Operational Oceanography vs D&D Homebrew Items
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Operational Oceanography
This app supports observational oceanography and marine species management, focusing on endangered species. It incorporates training, research, and development, with a key feature being in-field data entry for tracking and environmental law enforcement.
- Observational oceanography
- Marine species management
- Endangered species focus
- In-field data entry
- Animal tracking
- Environmental law enforcement support
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CFOO is a regional, multi-institutional, Centre of Excellence in observational and operational oceanography, associated applied research and species management programs. Based in South Africa, CFOO was established with the intent on developing in-situ monitoring, observational and operational oceanography in conjunction with marine species management, particularly Endangered species. In achieving this, CFOO will incorporate training, education, human capacity development, scientific research, R & D, engineering and renewable energy applications. Accessibility using modern techniques is key to the effective use of the resources available, particularly the live data. This will include ‘in-field’ data entry via mobile or tablet for tracking animals and assist environmental law enforcement.
D&D Homebrew Items
This app acts as a digital bag of holding for your Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, helping you manage magical items. Easily create new items using templates or from scratch, and share them instantly with other players via QR codes.
- Magical item tracking
- SRD item templates
- Custom item creation
- QR code sharing
- Virtual bag of holding
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D&D Homebrew Items helps you keep track of magical items in your D&D campaigns. Think of it as a bag of holding for all the magical loot you pick up through the campaign. Never again miss an opportunity in the heat of battle because you forgot about that one clutch item. Use one of the many built in SRD item templates to get started making an item, or just make your own from scratch! Once you're happy with your masterpiece, quickly and easily use a simple generated QR code to share it with other players instantly, just by pointing their camera.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: D&D Homebrew Items at 100% against Operational Oceanography's 0%. D&D Homebrew Items also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
D&D Homebrew Items holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: D&D Homebrew Items has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Operational Oceanography's written reviews are positive against 100% of D&D Homebrew Items's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Operational Oceanography | D&D Homebrew Items |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Werth | MATTHEW GATES |
Customer experience
Operational Oceanography
D&D Homebrew Items
In-app purchases
Operational Oceanography
No in-app purchases
D&D Homebrew Items
No in-app purchases
