Dnd Character Journal vs Hedron App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dnd Character Journal
This app helps Dungeons & Dragons 5e players manage their characters and campaign world. It offers tools for downtime activities, character development, and campaign documentation, with an optional premium upgrade for more features.
- Downtime activity completion
- Character backstory prompts
- Campaign world documentation
- Session note-taking
- In-session inspiration
- Share downtime results
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Dnd Character Journal allows 5e players to engage with their characters and the larger campaign world like never before! Using this app, you can: – Complete downtime activities such as searching for treasure, competing in an archery contest, or crafting your signature magic item. – Develop your character through backstory prompts and fun role-play questions. – Document the campaign and larger world using the organized journal area. – Write session recaps and impromptu notes. – Earn inspiration by completing tasks between each session. – Share the results of your downtime with your group and DM. All with the click of a button! Upgrade to the premium version (one-time purchase) for additional features and customization: – Unlimited character slots – Additional character token customization All completely offline! No ads, no signups, no hassle. Simple and easy to use. (Token art by Ben Chang, @BChangArt)
Hedron App
This app serves as a virtual tabletop for tabletop roleplaying games, allowing users to design systems, build worlds, and play with their groups. It offers features for in-session communication, 3D dice rolling, character management, and game mastering tools.
- Shared campaign log
- 3D dice rolling with detailed results
- Character sheet management
- Game mastering tools
- Find and join public/private games
- Push notifications for game events
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Hedron is the indie gamer's virtual tabletop — a home for the roleplaying games that never came in a box. Design your own systems, build your own worlds, and play them with your table. Hedron Companion is the part you bring to the session: everything you and your group have made, in your pocket, ready to play. AT THE TABLE Your campaign lives in a shared log that everyone sees as it happens. Post in character, mark a moment with a tone or a story marker, drop in an image, or put a stat block in front of the whole party. Messages take formatting, and your own can be edited or deleted with a long press. ROLL IN 3D Dice roll in real 3D on your screen. Tap any result to see exactly how it was worked out -- every modifier, bonus and source, laid out step by step. No more re-adding it by hand to settle an argument. YOUR CHARACTERS Build a character from scratch, or start from a prebuilt and make it yours. Level up as you play. Your sheet, inventory, spells, feats, heritage and macros all travel with you and stay a tap away during a session. RUN YOUR GAME Game Masters get real tools on a phone: edit campaign settings, manage the party, set character levels, invite players, and keep campaign arcs and in-world calendars moving as the story does. FIND A TABLE Browse public campaigns and characters from the community, or join a private game with a code from your GM. STAY IN THE LOOP Push notifications when it is your turn or your campaign moves. Light and dark themes. Everything stays in step with the Hedron platform, so what you build on the web is waiting for you on your phone. Hedron is free, community-fueled, and always fill be -- every feature in it is available to every player and gamemaster at no cost.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hedron App at 100% against Dnd Character Journal's 60%. Hedron App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Dnd Character Journal's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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. Dnd Character Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hedron App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hedron App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dnd Character Journal has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Dnd Character Journal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hedron App's.
| Parameter | Dnd Character Journal | Hedron App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Michael Wu | Varun Singh |
Customer experience
Dnd Character Journal
Hedron App
In-app purchases
Dnd Character Journal
- Premium Version$1.99
Hedron App
No in-app purchases
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