NPC For Hire vs Spell Slots 5e
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NPC For Hire
This app assists Game Masters in creating and managing non-player characters (NPCs) for their tabletop role-playing games. It generates characters with unique personalities and provides hand-drawn portraits to enhance immersion.
- NPC generation
- NPC builder
- NPC management
- Hand-drawn portraits
- Story-driven aid
- Fantasy world immersion
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NPC For Hire is a story-driven aid for GMs that allows you to generate, build, and manage NPCs paired with beautiful hand-drawn portraits. GMs will be able to spin up a story that is not only compelling, but will immerse players in a fantasy world with ease. NPC For Hire includes a full library of hand-drawn portraits spanning multiple races — all free, no purchases required. Don't know where to start? Generate an NPC and use it as a launching point to craft a unique and memorable personality for your players. Already have an NPC in mind? Head to the builder and whip them up to help your players see the NPC as you do.
Spell Slots 5e
Manage your Dungeons & Dragons spells with ease. Create characters, search for spells by class, level, and school, and track your prepared spells. Quickly access spell descriptions to enhance your gameplay.
- Character creation
- Spell search by class
- Filter spells by level, school, range
- Save spells and cantrips
- Prepare spells
- Quick spell description lookup
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Dungeons & Dragons spells in a convenient app! Spell Slots 5e is the easiest way to manage your Dungeons & Dragons spells. Create your character, choose your spells, and play the game! With this app, you can: • Create a character • Search for spells for your class • Filter by level, school of magic, range and more! • Save your spells and cantrips • Choose which spells to prepare • Easily find spell descriptions while you play Spell Slots 5e makes it easy for you to organize and track your spells so you can focus on the game. No more flipping through books required! Let the adventure begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spell Slots 5e at 4.7 against NPC For Hire's 4.3. Spell Slots 5e also leads on ratings volume (580 vs 81) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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. NPC For Hire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Spell Slots 5e sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spell Slots 5e holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spell Slots 5e has 580 ratings behind it against 81, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of NPC For Hire's written reviews are positive against 80% of Spell Slots 5e's.
NPC For Hire ships an update every 3 months, Spell Slots 5e every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | NPC For Hire | Spell Slots 5e |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (81 ratings) | 4.7 (580 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.6% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 | 580 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| 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 | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Knights of Vasteel LLC | Mikael Olezeski |
Customer experience
NPC For Hire
Spell Slots 5e
User reviews
NPC For Hire
From 81 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Fantastic artwork and visuals
- 👍 Easy and quick NPC creation
- 🎨 Highly customizable characters
- 💡 Ability to upload custom pictures
- 💰 Reasonably priced character packs
Room to improve
- 💸 Expensive to unlock all races/content
- 📦 Some purchased packs don't download
- 🖼️ Limited free content/races
- 🔄 Lack of recent updates/new packs
- 🎨 Some packs are incomplete
Spell Slots 5e
From 580 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient spell tracking
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Organized spells by class
- 👍 Helpful for beginners
- 👍 Visually pleasing design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Missing spells from newer books
- 🐛 Incomplete spell descriptions
- 🐛 Can't delete characters
- 🐛 Ads not removed after purchase
- 🐛 Buggy back button behavior
Bugs and requests
NPC For Hire
Reported bugs
5 issues- 🐛 Purchased packs won't download
- 🐛 Download promise timing out
- 🐛 App locked to portrait mode on iPad
- 🐛 Cannot write down stats
- 🐛 Downloading custom pictures not working with standard photo files
Requested features
21 requests- More job/occupation options
- More details like race/basic stats
- Landscape orientation support for iPads
- Export as PDF or other formats
- Ability to save photos for reuse within the app
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- Filter by race during random generation
- Option to create custom 'jobs'
- More free character photos
- Discounted 'purchase all' option
- More racial diversity in initial packs
- More unique 'legends' or customized content per pack
- Integration of stats, actions, and features (like 5e)
- Ability to delete custom images
- Alphabetical order for groups
- Dark Sun themed NPCs
- More color images
- More races and characters
- More depth: mannerisms, talents, flaws, traits
- Option to add NPCs under a tag directly from random screen
- Import own images/portraits
- Print function
Spell Slots 5e
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect spell descriptions
- All spells marked as concentration
- Restore purchase prompt on every launch
Requested features
5 requests- Add more classes (Barbarian, Monk, Artificer)
- Allow custom spell creation
- Implement spell slot tracking
- Add ability to rename characters
- Provide iPad version
In-app purchases
NPC For Hire
- Angels and Demons$0.99
- Deep Caverns$0.99
- Diplomacy$0.99
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- Dragon Folk$0.99
- Elves of Ilfelin$0.99
- Heritage of Stone$0.99
- Houses of Dimlodir$0.99
- Leaders of the Occult$0.99
- The Call of Adventure$0.99
- Thieves Guild$0.99
Spell Slots 5e
- Full Unlock$0.99
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