Comparison

Dungeon Realms vs Samwise

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

Head to head
About

Dungeon Realms

This app offers a streamlined tabletop RPG experience, simplifying rules for beginners and experienced players alike. It features asynchronous chat-based gameplay with dice rolling, character management, and campaign creation tools.

Highlights
  • Asynchronous chat-based gameplay
  • Simplified 5E rules
  • Guided character creation
  • Dice rolling and stat management
  • Campaign creation and management
  • In-campaign and out-of-campaign chat
Features
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Dungeon Realms is a mobile Tabletop RPG experience! - Character sheets, dice rolling, chat, inventory, weapons, spells, monsters, and NPCs all in one. Role-play anywhere, anytime. With Dungeon Realms you can play on your schedule, whenever it suits you. How does it work? There is a Game Master and Players in each campaign. The Game Master controls the environment and narrates the story. Players overcome challenges set by the Game Master. It’s played asynchronously in a chat enriched with dice-rolling, stat management and more. Dungeon Realms is an easy way to get into role-playing. We build it upon the 5th edition of the world’s greatest role-playing game, and we streamlined them. You don’t have to know any rules or calculations. The app does it for you. It’s excellent both for beginners and experienced. More features: - In-campaign chat & out-of-campaign chat - Chat whispering - Matching: find players or Game Masters to play with Game Masters - Create campaigns easily - Invite your friends or list your campaign for other players to join - Dice rolling: Ability Checks, Skill Checks, Saving Throws, Attack & Damage Roll, Initiative, and even Custom Rolls - Manage the party’s inventory, hit points, rest, XPs, conditions, and exhaustion levels - Create Monsters and NPCs easily - Change chat background scenes Players - Guided Character Creation and a 5E Character Sheet - Roll dice, browse spells, access class features, proficiencies, and other stats - Manage your inventory, equip weapons and armor - Accept an invitation from a Game Master to join a campaign or apply to one of the public ones More content - Ready-made adventures with unique illustrations - 240+ Monsters like Wolves, Goblins, or Dragons - Character Creation: 9 races and 12 classes We’re always working on more features like map creator, improved mechanics, or Combat. Stay updated! If you have any questions, contact us at info@fireballrpg.com or join our Dungeon Realms Discord community! You can find more information about our roadmap and features at fireballrpg.com. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Fireball Terms of Use: https://www.fireballrpg.com/terms-of-use

About

Samwise

Create, manage, and play tabletop role-playing games with friends across any device. Offers tools for GMs and players, including character sheets, rulebooks, dice rolling, chat, and interactive maps. Supports custom RPG creation and community content.

Highlights
  • Create custom RPGs
  • GM and player tools
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Interactive maps with fog of war
  • Integrated chat and dice rolling
  • Flexible sheet system for all RPG elements
  • Community content marketplace
Features
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Create, GM, and play Tabletop RPGs with your friends, 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. ——— Free Edition If you're a GM, you get plenty of room to run your campaigns for free, with the option to upgrade to Legendary Edition if you ever need more. Players can join as many campaigns as they want, completely free. ——— 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 You can bring Samwise 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 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. 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 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

Dungeon Realms4 screens
Samwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Samwise at 5.0 against Dungeon Realms's 4.5. Samwise also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Dungeon Realms's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (48 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, 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. Dungeon Realms sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Samwise sells 4 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

Samwise holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Dungeon Realms's written reviews are positive against 100% of Samwise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dungeon Realms ships an update every 2 weeks, Samwise every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dungeon Realms versus Samwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeon RealmsSamwise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (48 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size500 MB117 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFireball Games s.r.o.Estúdio Pirilampo Mestre de Arte Digital

Customer experience

Dungeon Realms

All ratings48 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.0%

Samwise

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Dungeon Realms

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • Fistful of Gems (450)$4.99
  • Pocket of Gems (1,000)$9.99
  • Bag of Gems (2,100)$19.99
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  • Chest of Gems (3,200)$29.99
  • Truck of Gems (5,400)$49.99
  • Gem Storm (11,000)$99.99
4 purchases

Samwise

Subscriptions4
  • Legendary Edition Offer (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Legendary Edition (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Legendary Edition Offer (Yearly)$23.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Legendary Edition (Yearly)$47.991 Year

Questions

Is Dungeon Realms free?
Dungeon Realms 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, Dungeon Realms or Samwise?
Samwise is rated higher. Dungeon Realms averages 4.5 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Samwise averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Dungeon Realms or Samwise have ads?
Samwise shows ads; Dungeon Realms does not.
Which is updated more often, Dungeon Realms or Samwise?
Dungeon Realms ships an update every 2 weeks, and Samwise every 4 days. Most recently, Dungeon Realms was updated on November 7, 2026 and Samwise on November 7, 2026.

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