Role Gate vs DnD 5e Encounter Keep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Role Gate
This platform allows you to play tabletop RPGs at your own pace through chat. Create custom character sheets, roll dice, and engage in both in-character and out-of-character conversations. It's designed for flexible play, even with just a few minutes a day, and offers tutorials for new players.
- Character sheets
- In/out of character chat
- Dice rolling
- Play at your own pace
- Tutorials
- Community support
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Role Gate is a messaging platform that lets you play ANY type of tabletop RPG, at your own pace. Participate in a game or simply read along other games to enjoy their adventures or learn how to play! WHY USE ROLE GATE: • CHARACTER SHEETS: Create your own character sheets or use a pre-existing one. • SEPARATE OUT and IN CHARACTER CHAT: easily isolate or mix dialogues that are in and out of character. • DICE: Fully supports all type of dice, you can even create your own. • PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE: Role Gate lets you enjoy your favorite hobby while spending only 10 minutes a day, or even less. • TUTORIALS: Learn how to play tabletop RPGs from scratch or new systems that you never looked into. • COMMUNITY: A wonderful community of a few thousand active users is waiting to answer your questions and help you get into or learn more about tabletop RPGs • AND MUCH MORE: Party splitting, Avatars, Interactive helpers, and more! --------------------------------------------------------- If you have any question or feedback, join our community on discord to get in touch with the devs and more players: https://discordapp.com/invite/3E37sQ7 You can also contact us at: contact@rolegate.com ---------------------------------------------------------
DnD 5e Encounter Keep
This app helps Dungeon Masters manage Dungeons and Dragons 5e encounters in real-time. It allows for pre-planning battles, inviting players to see stats, and automating combat actions. Features include monster management, encounter generation, and built-in cheatsheets for easier gameplay.
- Real-time encounter management
- Player and enemy stat tracking
- Automated attack rolls
- Built-in monster sheets
- Custom monster creation
- Encounter generation
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Welcome to Encounter Keep, your real-time battle tracker for Dungeons and Dragons 5e. As a Dungeon Master, you can plan your encounters and invite your players to join, enabling you to see each other's stats. With the built-in cheatsheets, monster sheets, and automatic attack system, running encounters has never been easier. Leave the battle management to Encounter Keep, so you can focus on having fun. DESIGN YOUR BATTLES: - Prepare for your next session by creating encounters in advance. - Select a difficulty and add monsters from a vast list of enemies. - Create custom monsters for your epic boss battles. GENERATE ENCOUNTERS: - Automatically generate encounters for different player levels and difficulties. - Support different encounter types: boss fight, boss with minions, horde of monsters etc... - Specify environment and enemy type for a better monster match. INVITE YOUR PLAYERS: - You and your players can see each other's characters in real time. - Roll for initiative and control the encounter as you want. - Check your players' character sheets as they update their HP and other stats. MANAGE ENEMIES: - Streamline the encounter with automated enemy attack rolls. - Access built-in detailed info sheets for hundreds of monsters. - Quickly manage the enemies, tracking their hit points, armour class, and other stats during the fight. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DnD 5e Encounter Keep at 100% against Role Gate's 45%. DnD 5e Encounter Keep also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.7). Role Gate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DnD 5e Encounter Keep holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Role Gate has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Role Gate's written reviews are positive against 100% of DnD 5e Encounter Keep's.
Role Gate ships an update fortnightly, DnD 5e Encounter Keep every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Role Gate | DnD 5e Encounter Keep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (32 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Varun Singh | Fanni Putnoczki |
Customer experience
Role Gate
DnD 5e Encounter Keep
In-app purchases
Role Gate
No in-app purchases
DnD 5e Encounter Keep
No in-app purchases
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