Comparison

EncounterBeyond vs GMToolkit

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

Head to head
About

EncounterBeyond

This extension seamlessly integrates D&D Beyond dice rolls with the EncounterPlus VTT. It offers direct local connection, automatic host detection, and the ability to send spell and action text via chat. Players can even send random insults when using Vicious Mockery.

Highlights
  • Forward D&D Beyond dice rolls
  • Direct local connection support
  • Automatic EncounterPlus host detection
  • Send spell and action text via chat
  • Random insult option for Vicious Mockery
Features
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This extension allows a player to forward their dice rolls on D&D Beyond to the EncounterPlus VTT. Now supports direct connection using local address Automatic detection and setting the Encounter Plus remote host The ability to send spell and action text through chat to EncounterPlus Option to randomly send an insult when using Vicious Mockery Requires EncounterPlus version 4.9.0 or higher

About

GMToolkit

Features
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This app generates randomized content for a Game Master (GM)/Dungeon Master (DM) to use during their game. It's designed to be easy to read and simple, making it perfect for using on-the-fly mid-game. As a GM/DM, your job is to fill in the gaps created by this app, or to use it for inspiration. For example, if you create a randomized City, it might give you descriptions like: - Theocracy - Egg Statues - Soot - Sacrifice - Rogue Knights So you might start describing the city as covered in soot with large stone egg statues. As your players start exploring the city, you can piece together in your head what's really going on: perhaps this is a dragon-worshipping city run by a cult. They have a yearly ritual where they hatch a dragon egg and sacrifice commoners to the newborn, however a group of defiant knights have started fighting back against this practice. This app is made of 75% human writing, then 25% AI writing based on that human writing (using Anthropic and self-improvement algorithms). If this app does well I'll come back and add an option to filter out the AI writing, but I made this app primarily for myself so I don't have a need for it personally. The writing is vetted and makes it less likely for content to run out.

Screenshots

EncounterBeyond1 screens
GMToolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: EncounterBeyond at 4 against GMToolkit's 2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
EncounterBeyond versus GMToolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEncounterBeyondGMToolkit
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB17 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperRobert GeorgeDale LaPlante

In-app purchases

None

EncounterBeyond

No in-app purchases

None

GMToolkit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EncounterBeyond free?
EncounterBeyond is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GMToolkit free?
GMToolkit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EncounterBeyond or GMToolkit have ads?
Neither EncounterBeyond nor GMToolkit shows ads.

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