NPCGen5e vs epicGM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NPCGen5e
This tool randomly generates non-player characters for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. It provides a comprehensive set of details for each NPC, including stats, personality traits, and appearance. Premium features allow for filtering, saving, and exporting generated characters.
- Random NPC generation
- Detailed NPC stats
- Name, race, and alignment
- Mannerisms and flaws
- Appearance and voice descriptions
- Filter and save NPCs
- Export NPCs in various formats
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NPCGen5e is a tool for fifth-edition Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon Masters. It randomly creates an NPC to use in your world, based on the rules laid out in the Dungeon Master's Guide and Player's Handbook, with a little extra flavor from yours truly! Key Features: Generate quick NPCs on the fly, complete with the following information: • Name • Race and Subrace • Gender • Alignment • Armor Class • Hit Points • Ability Scores • Saving Throws • Skills • Damage Resistances • Damage Immunities • Condition Immunities • Senses • Languages • Challenge Rating • Mannerism • Talent • Bond • Flaw • Appearance • Voice Description • Trait(s) • Action(s) Premium Features: • Apply Filters to get exactly the NPC you need. • Save generated NPCs to quickly view them when you need. • Export NPCs in XML, NPC, or Text format. • Edit Generated NPCs
epicGM
This app serves as a digital DM screen, battlemap, and compendium for tabletop role-playing games. It helps manage game notes, track combat encounters, and quickly look up game information. Users can also import and export campaign data.
- Digital DM notes with maps and images
- Combat tracker for health and initiative
- Quick compendium lookup
- Interactive battlemap with tokens
- XML and Dropbox support for data import/export
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epicGM is a digital dm screen, compendium and battlemap for your RPG needs. DM Notes Create DM notes, add maps and images and quick links to monsters. Notes also allow you to create Random Tables that add rolled encounters to combat. Combat Tracker Easily tracks PC and Monsters health and initiative. The combat tracker allows you to quickly view monsters stats and roll attack and damage dice. Compendium Offers a quick look up allowing you to search for anything from the compendium by name. Battlemap Run combat by loading images as a battle map. Add PC and Monster tokens and quickly assign AOE damage with Dice Nodes. XML and Dropbox Support Import and export compendiums or campaign notes via XML. Also supports FightClub PC xmls In-App Purchase The App is free to download but you are limited to 3 campaigns with 3 adventures each. In-App purchases unlock additional features and perks. *The app only comes with open 5e content and you will need to import or add additional content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: epicGM at 4.3 against NPCGen5e's 3.5. epicGM also leads on ratings volume (101 vs 31) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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. NPCGen5e sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and epicGM sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
epicGM holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 101 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of NPCGen5e's written reviews are positive against 37% of epicGM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NPCGen5e | epicGM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (31 ratings) | 4.3 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews — better | 36.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 101 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MieTech, LLC | Stanley Sison |
Customer experience
NPCGen5e
epicGM
In-app purchases
NPCGen5e
- Buy Me a Potion$0.99
- Gold Piece Upgrade$2.99
- Platinum Piece Upgrade$4.99
epicGM
- Small Donation$0.99
- BGM Atmosphere$1.99
- BGM Combat$1.99
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- BGM Location$1.99
- Premium2 variants$2.99
- Map Tool Addon$2.99
- Medium Donation$2.99
- Large Donation$4.99








