Comparison

PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet vs Deck Squares

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

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About

PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet

This app simplifies Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition character creation and management. It offers a step-by-step process for building characters, tracking spells and equipment, and even creating custom content. Enjoy a clean, mobile-friendly interface with features like automatic calculations and a digital dice roller.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step character creation
  • Automatic calculation
  • Spell and equipment tracking
  • Custom content creator
  • Digital dice roller
  • Journal entries
  • PDF generation
Features
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PrismScroll is your D&D 5e companion — built around an exceptional character sheet, with the tools you actually need at the table. • Built for both 2014 and 2024 rules. Whether you're sticking with classic 5e or running 5.5e adventures, PrismScroll supports both rulesets — no forced upgrades, no abandoned editions. • No accounts. No ecosystem lock-in. Your characters live on your device, exportable any time. Your content stays yours. Loved by players. Over 1,500 ratings and 250+ written reviews from D&D players who use PrismScroll at their weekly tables. Every review gets read, and many shape the updates we ship. Free features: • Step-by-step character creation with spells, abilities, equipment, and full multiclassing • Mobile-optimized character sheet built for one-handed reference at the table • Spell slot tracking with prepared, expended, and total counters • Equipment and weight tracking • Homebrew creator — build custom classes, items, races, or anything else • Searchable compendium for everything in your app • Level-up walkthroughs (with confetti) • Two free characters, no ads, ever • DM integration via the PrismScrollDM companion app PrismPro unlocks: • Unlimited characters for builds, alternates, and NPCs • Character sharing with other PrismScroll users • Full scrollable pen-and-paper sheet view • Built-in dice roller and calculator • Journal with quick notes, itemized entries, and image storage for maps and references • PDF export of any character sheet • For Dungeon Masters: pair PrismScroll with PrismScrollDM, our companion app built specifically for running sessions. • Play a different system? PrismScroll Sheets lets you build custom sheets for any tabletop RPG. Built on the official System Reference Document, with the freedoms that brings — independent, alternative, and committed to staying that way. Join the community on Discord — link in app settings.

About

Deck Squares

Create and save starship deck plans for sci-fi RPGs with a classic monochrome grid style. Design each square with various components, labels, and shared edges for seamless multi-deck layouts. Export high-resolution images for printing or tabletop use.

Highlights
  • Monochrome grid-style deck plans
  • Component-based square design
  • Shared edges for adjacent squares
  • Multi-deck ship layouts
  • High-resolution image export
  • Versatile for floor plans and puzzles
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Deck Squares lets you generate and store a collection of starship deck plans for any science fiction role-playing game. Deck plans have the Old School grid-based monochrome look and feel popular in the early years of SF RPGs, rather than a photo-realistic color-coded depiction that can limit usability. Plans are created one deck square at a time using a large collection of components for left and top edges and central features. Each square may have a grid boundary around the edges and a small text label as well. Large labels cover any central feature and may extend into adjacent squares. Since edges are shared between squares, adjacent squares are used to define right and bottom edges. Ship tonnage may be specified to determine an approximate total number of squares allowed. Multiple decks may be defined for a ship and the cursor location is useful for aligning hatches between decks. Decks may be exported as high-resolution images suitable for printing and for use with miniatures on the table top. Although intended for starship deck plans, the app can be used for building floor plans, puzzle designs, and other purposes.

Screenshots

PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet at 76% against Deck Squares's 0%. PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 1). Deck Squares's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price 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. PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Deck Squares asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet has 3.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet's written reviews are positive against 0% of Deck Squares's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet versus Deck Squares: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrismScroll 5e Character SheetDeck Squares
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.2K ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.2K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better—
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSamuel HarmonArt Gorski

Customer experience

PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet

All ratings3,191 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews219 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative13.7%

Deck Squares

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect racial trait calculations
  • Character creation progress loss on orientation change
  • Inability to delete or edit certain entries
  • Spell and equipment lists not updating correctly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more official races, classes, and subclasses
  • Improve custom content creation and integration
  • Implement character sheet sharing and syncing
  • Add more detailed spell and ability tracking
  • Enhance UI scaling and responsiveness
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  • Provide more background and lore information

Deck Squares

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet

One-time11
  • Copper Tip$0.99
  • Silver Tip$2.99
  • Electrum Tip$4.99
Show 8 more
  • (1) Monster Hunt Session$4.99
  • PrismScroll Pro Pass Upgrade$4.99
  • Character Slot 1$4.99
  • Gold Tip$9.99
  • PrismScroll Pro Pass$9.99
  • (3) Monster Hunt Sessions$14.99
  • Platinum Tip$19.99
  • (10) Monster Hunt Sessions$44.99
None

Deck Squares

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet free?
PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deck Squares free?
Deck Squares is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet or Deck Squares?
PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet is rated higher. PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Deck Squares averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.

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