Comparison

Game Master's Toolkit 5e vs Custom Chess + Alien Speed

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

Head to head
About

Game Master's Toolkit 5e

This app generates random content for tabletop roleplaying games, including monsters, NPCs, quests, and magic items. It offers tools for combat preparation, puzzles, and a dice simulator. An optional premium upgrade unlocks advanced customization and export features.

Highlights
  • Generate random monsters, NPCs, and cities
  • Create quests, treasure, and villains
  • Design dungeons and traps
  • Generate magic items
  • Quick generator for names and rumors
  • Party cheat sheet and initiative tracker
  • Dice simulator and rule reference
Features
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Game Master’s Toolkit 5e allows GMs to generate random content for their tabletop roleplaying games! Designed for the world's most popular roleplaying game, but highly compatible with other fantasy TTRPG systems. Using this app, you can: – Browse over 2,000 monsters and filter by CR, terrain, creature type, and source book. – Create NPCs and cities to bring your world to life. – Generate random events, quests, treasure, and villains to add danger and adventure to your game. – Challenge your players with fully fleshed-out dungeons, and traps. – Generate random magic items, such as weapons, armor, potions, and scrolls. – Use the Quick Generator to create names, taverns, shops, rumors, and more! – Save all your favorite randomly generated content for later use. All with the click of a button! Game Master’s Toolkit 5e also includes a number of other tools to help you run your game. – Use the Party Cheat Sheet to track your players’ damage and other important stats. Add monsters to your initiative tracker for easy combat prep. – Incorporate puzzles and mini games to challenge and entertain your players. – Includes a simple dice simulator for easy rolling. – Browse through common 5e rules such as conditions and concentration. Upgrade to the premium version for even more control over the items you generate! With the full version, you can: – Sort saved items into different campaigns – Edit and add notes to your saved items. – Edit and add notes to items as you generate them. – Add, remove, edit, and rearrange city elements to make it truly your own. – Add your own homebrew puzzles and mini games for later reference. – Export items to Google Drive, Dropbox, email, notes, iMessage, Discord, social media, and any other apps you have on your phone. This app also includes a built–in library of over 100 sounds and songs for you to incorporate into your game. Browse different song categories including Combat, In a Dungeon, In the City, and more! The music plays in the background, allowing you to use other apps or lock your screen without interrupting the song. Create a list of your favorite songs for easy reference. All completely offline! No ads, no signups, no hassle. Simple and easy to use.

About

Custom Chess + Alien Speed

Engage in chess matches with uniquely customized pieces. Personalize your game by uploading your own images or text to create distinctive chess sets. Optional support tiers are available to contribute to ongoing development.

Highlights
  • Custom chess piece design
  • Upload images for pieces
  • Use text as pieces
  • Optional developer support tiers
  • Play chess matches
Features
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Chess playing time with custom chess pieces of your own preference. Upload pictures or words as images and use them as chess pieces. Optional monthly support tiers are available in the Tip Jar for players who want to help fund continued development. These contributions do not unlock additional content and are entirely optional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Game Master's Toolkit 5e4 screens
Custom Chess + Alien Speed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Game Master's Toolkit 5e at Free against Custom Chess + Alien Speed's $0.99. Game Master's Toolkit 5e also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (206 vs 1). Custom Chess + Alien Speed's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Game Master's Toolkit 5e is free to download; Custom Chess + Alien Speed costs $0.99 up front. Game Master's Toolkit 5e sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Custom Chess + Alien Speed sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Game Master's Toolkit 5e holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Master's Toolkit 5e has 206 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Master's Toolkit 5e ships an update every 2 months, Custom Chess + Alien Speed every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Game Master's Toolkit 5e versus Custom Chess + Alien Speed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame Master's Toolkit 5eCustom Chess + Alien Speed
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (206 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews98.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings206 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB44 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMichael WuJason Marks

Bugs and requests

Game Master's Toolkit 5e

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when trying to save
  • Dice roller feature not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add initiative tracking
  • Allow editing of generated content
  • Implement cloud sync for saved data
  • Expand race and NPC options
  • Add more puzzle and mini-game options

Custom Chess + Alien Speed

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Game Master's Toolkit 5e

One-time1
  • Premium Version$0.99
4 purchases

Custom Chess + Alien Speed

Subscriptions4
  • Small Monthly Support$0.991 Month
  • Medium Monthly Support$2.991 Month
  • Big Monthly Support$4.991 Month
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  • Huge Monthly Support$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Game Master's Toolkit 5e free?
Game Master's Toolkit 5e is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Custom Chess + Alien Speed free?
Custom Chess + Alien Speed costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Game Master's Toolkit 5e or Custom Chess + Alien Speed?
Game Master's Toolkit 5e is rated higher. Game Master's Toolkit 5e averages 4.8 out of 5 from 206 ratings, while Custom Chess + Alien Speed averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Game Master's Toolkit 5e or Custom Chess + Alien Speed have ads?
Neither Game Master's Toolkit 5e nor Custom Chess + Alien Speed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Game Master's Toolkit 5e or Custom Chess + Alien Speed?
Game Master's Toolkit 5e ships an update every 2 months, and Custom Chess + Alien Speed every 11 days. Most recently, Game Master's Toolkit 5e was updated on October 25, 2026 and Custom Chess + Alien Speed on October 28, 2026.

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