D&D Spellbook 5e vs FunFX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
D&D Spellbook 5e
Manage your Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition spellbook with this ad-free app. Organize spells by character, search by name, and filter by numerous properties. Access all spellcasting information offline.
- Ad-free spell management
- Character-specific spell lists
- Favorite, known, and prepared spells
- Offline access
- Search by spell name
- Sort and filter spells
- Detailed spell properties
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This app provides a lightweight, convenient, and ad-free way to manage your Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition spellbook and determine relevant spell properties while playing. Separate lists of favorite, known, and prepared spells can each be kept for multiple characters. No network connection is required. Spells can be searched by name for quick access. You can also sort and filter the spells by a variety of options. Sorting is two-level, with the option to set each level to ascending/descending. Sortable fields include: -Name -School -Level -Range -Duration -Casting Time Spells can be filtered by any combination of the following: -Level -Sourcebook -School -Casting Time -Duration -Range -Concentration -Ritual All of the necessary information about spellcasting, both general and class-specific, can be accessed via the info button in the top right. Other features include: -Pull down to refresh current spell list, if necessary -Long press on a star button to unselect all other options of the same type
FunFX
Instantly play and create custom sound effects with a vast library of pre-made packs or your own recordings. Edit, import, and organize sounds with powerful tools, then personalize their appearance. Save your creations securely to the cloud.
- Instant sound playback
- Record and create custom buttons
- Pre-made themed sound packs
- Import sounds from various sources
- Advanced audio editing tools
- Customize button appearance and backgrounds
- Cloud backup and restore
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FunFX is a soundboard that works the second you open it. Tap a button, hear a sound. No accounts, no setup, no waiting. The free Classroom pack comes loaded with sounds perfect for teachers, presenters, and anyone who likes keeping things fun. Applause, buzzers, rim shots, sad trombones, and more — all ready to go from the first launch. READY-MADE SOUND PACKS Browse seven themed packs built for different moments. D&D Campaign brings swords, spells, and tavern ambiance to the table. Horror Night delivers creaky doors, evil laughs, and wolf howls. Sci-Fi Galaxy has lasers, lightsabers, and spaceship alarms. Game Day covers air horns, crowd cheers, and referee whistles. Content FX packs the essentials for creators and streamers. Kids Animal Sounds fills a room with barnyard chaos. The Classroom pack is free forever. RECORD AND PLAY IN SECONDS Hit Record, tap Stop, and your sound is already a button. No extra steps. Record your dog, your doorbell, your friend's catchphrase — if you can hear it, it can be a button. MAKE IT YOURS Change button colors, icons, and shapes. Slide from sharp squares to perfect circles. Set any photo as your background. Adjust per-button volume so quiet sounds and loud sounds live together. Loop any sound with a toggle. Build unlimited custom packs to organize recordings, downloads, and imports however you want — one for work, one for game night, one for the kids. POWERFUL AUDIO EDITING Trim sounds down to the perfect clip. Adjust speed. Shift pitch up or down. Add reverb. Shape the tone with a three-band EQ. Reverse audio. Preview every change before you commit. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE Bring in sounds from Files, URLs, your Music library, or browse curated free sound libraries from the web. Supports MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, AIFF, FLAC, and more. KEEP YOUR SOUNDS SAFE Export your entire library to iCloud Drive, Google Drive, or any folder in Files. If you ever delete and reinstall the app, restore everything in one tap. No subscriptions. No ads. Just sounds, instantly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FunFX at 5.0 against D&D Spellbook 5e's 4.3. FunFX also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). D&D Spellbook 5e's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (55 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. FunFX sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. D&D Spellbook 5e asks for nothing beyond the download.
FunFX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: D&D Spellbook 5e has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of D&D Spellbook 5e's written reviews are positive against 100% of FunFX's.
D&D Spellbook 5e ships an update every 2 months, FunFX weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | D&D Spellbook 5e | FunFX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (55 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Carifio | NATHANIEL J MOREHOUSE |
Customer experience
D&D Spellbook 5e
FunFX
In-app purchases
D&D Spellbook 5e
No in-app purchases
FunFX
- Spooky Sounds$0.99
- Buy me coffee$0.99
- Pro Mode$6.99
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