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.
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.
- 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
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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/
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.
- Generate unique fantasy RPG NPCs
- Millions of character combinations
- Intelligent generator system
- Tracks NPC history and attributes
- Prevents conflicting information
- Save favorite NPCs
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magwa's Magic Item Compendium | Random RPG NPCs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (73 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Knights of Vasteel LLC | Mellow Golem Games |
Customer experience
Magwa's Magic Item Compendium
Random RPG NPCs
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
Magwa's Magic Item Compendium
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- 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
Random RPG NPCs
No in-app purchases
Questions
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