Character Sheet vs Protagonist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Attribute tracking
- Automatic data syncing
- Dice roller
- Customizable journal
- Inventory management
- Custom item shop
- Magic and spell tracking
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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)
Protagonist
Manage your RPG characters with customizable sheets for various gaming systems. Assign portraits, back up your data, and choose between light and dark themes. Supports multiple popular tabletop RPGs.
- Customizable character sheets
- Support for multiple RPG systems
- Assign character portraits
- Backup and restore save files
- Light and dark themes
- Import support for specific systems
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Need a place to keep your characters for a variety of RPGs? We've got you covered! Protagonist lets you keep any number of character sheets for multiple gaming systems. You can assign character portraits, backup and restore your save files, and choose between light and dark themes. Most systems contain no content from their respective game. In those cases, the user must input all the values they want to keep track of, like is done with a traditional pen & paper character sheet. Systems: • Call of Cthulhu 7e (The Dhole's House import support) • Dungeons and Dragons 5e • Dungeon World (Character Builder & Content Support) • Gaslands 1e & 2e • HeroQuest • Legend of the Five Rings 1e • Necromunda 1e & 2e • Pathfinder 2e Protagonist makes no claims of any of the system publishers, on behalf of them, and is not endorsed by them. Use of the system name is solely for the purpose to inform that Protagonist is suitable for use with that product.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Character Sheet at Free against Protagonist's $2.99. Character Sheet also leads on ratings volume (276 vs 5) and review sentiment (86% vs 67%). Protagonist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). 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
Character Sheet is free to download; Protagonist costs $2.99 up front. Character Sheet sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Protagonist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Character Sheet holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Character Sheet has 276 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Character Sheet's written reviews are positive against 67% of Protagonist's.
Character Sheet ships an update every 6 weeks, Protagonist weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Character Sheet | Protagonist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (276 ratings) — better | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.3% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 276 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Daydream Software SRL | Ahimsa Software LLC |
Customer experience
Character Sheet
Protagonist
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
Protagonist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Character Sheet
- Custom Shop$1.99
- Custom Template$2.99
- Premium User$8.99
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- Generous Premium User$16.99
Protagonist
No in-app purchases
Questions
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