Comparison

Turn Tracker vs PathCompanion.com

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Turn Tracker

This app simplifies combat initiative tracking for tabletop role-playing games. It allows for customizable dice rolls, turn order management, and easy creation of character and NPC tiles. Upgrade to unlock unlimited campaigns and participants.

Highlights
  • Customizable dice rolls (d20, d10, d6)
  • Configurable initiative rules
  • Draggable PC/NPC tiles
  • Automatic dice rolling
  • Supports multiple RPG systems
  • Landscape and portrait orientation
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Turn Tracker (the successor to the popular app InitiativeBoard) is a slick and easy to use initiative tracking aid for combat in pen-and-paper role playing games like D&D (5e or any other edition), Pathfinder (1e or 2e), Starfinder, Shadowrun and many other systems. Initiative rules are configurable to your game's rules: choose dice (d20, d10, 1d6 to 5d6), ascending/descending order, range of values and more. Also choose from one of the built-in color schemes, or design your own. No more messy whiteboards, magnetic boards or pencil and paper! Quickly and easily create draggable tiles for PCs and NPCs, and arrange them in initiative order on the board, or let the app take over the dice-rolling for you. Determining initiative, changing the turn order and starting new encounters is all a matter of seconds. Turn Tracker fully supports landscape and portrait orientation as well as slide-over and multitasking - no more app switching just because you need to look something up in a PDF or on the web. The free version of Turn Tracker supports one campaign with up to 10 tiles on the board (5 PCs/NPCs each). Upgrading to Premium lifts these restrictions and you can run multiple campaigns in parallel, with unlimited PCs/NPCs per campaign.

About

PathCompanion.com

Build and manage your Pathfinder 1e characters with ease. This app handles stat updates and rule references, allowing you to focus on gameplay. It features real-time stat adjustments based on active effects and multiplayer connectivity for group play.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive character creator
  • Real-time stat updates
  • Focused adventuring view
  • Quick reference for skills and abilities
  • Multiplayer connectivity
  • Custom bonus and penalty creation
Features
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Build, manage, and play your Pathfinder 1e characters with ease using PathCompanion — a powerful character builder, tracker, and campaign companion designed specifically for Pathfinder First Edition. PathCompanion handles the complex bookkeeping of Pathfinder 1e so you can stay focused on adventuring with your group. Dynamic stat updates automatically account for active effects, conditions, spells, class features, equipment, and more, helping ensure your character sheet always stays accurate during play. Whether you're creating your first Pathfinder character or managing a high-level veteran with dozens of effects and abilities, PathCompanion is built to streamline gameplay without taking control away from the player. **Pathfinder 1e Character Builder** * Create and customize Pathfinder 1e characters * Manage classes, archetypes, feats, spells, equipment, and abilities * Support for complex multiclass and advanced character builds * Dynamic stat calculations and effect tracking * Create custom bonuses, penalties, items, spells, and more **Adventuring Tools** * Track conditions, spell effects, buffs, debuffs, and resources in real time * Use the Adventuring View to plan an activate your actions during live-play * Quickly reference skills, abilities, spells, and effects without searching through rulebooks * Multiplayer campaign support allows players to share effects, class features, and spells with party members **Campaign Tools** * Create encounters from existing monsters, or create your own * Import pre-set encounters from actual Pathfinder APs * Create loot hoards to dole out to your players * Manage all your enemies and NPCs during combat, including an intuitive initiative tracker * And a GM cheat sheet! Built for Pathfinder Players PathCompanion is designed for Pathfinder 1e players who want a fast, feature-rich character manager that respects the depth and flexibility of the tabletop RPG experience. Whether you're a player or Game Master, PathCompanion helps keep your campaign organized so you can spend less time tracking modifiers and more time playing Pathfinder. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PathCompanion.com at 5.0 against Turn Tracker's 4.4. PathCompanion.com also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Turn Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PathCompanion.com sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.29 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PathCompanion.com holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Turn Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of PathCompanion.com's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Turn Tracker ships an update every 3 months, PathCompanion.com every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Turn Tracker versus PathCompanion.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurn TrackerPathCompanion.com
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB199 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGereon SteffensRobert Kritzer

Customer experience

Turn Tracker

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

PathCompanion.com

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Turn Tracker

One-time1
  • Turn Tracker Premium$0.99
3 purchases

PathCompanion.com

Subscriptions3
  • Pathfinder$5.291 Month
  • Wayfinder$13.491 Month
  • Legend$26.491 Month

Questions

Is Turn Tracker free?
Turn Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PathCompanion.com free?
PathCompanion.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Turn Tracker or PathCompanion.com?
PathCompanion.com is rated higher. Turn Tracker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while PathCompanion.com averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Turn Tracker or PathCompanion.com have ads?
Neither Turn Tracker nor PathCompanion.com shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Turn Tracker or PathCompanion.com?
Turn Tracker ships an update every 3 months, and PathCompanion.com every 2 weeks. Most recently, Turn Tracker was updated on October 12, 2026 and PathCompanion.com on September 20, 2026.

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