Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop vs Dungeon Dice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop
This app empowers Game Masters to run immersive tabletop RPG sessions. It offers tools for tracking player stats, managing encounters, and utilizing battle maps with various customization options. Enhance your game with features like initiative tracking, a random encounter generator, and support for multiple RPG systems.
- Support for multiple RPG systems
- Initiative, health, and condition tracking
- Random encounter generator
- Battle map tools with Fog of War
- Dice roller and roll tables
- Content import/export
- External display support
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Encounter+ is a system-agnostic virtual tabletop and toolkit for Game Masters. Download game-system packages for D&D 5e, Daggerheart, Pathfinder and other tabletop RPGs from the in-app public repository. Track initiative and hit points, look up monsters and spells, and run battle maps with fog of war, line of sight and dynamic lighting on iPad and iPhone. Start free with initiative tracking, encounter building, campaigns, a searchable library and dice rolls. Unlock battle maps with a one-time purchase, or subscribe to Premium for battle maps, remote play and animated effects. No ads, ever. Free Features: • Downloadable game-system packages from the in-app public repository • D&D 5e and Daggerheart packages include system definitions and System Reference Document (SRD) content • Pathfinder package includes the system definition only • Initiative, health, experience, and condition tracking • Random encounter generator and difficulty calculator • Searchable library for monsters, magic items, spells and your own content • Bookmarks, quick search, and customizable shortcuts • Campaigns, modules and asset packs • Rich page content editor • Dice roller and roll tables • Content import/export • iPad Multitasking, split screen, and drag & drop • External display support via AirPlay • No ads—ever Battle Maps — One-Time Purchase: • Tokens, auras, tiles, and spell areas of effect • Square, hex, and custom grid options • Fog of War and dynamic lighting, with bright and dim lights, token vision and multiple wall types • Apple Pencil drawing tools • Animated video backgrounds Premium — Optional Subscription: • Includes all Battle Map features while subscribed • 3D dice roller with multiple themes and styles • Animated tiles, auras, and spell effects • Weather effects including rain, snow, and fog • Built‑in web server with Remote Play Information about subscriptions: • Eligible subscribers can try Premium free for one week. • Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. • Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. • Premium features remain available while your monthly or yearly subscription is active. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. • Read our terms of service (https://encounter.plus/terms) and privacy policy (https://encounter.plus/privacy-policy) for more information.
Dungeon Dice
This app functions as a straightforward dice roller for role-playing games. It calculates the total of your dice rolls, allows for score adjustments, and supports rolling multiple dice at once. Customize the look with themes and use it alongside other apps on iPad.
- RPG dice roller
- Sum roll totals
- Increment/decrement score
- Roll multiples of dice
- Customizable themes
- iPad Split View/Slide Over support
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A simple RPG dice roller. It sums up the total of your roll and allows you to increment or decrement to score. You can also roll multiples of any die. Themes allow you to customize the appearance of the app and app icon. Works on iPad if you want to run it concurrently with another app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dungeon Dice at 4.7 against Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop's 4.4. Dungeon Dice also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 75%). Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (570 vs 106). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Dungeon Dice sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dungeon Dice holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop has 570 ratings behind it against 106, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop's written reviews are positive against 91% of Dungeon Dice's.
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop ships an update monthly, Dungeon Dice every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop | Dungeon Dice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (570 ratings) | 4.7 (106 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 570 — better | 106 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QBIT | Eric Lutz |
Customer experience
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop
Dungeon Dice
User reviews
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop
From 570 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent encounter manager
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🎨 Great visual presentation
- 💡 Customizable content creation
- 🔍 Comprehensive compendium
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 💰 Subscription model for some features
- 🔍 Incomplete monster and spell lists
- 🤔 Steep learning curve for some features
- 🔧 Lack of detailed documentation
Dungeon Dice
From 106 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean and simple interface
- 🚀 Fast and convenient
- 🚫 No ads
- 🔒 No data selling
- 🎨 Beautiful design/aesthetics
Room to improve
- 💰 Dark mode is paid
- 🎲 Perceived low rolls (d20, d100)
- ❓ Sum is too prominent
- 🤏 Limited functionality compared to others
- 🎨 Paid themes are basic (dark mode)
Bugs and requests
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop
Reported bugs
3 issues- Map display issues on external screens
- Inconsistent behavior after updates
- Inability to restore previous purchases
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to duplicate monsters
- Lair actions for custom monsters
- Integrated character sheet management
- Improved map import and editing tools
- Dice rolling and sound effects
Dungeon Dice
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sum calculation sometimes wrong with many dice
- Settings button not visible for customization
Requested features
17 requests- Apple Watch support
- Roll history
- Reroll feature
- Save common rolls
- Subtract dice / count successes
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- Customizable dice tray
- d3, d5, d30 dice
- d24, d30, d60 dice
- d100 / percentile dice
- Add line breaks for sums
- See individual scores for multiple dice
- Preset roll options
- Remove individual rolls
- More aesthetic paid options (desktop backgrounds)
- More dice types (d3, d5, d30, d24, d30, d60)
- Inverse/dark theme for free
- Ability to hide dice sum
In-app purchases
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$6.99
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- Huge Tip$8.99
- Battle Map Support$10.99
Dungeon Dice
- Dark Theme Bundle$0.99
- Midnight Theme$0.99
- Firelight Theme$0.99
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- Moonlight Theme$0.99
- Bard Theme$0.99
- Warlock Theme$0.99
- Blood Hunter Theme$0.99
- Rogue Theme$0.99
- Dark Theme Bundle$1.99
- Class Theme Bundle$6.99
Questions
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