D&D Beyond vs Risk Battle Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
D&D Beyond
Manage your Dungeons & Dragons characters, access your digital library of adventures and sourcebooks, and roll dice with a built-in dice roller. This app provides offline access to your content and tools to make gameplay faster and more convenient for players and Dungeon Masters alike.
- Digital character sheets
- Built-in dice roller
- Offline library access
- Guided character creator
- Monster stat lookup
- Spell and item management
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Make your Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition games faster, easier, and more fun wherever your fantasy role-playing adventures lead with the free D&D Beyond app! Never enter a D&D campaign without your character sheet - access all your characters online or offline, roll using the built-in dice roller and be ready for skill checks, attack rolls, saving throws, or whatever twists & monsters your DM throws at you. Manage health and spell slots, access your equipment, and know your proficiencies from the palm of your hand. Access all your Dungeons & Dragons content anywhere you go-adventures, sourcebooks, and more are at your fingertips. Forgot your favorite 20-sided die? Roll directly in the app and crit in style with themed digital dice sets. * Start playing D&D fast with premade characters from Baldur's Gate 3 and Lost Mine of Phandelver or use our Guided Character Creator * Use your D&D character sheets, spells, and stats on the go * Save time with the built-in dice roller to roll any D20, D100, D12, D10, D8, D6 & D4s - we do the math! * Pull up monster stats like owlbears, dragons, or mimics or others seen in movies such as Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves * Offline access to your library--never miss your books, even in areas without wifi * Bookmarks and Search so you can find the rules, spells, items, and monsters when you need them! * Great for beginners, regular players, and seasoned Dungeon Masters * Easy to use digital tools used on shows like Critical Role More features coming soon! Check back for updates. Find us on Discord, X, Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest: @dndbeyond or @wizards_dnd Watch us: https://www.twitch.tv/dndbeyond or https://www.youtube.com/c/dndbeyond D&D Beyond is the official digital toolset and tabletop game companion for Dungeons & Dragons from Wizards of the Coast. Learn more at http://www.dndbeyond.com https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Risk Battle Simulator
This tool simulates battles for the Risk board game, eliminating the need for dice rolls. It calculates remaining units and shows each round of combat, helping you determine winning chances. You can simulate entire fights or individual rounds.
- Simulate Risk board game battles
- Eliminates dice rolling
- Calculates remaining attackers and defenders
- Shows each fighting round
- Determines winning chances
- Simulate entire fights or individual rounds
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Risk Battle Calculator allows you to simulate fights when playing the risk board game - without rolling dices. Risk Calculator calculates the remaining attackers and remaining defenders and shows you each fighting risk battle round. Are you annoyed when you're fighting a risk battle with 25+ units and rolling the dices takes forever? Then this Risk Dice Roller is your tool. Risk Battle Simulator can either simulate the entire fight, or simulate each round individually. Risk Battle Calculator, generates the dice throws randomly. Risk Dice Roller can calculate the winning chances. This Risk Battle simulator can also remember the number of next extra units. This needs to be enabled in the settings. Risk dice roller is so handy. https://vanniktech.de/RiskBattleSimulator/privacy_policy.html https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Risk Battle Simulator at 100% against D&D Beyond's 54%. Risk Battle Simulator also leads on ads (none vs shown). D&D Beyond's advantage is ratings volume (93K vs 17) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. D&D Beyond sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Risk Battle Simulator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
D&D Beyond holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: D&D Beyond has 93K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of D&D Beyond's written reviews are positive against 100% of Risk Battle Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
D&D Beyond ships an update every 3 weeks, Risk Battle Simulator every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | D&D Beyond | Risk Battle Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (93K ratings) — better | 4.5 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 93K — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #63 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 306 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wizards of the Coast | Niklas Baudy |
Customer experience
D&D Beyond
Risk Battle Simulator
Bugs and requests
D&D Beyond
Reported bugs
7 issues- Artificial character creation issues
- Inconsistent character sheet data
- Crashes and freezes
- Incompatibility with older devices
- Login issues
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- Incorrect spell/ability scaling
- Unreliable offline functionality
Requested features
11 requests- Ability to scan physical books
- More customization options
- Game log tracker
- Integrate ApplePay for subscription
- Ability to manage experience, levels, items, etc. within the app
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- Ability to create/edit campaigns, encounters, items, spells, etc. within the app
- Ability to view custom modifications, backgrounds, frames, etc. within the app
- Integrate dice rolling feature
- Integrate character preparation features
- Add dark mode option
- Improve accessibility for visually impaired users
Risk Battle Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
D&D Beyond
- Hero Monthly$2.991 Month
- Master Monthly$5.991 Month
- Hero Annual$25.991 Year
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- Master Annual$54.991 Year
- Dungeon Master's Guide$29.99
- Xanathar's Guide to Everything$29.99
- Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything$29.99
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- Player's Handbook$29.99
- Monsters of the Multiverse$29.99
- Player’s Handbook (2024)$29.99
Risk Battle Simulator
- Unlimited simulations$1.99
- Unlimited colors$1.99
- Remove ads$2.99
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- Premium - Unlock everything$5.99
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