Gen Con vs Cypher System SRD Lookup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gen Con
Navigate and enhance your convention experience with this official guide. Discover events, manage your schedule, connect with friends, and utilize an interactive map to explore the venue. Event hosts can also use it for electronic badge scanning.
- Event browsing and searching
- Ticket purchasing
- Personal event schedule
- Friend messaging
- Interactive convention map
- Electronic badge scanning
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Make the most of your Gen Con experience with the Official Gen Con Mobile App: your handy electronic guide to The Best Four Days in Gaming. Browse and search for events, purchase tickets, view your event schedule, message with your friends, find your way with the interactive convention map, learn about what's happening at the convention, and more! Event hosts will also use this tool to scan badges for events using electronic ticketing. We're releasing new versions with added features and fixes often, so please keep your app up to date! Report issues or give us feedback through our Technical Support forum at gencon.com/forums
Cypher System SRD Lookup
This app provides quick access to game rules and content for a popular tabletop role-playing game. It allows users to search for abilities, creatures, and other game elements, with linked entries for easy navigation. The application is free, ad-free, and does not require an internet connection or login.
- Search SRD content
- Linked entries for fast lookup
- No login required
- No ads or in-app purchases
- Offline functionality
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Cypher System SRD Lookup is your go-to companion app for the Cypher System, Monte Cook's popular TTRPG system! The SRD is compatible with all Cypher System settings including Numenera and The Strange. FEATURES - Look up all SRD Abilities, Types, Foci, Descriptors, Cyphers, Creatures, and more - Entries are linked for faster in-game answers - No login - No ads or in-app purchases - No Internet connection required Compatible with the Cypher System Licensed under the Cypher System Open License Not affiliated with or sponsored by Monte Cook Games, LLC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cypher System SRD Lookup at 5.0 against Gen Con's 3.0. Cypher System SRD Lookup also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). Gen Con's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (41 vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cypher System SRD Lookup holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gen Con has 41 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Gen Con ships an update fortnightly, Cypher System SRD Lookup every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Gen Con | Cypher System SRD Lookup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (41 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gen Con, LLC. | Isaac Lyman |
Customer experience
Gen Con
Cypher System SRD Lookup
In-app purchases
Gen Con
No in-app purchases
Cypher System SRD Lookup
No in-app purchases
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