Comparison

Complete Reference for D&D 5 vs Miniature Painter Pro

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

Head to head
About

Complete Reference for D&D 5

This app serves as a comprehensive guide for playing tabletop role-playing games, offering quick access to spells, items, and monsters without needing internet. It includes tools for Dungeon Masters and a character sheet manager, with the option to add custom content and print cards.

Highlights
  • Offline access to spells, items, and monsters
  • Searchable SRD 5 content
  • Online Content Creator for custom content
  • Printable spell, monster, and equipment cards
  • DM tools: map, name, loot, encounter generators
  • Character Sheet Manager with export and print
  • Initiative tracker
Features
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This app is your guide while playing your favorite pen and paper RPG, for both players and DM's. *NOTE: While this app is mainly meant to be used with pen and paper role playing game DnD 5th Edition, it can also be used with different versions. All your spells, items and monsters at hand without Internet or heavy books! Includes all material from the SRD 5, in a searchable handy way. You can add your own content and share content easily by using our Online Content Creator system, check out our forum to find out more details. New! You can also print cards such as spell cards, monster cards and equipment cards directly from the app. Print a complete list at once and customize the card color and icons to your liking. What is in the app: - Over 200 Spells - Over 800 Deities - All base classes - Many monsters completely linked with their spells and skills -1 feat (check our forum) - More than 200 items and even more! The DM section contains a Random dungeon map generator, fantasy name generators, loot and encounter generators, an initiative tracker and much more. If you unlock this section you also remove the adds. The new Character Sheet Manager can be used to manager all your characters. Share and export characters and print characters for a nice overview. Bookmark items, spells, monsters and more to quickly access your favourite items. Internet is not needed to use this application! The internet permission is only used to display some ads in the app. Disclaimer: Deity information is from DnDwiki (homebrew) and wikipedia. All the information provided by the application are bound by the terms of the Open game License v1.1 of Wizards of the Coast. A copy of this license can be downloaded here: http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/SRD-OGL_V1.1.pdf We are not affiliated by any way to Wizards of the Coast.

About

Miniature Painter Pro

This app helps miniature painters manage their paint collections and color choices. It features an advanced color picker, cross-brand paint comparison, and a paint mixer. Users can store and organize their palettes with notes for future reference.

Highlights
  • Advanced color picker
  • Cross-brand paint comparison
  • Paint mixer
  • Palette storage
  • Group palettes
  • Add notes to palettes
Features
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Miniature Painter Pro for all your miniature painting joys. Use the advanced color picker, compare paints across brands, complement your paints and mix it up with our paint mixer. Store all that in a palette, group those and add notes for later use. Directly inspired by the hard work of FauxHammer.com.

Screenshots

Complete Reference for D&D 54 screens
Miniature Painter Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Miniature Painter Pro at 4.4 against Complete Reference for D&D 5's 3.7. Miniature Painter Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (71% vs 50%). Complete Reference for D&D 5's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and ratings volume (273 vs 77). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Complete Reference for D&D 5 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Miniature Painter Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Miniature Painter Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 273 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Complete Reference for D&D 5's written reviews are positive against 71% of Miniature Painter Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Complete Reference for D&D 5 ships an update fortnightly, Miniature Painter Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Complete Reference for D&D 5 versus Miniature Painter Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComplete Reference for D&D 5Miniature Painter Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (273 ratings)4.4 (77 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.5% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings273 — better77
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB64 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developervan Stein en GroentjesRick Fleuren

Customer experience

Complete Reference for D&D 5

All ratings272 ratings
Positive65.1%
Neutral12.1%
Negative22.8%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive50.5%
Neutral23.8%
Negative25.7%

Miniature Painter Pro

All ratings77 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral8.8%
Negative20.6%

Bugs and requests

Complete Reference for D&D 5

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to access custom content
  • Deletes user-created content
  • Issues with character sheet and DM tools
  • Incomplete information compared to official sources

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more official content (spells, classes, races, etc.)
  • Improve search functionality and organization
  • Allow backing up and restoring user-created content
  • Provide better instructions and tutorials for features

Miniature Painter Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Complete Reference for D&D 5

One-time2
  • Character Manager$3.99
  • DM Tools$3.99
3 purchases

Miniature Painter Pro

One-time3
  • Bronze$2.99
  • Silver$5.99
  • Gold$8.99

Questions

Is Complete Reference for D&D 5 free?
Complete Reference for D&D 5 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Miniature Painter Pro free?
Miniature Painter Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Complete Reference for D&D 5 or Miniature Painter Pro?
Miniature Painter Pro is rated higher. Complete Reference for D&D 5 averages 3.7 out of 5 from 273 ratings, while Miniature Painter Pro averages 4.4 from 77 ratings.
Do Complete Reference for D&D 5 or Miniature Painter Pro have ads?
Complete Reference for D&D 5 shows ads; Miniature Painter Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Complete Reference for D&D 5 or Miniature Painter Pro?
Complete Reference for D&D 5 ships an update fortnightly, and Miniature Painter Pro monthly. Most recently, Complete Reference for D&D 5 was updated on September 19, 2026 and Miniature Painter Pro on September 22, 2026.

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