Comparison

TALETUNER vs Samwise

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

Head to head
About

TALETUNER

Easily create immersive soundscapes for roleplaying sessions or storytelling. Combine background music, looped sounds, and triggered effects in three simple steps. Organize your creations into campaigns and scenes for seamless playback.

Highlights
  • Create custom soundscapes
  • Combine ambience, sounds, and effects
  • Organize tunes into campaigns
  • Drag and drop scene sorting
  • Regular new sound additions
  • Free trial available
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Taletuner offers you an easy way to create a soundscape for your next roleplaying session, storytelling evening at a campfire or a telling a good nights story...in just 3 steps. Our "tunes" consist of the following three steps: - Ambience (piece of music in the background) - Sounds (looped sound files) - Effects (sound files with a trigger) Our recommendation, the 1-3-9 rule has proven itself useful in our sessions, so it's 1 ambience, 3 sounds and 9 effects. If you add more sounds or effects to your tune, it can get a bit chaotic ;) Since you can create as many tunes as you like, it makes sense to divide a roleplaying campaign or planned story evening into scenes or chapters. You can name each tune individually and later reopen and customize them in your library. The hand-picked sounds in Tale Tuner Fantasy are divided into handy categories, making it easier to choose when creating a tune. Want to create a tune for a fight in Alrik's Tavern? Then choose an ambience from "Town and Tavern". In the following two steps for sounds and effects, the same category is selected first...we assumed that in Alrik's tidy tavern no rowing sounds or a horse carriage are necessary, but of course you can select them anyway. You can also add the tunes you’ve created to campaigns and then sort them anytime in your library using drag & drop. Tale Tuner will add new sounds in regular intervals. If you have urgent wishes or suggestions, we will be happy to receive them at support@zwanzigseiten.de. The most frequent requests will be added to our list! You can test the app in advance with a small pre-selection for free and without registration. If you like Tale Tuner, you have the option to make a one-time purchase. By the way, we do not store any data about our customers in our apps. We don't use any analytics or tracking services and we don't annoy anyone with advertisements - promise. Dragons and elves are not your game? You want to plan your next run in the megacity and have already packed your monofilament whip and your deck? You are investigators following a trail of the great old ones in Arkham? No problem! We have more Tale Tuner versions for the following settings: - Dark Future (e.g. Shadowrun or Cyberpunk) - Gothic Horror (e.g. Call of Cthulhu, Ravenloft or Witch Hunter) As we said, if you have any wishes, suggestions or constructive criticism, feel free to write us at support@zwanzigseiten.de. To all trolls: We have hoarded enough sunlight, so behave ;)

About

Samwise

This platform helps you create, manage, and play tabletop role-playing games. It offers tools for building custom RPG systems, interactive maps, and real-time chat for remote or in-person play. Enjoy a paperless gaming experience with seamless syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Create custom RPG systems
  • Interactive map builder
  • Real-time chat and dice rolls
  • Campaign note-taking
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Community content library
Features
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Create, GM, and play Tabletop RPGs with your friends for free, on any device ——— Designed with Care Samwise gives GMs and players a clean interface that keeps everything organized and uncluttered, no matter the size of your campaign. Every detail is thought through and developed by a team of RPG enthusiasts like you. ——— Play for Free Whether you're a GM or a player, there's plenty of room to play your games without worrying about a subscription. ——— Wherever You Go Samwise has the full set of features on all your devices, so you don't have to give anything up when switching between your phone, tablet, or computer. Character sheets, rulebooks, campaign notes, dice rolling, chat, interactive maps, and more, all synced in real time for you to pick up right where you left off. ——— Together or Apart Since Samwise can be used in full on every device, you can bring it right to the table on your phone or tablet for in-person sessions, or use it remotely when you and your friends are apart. ——— Create Your Own RPGs or Play D&D and More Create your own Tabletop RPGs with an easy-to-use and flexible editor, without writing a single line of code. Or find D&D and many other RPGs at the Emporium, including creations from the community, and start playing right away. ——— Everything Can Be a Sheet In Samwise, everything in your RPG can be represented by a sheet, not just characters. Weapons, armor, consumables, creatures: each can have their own fields, calculations, resources, and everything else available to character sheets, instead of being just text entries or rulebook references. ——— Interactive Maps Create maps from scratch or add interactivity to maps created elsewhere. Character tokens, lighting, fog of war, and rulers for measuring distances and areas of effect are just some of what you can use, with straightforward tools so you can quickly get a map ready for your session. ——— Chat & Roll Chat and roll dice in real time with your group. Talk about your game, coordinate your next session, discuss strategies, or celebrate those miracle rolls without having to switch to another app. ——— Campaign Notes Capture and organize important information or just jot down random thoughts to remember later. No more need for a separate note-taking app or, even worse, a bunch of handwritten notes you have to bring to every session. ——— Built with the Community We want to make Samwise the best it can be for GMs and players, and we know no one has all the answers. That's why our community means so much to us, and you can be a part of it by sharing your creations at the Emporium or bringing us your ideas and feedback on Discord and Reddit as we continue to improve Samwise together. ——— Make Samwise Part of Your Next Adventure Our goal is to give GMs and players everything they need in a Tabletop RPG platform that can be used anywhere and on any device, embracing modern technology but never forgetting what makes Tabletop RPGs so special: the shared moments, the creativity, the storytelling that draws you in. Welcome to Samwise, and may the dice always roll in your favor! ——— Standard Apple Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TALETUNER4 screens
Samwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TALETUNER at none against Samwise's shown. Samwise's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On price, rating, 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. TALETUNER sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Samwise sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TALETUNER against 5.0 for Samwise. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Samwise has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of TALETUNER's written reviews are positive against 100% of Samwise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TALETUNER ships an update every 6 weeks, Samwise every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TALETUNER versus Samwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTALETUNERSamwise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperzwanzigseitenEstudio Pirilampo Mestre - Empresa de Desenvolvimento de Software Ltda

Customer experience

TALETUNER

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Samwise

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TALETUNER

One-time2
  • Vollversion$2.99
  • Vollversion Taletuner Fantasy$2.99
6 purchases

Samwise

Subscriptions4
  • Legendary Edition Offer (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Legendary Edition (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Legendary Edition Offer (Yearly)$23.991 Year
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  • Legendary Edition (Yearly)$47.991 Year
One-time2
  • LIFETIME Legendary Edition$59.99
  • LIFETIME Legendary Edition$79.99

Questions

Is TALETUNER free?
TALETUNER is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Samwise free?
Samwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TALETUNER or Samwise?
TALETUNER and Samwise are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do TALETUNER or Samwise have ads?
Samwise shows ads; TALETUNER does not.
Which is updated more often, TALETUNER or Samwise?
TALETUNER ships an update every 6 weeks, and Samwise every 4 days. Most recently, TALETUNER was updated on October 21, 2026 and Samwise on October 27, 2026.

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