Comparison

DnD 5e Rulebook vs Grave Compendium

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

Head to head
About

DnD 5e Rulebook

This app provides a quick reference for the 5th edition of a popular tabletop role-playing game. It includes core rules, character options, and spells from the open-source content, with a search function and favorites list for easy access.

Highlights
  • 5th Edition D&D rules reference
  • Open source races, classes, spells
  • Searchable content
  • Favorites list
  • Game rules and cheat sheets
  • SRD content including feats, monsters, and items
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A cheat sheet and quick reference app for the 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons tabletop game. It contains the most important rules for DnD 5e and all of the open source races, classes, spells, feats etc... that you might need in your campaign. It also features a search bar, so you can quickly look up rules, and even add them to your favorites. It features useful game rules and cheat sheets so new players can can learn them easier. The app contains all the SRD content: - Feats - Classes - Races - Spells - Rules - Armors/Weapons - Monsters And more Other features: - Search bar so you can search for anything you want - Contains the most common items - Includes the whole handbook

About

Grave Compendium

This app serves as a digital reference for a tabletop skirmish wargame set in a frozen city. It provides access to spell, soldier, and bestiary lists, with future plans for game and base management features. It aims to support all current and future game supplements.

Highlights
  • Complete spell list
  • Soldier list
  • Bestiary
  • Supports all supplements
  • Ongoing supplement support
  • Game management (planned)
Features
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The Grave Compendium is an app (with some game features in development!) to assist in playing your favourite tabletop skirmish wargame in the Frozen City. The app currently allows users to view the complete spell list, soldier list, and bestiary, with planned support for game management, base management, and more! This app will support all supplements currently available, with ongoing support for new supplements as they release. Please view the in-app supplements list for more information on the state of supplement support. Please reach out if there are any issues.

Screenshots

DnD 5e Rulebook4 screens
Grave Compendium1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Grave Compendium at 3.2 against DnD 5e Rulebook's 1.4. Grave Compendium also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 18%). DnD 5e Rulebook's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 12) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grave Compendium holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of DnD 5e Rulebook's written reviews are positive against 29% of Grave Compendium's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DnD 5e Rulebook versus Grave Compendium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDnD 5e RulebookGrave Compendium
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (47 ratings)3.2 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.6% of reviews28.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better12
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB259 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFanni PutnoczkiDevon Krisch

Customer experience

DnD 5e Rulebook

All ratings46 ratings
Positive8.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative87.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative70.6%

Grave Compendium

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

DnD 5e Rulebook

No in-app purchases

None

Grave Compendium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DnD 5e Rulebook free?
DnD 5e Rulebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grave Compendium free?
Grave Compendium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DnD 5e Rulebook or Grave Compendium?
Grave Compendium is rated higher. DnD 5e Rulebook averages 1.4 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Grave Compendium averages 3.2 from 12 ratings.
Do DnD 5e Rulebook or Grave Compendium have ads?
Neither DnD 5e Rulebook nor Grave Compendium shows ads.

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