Comparison

PROGRAMMATTACA vs PrismScrollDM

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

Head to head
About

PROGRAMMATTACA

This game challenges your mind with computer science puzzles, teaching you to code and program systems. Solve enigmas across space and time, helping cities and planets while learning real programming concepts. Visualize solutions by augmenting electric blue code over puzzles.

Highlights
  • Computer Science Brain Training
  • Learn to Code
  • Design Artificial Intelligence
  • Solve Computer Science Puzzles
  • Visualize Code Solutions
  • Learn Internet of Things Concepts
Features
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PROGRAMMATTACA is the mind bending Computer Science puzzle game. Learn to code with Computer Science Brain Training. Program systems and solve puzzles across space and time. Help cities and planets while learning how to program. Master real computer programming concepts used by software engineers to build systems. Use your mobile device as a Heads Up Display (HUD) to solve coding enigmas. Augment electric blue code over the puzzles to visualize your solutions. Travel from planet to planet in the spacecraft you designed as you solve computer science, physics, and engineering problems. Complete the most challenging puzzle game ever made... PROGRAMMATTACA. * Computer Science Brain Training * Learn To Code * Design Artificial Intelligence * Pro Programming Tips * Computer Science Puzzles * You Assemble The Code * Solve Challenges And Create Systems * Hack Systems * Grasp Neural Network Concepts And Artificial Intelligence (AI) * Solve Puzzles To Escape Rooms * Learn About The Internet Of Things * Solve Real Computer Science Problems * Track Progress With Analytics Across Computer Science Topics * Great for Code Interviews * Selected Solutions Available On The Website * ”The PROGRAMMATTACA Test”…Determine If Someone Really Knows How To Code - “An Engineering Rock Opera” - “An Artistic Masterpiece Of Computer Science Puzzle Art Rock” - “You Take The Pilot Seat As A Software Engineer” - “A Cognitive Beast” “Everybody in this country should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think” - Steve Jobs Programmattaca. Teaching the World to Code.

About

PrismScrollDM

This app serves as a digital DM screen and resource hub for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition games. It offers customizable tiles for quick access to game information, including encounter tables, conditions, and item prices, streamlining gameplay for Dungeon Masters.

Highlights
  • Customizable DM resource screen with 75+ resources
  • Scientific style roll calculator
  • Campaign creator for managing games
  • Character web for campaign relationships
  • Spell cards with quick roll options
  • Equipment cards for weapons and armor
  • Monster cards with stats and abilities
Features
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PrismScrollDM will be the one-stop shop for your storytelling needs in all your Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition games. As the first tool, PrismScrollDM acts as your mobile, paperless, and essentially limitless DM Screen on the go! Customize the different tiles to fit your specific needs for each game you manage. With the ability to hide or show all the information, declutter your working area so that you only see the important information, but still have access to everything within a few taps if the need arises. Some of the starting options that we offer include Encounter tables, Conditions, Item Prices, and so many more of the minor rules that everyone tends to forget while playing. The PrismScrollDM Screen will smooth out your games and eliminate the struggle of trying to find that random page with that small rule that decides the crazy outcome of if your adventurers will ascend to godhood. Features 1. Customizable DM resource screen with over 75 different resources, including things like roll tables/reference tables/npc generators/and much more! 2. Scientific style roll calculator for all of your quick calculation needs 3. Campaign creator that allows you to manage your different games and tailor your tools to your specific game needs 4. A character web feature that allows you create the bigger picture of your campaign relationships, NPC's and players! 5. Spell cards for each spell from the Players Handbook, Xanathars, and Sword Coast Adventures Guide with quick roll options 6. Equipment cards for all of the standard martial/simple ranged/melee weapons, armor, and items with quick roll options for the weapons 8. Monster cards that include all the respective actions/abilities/stats/traits Let us know what you think! We would love to hear from you and we thank you in advance: 1. Our website, prismscroll.com 2. reviews, we always respond! 3. Instagram (@prismscroll) 4. twitter (@prismscroll) 5. facebook (@prismscroll)

Screenshots

PROGRAMMATTACA4 screens
PrismScrollDM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PROGRAMMATTACA at Free against PrismScrollDM's $2.99. PROGRAMMATTACA also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). PrismScrollDM's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (89% vs 67%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PROGRAMMATTACA is free to download; PrismScrollDM costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PrismScrollDM holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PrismScrollDM has 217 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of PROGRAMMATTACA's written reviews are positive against 89% of PrismScrollDM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PROGRAMMATTACA ships an update every 2 weeks, PrismScrollDM monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
PROGRAMMATTACA versus PrismScrollDM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPROGRAMMATTACAPrismScrollDM
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)4.8 (217 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7217 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size962 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPraxticus Mobile Labs LLCSamuel Harmon

Customer experience

PROGRAMMATTACA

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

PrismScrollDM

All ratings217 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative2.2%

Bugs and requests

PROGRAMMATTACA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PrismScrollDM

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes when adding/removing conditions
  • Characters' info not always updating
  • Icon changes to unselected one
  • Crashes when editing a character without an icon
  • Cannot scroll down on ability cards on iPad
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  • Ability cards not searchable on iPhone
  • Stuck on Custom > Select Color in campaign creator on iPad Pro
  • Occasional errors in rules
  • Party characters don't stick between sessions
  • Cannot add custom equipment
  • Cannot add homebrewed NPCs to encounters
  • Cannot scroll down on notes
  • Cannot scroll down on character sheets
  • Import XML not working
  • Import PDF not working
  • Cannot resize icons on DM screen
  • Text on panels broken and incomplete
  • Custom campaign type button missing

Requested features

33 requests
  • Custom icons for conditions
  • Compendium types
  • Add multiple characters to encounters at once
  • Change size of character bubbles
  • Cloud sync or copy campaign to another device
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  • Edit screens and campaign cards
  • Better way to add maps
  • Create maps within the app
  • Roll initiative for monsters
  • Add Dragon of Icespire Peak module
  • Change relationships in character web (more than three levels)
  • More than three levels for character web relationships
  • Take ideas from Encounter+ app
  • Drag and drop for initiative in fights
  • Refine notes feature for sessions (like journal)
  • Create custom items/spells
  • Include monster stat blocks
  • Resize icons on DM screen
  • Organize compendium by challenge rating and monster type
  • Import features for monsters
  • Scroll down on ability cards
  • Search for specific items
  • PC and enemy NPC sheets
  • Encounter DC calculators
  • Ethnic name generators
  • Battle map mode
  • Keep track of campaign quests, locations, DM-made items
  • Spell lists
  • Monster manual section
  • Change size of tiles for text to fit
  • Custom campaign type option
  • Session creation options
  • Add new content

In-app purchases

None

PROGRAMMATTACA

No in-app purchases

None

PrismScrollDM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PROGRAMMATTACA free?
PROGRAMMATTACA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PrismScrollDM free?
PrismScrollDM costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PROGRAMMATTACA or PrismScrollDM?
PrismScrollDM is rated higher. PROGRAMMATTACA averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while PrismScrollDM averages 4.8 from 217 ratings.
Do PROGRAMMATTACA or PrismScrollDM have ads?
Neither PROGRAMMATTACA nor PrismScrollDM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PROGRAMMATTACA or PrismScrollDM?
PROGRAMMATTACA ships an update every 2 weeks, and PrismScrollDM monthly. Most recently, PROGRAMMATTACA was updated on June 25, 2026 and PrismScrollDM on September 24, 2026.

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