HeroQuest vs Pathbuilder 2e
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HeroQuest
This app serves as a digital Game Master for the HeroQuest tabletop game, narrating quests, revealing dangers, and tracking progress. It allows players to digitally manage character stats and experience spells and artifacts.
- Narrated quest instructions
- Sound effects and dungeon atmosphere
- Digital character stat tracking
- Quest event tracking
- On-screen spell and artifact effects
- Guided gameplay for new players
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COMPANION APP ONLY. HEROQUEST GAME SYSTEM REQUIRED TO PLAY. Meet your new Game Master. The free HeroQuest Companion App allows you to run your next tabletop game session so everyone can play as heroes! The app takes on the role of Zargon using the onscreen quest map. Additional features include: • Narrated quest instructions, sound effects, and dungeon atmosphere • Dangers are revealed as the heroes explore dungeons • Quest events are tracked along with game progress • Players can record character Mind and Body Points digitally in-app • Spells and artifact effects are cast and triggered on screen • New players are guided through key aspects of gameplay such as movement, actions, searching for treasure, and more
Pathbuilder 2e
This app allows you to plan and create characters for the Pathfinder 2e tabletop roleplaying game. You can then export your character sheets as PDFs or use the app as a digital character sheet.
- Character planning
- Character sheet export (PDF)
- Digital character sheet
- Pathfinder 2e compatible
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Pathbuilder 2e is a character planner and sheet compatible with Pathfinder 2e Tabletop Roleplaying Game. You can plan out your characters and then either export them as a PDF character sheet or use the app itself as a character sheet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pathbuilder 2e at 4.9 against HeroQuest's 4.1. Pathbuilder 2e also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 54%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). HeroQuest's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Pathbuilder 2e sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HeroQuest asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pathbuilder 2e holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 220 and 197 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of HeroQuest's written reviews are positive against 89% of Pathbuilder 2e's.
HeroQuest ships an update every 5 weeks, Pathbuilder 2e every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HeroQuest | Pathbuilder 2e |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (220 ratings) | 4.9 (197 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 197 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 560 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hasbro, Inc. | Redrazors Ltd |
Customer experience
HeroQuest
Pathbuilder 2e
User reviews
HeroQuest
From 220 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent addition
- 👍 Love the app
- 👍 Great start
- 👍 Fantastic app
- 👍 Amazing app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Hypnotic Blaze not working
- 🐛 Traps not detected properly
- 🐛 Monsters can move through furniture
- 🐛 Spells not working as expected
- 🐛 Quests glitching
Pathbuilder 2e
From 197 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic at last
- 🚀 Best builder finally on iOS
- 👍 The best character creator
- 👍 The best builder come to iOS!
- 👍 Borderline essential for easy Pf2e play and insane value
Room to improve
- 🤔 Functionally fantastic, but needs work on iPad
Bugs and requests
HeroQuest
Reported bugs
9 issues- Hypnotic Blaze not working
- Traps not detected properly
- Monsters can move through furniture
- Spells not working as expected
- Quests glitching
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- Crashes on loading
- Buggy and stuck
- Doesn't work on iPad
- No sound
Requested features
10 requests- Allow random monster targeting
- Add Jungles of Delthrak expansion
- Implement landscape mode
- Add online/remote play
- Implement quest/dungeon builder
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- Add more difficult monsters
- Allow monsters to roll defense dice
- Add character customization
- Implement save/load functionality
- Add the Knight character
Pathbuilder 2e
Reported bugs
1 issue- Functionally fantastic, but needs work on iPad
Requested features
1 request- Path builder encounters, GM mode, and ability to share turn order with players
In-app purchases
HeroQuest
No in-app purchases
Pathbuilder 2e
- Pathbuilder 2e IOS Full Unlock$6.99
Questions
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