Comparison

Shattered Ring vs DnD 5e Encounter Keep

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

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About

Shattered Ring

Organize your RPG adventures with this app. Save and search for NPCs, locations, quests, and bosses. Add notes, images, and links to game guides. Track multiple games and campaigns seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Track NPCs, locations, quests, and bosses
  • Searchable notes and content
  • Filter by quest/location status
  • Attach images and links
  • Support for multiple games and campaigns
  • At-a-glance game stats
Features
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Stop flipping through massive notebooks, or losing your notes entirely, while trying to keep track of your role-playing game progress. Save and easily search for non-player characters, game world locations, quests, and bosses in your favorite RPGs. Track NPC locations and quests, filter on complete or incomplete quests and locations, and view at-a-glance stats for your games. Must-have companion for massive RPG video games like Elden Ring, or your favorite Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Shattered Ring is the easy-to-use iOS RPG game task tracking app you never knew you needed. Add notes to NPCs, and search not only on NPC, location, or quest name but the contents of your notes. Enter as little or as much information as you'd like. Create new NPCs with as little as a name, or add details about quests and locations when you create the NPC. You can always go back later and add existing locations or quests to an NPC you've created. Why stop at notes? Take a picture of the map and save it to your Location images. Load your favorite game guides up in your iOS device browser and save the links to your NPC, location, quest or boss entries so you can easily visit them later. But locations and quests aren't tied to NPCs alone! Enter quests you stumble across as you explore large, open-world video games. Or enter locations into the app when you discover new points of interest, and store details to remind you to come back later, such as the presence of a helpful merchant or a note that you didn't clear so you can come back later to see if there's any good loot. And don't forget to track your bosses - keep track of how many bosses you've defeated, and use the undefeated boss list as a reminder to come back and revisit the tougher bosses when you've leveled up or have better gear. Use boss notes to save dropped items, or save links to boss fight walkthroughs to help you figure how to beat them. There is no limit to the number of games you can track in the Shattered Ring RPG game tracker. Store details about multiple Elden Ring playthroughs, track multiple D&D campaigns or other TTRPG sessions, or mix-and-match video game playthroughs with other RPG details.

About

DnD 5e Encounter Keep

This app helps Dungeon Masters manage Dungeons and Dragons 5e encounters in real-time. It allows for pre-planning battles, inviting players to see stats, and automating combat actions. Features include monster management, encounter generation, and built-in cheatsheets for easier gameplay.

Highlights
  • Real-time encounter management
  • Player and enemy stat tracking
  • Automated attack rolls
  • Built-in monster sheets
  • Custom monster creation
  • Encounter generation
Features
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Welcome to Encounter Keep, your real-time battle tracker for Dungeons and Dragons 5e. As a Dungeon Master, you can plan your encounters and invite your players to join, enabling you to see each other's stats. With the built-in cheatsheets, monster sheets, and automatic attack system, running encounters has never been easier. Leave the battle management to Encounter Keep, so you can focus on having fun. DESIGN YOUR BATTLES: - Prepare for your next session by creating encounters in advance. - Select a difficulty and add monsters from a vast list of enemies. - Create custom monsters for your epic boss battles. GENERATE ENCOUNTERS: - Automatically generate encounters for different player levels and difficulties. - Support different encounter types: boss fight, boss with minions, horde of monsters etc... - Specify environment and enemy type for a better monster match. INVITE YOUR PLAYERS: - You and your players can see each other's characters in real time. - Roll for initiative and control the encounter as you want. - Check your players' character sheets as they update their HP and other stats. MANAGE ENEMIES: - Streamline the encounter with automated enemy attack rolls. - Access built-in detailed info sheets for hundreds of monsters. - Quickly manage the enemies, tracking their hit points, armour class, and other stats during the fight. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Shattered Ring4 screens
DnD 5e Encounter Keep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DnD 5e Encounter Keep at 100% against Shattered Ring's 26%. DnD 5e Encounter Keep also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.6). Shattered Ring's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DnD 5e Encounter Keep is free to download; Shattered Ring costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DnD 5e Encounter Keep holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shattered Ring has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Shattered Ring's written reviews are positive against 100% of DnD 5e Encounter Keep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shattered Ring ships an update fortnightly, DnD 5e Encounter Keep every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Shattered Ring versus DnD 5e Encounter Keep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShattered RingDnD 5e Encounter Keep
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (16 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.212.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB26 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDachary CareyFanni Putnoczki

Customer experience

Shattered Ring

All ratings16 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive26.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative58.8%

DnD 5e Encounter Keep

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shattered Ring

No in-app purchases

None

DnD 5e Encounter Keep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shattered Ring free?
Shattered Ring costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DnD 5e Encounter Keep free?
DnD 5e Encounter Keep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shattered Ring or DnD 5e Encounter Keep?
DnD 5e Encounter Keep is rated higher. Shattered Ring averages 3.6 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while DnD 5e Encounter Keep averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Shattered Ring or DnD 5e Encounter Keep have ads?
DnD 5e Encounter Keep shows ads; Shattered Ring does not.
Which is updated more often, Shattered Ring or DnD 5e Encounter Keep?
Shattered Ring ships an update fortnightly, and DnD 5e Encounter Keep every 2 months. Most recently, Shattered Ring was updated on September 22, 2026 and DnD 5e Encounter Keep on September 20, 2026.

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