Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop vs Twilight 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+ (EncounterPlus) is a powerful Virtual Tabletop app designed to help Game Masters run immersive tabletop role-playing games (RPGs). Track initiative, health, and conditions, manage encounters, and place tokens on battle maps - all in a clean, intuitive interface built for fast play. Core Features: • Support for multiple tabletop RPG systems: Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Daggerheart, and more • Initiative, health, experience, and condition tracking • Random encounter generator and difficulty calculator • Bestiary, monster manuals, magic items, spells and many more • 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 Map Features (as In-App purchase) : • Tokens, auras, tiles, and spell area-of-effects • Square, hex, and custom grid options • Fog of War and dynamic line‑of‑sight with multiple wall types • Apple Pencil drawing tools • Animated video backgrounds Premium Features (Subscription ) : • 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: • Subscribers will receive 1 week free of Premium Features • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. • Depending on what subscription length you those (Monthly or Yearly), so long as your subscription is active, you will have access to the entire premium functionality for these periods, respectfully. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. • Read our terms of service (https://encounter.plus/terms) and privacy policy (https://encounter.plus/privacy-policy) for more information.
Twilight Dice
This app provides a gesture-first dice rolling experience for tabletop RPGs. It allows users to roll any type of dice, save custom dice bags for characters, and sync their rolls across Apple devices. Enjoy tactile feedback and customizable themes for a seamless game night.
- Roll any dice combination
- Save custom dice bags
- Preset rolls and damage types
- Cross-device sync
- Intuitive gesture controls
- Custom haptic feedback
- Widgets and multitasking
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Bring fast, tactile dice rolls to your tabletop RPGs with Twilight Dice — the gesture-first dice app designed for D&D, Fate, Shadowrun, Daggerheart, and more. Whether you're building custom-sided dice or switching between characters’ saved rolls, Twilight Dice keeps game night rolling across all your Apple devices. • Any Dice You Need Roll any combo of d4s, d20s, d100s, or even custom-sided and Fate dice. Perfect for any system or setting. • Personal Dice Bags Create and switch between dice bags for your favorite characters or game systems. Save go-to rolls for fast access. • Preset Rolls and Damage Types Add DnD Weapon attacks attacks, and add damage types to any saved roll. • Cross-Device Sync Your dice, rolls, and bags sync automatically across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Intuitive Gestures Shake to reroll. Swipe to clear. Tap to roll. Designed for quick access. • Custom Haptics Feel each roll with finely tuned, system-crafted haptics that reflect different dice types. • Animated Icons and Genmoji Save rolls with perfect lively icons to match • Widgets & Multitasking Roll your favorite sets from your Lock Screen or home screen, and run the app alongside other tools with full multitasking support. • Themes to Match Your Table Switch between light and dark mode to suit your device and your vibe. No ads. No clutter. Just sleek, satisfying rolls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Twilight Dice at 4.8 against Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop's 4.3. Twilight Dice also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and review sentiment (88% vs 75%). Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Twilight Dice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Twilight Dice holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 565 and 216 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop's written reviews are positive against 88% of Twilight Dice's.
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop ships an update monthly, Twilight Dice weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop | Twilight Dice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (565 ratings) | 4.8 (216 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.6% of reviews | 88.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 565 — better | 216 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QBIT | Kevin Danielson |
Customer experience
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop
Twilight Dice
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
Twilight Dice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- External ScreenFree
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
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- Large Tip$6.99
- Huge Tip$8.99
- Battle Map Support$10.99
Twilight Dice
- Buy me a coffee$4.99
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