BeastMaker vs Game Master's Toolkit 5e
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BeastMaker
Design and save a collection of creatures based on a tabletop roleplaying game's rules. Explore different worlds and terrains, generating random beasts or customizing them within set parameters.
- Create and store animal collections
- Utilize Traveller5 design sequence
- Automatic world saving and restoration
- Terrain views for each world
- Beast descriptions and encounter tables
- Random beast generation with customization
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BeastMaker lets you create and store a collection of animals using the design sequence found in the Traveller5™ roleplaying game Core Rules. The app includes a list of worlds which are saved and restored automatically, terrain views for each world, and beast descriptions and animal encounter tables for each terrain/world combo. Beasts are created randomly based on the characteristics of the world and terrain type according to the rules, but may then be edited within those constraints to customize the design.
Game Master's Toolkit 5e
This app generates random content for tabletop roleplaying games, including monsters, NPCs, quests, and magic items. It offers tools for combat preparation, puzzles, and a dice simulator. An optional premium upgrade unlocks advanced customization and export features.
- Generate random monsters, NPCs, and cities
- Create quests, treasure, and villains
- Design dungeons and traps
- Generate magic items
- Quick generator for names and rumors
- Party cheat sheet and initiative tracker
- Dice simulator and rule reference
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Game Master’s Toolkit 5e allows GMs to generate random content for their tabletop roleplaying games! Designed for the world's most popular roleplaying game, but highly compatible with other fantasy TTRPG systems. Using this app, you can: – Browse over 2,000 monsters and filter by CR, terrain, creature type, and source book. – Create NPCs and cities to bring your world to life. – Generate random events, quests, treasure, and villains to add danger and adventure to your game. – Challenge your players with fully fleshed-out dungeons, and traps. – Generate random magic items, such as weapons, armor, potions, and scrolls. – Use the Quick Generator to create names, taverns, shops, rumors, and more! – Save all your favorite randomly generated content for later use. All with the click of a button! Game Master’s Toolkit 5e also includes a number of other tools to help you run your game. – Use the Party Cheat Sheet to track your players’ damage and other important stats. Add monsters to your initiative tracker for easy combat prep. – Incorporate puzzles and mini games to challenge and entertain your players. – Includes a simple dice simulator for easy rolling. – Browse through common 5e rules such as conditions and concentration. Upgrade to the premium version for even more control over the items you generate! With the full version, you can: – Sort saved items into different campaigns – Edit and add notes to your saved items. – Edit and add notes to items as you generate them. – Add, remove, edit, and rearrange city elements to make it truly your own. – Add your own homebrew puzzles and mini games for later reference. – Export items to Google Drive, Dropbox, email, notes, iMessage, Discord, social media, and any other apps you have on your phone. This app also includes a built–in library of over 100 sounds and songs for you to incorporate into your game. Browse different song categories including Combat, In a Dungeon, In the City, and more! The music plays in the background, allowing you to use other apps or lock your screen without interrupting the song. Create a list of your favorite songs for easy reference. All completely offline! No ads, no signups, no hassle. Simple and easy to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Game Master's Toolkit 5e at 4.8 against BeastMaker's 3.5. Game Master's Toolkit 5e also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (205 vs 2). BeastMaker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Game Master's Toolkit 5e sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeastMaker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Game Master's Toolkit 5e holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Master's Toolkit 5e has 205 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BeastMaker ships an update every 14 months, Game Master's Toolkit 5e every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BeastMaker | Game Master's Toolkit 5e |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (205 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 98.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 205 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 240 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Art Gorski | Michael Wu |
Customer experience
BeastMaker
Game Master's Toolkit 5e
Bugs and requests
BeastMaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Game Master's Toolkit 5e
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes when trying to save
- Dice roller feature not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add initiative tracking
- Allow editing of generated content
- Implement cloud sync for saved data
- Expand race and NPC options
- Add more puzzle and mini-game options
In-app purchases
BeastMaker
No in-app purchases
Game Master's Toolkit 5e
- Premium Version$0.99
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