Comparison

SessionKeeper vs DIYStoryTime

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

Head to head
About

SessionKeeper

This app automatically records and organizes your tabletop RPG sessions, providing summaries, a campaign wiki, and AI-generated character portraits. It helps players and Dungeon Masters remember campaign details, track player achievements, and gain insights into gameplay.

Highlights
  • Automatic session summaries
  • Self-updating campaign wiki
  • AI character portraits
  • Player achievements
  • DM insights
  • Campaign AI assistant
  • Discord bot integration
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Finally, an app that remembers your campaign better than you do. SessionKeeper records your D&D sessions and turns chaos into clarity. While you're derailing the DM's carefully crafted plot, we're taking notes. WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS: - Automatic Session Summaries: Because "what happened last time?" deserves better than blank stares - Self-Updating Campaign Wiki: Finally remember that shopkeeper's name (and why you owe them gold) - AI Character Portraits: Capture epic moments, no artistic skill required - Player Achievements: "Chaotic Stupid" and "Natural 20 Collector" badges await - DM Insights: Discover if your party actually enjoys those puzzle dungeons - Campaign AI Assistant: Ask questions, get answers about YOUR actual campaign - Discord Bot - Record remote sessions without leaving your server PERFECT FOR: → Players who forget everything between sessions → DMs juggling multiple worlds (and trying to keep them straight) → Groups who spend 20 minutes recapping last session → That one player who takes ALL the notes → Professional DMs who need their sanity intact HOW IT WORKS: Hit record. Play D&D. Get your campaign automatically organized. It's genuinely that simple. LEVEL UP YOUR GAME: Free - Join unlimited campaigns, play in any game your friends create Adventurer ($3.99/mo) - Create 1 campaign, get summaries, portraits & achievements Hero ($9.99/mo) - 2 campaigns, full wiki, Discord bot, DM tools Legendary ($24.99/mo) - Share premium benefits with your whole party THE TECHNICAL STUFF: - Clear recording indicators (no sneaky business) - Speaker recognition (who said what) - Secure cloud storage (your secrets are safe) - Delete everything whenever you want (your data, your choice) - AI never trains on your campaigns (your stories stay yours) - Campaign content stays private (we don't sell or share your adventures) - Sync with web app and Discord bot Stop pretending you remember what happened three sessions ago. Let SessionKeeper handle the notes while you handle the fun. Download now and give your campaign the memory upgrade it deserves. Note: Requires internet for AI features. Works with D&D 5e and most tabletop RPGs. We can't help with your dice rolls though.. you're on your own there. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DIYStoryTime

Features
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DIYStoryTime is a choose-your-own-adventure app where you play branching interactive stories and write your own, with no coding. READ AND PLAY Step into interactive fiction where every choice matters. Track stats like health and gold in a live HUD, unlock hidden paths as your variables change, and rewind to any earlier moment if a decision goes wrong. Stories come alive with typewriter-style text, adjustable reading speed, text size and font, optional voice narration using your device's own voices, and mood-based background music you can mute any time. Prefer something calmer? Turn on Reduce Flashing to soften visual effects. Come back every day for newly generated stories with recurring characters and themes, resources that carry between chapters, and secret endings for readers who go far. Track your stats and unlock achievements as you explore. WRITE YOUR OWN Build complete stories on your device with the built-in Creator Studio. Define custom variables (numbers, true/false or text) with optional limits and HUD icons. Write passages, add art and background music, and mark endings as victories, defeats or bittersweet. Branch your story with conditional choices (for example, "only if courage > 5") and effects that update variables when chosen. Built-in validation catches logic errors before you share. When you're done, share your story as a file for others to import and play. MAKE IT YOURS Switch between the dark Torchlight theme and the light Daylight theme. Sign in with Apple, Google or email, or play as a guest. Works offline: read and create without a connection. DIYSTORYTIME PRO A single one-time purchase removes ads and unlocks five times as many daily stories, the cloud story shelf, bonus endings, and every Pro feature added in future updates. No subscription. Whether you want to lose an afternoon in someone else's world or build your own from scratch, DIYStoryTime puts the whole choose-your-own-adventure experience in your pocket.

Screenshots

SessionKeeper4 screens
DIYStoryTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SessionKeeper at none against DIYStoryTime's shown. SessionKeeper also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. SessionKeeper sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and DIYStoryTime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SessionKeeper ships an update every 9 days, DIYStoryTime every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SessionKeeper versus DIYStoryTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSessionKeeperDIYStoryTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (95 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings95 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB119 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSessionKeeper LLCDUSTIN DUANE SMITH

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SessionKeeper

Subscriptions6
  • Adventurer Monthly1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Hero Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Legendary Monthly1 Month trial$24.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Adventurer Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Hero Annual1 Month trial$99.991 Year
  • Legendary Annual1 Month trial$239.991 Year
One-time4
  • 50 Credits$4.99
  • 120 Credits$9.99
  • 400 Credits$24.99
Show 1 more
  • 1000 Credits$49.99
1 purchases

DIYStoryTime

One-time1
  • DIYStoryTime Pro$9.99

Questions

Is SessionKeeper free?
SessionKeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DIYStoryTime free?
DIYStoryTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SessionKeeper or DIYStoryTime have ads?
DIYStoryTime shows ads; SessionKeeper does not.
Which is updated more often, SessionKeeper or DIYStoryTime?
SessionKeeper ships an update every 9 days, and DIYStoryTime every 8 days. Most recently, SessionKeeper was updated on November 8, 2026 and DIYStoryTime on October 31, 2026.

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