Comparison

SpellbookMaster vs Rollplay

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Rollplay

Create and manage custom tabletop RPG characters with automated attributes, items, and effects. Design your own game systems and share them with players, receiving automatic updates.

Highlights
  • Automated character attributes
  • Custom races, classes, feats, and items
  • 3D Dice Roller
  • Web-based custom system creator
  • Automatic player updates
  • Icon editor
Features
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Character Sheet is a tabletop RPG app built around homebrew — your own classes, your own rules, your own game, with the same automation you'd expect from official content. Whether you're playing D&D, Nimble, or a system you built yourself, Character Sheet keeps up. Equip a homebrewed item, and your bonuses apply automatically; remove it and they revert just as cleanly. Tweak how it works later, and every class or feat that grants it updates right along with it, no hunting down old references. Share it, and your players get the same update automatically, nothing broken and nothing to rebuild. Everything at the table: • Automated character attributes • Races, Classes, Feats, and Items with custom automated Effects • 3D Dice Roller for skill checks, weapons, and spells • Your full library in one place • Pretty icons with built-in icon editor • Homebrew all the things! Build your own game system - no coding required • Design a custom system with our web Creator Tools, from attributes to full character sheet layouts • Share it with your players, and updates reach them automatically, no reinstalling or lost content We're a small indie team and we genuinely want to hear from you. If you have feedback, ideas, or need help setting up your game, please reach out - we want to help! We read all user feedback, and a lot of what's in the app came from player suggestions. Creator tools: https://www.daydreamteam.com/ We don't want to sell you our app - we want to build yours.

Screenshots

SpellbookMaster4 screens
Rollplay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpellbookMaster at none against Rollplay's 10. SpellbookMaster also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Rollplay's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Rollplay sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. SpellbookMaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for SpellbookMaster against 4.2 for Rollplay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of SpellbookMaster's written reviews are positive against 53% of Rollplay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpellbookMaster ships an update every 7 months, Rollplay every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SpellbookMaster versus Rollplay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpellbookMasterRollplay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)4.2 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better53.3% of reviews
Number of ratings621 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB225 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPetteri KamppuriDaydream Software

Customer experience

SpellbookMaster

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral18.3%
Negative21.7%

Rollplay

All ratings21 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.7%

Bugs and requests

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

Rollplay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SpellbookMaster

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Rollplay

One-time10
  • Donation$0.99
  • Chroma Classic Dice Skin$1.99
  • Claim a free item$2.99
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  • Fantasy Warrior Icons$2.99
  • Fantasy Wizard Icons$2.99
  • Fantasy Abilities Icons Pack$2.99
  • Cosmic Dice skin$4.99
  • Legacy Armor Icons$6.99
  • Player Tier$12.99
  • Legacy Fantasy Icons Bundle$22.99

Questions

Is SpellbookMaster free?
SpellbookMaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rollplay free?
Rollplay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SpellbookMaster or Rollplay?
Rollplay is rated higher. SpellbookMaster averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Rollplay averages 4.2 from 21 ratings.
Do SpellbookMaster or Rollplay have ads?
Neither SpellbookMaster nor Rollplay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpellbookMaster or Rollplay?
SpellbookMaster ships an update every 7 months, and Rollplay every 4 days. Most recently, SpellbookMaster was updated on October 31, 2026 and Rollplay on November 3, 2026.

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