Comparison

PrismScrollDM vs Protagonist

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

Head to head
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)

About

Protagonist

Manage your RPG characters with customizable sheets for various gaming systems. Assign portraits, back up your data, and choose between light and dark themes. Supports multiple popular tabletop RPGs.

Highlights
  • Customizable character sheets
  • Support for multiple RPG systems
  • Assign character portraits
  • Backup and restore save files
  • Light and dark themes
  • Import support for specific systems
Features
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Need a place to keep your characters for a variety of RPGs? We've got you covered! Protagonist lets you keep any number of character sheets for multiple gaming systems. You can assign character portraits, backup and restore your save files, and choose between light and dark themes. Most systems contain no content from their respective game. In those cases, the user must input all the values they want to keep track of, like is done with a traditional pen & paper character sheet. Systems: • Call of Cthulhu 7e (The Dhole's House import support) • Dungeons and Dragons 5e • Dungeon World (Character Builder & Content Support) • Gaslands 1e & 2e • HeroQuest • Legend of the Five Rings 1e • Necromunda 1e & 2e • Pathfinder 2e Protagonist makes no claims of any of the system publishers, on behalf of them, and is not endorsed by them. Use of the system name is solely for the purpose to inform that Protagonist is suitable for use with that product.

Screenshots

PrismScrollDM4 screens
Protagonist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PrismScrollDM at 4.8 against Protagonist's 4.0. PrismScrollDM also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (89% vs 67%). Protagonist's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

PrismScrollDM costs $2.99 and Protagonist $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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PrismScrollDM has 217 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of PrismScrollDM's written reviews are positive against 67% of Protagonist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PrismScrollDM ships an update monthly, Protagonist fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PrismScrollDM versus Protagonist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrismScrollDMProtagonist
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.8 (217 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings217 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB24 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSamuel HarmonAhimsa Software LLC

Customer experience

PrismScrollDM

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

Protagonist

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and 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

Protagonist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PrismScrollDM

No in-app purchases

None

Protagonist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrismScrollDM free?
PrismScrollDM costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Protagonist free?
Protagonist costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PrismScrollDM or Protagonist?
PrismScrollDM is rated higher. PrismScrollDM averages 4.8 out of 5 from 217 ratings, while Protagonist averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do PrismScrollDM or Protagonist have ads?
Neither PrismScrollDM nor Protagonist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PrismScrollDM or Protagonist?
PrismScrollDM ships an update monthly, and Protagonist fortnightly. Most recently, PrismScrollDM was updated on October 12, 2026 and Protagonist on October 12, 2026.

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