Comparison

Giant Toad vs D&D Characters

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Giant Toad

This app is a comprehensive companion for tabletop role-playing games, consolidating character sheets, campaign management, and essential tools into one platform. It supports popular systems like D&D and Pathfinder, allowing for deep customization of characters and game elements.

Highlights
  • Unlimited spells, items, and resources
  • Customizable character sheets
  • Formula creation for attributes
  • Profession and experience tracking
  • Up to 8 characters per game system
  • Campaign management tools
Features
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Welcome to Giant Toad Characters — the all-in-one Character Sheet, Campaign Manager, and Tabletop RPG Companion. Say goodbye to juggling multiple apps and hello to a streamlined experience for D&D, Pathfinder, Cthulhu, Shadowrun, and more. Giant Toad Characters consolidates everything you need into a powerful, intuitive, and customizable TTRPG Companion. Crafted with innovation and performance in mind, Galveon empowers you to effortlessly manage characters and Game Systems, all from one convenient platform. Features - Create unlimited spells, items, and resources - Build fully customizable character sheets with attributes, races, classes, and skills - Define simple or complex formulas for attributes - Track professions, veterancy, and experience levels - Craft up to 8 characters Unlimited Character Sheets Giant Toad Ultimate offers unlimited Characters, allowing you to theorycraft builds, develop NPCs, and maintain organizational bliss within Game Systems—all without the burden of a subscription. Enjoy lifetime access. Community-Driven Development At Giant Toad, community is at our core. We cherish your feedback and invite you to be an integral part of our development journey. Share your requests, questions, comments, and concerns with us at support@gianttoad.com or find us on social media @GiantToadOfficial. Whether battling dragons, exploring the cosmos, or delving into mystical realms, Galveon is your steadfast companion wherever your imagination takes you! Transparency and Trust Rest assured, your privacy and data security are paramount to us. Review our Privacy Policy at https://www.gianttoad.com/privacy-policy for detailed information. Elevate your tabletop gaming experience with Giant Toad and Create your world! Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

D&D Characters

This app simplifies D&D gameplay by automatically calculating hit points, spell slots, and class features. It also allows DMs to track initiative and view basic character stats for easier game management.

Highlights
  • Automatic HP calculation
  • Spell slot and spell point tracking
  • Class feature resource management
  • DM initiative tracking
  • Basic character stat overview for DMs
  • Quick character entry
Features
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Look, I like to roll dice. It's fun, especially during in-person games. But I hate all the arithmetic you have to do as a result – especially hit points, and especially when you have multiple sources of hit point boosts (eg temp hp, the spell Aid increasing your normal hp, and/or for example an arcane ward for abj wizards). So, this app does that for you. Originally, I created this to make using Spell Points (as opposed to Spell Slots – see DMG pg 288) easier. So if you're using spell points in your campaign, this'll help with that. Otherwise it keeps track of spell slots, which is fine I guess. Oh yeah, and it keeps track of some of your class features, like Metamagic Sorcery Points, Lay on Hands, Bardic Inspiration, Action Surge, Rages, and that sort of thing. That way when it's been months since you last played in person (arg) you can have all your resources up to date. Finally, if your DM has this app, they can host a game, and get the basics about your character (like passive perception, AC, and/or save DC). They can also keep track of initiative, which is nice. Entering a character into the app is easy and quick, because it doesn't need everything – just your class levels, and some scores/feats to help calculate your natural HP, passive perception, and so on. So look, this isn't going to allow you to completely run the game. It doesn't have every spell, item, and ability. But it's free, you don't need to sign up for anything, and it helps keep track of the basics while leaving the rolling to you. Give it a shot!

Screenshots

Giant Toad4 screens
D&D Characters1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: D&D Characters at 100% against Giant Toad's 48%. D&D Characters also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Giant Toad's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Giant Toad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. D&D Characters asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Giant Toad ships an update monthly, D&D Characters every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Giant Toad versus D&D Characters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGiant ToadD&D Characters
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteven ShockleyThryv Inc

Customer experience

Giant Toad

All ratings36 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral19.4%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral26.1%
Negative26.1%

D&D Characters

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Giant Toad

Subscriptions1
  • Campaign Tools7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Chen's Shop$2.99
None

D&D Characters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Giant Toad free?
Giant Toad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is D&D Characters free?
D&D Characters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Giant Toad or D&D Characters have ads?
Neither Giant Toad nor D&D Characters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Giant Toad or D&D Characters?
Giant Toad ships an update monthly, and D&D Characters every 7 months. Most recently, Giant Toad was updated on October 24, 2026 and D&D Characters on October 24, 2026.

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