Comparison

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop vs Time

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Time

Easily create and manage visual timelines for personal or professional projects. Record key events, track progress, and share your progress with others. Supports automatic cloud backup for your data.

Highlights
  • Create, modify, and delete timelines
  • Add and manage events within timelines
  • Sort timelines
  • Share timelines
  • iCloud automatic backup
Features
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Time-Line is an app that can be used to keep track of the timelines. For example, you can create timelines such as "Baby Growth", "My Love Story", "Company Growth History", and "Product Roadmap" to record related events. Its main functions: ◆ iCloud automatic backup ◆ Timeline • Create timeline • Modify the timeline • Delete timeline • Sorting timeline • Share timeline ◆ Event • Create events in the timeline • modify event • Delete event

Screenshots

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop4 screens
Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Time at 4.5 against Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop's 4.3. Time also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 565 and 861 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop's written reviews are positive against 69% of Time's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop ships an update monthly, Time every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop versus Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEncounter+ Virtual TabletopTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (565 ratings)4.5 (861 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better69.3% of reviews
Number of ratings565861 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB18 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperQBITDengfeng Zhou

Customer experience

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop

All ratings565 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral9.2%
Negative16.3%

Time

All ratings861 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews192 reviews
Positive69.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative18.8%

User reviews

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop

From 565 App Store ratings

What 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

Time

From 861 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🚀 Straightforward timeline creation
  • 💡 Useful for tracking events and milestones
  • 🔒 No data tracking or ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Data loss and sync issues
  • 🔍 Limited customization and formatting options
  • 🗓️ Restrictive date range (only up to 4713 BCE)
  • 💻 Lack of export/sharing features

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

Time

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Randomly deleting timeline entries
  • Inability to edit dates and times accurately
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding/editing photos

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for more date formats (DD/MM/YYYY, etc.)
  • Implement cloud backup and sync options
  • Allow rearranging of events within the same date
  • Add tagging and filtering capabilities
  • Provide option to view multiple timelines side-by-side

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time6
  • External ScreenFree
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Large Tip$6.99
  • Huge Tip$8.99
  • Battle Map Support$10.99
1 purchases

Time

One-time1
  • Time-Line Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop free?
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop or Time?
Time is rated higher. Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop averages 4.3 out of 5 from 565 ratings, while Time averages 4.5 from 861 ratings.
Do Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop or Time have ads?
Neither Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop nor Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop or Time?
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop ships an update monthly, and Time every 2 weeks. Most recently, Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop was updated on September 12, 2026 and Time on September 29, 2026.

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