Comparison

Character Sheet vs Game Master's Toolkit 5e

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

Head to head
About

Character Sheet

Manage all your tabletop RPG character data in one place. Track attributes, inventory, spells, and more with automatic updates and a built-in dice roller. Create custom items and journal entries to enhance your game.

Highlights
  • Attribute tracking
  • Automatic data syncing
  • Dice roller
  • Customizable journal
  • Inventory management
  • Custom item shop
  • Magic and spell tracking
Features
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A great helper app to keep track of your tabletop RPG character data. Intended for people familiar with tabletop RPG games, this app has several features to help you with tracking your character's data: - Keep track of all those numbers (all attributes in one convenient place) - Automatically update data (all attributes are synced automatically when modified) - Dice roller (a fancy way to roll any combination of dice you want) - Journal (with the option to enter your own custom entries and features) - Inventory (keep track of weight, gold, and several common items) - Custom Shop (create your own custom items and share them between characters) - Magic (track Mana by Value or Slots, and use notes for spells) - Multiple characters support - No ads! (because that would ruin your immersion)

About

Game Master's Toolkit 5e

This app generates random content for tabletop roleplaying games, including monsters, NPCs, quests, and magic items. It offers tools for combat preparation, puzzles, and a dice simulator. An optional premium upgrade unlocks advanced customization and export features.

Highlights
  • Generate random monsters, NPCs, and cities
  • Create quests, treasure, and villains
  • Design dungeons and traps
  • Generate magic items
  • Quick generator for names and rumors
  • Party cheat sheet and initiative tracker
  • Dice simulator and rule reference
Features
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Game Master’s Toolkit 5e allows GMs to generate random content for their tabletop roleplaying games! Designed for the world's most popular roleplaying game, but highly compatible with other fantasy TTRPG systems. Using this app, you can: – Browse over 2,000 monsters and filter by CR, terrain, creature type, and source book. – Create NPCs and cities to bring your world to life. – Generate random events, quests, treasure, and villains to add danger and adventure to your game. – Challenge your players with fully fleshed-out dungeons, and traps. – Generate random magic items, such as weapons, armor, potions, and scrolls. – Use the Quick Generator to create names, taverns, shops, rumors, and more! – Save all your favorite randomly generated content for later use. All with the click of a button! Game Master’s Toolkit 5e also includes a number of other tools to help you run your game. – Use the Party Cheat Sheet to track your players’ damage and other important stats. Add monsters to your initiative tracker for easy combat prep. – Incorporate puzzles and mini games to challenge and entertain your players. – Includes a simple dice simulator for easy rolling. – Browse through common 5e rules such as conditions and concentration. Upgrade to the premium version for even more control over the items you generate! With the full version, you can: – Sort saved items into different campaigns – Edit and add notes to your saved items. – Edit and add notes to items as you generate them. – Add, remove, edit, and rearrange city elements to make it truly your own. – Add your own homebrew puzzles and mini games for later reference. – Export items to Google Drive, Dropbox, email, notes, iMessage, Discord, social media, and any other apps you have on your phone. This app also includes a built–in library of over 100 sounds and songs for you to incorporate into your game. Browse different song categories including Combat, In a Dungeon, In the City, and more! The music plays in the background, allowing you to use other apps or lock your screen without interrupting the song. Create a list of your favorite songs for easy reference. All completely offline! No ads, no signups, no hassle. Simple and easy to use.

Screenshots

Character Sheet4 screens
Game Master's Toolkit 5e4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Game Master's Toolkit 5e at 4.9 against Character Sheet's 4.2. Game Master's Toolkit 5e also leads on review sentiment (99% vs 86%). Character Sheet's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Character Sheet sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Game Master's Toolkit 5e 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

Game Master's Toolkit 5e holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 276 and 201 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Character Sheet's written reviews are positive against 99% of Game Master's Toolkit 5e's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Character Sheet ships an update every 6 weeks, Game Master's Toolkit 5e every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Character Sheet versus Game Master's Toolkit 5e: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharacter SheetGame Master's Toolkit 5e
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (276 ratings)4.9 (201 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.3% of reviews98.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings276 — better201
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB240 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDaydream Software SRLMichael Wu

Customer experience

Character Sheet

All ratings276 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral9.4%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive86.3%
Neutral7.6%
Negative6.1%

Game Master's Toolkit 5e

All ratings201 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%

User reviews

Character Sheet

From 276 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Solid character creator
  • 🚀 Helpful for managing characters
  • 🔍 Detailed character customization
  • 📚 Useful for keeping track of spells and inventory
  • 💡 Convenient digital character sheet

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs with deleting/editing characters and items
  • 🔒 Limited functionality without premium purchase
  • 🔍 Lack of customization options for character appearance
  • 🧠 Confusing UI and navigation in some areas

Game Master's Toolkit 5e

From 201 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app
  • 🚀 Useful tools and generators
  • 🎨 Helpful for DMs and GMs
  • 💰 Reasonable premium price
  • 🎶 Useful sound effects and music

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 🔒 Limited customization options
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding saved items

Bugs and requests

Character Sheet

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inventory weight tracker not working correctly
  • Spells and background info disappearing after updates
  • Permanent loading screen issue for some users
  • Inability to delete old/unwanted characters

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to move/reorder spells, notes, and inventory items
  • Support for multiclassing and dual classes
  • Option to import/upload custom character images
  • Separate sections for prepared spells and known spells
  • Tracking for temporary HP and HP max reduction
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  • Customizable attack options, including natural/unarmed attacks
  • Ability to add/edit custom items and equipment
  • Saving throw proficiency section
  • Landscape mode support for better readability

Game Master's Toolkit 5e

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when trying to save
  • Dice roller feature not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add initiative tracking
  • Allow editing of generated content
  • Implement cloud sync for saved data
  • Expand race and NPC options
  • Add more puzzle and mini-game options

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Character Sheet

One-time4
  • Custom Shop$1.99
  • Custom Template$2.99
  • Premium User$8.99
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  • Generous Premium User$16.99
1 purchases

Game Master's Toolkit 5e

One-time1
  • Premium Version$0.99

Questions

Is Character Sheet free?
Character Sheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Game Master's Toolkit 5e free?
Game Master's Toolkit 5e is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Character Sheet or Game Master's Toolkit 5e?
Game Master's Toolkit 5e is rated higher. Character Sheet averages 4.2 out of 5 from 276 ratings, while Game Master's Toolkit 5e averages 4.9 from 201 ratings.
Do Character Sheet or Game Master's Toolkit 5e have ads?
Neither Character Sheet nor Game Master's Toolkit 5e shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Character Sheet or Game Master's Toolkit 5e?
Character Sheet ships an update every 6 weeks, and Game Master's Toolkit 5e every 2 months. Most recently, Character Sheet was updated on July 16, 2026 and Game Master's Toolkit 5e on September 8, 2026.

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