Complete Reference for D&D 5 vs Tabletop Battles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Tabletop Battles
Easily track scores, objectives, and command points for various Warhammer games. Supports numerous mission packs and allows for saving game results for later reference. Features include smart scoring, deployment map viewing, and optional mission randomization.
- Track objectives and scoring
- Manage Command Points (CP)
- Supports multiple Warhammer games
- Extensive mission pack support
- Save game results
- View deployment maps
- Sync games across devices
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Tabletop Battles makes it easy to track your games of Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Kill Team, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 30k (Horus Heresy), and Conquest (TLAOK). Whether you’re playing casual games, competitive games, or you're headed to a big event, Tabletop Battles lets you track objectives, scoring, and CP during the game and save your scores for easy reference later. Supported mission packs - 40k 10th: Pariah Nexus Mission Deck - 40k 10th: Leviathan GT pack - 40k 10th: Leviathan - 40k 10th: Only War - 40k 10th: Crusade - 40k 10th: Leviathan Crusade - 40k 10th: Pariah Nexus Crusade - 40k 10th: Kessandras Narrative - 40k: Combat Patrol - 40k: Boarding Action - 40k Kill Team 2e: Approved Ops - AoS Spearhead: Fire and Jade - AoS 4e: Pitched Battles 24-25 - AoS 3e: Pitched Battles 23-24 - AoS 3e: Contest of Generals - AoS 3e: Contest of Warlords - AoS 3e: Dawnbringers - 30k 2e: Core Missions - 30k 2e: Siege of Cthonia - Conquest 2e: Additional Scenarios - Conquest 2e: Tournament Scenarios GAMES - Smart scoring allows for quick score entry while helping prevent mistakes - View deployment maps for each mission - Optionally randomize your mission or secondary selections in-app - Optional reminder to take pictures every battle round - Export finished games for easy sharing with your friends EVENTS - Create games for each round of an event with a single button - Group your games by event to see how you did - Track your placing for reference later STATS - See games played, win rates, streaks, and more - Filter stats by mission pack, mission, faction GAME SYNC* - Seamlessly sync games between multiple devices - Your games are backed up in the cloud "just in case" *Game Sync requires a free Goonhammer account Tabletop Battles is an unofficial app and is not endorsed by Games Workshop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tabletop Battles at 4.7 against Complete Reference for D&D 5's 3.7. Tabletop Battles also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Complete Reference for D&D 5's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Complete Reference for D&D 5 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Tabletop Battles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tabletop Battles holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 273 and 124 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Complete Reference for D&D 5's written reviews are positive against 77% of Tabletop Battles's.
Complete Reference for D&D 5 ships an update fortnightly, Tabletop Battles every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Complete Reference for D&D 5 | Tabletop Battles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (273 ratings) | 4.7 (124 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews | 77.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 273 — better | 124 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | van Stein en Groentjes | Goonhammer |
Customer experience
Complete Reference for D&D 5
Tabletop Battles
User reviews
Complete Reference for D&D 5
From 273 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful reference for D&D players
- 🚀 Convenient and easy to use
- 💡 Useful for DMs and new players
- 🚀 Great for quick lookup of information
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes when trying to access custom content
- 🐛 Deletes user-created content
- 🐛 Glitchy character sheet and DM tools
- 🐛 Missing important information (spells, classes, etc.)
Tabletop Battles
From 124 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for scoring games
- 👍 Preferred over 40K app
- 👍 Reliable for 10th edition
- 👍 Supports multiple tabletop games
- 👍 Nice results card design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Missing AoRs
- 🐛 Slow to update rules
- 🐛 Combat Patrol abandoned
- 🐛 Combat Patrol outdated
- 🐛 Latest AoS GHB wrong
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
Tabletop Battles
Reported bugs
11 issues- Horus Heresy labeled '3nd edition'
- Coven of Agonies combat patrol unavailable
- App crashes after update
- Cannot open app without crashing
- App stuck on open screen
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- App won't load
- Apple version behind on updates
- Latest AoS GHB scoring issues
- Cannot delete a game
- App instantly closes when opened
- App won't load on iPad
Requested features
18 requests- Apply graph wins over time to other data
- Add option for OnePageRules
- Add support for WTC layouts and maps
- Option to track stratagems used
- Add support for Sand and Bone Spearhead
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- Update Combat Patrol
- Add asymmetric layout and missions
- Support for The Old World
- Support for 30K
- Implement a timer
- More analytics filtering (army, opponent)
- Add Kill Team support
- Add list builder
- Desktop/PC version
- Augmented Reality feature for setup
- Support for Horus Heresy
- Support for Age of Sigmar Spearhead expansions
- Mark games as a draw
In-app purchases
Complete Reference for D&D 5
- Character Manager$3.99
- DM Tools$3.99
Tabletop Battles
No in-app purchases
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