Comparison

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop vs Spatial Continuum

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

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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+ 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.

About

Spatial Continuum

This tool visualizes electromagnetic field data, transforming it into spatially positioned orb markers that indicate magnitude, direction, and persistence. It helps investigators understand significant field changes and observe activity development over time. Bonus instruments for entropy mapping and environmental data are included.

Highlights
  • Differential magnetometer visualization
  • Spatially positioned orb markers
  • Magnitude, direction, and persistence encoding
  • Continuous anomaly score
  • EMF Entropy visualization
  • Schumann Resonance reference
  • On-Site Metrics panel
Features
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Spatial Continuum™ is a differential magnetometer visualization and directional-awareness system that transforms live electromagnetic field data into persistent, spatially positioned orb markers — encoding magnitude, direction, rate of change, and event persistence into a readable field narrative that a conventional spike graph cannot provide. A baseline reference state is established at the beginning of each session. Every subsequent event is measured as a deviation from that anchor, with lateral axes amplified for spatial expressiveness and the vertical axis damped to reduce noise caused by normal device handling. Each generated orb carries its own event information, including timestamp, directional heading, magnitude, and tier classification — Minor, Anomalous, Rare, and Extreme — with classifications governing on-screen persistence from approximately 3.5 to 30 seconds. The CPI Engine produces a continuous anomaly score between 0.0 and 1.0. Higher-scoring events generate increasingly persistent visual markers, allowing investigators to identify significant field changes and observe where activity developed, how rapidly it changed, and how long it remained present. This is not visualization for atmosphere. It is a differential field-awareness instrument built to turn changing magnetometer data into a persistent spatial record. The field has direction. Now you can see it. Not made for entertainment. Patent-pending EMF and cognitive phase instrumentation — USPTO Provisional #63/942,408 & #63/947,185. --- BONUS INSTRUMENTS — INCLUDED FREE EMF Entropy™ A physics-driven electromagnetic visualization instrument that applies real-time entropy mapping to live magnetometer data. EMF Entropy™ analyzes changing magnetic-field behavior and generates a continuously evolving waveform rather than displaying a prerecorded or randomly animated signal. A 7.83Hz Schumann Resonance reference is incorporated into the visualization system to give investigators an additional comparative reference during field sessions. Coherent, turbulent, and fragmented waveform behavior can be observed as environmental magnetic conditions change. On Site Metrics™ A location-aware environmental and astronomical intelligence panel providing investigation context including temperature, cloud cover, UV index, solar radiation, irradiance, sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset, moon phase, and lunar illumination percentage. Location is used for local environmental data requests and astronomical calculations. Investigation data is not transmitted. Both bonus instruments are included at no additional cost. This is instrumentation. This is research. This is Ghost Hunter Apps.

Screenshots

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop4 screens
Spatial Continuum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop at Free against Spatial Continuum's $9.99. Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop also leads on ratings volume (570 vs 2). Spatial Continuum's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). On ads and device support 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

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop is free to download; Spatial Continuum costs $9.99 up front. Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Spatial Continuum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spatial Continuum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop has 570 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop versus Spatial Continuum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEncounter+ Virtual TabletopSpatial Continuum
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.4 (570 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings570 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB1.2 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperQBITDeeper Roots Spiritual Ministries

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

Spatial Continuum

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
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  • Large Tip$6.99
  • Huge Tip$8.99
  • Battle Map Support$10.99
None

Spatial Continuum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop free?
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spatial Continuum free?
Spatial Continuum costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop or Spatial Continuum?
Spatial Continuum is rated higher. Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop averages 4.4 out of 5 from 570 ratings, while Spatial Continuum averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop or Spatial Continuum have ads?
Neither Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop nor Spatial Continuum shows ads.

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