Comparison

NPCGen5e vs Protagonist

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

NPCGen5e4 screens
Protagonist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NPCGen5e at Free against Protagonist's $2.99. NPCGen5e also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 5). Protagonist's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

NPCGen5e is free to download; Protagonist costs $2.99 up front. NPCGen5e sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Protagonist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Protagonist holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NPCGen5e has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of NPCGen5e's written reviews are positive against 67% of Protagonist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NPCGen5e ships an update every 2 months, Protagonist fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
NPCGen5e versus Protagonist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNPCGen5eProtagonist
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.5 (31 ratings)4.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB24 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMieTech, LLCAhimsa Software LLC

Customer experience

NPCGen5e

All ratings31 ratings
Positive61.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral17.6%
Negative41.2%

Protagonist

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NPCGen5e

One-time3
  • Buy Me a Potion$0.99
  • Gold Piece Upgrade$2.99
  • Platinum Piece Upgrade$4.99
None

Protagonist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NPCGen5e free?
NPCGen5e is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Protagonist free?
Protagonist costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NPCGen5e or Protagonist?
Protagonist is rated higher. NPCGen5e averages 3.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Protagonist averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do NPCGen5e or Protagonist have ads?
Neither NPCGen5e nor Protagonist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NPCGen5e or Protagonist?
NPCGen5e ships an update every 2 months, and Protagonist fortnightly. Most recently, NPCGen5e was updated on October 17, 2026 and Protagonist on October 12, 2026.

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