! :)

Very well made hope to see more updates!

I feel its a very well made app and will see many uses at my table. Im ignorant to how apps are made but would love to have a way to edit and insert custom races into the generator or races not covered in current version.

thank you for your work

AVAlias Vaine

7 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the awesome review, Alias! I'm glad you enjoy the app and hear your request. I'm actually going to be releasing an update in the next few days to bring a backend database to the application and plan to open up the ability to create custom content and use it within the app in a future update. I'm not sure when that update will be released since I'm a single developer and I'm working on this app in my spare time, but I will work hard to get that update out.

CR & Level aren’t the same thing.

Should be able to use levels AND CR without the app brainfarting itself.

Aaboveslaverage

7 years ago

Response from developer

aboveslaverage, While CR and level aren't the same thing, there is no way for a 1st-level NPC to have a Challenge of 15. To keep things as random as possible, the app generates up to 100 NPCs in the background until it generates one that matches your filters. I attempted to reverse engineer the process, but it was simply using too much processing power and almost always causing a crash. Simply put, there was just no way to safely and accurately do this. Thank you for your input, Michael Craun

Love it, some repetitively though

Great app definitely will be using in my games. A few of the characters I had generated had the same trait of having a lisp I don’t know how many traits are programmed but is definitely worth the upgrade to platinum

JJakeman365

8 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review and the endorsement, Jakeman365! The randomization and possibilities of traits is something I'll be looking at with the next update of NCPGen5e, so keep an eye out!

Good not great

In essence, the generated NPCs here are really great.

The app just lacks a little in-depth filtration, doesn’t show character levels, and could maybe do with a little visual update.

Overall I like it, but tiny improvements could make it great!

MLMatt Lymer

8 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review, Matt! Just so you know, I’m currently working on an update that will remodel the data within the app and allow for better filtration, including level, alignment, and, hopefully, challenge rating. I was going to include the challenge rating filter with the last update, but had a major issue to fix with it and wanted to get a patch out for it, ASAP. Also, just so you know, there isn’t an straight-forward way to identify the level of a generaed NPC, but there is a way. If you look at the hit points of a creature, it will look something like this: “Hit Points 85 (19d8).” The number of dice is the NPC’s level.

Nice app

Very well put together app. Would like to be able to specify a specific level of npc to create. For example a halfling thief cr15 level. Other than that, very nice app.

Jjdobbs88

9 years ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review, jdobbs88! Filtering by challenge rating is something I'm looking at doing with the next update, when I have more time to work on it. I tried to do it with this update, but it was causing a crash 8 times out of 10 and I wanted to get this update out as soon as possible to fix the previous filter issue. I will hopefully be able to fix the issue and include a challenge rating filter with the next update, though!

General Improvements

Great app, I wish I could have a saved folder with npc's it generated that I liked.
Also I wish there was a capacity to set parameters for they types of npc's created. I feel that the ability to generate NPCs up to 20th level without the capacity to utilize it is an unfortunate waste of a purchase. If the app had these features, I believe it would be a 100 fold improvement.

BBiwinner

9 years ago

Response from developer

I just wanted to let you know that, as of version 1.1.1, which releases Monday, February 19, 2018, you will be able to filter generated NPCs, according to race and/or occupation, and save them for later use! ----------------------- So, Biwinner, how do you like being able to save and view previously generated NPCs?