Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

BeastMaker4 screens
Game Master's Toolkit 5e4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Game Master's Toolkit 5e sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeastMaker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BeastMaker versus Game Master's Toolkit 5e: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeastMakerGame Master's Toolkit 5e
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.8 (205 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—98.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2205 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB240 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperArt GorskiMichael Wu

Customer experience

BeastMaker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Game Master's Toolkit 5e

All ratings205 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.7%

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

None

BeastMaker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Game Master's Toolkit 5e

One-time1
  • Premium Version$0.99

Questions

Is BeastMaker free?
BeastMaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Game Master's Toolkit 5e free?
Game Master's Toolkit 5e is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BeastMaker or Game Master's Toolkit 5e?
Game Master's Toolkit 5e is rated higher. BeastMaker averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Game Master's Toolkit 5e averages 4.8 from 205 ratings.
Do BeastMaker or Game Master's Toolkit 5e have ads?
Neither BeastMaker nor Game Master's Toolkit 5e shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeastMaker or Game Master's Toolkit 5e?
BeastMaker ships an update every 14 months, and Game Master's Toolkit 5e every 2 months. Most recently, BeastMaker was updated on September 10, 2026 and Game Master's Toolkit 5e on October 17, 2026.

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