Dungeon Roller vs Calamus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dungeon Roller
This app is a powerful random generator for tabletop RPGs and creative writing. It quickly produces unique worlds, characters, creatures, and story elements, eliminating writer's block and enhancing game sessions. Save and share your creations for free.
- Random world generation
- Character and creature creation
- Story element generation
- Save and share creations
- Sci-fi, fantasy, and western themes
- Detailed lore and stats
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Dungeon Roller: Your Ultimate RPG Random Generator Calling all Game Masters, Dungeon Masters, and RPG enthusiasts! DungeonRoller is your secret weapon for instant creativity, generating vast worlds, characters, and story elements at the tap of a button. Dive into endless possibilities with quadrillions of unique characters, creatures, encounters, and locations. Whether you're running a sci-fi odyssey, a fantasy epic, or a gritty Western, Dungeon Roller has you covered. With every tap, watch a new world unfold—no more writer's block, no more stale sessions! Limitless World Building - No one builds worlds faster or bigger. From sprawling galaxies to tiny halfling villages, Dungeon Roller instantly generates fully equipped settings, ready to play. Stats, skills, and lore included! Complex Creations Made Simple - Every character, creature, and world is brought to life with rich details: names, skills, solar system data, army unit types, and more. Need a new monster or culture? Just tap. It's that easy. Expand Your Universe - Start by creating planets and solar systems for free. Want even more options? Unlock bundles to generate legendary supervillains, elves, dwarves, orcs, and more iconic characters. Save & Share Your Masterpieces - Instantly save your favorite creations for later or share them with friends—no extra cost. Perfect for All RPG Creators - Whether you’re preparing for a tabletop adventure, crafting a novel, or designing your own game, Dungeon Roller gives you the tools to create unforgettable stories. Unleash your imagination with Dungeon Roller—try it FREE today! And don’t forget to check out Characterize and Genesis, our other generator apps, also available on the App Store. http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
Calamus
Create expansive battlemaps with hand-drawn tiles for tabletop RPGs. Design custom character tokens and host real-time games where players can move their own pieces. Engage in robust chat, sending messages as yourself or any in-game token.
- Create large battlemaps
- Dozens of hand-drawn tiles
- Custom PC, NPC, FOE tokens
- Host real-time games
- Player character movement
- Robust in-game chat
- Send messages as tokens
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The Calamus is a companion for tabletop roleplaying games, such as Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder, that allows you to create huge battlemaps utilizing dozens of hand-drawn tiles, create custom PC, NPC, and FOE tokens, and host games in which players can add and move their own characters in real-time. It also features a robust chat, in which you can send messages as yourself or any token you have in play, publicly or privately. You can find our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy here: http://trapstreetstudios.com/theCalamus/tos/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dungeon Roller at 4.4 against Calamus's 3.3. Dungeon Roller also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 33%). Calamus's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Dungeon Roller sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Calamus sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dungeon Roller holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 111 and 83 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Dungeon Roller's written reviews are positive against 33% of Calamus's.
Dungeon Roller ships an update every 3 weeks, Calamus monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Dungeon Roller | Calamus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (111 ratings) — better | 3.3 (83 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.3% of reviews — better | 32.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 83 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 295 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Winn | TrapStreet Studios |
Customer experience
Dungeon Roller
Calamus
User reviews
Dungeon Roller
From 111 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for storytelling prompts
- 💡 Useful for game content creation
- 🚀 Quick scenario/character generation
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Inspires creativity and fixes writer's block
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive add-ons
- 🐛 Purchases not restoring after phone upgrade
- 🐛 Accidental purchases difficult to reverse
- 🐛 Content not accessible after purchase
- 🐛 Voiceover accessibility issues
Calamus
From 83 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Pretty interface and icons
- 👍 Easy to start making maps
- 💡 Great for D&D campaigns
- 👍 Good art style
- 🚀 Fast to fix bugs
Room to improve
- ❌ Difficult to correct mistakes
- ❌ No undo option
- ❌ Clunky with Apple Pencil
- ❌ Missing assets even with subscription
- ❌ Walls erase when removing objects
Bugs and requests
Dungeon Roller
Reported bugs
7 issues- Purchases not restoring after phone upgrade
- Purchased add-ons disappeared after phone upgrade
- Purchased packages not received
- App making users buy items again on new phone
- No longer accessible for voiceover users
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- Editing saved stories overwrites other saved stories
- Modern encounters name is 'n/a'
Requested features
10 requests- More diverse starter content (fantasy, sci-fi, modern mix)
- Horizontal mode support
- Ability to delete existing randomizers
- PC version (downloadable, offline usable)
- More fantasy races (humans, Tieflings, Dragonborn)
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- Language generators
- Fantasy settings to be free
- Generator for 5e or Pathfinder D&D characters
- Fix modern encounters showing 'n/a'
- More generators for the free version
Calamus
Reported bugs
40 issues- No undo option
- Walls erase when removing objects
- Rune password login issues
- Water turns light blue when saving/cropping
- App repeatedly asks for password
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- Pop-ups are disruptive
- Download issues
- Support issues
- Map saving issues
- App crashes
- Broken text formatting
- Tabs do not work
- Program freezes while placing tiles
- Login issues after canceling subscription
- Pinch and pull zoom doesn't work
- Erase button in wrong menu
- Forced password system
- Locked out if away from app for too long
- Not designed for mobile user experience
- Maps don't save properly
- App never loads
- Never got to do much of anything
- Non-functional, never makes it past loading screen
- Monetization model kills it
- Forced subscription after idle period
- Limited variety of items
- Cannot download saved maps
- App asks for subscription after payment
- Free app with subscription service
- Too complicated login process
- Freezes when adding players
- Rune password is confusing
- Subscription is a big problem
- Keeps locking, requires frequent passcode entry
- Slowdown on larger maps
- Text is incredibly small
- Menu screen swipe function doesn't work
- Cannot figure out rune password
- Slow learning curve
- No simple tutorial
Requested features
18 requests- Add undo option
- Improve Apple Pencil support
- Add more assets like columns
- Add desert themed items
- Add steering wheel and crows nest
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- Add fungi for underdark maps
- Allow watching ads instead of subscription
- Fix water color issue when saving/cropping
- Improve login process
- Add more variety of items
- Allow downloading saved maps to device
- Implement a one-time purchase option
- Add more content
- Change rune password system to typed password or tap option
- Add more VTT features
- Provide a simple tutorial
- Allow maps to be exported as PDFs
- Allow maps to be printed
In-app purchases
Dungeon Roller
- Pro Subscription (Monthly)$5.991 Month
- Elves Generator$0.99
- Fantasy Encounters Generator$0.99
- Fantasy Missions Generator$0.99
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- Fantasy Settings Generator$0.99
- Superpower Bundle$3.99
- SciFi Bundle$4.99
- Fantasy Bundle$6.99
- All Dungeon Roller Generators$9.99
- All Generators$17.99
Calamus
- Calamus Player Only$0.991 Month
- Full Version - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Calamus Monthly Subscription$3.491 Month
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- Full Version - Yearly$29.991 Year
- Calamus Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
- All Epic Token Icons$0.99
- More Tokens Slots (6)$0.99
- Full Roommaker$1.99
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- All Epic Token Rings$2.99
- Player Enhanced Version$2.99
