Comparison

Hedron App vs Heartforge

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Heartforge

This app is a digital assistant for the Daggerheart tabletop role-playing game, offering tools for both game masters and players. It facilitates character sheet management, campaign building, encounter tracking, and provides a searchable compendium of game content. Features include offline functionality, soundscapes, and guided leveling up.

Highlights
  • Character sheet management
  • Campaign building tools
  • Combat encounter tracker
  • Searchable compendium
  • Offline functionality
  • Soundscape integration
  • Guided character leveling
Features
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Forge your next adventure. Heartforge is a powerful, tactile Daggerheart-compatible assistant for both game masters and players. Whether you’re building a campaign, running a tense encounter, or managing your character sheet, Heartforge brings your table together on iPad or iPhone. It’s designed to be fast, visual, and easy to use. For Game Masters • Adventures: Build, organize, and run your worlds with characters, loot, encounters, and locations. Link content with notes, @-mentions, and embedded statblocks. Invite your players to join to sync character stats and homebrew content. • Encounters: Track combat with tools built for Daggerheart. Manage Hit Points, Stress, and Fear with quick taps. Add adversaries directly from the environment your players are exploring. • Compendium: A searchable library of creatures, loot, equipment, and environments, now with Daggerheart SRD 2.0. Create your own, import content, and drop items into adventures or encounters with a tap. • Embed music and sounds in statblocks, encounters, and your prep notes for instant atmospheres at the tabletop. • Enjoy regular new creatures and environments, each with a One Page Adventure that works as a one-shot or a drop-in for ongoing campaigns. • Handy utilities like a dice calculator and Fear tracker. • Fully customizable Home view that works as your rules reference or a custom GM screen. For Players • Character Sheets: Track your abilities, Hope, Feats, equipment, and advancements in a clean, touch-friendly layout. • Join your GM’s adventure: Enter a join code to link your character to the adventure. Your GM can bring it into encounters and track its status, while its details and stats stay yours. • Level Up: Follow a guided flow to apply new traits and improvements without digging through reference material. • Companions & Beastforms: Manage companion stats and transformations right from your sheet. • Offline Ready: Everything works with or without an internet connection. Heartforge content is written by people, not AI, and the app is illustrated by real artists. Unlock the full Heartforge experience with a monthly or yearly subscription, granting access to all features and content drops. Why people love it • Supports user-generated content, free of charge • Scales from quick one-shots to sprawling campaigns • Tactile, approachable interface for both GMs and players • Built for Daggerheart from the ground up • Works offline Heartforge is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Darrington Press. Terms of use: https://www.heartforge.app/terms-of-use/ Privacy policy: https://www.heartforge.app/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Hedron App4 screens
Heartforge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hedron App at 5.0 against Heartforge's 3.8. Hedron App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Heartforge's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Heartforge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Hedron App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hedron App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heartforge has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hedron App versus Heartforge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHedron AppHeartforge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB189 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVarun SinghLauri Kieksi

Customer experience

Hedron App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Heartforge

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hedron App

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Heartforge

Subscriptions2
  • Heartforge Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Heartforge Premium Yearly$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Heartforge Premium Lifetime$38.99

Questions

Is Hedron App free?
Hedron App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Heartforge free?
Heartforge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hedron App or Heartforge?
Hedron App is rated higher. Hedron App averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Heartforge averages 3.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Hedron App or Heartforge have ads?
Neither Hedron App nor Heartforge shows ads.

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