Romi Lite vs SpellbookMaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Romi Lite
Engage in a digital rendition of the classic Rummy Tile game. Challenge the computer opponent to form sets and runs of cards. This free version offers the core gameplay experience.
- Play Rummy Tile against computer
- Form groups of three or more cards
- Consecutive cards of the same suit
- Same number value, differing suits
- Two sets of 52 cards plus wild cards
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Romi lets you play Rummy Tile (RummyCube, Rummikub, Rami) games against the computer. Romi is played with two sets of 52 cards and with two wild cards. The purpose of this game is to form groups of three or more cards, which contain either consecutive cards of the same suit or cards of the same number value but of differing suits. Romi Lite is a free version (with advertisements) of the Romi Pro version.
SpellbookMaster
This app provides quick access to Dungeons & Dragons v3.5 and Pathfinder RPG spells. Easily browse, search, and import spells from reference sites or text files. Share spellbooks across devices and edit them on a Mac.
- Fast spell lookup
- Browse by name, level, domain, class
- Search by any term
- Import d20 System Reference spells
- Import Pathfinder reference spells
- Import custom spells from text files
- Share spellbooks across devices
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Spells at your fingertips. Literally. The Killer App for D&D v3.5 (d20) and Pathfinder RPG Gamers SpellbookMaster for iPhone and iPad makes it easy to find Dungeons & Dragons v3.5 (d20) and Pathfinder spells fast and see detailed information for them. You can browse spells by name, level, domain and class. For each class, see spells sorted by name or by level for easy access. Searching allows you to find spells by any search term. To get you started, SpellbookMaster can automatically import d20 System Reference spells from www.systemreferencedocuments.org or Pathfinder reference spells from d20pfsrd.com. You can also import your own spells from text files. Spellbooks can be shared among iPhones, iPod touches and iPads using the application. Spells can be edited on a Mac running SpellbookMaster for Mac 2.3, a free application, and then imported to the iOS app. See http://petteri.kamppuri.fidisk.fi/spellbookmaster/ for more information. Dungeons and Dragons is a registered trademark of Wizards of the Coast. Pathfinder is a registered trademark of Paizo Publishing, LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SpellbookMaster at 4.2 against Romi Lite's 3.0. SpellbookMaster also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Romi Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (69% vs 60%). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SpellbookMaster holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Romi Lite's written reviews are positive against 60% of SpellbookMaster's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Romi Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, SpellbookMaster every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Romi Lite | SpellbookMaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gérard Brochu | Petteri Kamppuri |
Customer experience
Romi Lite
SpellbookMaster
User reviews
Romi Lite
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Free-to-play game with no ads
- 🎮 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 🧠 Challenging AI opponent provides good competition
- ⚡ Smooth performance after speed optimization updates
- 📱 Successfully ported to iPhone/iPod Touch
Room to improve
- 🐛 Severe performance lag and slowness in updates
- 📦 Tiles are too small and difficult to select
- 😠 Deceptive feature removal in paid version transition
- 🎮 AI wins too frequently (unfair difficulty)
- 🔧 Multiple bugs causing game freezes and crashes
SpellbookMaster
From 6 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Nice interface
- 📚 Complete spell list
- 💰 No add-ons needed
- ⏳ Time saver
- 🖱️ Smooth interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Mac app no longer works
- 💰 Expensive ($8)
- 🤷 Limited spell downloads (basic SRD)
- 🐛 Default references don't download
- 🐛 Pathfinder Spellbook not updating
Bugs and requests
Romi Lite
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game won't let users change player count or difficulty level
- Accumulated scores erased after updates
- Performance severely degraded after updates
- Game freezes and crashes unexpectedly
- Screen partially disappears requiring app restart
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- Tile selection fails with 'not your card' error
- Unable to reset scores or start new games
- Game doesn't save when receiving calls or SMS
- Tiles get stuck or duplicated during moves
- Sort by number button disappeared in updates
Requested features
11 requests- Larger, more visible tiles with zoom capability
- Undo button to reverse moves
- New Game/Reset button that actually works
- Multiplayer mode (local or online)
- Sound toggle/mute option
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- Customizable backgrounds and themes
- High score table instead of cumulative scoring
- Auto-sort tiles option
- Landscape mode for better visibility
- Ability to see opponent's remaining tile count
- Game state preservation during interruptions
SpellbookMaster
Reported bugs
17 issues- Mac app no longer works on newest MacOS
- Default references don't download correctly
- Pathfinder Spellbook not updating
- Spell names listed as website URLs
- Tables in spell descriptions not formatted correctly
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- Pathfinder RPG descriptions gone
- App crashes when hitting Spellbooks
- App crashes when opening
- Cannot create spellbook on iPad
- SRD files imported incorrectly (Saving Throws and SR omitted or mixed up)
- Cannot get new spells
- Crashes when hitting the spellbook button
- Some spell names are listed as a website url
- Some of the very new spells are not in it
- Corrupted spell books from d20 data import
- Cannot delete corrupted spell books
- App crashes when opening or hitting spellbook button
Requested features
29 requests- Create new Mac version
- Better filter system (level, class, school simultaneously)
- Keep track of prepared/used spells
- Mark used spells
- Ability to create multiple spellbooks
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- Save spellbook by character
- Prep and cast spells tracking
- Track spell components
- Windows PC compatible desktop app
- Create custom spell lists
- Filter by all three filters at once
- Create spell books within the application
- Add spells to spell books
- Ability to input spells on iPod Touch
- Differentiate spells into known and not known
- Mark/check spells and toggle view
- Ability to input character stats, class, domains
- Better ways to add/modify spells individually
- Easier ways to add additional spellbooks
- Searches across multiple spellbooks
- Delete individual spells
- Delete spellbooks
- Add spells from expanded source books (Spell Compendium, etc.)
- Add invocations and psionics
- Make a 4th Ed version
- Add powers of classes and races for 4th edition D&D
- Add more spells
- Create and save customized spell lists for characters
- Mark when spells are used and reset when rested
In-app purchases
Romi Lite
No in-app purchases
SpellbookMaster
No in-app purchases
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