Comparison

Vorpal Board vs PrismScrollDM

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

Head to head
About

Vorpal Board

Connect to a tabletop gaming system for remote play with friends and family. Stream your game table and scan components for an immersive D&D or board game experience from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Remote game night facilitation
  • Table streaming
  • Component scanning
  • Dungeons & Dragons support
  • Board game support
Features
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Vorpal Board makes it easy to reclaim game night no matter where your family and friends are. Want to play board games or D&D remotely? This companion app enables you to connect to the Vorpal Board system using a combination of table streaming and component scanning which is perfect for tabletop and role playing games.

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

Vorpal Board2 screens
PrismScrollDM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vorpal Board at Free against PrismScrollDM's $2.99. Vorpal Board also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). PrismScrollDM's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 56%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Vorpal Board 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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PrismScrollDM has 217 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Vorpal Board's written reviews are positive against 89% of PrismScrollDM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Vorpal Board versus PrismScrollDM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVorpal BoardPrismScrollDM
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.4 (15 ratings)4.8 (217 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15217 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames LangSamuel Harmon

Customer experience

Vorpal Board

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

PrismScrollDM

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

Bugs and requests

Vorpal Board

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

Vorpal Board

No in-app purchases

None

PrismScrollDM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vorpal Board free?
Vorpal Board 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, Vorpal Board or PrismScrollDM?
PrismScrollDM is rated higher. Vorpal Board averages 4.4 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while PrismScrollDM averages 4.8 from 217 ratings.
Do Vorpal Board or PrismScrollDM have ads?
Neither Vorpal Board nor PrismScrollDM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vorpal Board or PrismScrollDM?
Vorpal Board ships an update monthly, and PrismScrollDM monthly. Most recently, Vorpal Board was updated on October 20, 2026 and PrismScrollDM on October 19, 2026.

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