Comparison

RPGen vs Campfire

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

Head to head
About

RPGen

Instantly generate diverse content for tabletop role-playing games. Create character backstories, unique location names, detailed inventories, and more with just a few taps, keeping your game flowing without interruption.

Highlights
  • Character details generation
  • Location name and description generation
  • Shop and inventory generation
  • Food and item generation
  • Story element generation
  • Dice roller and ability stats utility
Features
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Quick! What's this NPC's backstory? In just a few taps, you can generate character details, location names, inventories, and much more without needing to pause the game. Ever-growing list of generators includes: - Normal names (Dwarf, Elf, Human, Half-elf, Halfling, Half-orc, Tiefling) - Unusual names (Dragonborn, Gnome, Kenku, Murloc, Aasimar) - Full NPC backgrounds, complete with age, profession, reputation, and personality - Location names and descriptions (Large, small, Dwarvish/Elvish, Landmarks, Buildings) - Shop names, owners, and inventory of various disciplines - Food (drinks, meals, desserts) and items (weapons, armor, jewelry, magical weapons, magical armor, magical jewelry, mundane items, book titles, heraldry) - Story elements (rumours, bounties) - NPC inventories - A variety of Utilities (robust dice roller, ability stats, and coin conversion) Want to see something else? Send us a message! lyzzibrooks+rpgen@gmail.com

About

Campfire

This app streamlines the writing process for books, stories, and RPG campaigns. It offers interconnected tools for efficient worldbuilding, easy information referencing, and collaborative projects. Enjoy unlimited use of various writing modules for free.

Highlights
  • Character sheets for novels and TTRPGs
  • Worldbuilding tools for creatures and locations
  • Story plotting with timeline events
  • Map uploading for story worlds
  • Collaborative writing with editors
  • Export to PDF, DOCX, HTML, RTF
Features
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Whether you want to write a book, tabletop RPG campaign, short story, or just create for fun, Campfire’s writing software streamlines the writing process to make beginning your project more efficient and staying on track easier. Campfire’s interconnected tools make for a seamless worldbuilding experience where you can quickly reference information, link story elements together, and collaborate with other users in one place. Whether you’re an author, worldbuilder, game master, or a hobbyist creator—nobody wants to spend half an hour sifting through old notebooks trying to find out what color a character’s eyes are. Get started with Campfire for free—We've already made writing easier for 100,000+ writers to date! MORE THAN A DOZEN MODULES Modules are what we call the writing tools that allow you to worldbuild and stay organized in Campfire. On the mobile app, each one is free to use. Here’s a sample of what they can do: • Keep track of what makes your characters unique with custom character sheets for your novels, short stories, and TTRPGs. • Build worlds with exciting creatures, locations, magic systems, and more. • Plot your story with timeline events and upload maps of your story’s world. Enjoy unlimited use for each module when using the mobile app! WRITE, READ, EDIT, AND ORGANIZE Campfire is more than just a writing app or a simple word processor. Whether at home or on the go, Campfire allows you to: • Write a whole book on your phone (if you really want to). • Read over your notes or review your manuscript chapters. • Edit your notes and stories wherever inspiration strikes. • Organize your notes in the way that works best for you. COLLABORATE WITH ANYONE Campfire allows you to work seamlessly on your projects with editors and contributors. • Invite other Campfire users to join you on mobile or desktop! • Send read-only links to anyone who you want to read your work. • Export files to PDF, DOCX, HTML, or RTF. 100% FREE + UNLIMITED STORAGE That’s right—free. Create as many projects as you like, work without any blocked features, and rest assured knowing that your work is saved on Google’s secure cloud servers: • Campfire’s mobile app is free to download and use. • Write without limits. • No ads (they’re just too distracting). • Unlimited secure storage. • Free updates and bug fixes. Whether your genre is fantasy, sci-fi, horror, or even realistic fiction, Campfire has the tools you need to write better stories faster. It’s perfect for seasoned authors, fledgling writers, and making sure DnD night with your friends runs smoothly. Download Campfire and start writing wherever you go for free. Use the same account on our Desktop App or on campfirewriting.com and you can pick up where you left off from home! Join the Campfire Discord community to stay in touch and chat with other writers like you: https://campsite.bio/campfirewriting

Screenshots

RPGen4 screens
Campfire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RPGen at 95% against Campfire's 45%. RPGen also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Campfire's advantage is ratings volume (201 vs 56). 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

RPGen holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 201 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of RPGen's written reviews are positive against 45% of Campfire's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RPGen versus Campfire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRPGenCampfire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (56 ratings) — better4.3 (201 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better44.7% of reviews
Number of ratings56201 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB89 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperElizabeth BrooksCampfire Technology LLC

Customer experience

RPGen

All ratings51 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

Campfire

All ratings201 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive44.7%
Neutral27.6%
Negative27.6%

Bugs and requests

RPGen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Campfire

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and getting logged out
  • Inability to delete unwanted elements
  • Attributes and chapters disappearing
  • Inconsistencies between mobile and desktop versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Offline mode for travel
  • Proper iPad/tablet support
  • Word count feature
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Ability to rearrange elements and panels
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  • More customization options

In-app purchases

None

RPGen

No in-app purchases

None

Campfire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RPGen free?
RPGen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Campfire free?
Campfire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RPGen or Campfire?
RPGen is rated higher. RPGen averages 4.8 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Campfire averages 4.3 from 201 ratings.
Do RPGen or Campfire have ads?
Neither RPGen nor Campfire shows ads.

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