Comparison

Pathrules 2e vs Phroller

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Pathfinder 2e rules reference
  • Simplified cross-references
  • Search by name
  • Filter options
  • Actions, spells, feats, skills, attributes, traits, conditions, creature abilities
Features
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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.

About

Phroller

This app offers a realistic dice-rolling experience for tabletop games, replicating the tactile feel and satisfaction of physical dice. It features intuitive controls, customizable dice trays, and visually appealing results, designed to enhance your RPG and war-gaming sessions.

Highlights
  • Realistic dice physics simulation
  • Intuitive drag-to-roll controls
  • Customizable dice trays with artwork
  • Easy-to-read aggregated results
  • Haptic feedback for dice clanking
  • Customizable dice faces and symbols
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Touchscreen native, controller tested, battery efficient, cross-platform, offline enabled, 2.5/3D VTT Yup, you heard me.  Move a token on your phone, see it move on your GM's laptop. Roll a handful of dice on your iPad, see its results on your Steam Deck. Platform: Native software: Native compiled code allows for optimizations that web based VTTs can only dream of. Touchscreen first development: Phroller was built for modern touch controls first. Use two fingers to resize/rotate images and control the camera. Better mouse, keyboard and controller support always in the works! No account required: Quick Zoom/Jackbox styled session hosting and joining. All shared assets are shared between the users directly. Offline prep: Phroller lives on your device. Images and Models saved to your collection are put into your own device storage and can be used without an internet connection! Battery life without compromise: I spent weeks optimizing for battery life to make sure the platform stops overheating even through my longest DnD sessions. Gameplay: Collaborative GM-ing: Every user in a shared session could be given permissions to controls usually reserved for the GM. Ask your players to help draw a basic map, put decals on the board or even randomly place/control enemy tokens while you finalize stat blocks. You can do it at a real table, why not on a VTT? You can even share a revocable passcode with your players to give them full GM privileges! Delightful Physics: More than just delightful dice rolling, you can throw your tokens across the map too! Multi-level maps: easy to adjust level system lets you visualize and manage complex scenes featuring multiple elevations. With 3 different visualization modes depending on your needs [Side by side comparison of the three views] Customize! You can customize the style of the vtt grid, the dice trays, the UI, the dice and even fill any of them with as much custom art as you want. Built in access to several massive libraries of art and symbols to personalize every part of the platform! Smart Drag and Drop: Images in Decal Mode: Become maps and stickers in Token Mode: Become paper mini/sticker tokens in Prop Mode: Become 2.5D styled paper scenery pieces 3D Models in Token Mode: Become 3D Tokens in Prop Mode: Become unmovable props PDFs: directly view them on the PDF board. With multi page pdf flipping Yes, other players in a shared session see the page flip with you Modular Tracking: Configurable widget layouts allow you to build and organize your own character/game managers the way you want. Current widgets available: Sliders and Counters: Perfect for health and resource tracking List and Tables: Great for attribute, skill, inventory and even turn order tracking! Notes: With support for tabs and images Drawings: You can doodle on the VTT too, but that’s shared with everybody. Why not also be able to doodle on your digital character manager? Also with tab support and image importing. PDFs: Quick access to the various documents you’d want to have on hand. And more! Featuring asset libraries featuring thousands of art assets. Growing constantly! Want to see your models/art/maps/adventure/etc featured in Phroller? Please reach out to us! Download Phroller today! App Store Image Credits: Maps by MapXilla, MapleMapsDnD, u/Asmind, Elven Tower Productions, and Angela Maps! Imp model by GuZArt Commissions Boat Model by Poly By Google 2D Token art by ZoeyTime Art Additional credit info and artist links available in game https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pathrules 2e4 screens
Phroller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Phroller at none against Pathrules 2e's shown. Phroller also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Pathrules 2e's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Pathrules 2e sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Phroller sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pathrules 2e against 5.0 for Phroller. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pathrules 2e ships an update fortnightly, Phroller every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pathrules 2e versus Phroller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathrules 2ePhroller
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB109 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVitor Abreu MartinsMuyao Wu

Customer experience

Pathrules 2e

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Phroller

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pathrules 2e

One-time1
  • Remove Ads Forever$2.99
1 purchases

Phroller

One-time1
  • One-Time Purchase: High Phroller!$9.99

Questions

Is Pathrules 2e free?
Pathrules 2e is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phroller free?
Phroller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pathrules 2e or Phroller?
Pathrules 2e and Phroller are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Pathrules 2e or Phroller have ads?
Pathrules 2e shows ads; Phroller does not.
Which is updated more often, Pathrules 2e or Phroller?
Pathrules 2e ships an update fortnightly, and Phroller every 3 days. Most recently, Pathrules 2e was updated on October 4, 2026 and Phroller on October 13, 2026.

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