Much improved!
I'd initially written a pretty luke warm review a year or two ago and it's definitely time to update.
Originally I'd given the app a 3 star review. Why doesn't really matter because, for the most part, nothing I complained about is relevant any more.
Not only has the dev continued to work on, and improve, the app, it's clearly something of a passion project for him.
His communication has impressed me more than anything. He replied to my original review in a thoughtful way and replied to in-app messages I've left.
I also had a problem where some data became corrupt. I submitted a report, not really expecting anything, just so the dev would be aware a potential problem may exist.
Ivan reached out that day, we went back and forth through e-mails; he identified the problem, retrieved my data, and restored everything. I was really blown away.
And so... If you want something where you can enter your party, tons of npcs, and easily track initiative & hps, then this app would be a great choice.
The current party will save between sessions, players can join and see the order for themselves, and once any data is entered, the players/npcs are saved and available for future use, without having to re-enter the details, in the form of presets.
Really looking forward to seeing where it goes in the future! Thanks Ivan!
Originally I'd given the app a 3 star review. Why doesn't really matter because, for the most part, nothing I complained about is relevant any more.
Not only has the dev continued to work on, and improve, the app, it's clearly something of a passion project for him.
His communication has impressed me more than anything. He replied to my original review in a thoughtful way and replied to in-app messages I've left.
I also had a problem where some data became corrupt. I submitted a report, not really expecting anything, just so the dev would be aware a potential problem may exist.
Ivan reached out that day, we went back and forth through e-mails; he identified the problem, retrieved my data, and restored everything. I was really blown away.
And so... If you want something where you can enter your party, tons of npcs, and easily track initiative & hps, then this app would be a great choice.
The current party will save between sessions, players can join and see the order for themselves, and once any data is entered, the players/npcs are saved and available for future use, without having to re-enter the details, in the form of presets.
Really looking forward to seeing where it goes in the future! Thanks Ivan!
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Genuinely listens to feedback.
My family and I reached out and asked if he could add a color wheel and he emailed us back and stated that he would add one! Cool to see a dev that cares!
Some nice features, but some important negatives as well.
Left a review before and it was wiped.
Worst part about this app is it's all online based. Not onlne? Nope. Can't use. Don't want to have all your players log in, just want a DM initiative tracker? Nope. Want to have it persist between sessions? Nope. Online rooms time out, all your hard work, gone. Want to add a large group of entries that persist? Nope, can't do that. Want to create a bunch of presets. Sure ok, you can do that. But when you make changes to the entry it won't save. You will have to completely delete that entry and re-make it to get it to save as a preset. Want to have access to a large pool of colors to mark lots of different groups? Nope. We'll give you a small pool and leave out some primaries, just because. My first review was a lot more tactful, but nothing here is exaggerated or untrue. This is how it is. Don't waste your money.
Developer reached out and replied, which was really nice. I feel bad about the negative review now, but while it isn't tactful, it isn't untrue. I did change it to 3 stars, and changed the title, for reaching out and communicating with me because I find that to be impressive and will happily raise it further if there are any positive changes in the future.
In reply to your response: I'd used the app for a long time before I left this review. The timing out wasn't a one time thing. It happens every session. We play sessions every other Sunday and the room has never lasted until the next session. In reality though, you don't need the room to persist forever; what it really needs is a way to save so it can resume in the future. Anyway, thank you very much for your reply.
Worst part about this app is it's all online based. Not onlne? Nope. Can't use. Don't want to have all your players log in, just want a DM initiative tracker? Nope. Want to have it persist between sessions? Nope. Online rooms time out, all your hard work, gone. Want to add a large group of entries that persist? Nope, can't do that. Want to create a bunch of presets. Sure ok, you can do that. But when you make changes to the entry it won't save. You will have to completely delete that entry and re-make it to get it to save as a preset. Want to have access to a large pool of colors to mark lots of different groups? Nope. We'll give you a small pool and leave out some primaries, just because. My first review was a lot more tactful, but nothing here is exaggerated or untrue. This is how it is. Don't waste your money.
Developer reached out and replied, which was really nice. I feel bad about the negative review now, but while it isn't tactful, it isn't untrue. I did change it to 3 stars, and changed the title, for reaching out and communicating with me because I find that to be impressive and will happily raise it further if there are any positive changes in the future.
In reply to your response: I'd used the app for a long time before I left this review. The timing out wasn't a one time thing. It happens every session. We play sessions every other Sunday and the room has never lasted until the next session. In reality though, you don't need the room to persist forever; what it really needs is a way to save so it can resume in the future. Anyway, thank you very much for your reply.
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Response from developer
Thanks for a honest review. This was a short passion project and the reason for putting it behind a payment was to at least try to break even with the server cost. About the rooms timing out, did you try restarting the app or re-entering the room? They are not deleted and as such you can re-enter them at any time if you remember the room code. Being able to run it offline is a good idea, but needs a refactor to the networking layer. I'll see if I can find some time in the following weeks.
Deleting negative reviews
Left a review before and it was wiped.
Worst part about this app is it's all online based. Not onlne? Nope. Can't use. Don't want to have all your players log in, just want a DM initiative tracker? Nope. Want to have it persist between sessions? Nope. Online rooms time out, all your hard work, gone. Want to add a large group of entries that persist? Nope, can't do that. Want to create a bunch of presets. Sure ok, you can do that. But when you make changes to the entry it won't save. You will have to completely delete that entry and re-make it to get it to save as a preset. Want to have access to a large pool of colors to mark lots of different groups? Nope. We'll give you a small pool and leave out some primaries, just because. My first review was a lot more tactful, but nothing here is exaggerated or untrue. This is how it is. Don't waste your money.
Worst part about this app is it's all online based. Not onlne? Nope. Can't use. Don't want to have all your players log in, just want a DM initiative tracker? Nope. Want to have it persist between sessions? Nope. Online rooms time out, all your hard work, gone. Want to add a large group of entries that persist? Nope, can't do that. Want to create a bunch of presets. Sure ok, you can do that. But when you make changes to the entry it won't save. You will have to completely delete that entry and re-make it to get it to save as a preset. Want to have access to a large pool of colors to mark lots of different groups? Nope. We'll give you a small pool and leave out some primaries, just because. My first review was a lot more tactful, but nothing here is exaggerated or untrue. This is how it is. Don't waste your money.
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New update
The update 2/2024 has crashed the app. It is currently nonfunctional.
Response from developer
Thanks for the response. Could you send us email using the "Feedback" option in the Settings tab explaining under which circumstances the app crashes.
Easy to use needs improvement
It’s a great app so far the only problem is the dice values modifiers needs to be between 1-20 but initiatives have a 0 value or even negative values -1, -2, -3 so on.
Response from developer
Hi and thanks for the feedback. This was added in the version 1.3 and should soon be available to all players! Best, Ivan
This is great!
This app is easy and simple to use it’s really a great initiative tacker. We’ve saved so much time not having to erase and rewrite our initiative on a random whiteboard. I recommend this app to anyone who plays D&D and needs initial attacker. Or any other role playing game.
I recommend color coding your characters as well so it’s easier to figure out who is who at first glance!
I recommend color coding your characters as well so it’s easier to figure out who is who at first glance!
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Doesn’t work well on one device
As far as I can see using one device to manage all initiative doesn’t work, it just always says it’s the first persons turn then doesnt have a way to say their turn is done without deleting them from initiative entirely. Pretty useless for me as a DM since it’s annoying to get all my players to download this just to click a button.
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Needs to have an option for a zero or negative initiative modifier
Great, simple tracker and would be 5 stars if it didn’t require the modifier to be a number between 1 and 20. If updated, I will change my score. Otherwise, it is a really awesome app.
Response from developer
Hi and thanks for the feedback. This was added in the version 1.3 and should soon be available to all players! Best, Ivan
Very easy and simple to use!
Very simple yet easy to use, the best part is that all players can be involved! Speeds combat along!
