Calamus vs PrismScroll Phoenix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calamus
Create expansive battlemaps with hand-drawn tiles for tabletop RPGs. Design custom character tokens and host real-time games where players can move their own pieces. Engage in robust chat, sending messages as yourself or any in-game token.
- Create large battlemaps
- Dozens of hand-drawn tiles
- Custom PC, NPC, FOE tokens
- Host real-time games
- Player character movement
- Robust in-game chat
- Send messages as tokens
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The Calamus is a companion for tabletop roleplaying games, such as Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder, that allows you to create huge battlemaps utilizing dozens of hand-drawn tiles, create custom PC, NPC, and FOE tokens, and host games in which players can add and move their own characters in real-time. It also features a robust chat, in which you can send messages as yourself or any token you have in play, publicly or privately. You can find our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy here: http://trapstreetstudios.com/theCalamus/tos/
PrismScroll Phoenix
This app is a powerful tool for tabletop roleplaying games, allowing you to manage characters and game systems. It offers automatic calculations, a customizable digital character sheet, and advanced automation for character creation and leveling up. Create new classes, items, or explore unlimited character options with its advanced features.
- Character and game system management
- Automatic calculations
- Customizable digital character sheet
- Advanced automation for character creation
- Custom creator for new classes and items
- Searchable compendium
- Unlimited character creation (Pro)
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WHY. PrismScrollPhoenix is the last Tabletop Roleplaying tool you’ll ever need to download! Beautifully designed for your mobile devices, PrismScroll offers the most powerful combination between clean aesthetic and impressive functionality. Manage all your characters and game systems in one place. FEEDBACK. PrismScroll is devoted to creating an exceptional experience for all levels of tabletop players. Backed by over 1500+ ratings and 250+ written reviews on a range of apps, we're very thankful for all the great feedback we've received thus far. Our team is dedicated to providing continuous updates with the goal of becoming the go-to digital character sheet for any game that you play. We read and reflect on all user reviews because we know that YOU are going to be the ones that make PrismScroll the best it can be. SUPPORT. You will not get better support from any other TTRPG app than from PrismScroll. Join our active Discord community and get involved today! STANDARD FEATURES. • Any Game. Any Character. Automatic Calculation. No Ads. 2 Characters. • Mobile Sheet. Compact, Customizable, Mobile Friendly Digital PrismScroll designed character sheet. • Advanced Automations. From leveling up your character to a full character creation process, Phoenix gives you the power and flexibility to do it all! Enjoy a simple, step by step walkthrough for any automation that you create. • Custom Creator. Want to create something new? Use our custom creator feature to create all kinds of new things. Create complex new Classes or something as simple as a new item. • Compendium. A simple to use, searchable, and customizable compendium that shows all content in your game systems. PrismPro FEATURES. • Unlimited Creation. Test out more builds and quickly spin up NPC's for your games with unlimited character creation and game system creation. JOIN US! Download the app now and enjoy the Best Digital Tabletop Roleplaying Game Manager and Character Sheet to date! TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SOCIAL MEDIA. Find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @prismscroll
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Calamus at 3.3 against PrismScroll Phoenix's 1.6. Calamus also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (83 vs 8). PrismScroll Phoenix's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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. Calamus sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PrismScroll Phoenix sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Calamus holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calamus has 83 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Calamus's written reviews are positive against 0% of PrismScroll Phoenix's.
Calamus ships an update monthly, PrismScroll Phoenix every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calamus | PrismScroll Phoenix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (83 ratings) — better | 1.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +12 |
| Developer | TrapStreet Studios | Samuel Harmon |
Customer experience
Calamus
PrismScroll Phoenix
Bugs and requests
Calamus
Reported bugs
40 issues- No undo option
- Walls erase when removing objects
- Rune password login issues
- Water turns light blue when saving/cropping
- App repeatedly asks for password
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- Pop-ups are disruptive
- Download issues
- Support issues
- Map saving issues
- App crashes
- Broken text formatting
- Tabs do not work
- Program freezes while placing tiles
- Login issues after canceling subscription
- Pinch and pull zoom doesn't work
- Erase button in wrong menu
- Forced password system
- Locked out if away from app for too long
- Not designed for mobile user experience
- Maps don't save properly
- App never loads
- Never got to do much of anything
- Non-functional, never makes it past loading screen
- Monetization model kills it
- Forced subscription after idle period
- Limited variety of items
- Cannot download saved maps
- App asks for subscription after payment
- Free app with subscription service
- Too complicated login process
- Freezes when adding players
- Rune password is confusing
- Subscription is a big problem
- Keeps locking, requires frequent passcode entry
- Slowdown on larger maps
- Text is incredibly small
- Menu screen swipe function doesn't work
- Cannot figure out rune password
- Slow learning curve
- No simple tutorial
Requested features
18 requests- Add undo option
- Improve Apple Pencil support
- Add more assets like columns
- Add desert themed items
- Add steering wheel and crows nest
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- Add fungi for underdark maps
- Allow watching ads instead of subscription
- Fix water color issue when saving/cropping
- Improve login process
- Add more variety of items
- Allow downloading saved maps to device
- Implement a one-time purchase option
- Add more content
- Change rune password system to typed password or tap option
- Add more VTT features
- Provide a simple tutorial
- Allow maps to be exported as PDFs
- Allow maps to be printed
PrismScroll Phoenix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calamus
- Calamus Player Only$0.991 Month
- Full Version - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Calamus Monthly Subscription$3.491 Month
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- Full Version - Yearly$29.991 Year
- Calamus Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
- All Epic Token Icons$0.99
- More Tokens Slots (6)$0.99
- Full Roommaker$1.99
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- All Epic Token Rings$2.99
- Player Enhanced Version$2.99
PrismScroll Phoenix
- PrismPro 1-YR Subscription$9.991 Year
Questions
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