Pathrules 2e vs Cthulhu Investigator Files
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pathrules 2e
This app provides a streamlined reference for Pathfinder 2nd Edition rules, simplifying complex cross-references. It allows players and Game Masters to easily search and filter for actions, spells, feats, and more. The app aims to make navigating the game's extensive trait system more accessible.
- Pathfinder 2e rules reference
- Simplified cross-references
- Search by name
- Filter options
- Actions, spells, feats, skills, attributes, traits, conditions, creature abilities
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Pathrules 2e The Pathfinder 2e rules reference app. Perfect for players and GMs alike. The Pathfinder 2e trait system is great, but it ends up with cross-references, which makes it a bit difficult to read. Pathrules 2e aims to solve this problem by easily showing the references. In addition, the app also allows you to search by name and apply filters, to make it easy to find what you are looking for. For now there are actions, spells, feats, skill, attributes, traits, conditions and creature abilities, but more are to come.
Cthulhu Investigator Files
This app helps players of the Cthulhu TTRPG manage their investigators. It features a character creator, inventory management, and a built-in dice roller for skills and weapons. You can also import and export custom content.
- Character creator
- Custom skills, weapons, and items
- Inventory management
- Automatic calculations for attributes/skills
- Dice roller
- Import/export investigator data
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Cthulhu Investigator Files is an essential tool for any investigator seeking to unveil the cosmic horror mysteries of Lovecraft mythos in the Cthulhu TTRPG. Here are some of its great features: *LIBRARY: Already contains many skills and allows you to create your own custom skills, weapons, and items. *CHARACTER SHEET: You can create an investigator sheet, which contains all important information about your character, from attributes and skills to portrait and theme color. *CHARACTER CREATOR: Creating your investigator is quick and efficient thanks to the built-in creator. *CALCULATIONS: Some key statistics, like halves and fifths values for attributes and skills, are already calculated for you. *INVENTORY: Helps manage your cash, assets, weapons, and items. *PERSONAL TAB: You can add personal information about your investigator, specify their backstory, and write notes. *WEAPONS: Any weapon added to your inventory appears in the main tab, which allows you to roll for attack and damage and manage ammunition. *DICE ROLLER: The built-in dice roller allows you to roll for attributes, skills, and weapons. *IMPORT/EXPORT: You can import and export all your created investigators and custom skills, weapons, and items. Disclaimer: We are not affiliated in any way with Chaosium.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pathrules 2e at fortnightly against Cthulhu Investigator Files's every 6 weeks. Pathrules 2e also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Pathrules 2e sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cthulhu Investigator Files sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pathrules 2e against 5.0 for Cthulhu Investigator Files. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Pathrules 2e ships an update fortnightly, Cthulhu Investigator Files every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Pathrules 2e | Cthulhu Investigator Files |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vitor Abreu Martins | Marta Fecio |
Customer experience
Pathrules 2e
Cthulhu Investigator Files
In-app purchases
Pathrules 2e
- Remove Ads Forever$2.99
Cthulhu Investigator Files
- Premium$4.99
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