Comparison

Downpour vs Wizards Codex

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

Head to head
About

Downpour

Easily create interactive games and websites on your phone. Combine photos, drawings, and text to build branching stories and unique pages. Share your creations with others or host them elsewhere, all without coding.

Highlights
  • Create games and websites on your phone
  • Add photos, drawings, and text
  • Link pages together for branching stories
  • Style and decorate pages
  • No coding required
  • Share games via link for browser play
  • Offline creation
Features
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Downpour is the best way to make games on your phone. Collage together photos, drawings and text, and then connect them together into a branching story. It's genuinely quick and easy to use — you can make a game before your tea has gotten cold. Once you've made a game with Downpour, what then? You can share it within the app, allowing other people to play games and follow you, or you can share the link and anyone can play. "for the first time in years, I feel like I want to make art again" - The Verge • Make a game or website on your phone in minutes • Add photos, drawings and text to create your own unique pages — then link them together • Style and decorate pages to make them your own • Easy and accessible — no coding involved • Games can be played in any web browser — just share the link • Follow your friends and get notified when they've made something new • Export games to host elsewhere • Make games without needing an account • Works offline — make games anywhere • Optional subscription allows outbound links & more uploads --- Downpour is developed by me, V Buckenham. Please do reach out if you have any problems or suggestions - I can be reached at v@downpour.games. Terms of Use: https://downpour.games/termsofservice Privacy Policy: https://downpour.games/privacypolicy Support: https://downpour.games/support Subscriptions will be charged to your App Store account after your confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew monthly or annually unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your App Store Account Settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Hope you enjoy making games with Downpour!

About

Wizards Codex

Manage your tabletop roleplaying game characters with this digital character sheet app. It offers flexibility for various game systems and allows for in-depth character management. Subscriptions and in-app purchases are available for enhanced features.

Highlights
  • Digital character sheets
  • Supports multiple TTRPG systems
  • In-depth character management
  • Subscription options
  • In-app purchases
Features
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Step into your next adventure with Wizards Codex, the ultimate digital character sheet for tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs). Designed for flexibility and ease, Wizards Codex empowers you to manage every aspect of your character, no matter your game system. Subscriptions and In-App Purchases can be found within this app. When purchasing, a payment will be taken and the purchase will be applied to your account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime within the app by managing your subscription in your user settings. For more information, see our ToS: https://www.wizardscodex.com/terms-of-service and Privacy Policy: https://www.wizardscodex.com/privacy-policy.

Screenshots

Downpour4 screens
Wizards Codex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Downpour at 4.8 against Wizards Codex's 4.0. Downpour also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). Wizards Codex's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, update cadence, 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. Downpour sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Wizards Codex sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Downpour holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Downpour has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Downpour's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wizards Codex's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Downpour ships an update monthly, Wizards Codex every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Downpour versus Wizards Codex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDownpourWizards Codex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (21 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB58 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDownpour Limitedwizardscodex

Customer experience

Downpour

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative8.0%

Wizards Codex

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Downpour

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Locked out after logging out due to email link loop
  • Transition linking issues

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add animation like Alight Motion
  • Add sound effects (recorded or from camera roll)
  • Allow insertion of short videos
  • Add animations for text
  • Add transitions between pages
Show 7 more
  • Add music
  • Add a tutorial
  • Implement a 'liking' or 'popularity' system for games
  • Allow users to add videos to projects
  • Add an image bank with placeholders
  • Add a feature to draw sprites
  • Add coding/scripting options for advanced users

Wizards Codex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Downpour

Subscriptions1
  • Downpour Plus$4.991 Month
2 purchases

Wizards Codex

Subscriptions2
  • UK English$1.991 Month
  • Wizards Codex Premium Annual$22.991 Year

Questions

Is Downpour free?
Downpour is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wizards Codex free?
Wizards Codex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Downpour or Wizards Codex?
Downpour is rated higher. Downpour averages 4.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Wizards Codex averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Downpour or Wizards Codex have ads?
Wizards Codex shows ads; Downpour does not.
Which is updated more often, Downpour or Wizards Codex?
Downpour ships an update monthly, and Wizards Codex every 2 weeks. Most recently, Downpour was updated on October 12, 2026 and Wizards Codex on September 25, 2026.

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