Comparison

Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD vs Dice Builder

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

Head to head
About

Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD

Create and print detailed character sheets for 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. Design custom magic items, level up characters, and equip them with standard gear. Generate characters randomly or input specific statistics for yourself or NPCs.

Highlights
  • 1st Edition AD&D character generation
  • Printable player sheets
  • Custom magic item creation
  • Character leveling and equipment
  • Random or manual statistic generation
  • NPC character creation
Features
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This Character Generator allows you to create 1st Edition (Advanced DnD) characters and print out the player sheet, including the back sheet. It also allows the creation of custom magic items for use in your campaign. You can level up your characters, and equip them with standard gear from the Player's Handbook or the Dungeon Masters Guide. Generate characters for yourself or characters and NPC's for your campaign. Generate the character statistics randomly according to methods outlined in the DMG or enter specific statistics from your favorite character. Possibilities abound! Enjoy your gaming!

About

Dice Builder

This app is a versatile dice roller designed for tabletop role-playing games. It allows for quick rolls of individual dice or the creation and saving of complex dice pools with modifiers. Features include a unique tabletop mode for shared use and a detailed roll log.

Highlights
  • Eight standard dice types (d3-d100)
  • Custom dice pool builder
  • Modifier application
  • Save and name custom rolls
  • Tabletop mode for shared use
  • Roll log with undo/redo
  • Control Center and lock screen integration
Features
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A dice roller made to sit on the table with you. Dice Builder is one screen of eight dice: d3, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, d100 on a single glowing dial. Tap one for a quick roll. Switch to builder mode and assemble the pool you actually need, twenty dice and a modifier, then roll it. No menus to dig through mid-combat. TABLETOP MODE Most dice apps assume one person looking at one phone. Turn on tabletop mode and the phone lies flat in the middle of the table: the dial rotates to face whoever needs it, and a mirrored results bar reads right-side up to the players across from you. Tap the control to turn the wheel, hold it to choose the step. Turn it off and everything comes back around to you. THE ROLLS YOUR TABLE ALREADY MAKES Dice Builder is specifically designed for you to create complex build outs of multiple dice combinations sprinkled with an ensemble of modifiers. Save them, name them, see their usages. - Keep highest or lowest: advantage, disadvantage, 4d6 keep high 3 - Reroll dice at or below a threshold, once or until they behave - Exploding dice: once, chained, or compounding - Success counting for dice-pool systems - Modifiers that show themselves, active rules ride the hub as lit badges SAVE THE ROLL YOU MAKE FORTY TIMES A NIGHT Name a build, file it in a group, re-arm it in two taps. Two builds can hold the same dice and still be different things, so your two 8d6 spells keep their own names and their own history. Some pre-assembled builds are already there when you install, including Advantage, Stat Roll and Percentile. IT REMEMBERS A running roll log with break points and subtotals, so a long fight stays readable, and historical steps of undo and redo for when it doesn't. MADE OF EMBER AND LIGHT Built for the pocket sized screen, not a mimic of physical dice. Ember line work on near-black, drawn as light rather than shape. A torch burns at the hub until the dice are rolled. Dice land one at a time, however many you trigger. The whole app ignites from a single spark when you open it. All of it respects Reduce Motion, and the content type scales to S, M or L without ever shrinking the dial. QUICK ROLLS Fire off rolls straight from Control Center and the lock screen, to either provide results right there or jump to app.

Screenshots

Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD4 screens
Dice Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dice Builder at 5.0 against Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD's 4.0. Dice Builder also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dice Builder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD ships an update every 14 months, Dice Builder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD versus Dice Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharacter Gen for 1st Ed DnDDice Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCharles JenningsRivet Rune LLC

Customer experience

Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Dice Builder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD

No in-app purchases

None

Dice Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD free?
Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dice Builder free?
Dice Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD or Dice Builder?
Dice Builder is rated higher. Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD averages 4.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Dice Builder averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD or Dice Builder have ads?
Neither Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD nor Dice Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD or Dice Builder?
Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD ships an update every 14 months, and Dice Builder every 2 months. Most recently, Character Gen for 1st Ed DnD was updated on November 2, 2026 and Dice Builder on October 31, 2026.

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