Magwa's Magic Item Compendium vs DnD 5e Encounter Keep
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/
DnD 5e Encounter Keep
This app helps Dungeon Masters manage Dungeons and Dragons 5e encounters in real-time. It allows for pre-planning battles, inviting players to see stats, and automating combat actions. Features include monster management, encounter generation, and built-in cheatsheets for easier gameplay.
- Real-time encounter management
- Player and enemy stat tracking
- Automated attack rolls
- Built-in monster sheets
- Custom monster creation
- Encounter generation
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Welcome to Encounter Keep, your real-time battle tracker for Dungeons and Dragons 5e. As a Dungeon Master, you can plan your encounters and invite your players to join, enabling you to see each other's stats. With the built-in cheatsheets, monster sheets, and automatic attack system, running encounters has never been easier. Leave the battle management to Encounter Keep, so you can focus on having fun. DESIGN YOUR BATTLES: - Prepare for your next session by creating encounters in advance. - Select a difficulty and add monsters from a vast list of enemies. - Create custom monsters for your epic boss battles. GENERATE ENCOUNTERS: - Automatically generate encounters for different player levels and difficulties. - Support different encounter types: boss fight, boss with minions, horde of monsters etc... - Specify environment and enemy type for a better monster match. INVITE YOUR PLAYERS: - You and your players can see each other's characters in real time. - Roll for initiative and control the encounter as you want. - Check your players' character sheets as they update their HP and other stats. MANAGE ENEMIES: - Streamline the encounter with automated enemy attack rolls. - Access built-in detailed info sheets for hundreds of monsters. - Quickly manage the enemies, tracking their hit points, armour class, and other stats during the fight. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DnD 5e Encounter Keep at none against Magwa's Magic Item Compendium's 11. DnD 5e Encounter Keep also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Magwa's Magic Item Compendium's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (73 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Magwa's Magic Item Compendium sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DnD 5e Encounter Keep asks for nothing beyond the download.
DnD 5e Encounter Keep holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magwa's Magic Item Compendium has 73 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Magwa's Magic Item Compendium's written reviews are positive against 100% of DnD 5e Encounter Keep's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magwa's Magic Item Compendium | DnD 5e Encounter Keep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (73 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 2 |
| 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 — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Knights of Vasteel LLC | Fanni Putnoczki |
Customer experience
Magwa's Magic Item Compendium
DnD 5e Encounter Keep
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
DnD 5e Encounter Keep
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
DnD 5e Encounter Keep
No in-app purchases
Questions
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