Game Master Helper vs BG Rules
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Game Master Helper
This app assists Game Masters by providing customizable reference materials and generating random elements like characters, loot, and encounters for tabletop role-playing games. It allows users to edit existing tables, create their own, and share them, working entirely offline with any TTRPG.
- Random character, loot, and encounter generation
- Customizable tables
- Offline functionality
- Table sharing and importing
- Support for various TTRPGs
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GMHelper helps Game Masters with reference material and generating random characters, loot, traps, encounters, names etc for TTRPGs and DnD games. All content is completely customizable. You can: - edit/update the existing example tables - create your own set of tables using the 'Create new' menu option in the main menu - share/download your table sets by using the share button on the main screen - import an existing table set use the 'Import file' menu option GMHelper works completely offline. All data is customizable, so can work with any TTRPG, including DnD 5e, ICRPG, ShadowDark etc.
BG Rules
Instantly find answers to board game rules using AI. Simply ask a question about the game you're playing, and get accurate responses directly from the official rulebook. Supports over 1,000 games, from classics to new releases.
- AI-powered rulebook answers
- Supports over 1,000 board games
- Answers pulled directly from rulebooks
- Build and access your game library
- Ask questions naturally
- BoardGameGeek integration (Pro)
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Board game rules without the searching. BG Rules is a rules assistant. Type a question, get an answer pulled from the actual rulebook for the game you're playing. No more passing the book around the table while everyone waits. Over 1,000 board games supported, from the latest releases to the classics in your closet. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Ask anything. Turn order, edge cases, the weird interaction that came up on someone's third turn. The answer comes from the rulebook, not from a guess. • Build your library. Games you've asked about stay in My Games, ready for next session. • Ask the way you'd ask a friend. • Ask Siri. "Ask BGRules how scoring works in Catan" — on iOS 27 Siri reads you the answer without opening the app. • Scan the box. Point Visual Intelligence at a game box to jump straight to that game. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tell BG Rules what you're playing. We'll match it against BoardGameGeek and confirm. 2. Ask your question. 3. Get the answer, pulled from the actual rulebook. BG RULES PRO — $1.99/month (7-day free trial) • More questions per day • Better answers when the rules get tricky • Setup Guide — a step-by-step setup checklist for your player count, with progress that syncs across your devices • Community answers — search online sources when the rulebook is silent on a tricky edge case • BoardGameGeek collection sync — link your BGG account and pull in every game you own in one tap • Custom app icons New subscribers start with a 7-day free trial. After the trial, Pro is $1.99/month. Cancel anytime. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, and any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Got feedback, or think we got a rule wrong? Tap the thumb icon below any answer or email support@bgrules.app — we read every report. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bgrules.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BG Rules at 5.0 against Game Master Helper's 4.3. BG Rules also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Game Master Helper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. BG Rules sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Game Master Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.
BG Rules holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Game Master Helper's written reviews are positive against 100% of BG Rules's.
Game Master Helper ships an update every 2 weeks, BG Rules every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Game Master Helper | BG Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MobileMarketResearch | James Pringle |
Customer experience
Game Master Helper
BG Rules
In-app purchases
Game Master Helper
No in-app purchases
BG Rules
- BG Rules Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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