Comparison

Magwa's Magic Item Compendium vs Random RPG NPCs

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

Head to head
About

Magwa's Magic Item Compendium

Discover and create thousands of unique magic items for your tabletop RPG adventures. This app offers a vast collection of hand-drawn items, random generation, and the ability to save your favorites. Perfect for dungeon masters and players seeking inspiration.

Highlights
  • Thousands of random magic item generation
  • Create custom magic items
  • Save favorite items
  • Over 30 free hand-drawn sketches
  • Reference ready-to-use items
  • Compatible with D&D 5e SRD
Features
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Magwa, the most prestigious scholar of arcane antiquities, has spent his life traveling the Vast Kingdom in search of powerful and fascinating magic items. He has explored the darkest dungeons and braved the dens of dragons to bring you a magic item collection like you've never seen. He has finally published a portion of his discoveries in this mobile application for you to use in your next RPG adventure. His work includes over 30 free hand-drawn sketches and the option to buy many more. It even includes the ability to randomly generate items, create your own, and save them for later use. Magic, right? While the compendium is simple to use, it is more than just a random magic item generator. As a dungeon master, you will have the power to generate thousands of random magic items with a single tap. You will also be able to create your own custom magic items or adapt random magic items to fit your game setting. Once you find an item you love, the magic item compendium lets you save it to your phone so you can pull it up quickly the next time you play. To top it all off, the compendium includes a handful of wondrous items that are ready for you to reference and use in your game. The app is compatible with 5e materials and even pulls some of your favorite magic items straight from the D&D Systems Reference Document (SRD) via the Open Gaming License. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Random RPG NPCs

Generate unique fantasy RPG characters with customizable traits. This tool creates millions of consistent and believable NPCs, tracking their history and attributes to avoid conflicts. Save your favorite creations for easy access.

Highlights
  • Generate unique fantasy RPG NPCs
  • Millions of character combinations
  • Intelligent generator system
  • Tracks NPC history and attributes
  • Prevents conflicting information
  • Save favorite NPCs
Features
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Quickly generate fantasy RPG NPCs with the tap of a button. Input your desired characteristics and generate millions of different NPCs perfect for any table top or RPG game. Our intelligent generator system takes into account previous options to help create more consistent believable NPCs. Our application keeps track of NPCs history, family, and other attributes to help prevent conflicting information. It's so much more than a simple seed generator giving your millions of options that maintain consistency. Once you have an NPC you like, quickly save it for easy access. There are millions of different combinations available, and we're adding more every day to give you a nearly limitless amount of options.

Screenshots

Magwa's Magic Item Compendium4 screens
Random RPG NPCs3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Random RPG NPCs at 5.0 against Magwa's Magic Item Compendium's 4.3. Random RPG NPCs also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11). Magwa's Magic Item Compendium's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (73 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Magwa's Magic Item Compendium sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Random RPG NPCs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Random RPG NPCs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magwa's Magic Item Compendium has 73 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Magwa's Magic Item Compendium versus Random RPG NPCs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagwa's Magic Item CompendiumRandom RPG NPCs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (73 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings73 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB9 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperKnights of Vasteel LLCMellow Golem Games

Customer experience

Magwa's Magic Item Compendium

All ratings71 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral12.5%
Negative10.4%

Random RPG NPCs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Magwa's Magic Item Compendium

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Subscription information missing
  • Purchased images/data not downloading
  • Un-named magic item groups cannot be deleted/edited
  • Saved items lost after updates
  • App crashes
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  • Cannot open on computer or copy-paste text
  • Darkwood wand image not selectable/visible on iOS
  • Download issues after purchase
  • Purchased content inaccessible after update

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add landscape mode for iPad
  • Improve scrolling between items
  • Add a back button for easier navigation
  • Include a 'common' rarity selection
  • Allow users to choose from personal pictures
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  • Add curses as a feature
  • Create a bestiary/creature generator
  • Add more weapon types
  • Discounted option to buy all packs
  • Christmas-themed pack

Random RPG NPCs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Magwa's Magic Item Compendium

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
One-time10
  • The Master Collection$0.99
  • Elves of Ilfelin$0.99
  • Mines of Dimlodir$0.99
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  • Gafan's Workshop$0.99
  • The Red Ravens$0.99
  • The Shadow Index$0.99
  • Seas of the Viamaros$0.99
  • Magic Item Hunters$0.99
  • Swords of Vasteel$0.99
  • The Alchemist Shop$0.99
None

Random RPG NPCs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Magwa's Magic Item Compendium free?
Magwa's Magic Item Compendium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Random RPG NPCs free?
Random RPG NPCs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Magwa's Magic Item Compendium or Random RPG NPCs?
Random RPG NPCs is rated higher. Magwa's Magic Item Compendium averages 4.3 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Random RPG NPCs averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Magwa's Magic Item Compendium or Random RPG NPCs have ads?
Random RPG NPCs shows ads; Magwa's Magic Item Compendium does not.
Which is updated more often, Magwa's Magic Item Compendium or Random RPG NPCs?
Magwa's Magic Item Compendium ships an update every 2 months, and Random RPG NPCs every 2 months. Most recently, Magwa's Magic Item Compendium was updated on October 24, 2026 and Random RPG NPCs on October 16, 2026.

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