Construct for 5e vs Game Master Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Construct for 5e
This app assists Dungeon Masters in running Dungeons & Dragons sessions by helping them build and track encounters, including initiative, monster HP, and conditions. It offers a clean interface to manage session details, allowing DMs to focus on the story and players. All monsters and spells from the SRD 5.1 are included.
- Build and track encounters
- Manage initiative
- Track monster HP and conditions
- Includes SRD 5.1 monsters and spells
- Open source development
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Construct is the easy to use companion app for Dungeon Masters of D&D, the greatest table top role playing game. It helps you build & track encounters including initiative, monster hp, conditions and more. With its clean design, Construct is the perfect DM side-kick during sessions. Let it track encounter details, so you can keep your eyes on the players and your mind on the story. Construct comes with all monsters and spells from the SRD 5.1, licensed under the Open Gaming License. Construct is open source. Follow along with the development at https://github.com/Thomvis/Construct.
Game Master Helper
This app assists Game Masters by providing customizable reference materials and generating random elements like characters, loot, and encounters for tabletop role-playing games. It allows users to edit existing tables, create their own, and share them, working entirely offline with any TTRPG.
- Random character, loot, and encounter generation
- Customizable tables
- Offline functionality
- Table sharing and importing
- Support for various TTRPGs
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GMHelper helps Game Masters with reference material and generating random characters, loot, traps, encounters, names etc for TTRPGs and DnD games. All content is completely customizable. You can: - edit/update the existing example tables - create your own set of tables using the 'Create new' menu option in the main menu - share/download your table sets by using the share button on the main screen - import an existing table set use the 'Import file' menu option GMHelper works completely offline. All data is customizable, so can work with any TTRPG, including DnD 5e, ICRPG, ShadowDark etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Game Master Helper at none against Construct for 5e's 3. Game Master Helper also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Construct for 5e's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (46 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Construct for 5e sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Game Master Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Construct for 5e holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Construct for 5e has 46 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Construct for 5e's written reviews are positive against 67% of Game Master Helper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Construct for 5e ships an update every 3 weeks, Game Master Helper every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Construct for 5e | Game Master Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (46 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Visser | MobileMarketResearch Ltd. |
Customer experience
Construct for 5e
Game Master Helper
In-app purchases
Construct for 5e
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
Game Master Helper
No in-app purchases
