Comparison

DungeonTome vs DungeonForge

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

Head to head
About

DungeonTome

Features
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Turn your D&D sessions into epic campaign recaps. DungeonTome helps DMs and players remember what happened at the table without pausing the adventure to take notes. Record your session, upload your audio, and let DungeonTome generate a rich, D&D-inspired summary you can read, save, and share with your party. Whether your group meets every week or returns to the campaign after months away, DungeonTome keeps everyone caught up between sessions. โ€” What DungeonTome does โ€” โ€ข Record or upload your tabletop RPG session โ€ข Generate an epic AI-powered recap โ€ข Get clear session notes split into story chapters โ€ข Track loot, encounters, locations, and quests โ€ข Share a public recap link with your adventuring party โ€ข Keep your campaign history organized in one place โ€” Built for Dungeon Masters โ€” Running a campaign is already a lot of work. DungeonTome helps you remember key moments, NPC interactions, plot twists, party decisions, treasure, unresolved quests, and the chaos your players somehow created along the way. Spend less time writing notes after the game and more time preparing the next adventure. โ€” Great for players too โ€” Missed a session? Forgot what happened last time? Need a quick refresher before the next game? DungeonTome gives your group a shareable recap so everyone can jump back into the story. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DungeonForge

Features
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DungeonForge is the Dungeon Master's co-pilot for 5e-compatible tabletop games. It turns the notes you already have โ€” party backstories, last session's cliffhanger, your world doc โ€” into encounters that feel like they were written for YOUR table. Not random tables. Not generic filler. Every encounter is built around your specific campaign: the rogue who betrayed the smugglers' guild, the cleric losing his faith, the villain funding it all from the shadows. Paste your notes once and DungeonForge remembers your party โ€” then every encounter ties back to it. WHAT YOU GET, EVERY TIME โ€ข Drop-in read-aloud boxed text you can narrate on the spot โ€ข Enemies with campaign-tied motivations and CR-scaled stat blocks for a fifth-edition ruleset โ€ข Concrete tactics โ€” how they fight, when they flee, what they want โ€ข A clear "why this fits your campaign" tie-in to a PC's backstory or an open plot thread โ€ข Rewards and complications that seed your next session HOW IT WORKS 1. Make a campaign โ€” paste your notes and let it build a party profile (name, setting, level, backstories, party dynamics, open threads). 2. Pick an encounter type (combat, social, exploration) and difficulty. 3. Forge it. Read it at the table. Save it to your campaign library. BUILT FOR REAL PREP โ€ข The prep barrier, gone โ€” a session's worth of on-theme encounters in minutes, not hours. โ€ข Multiple campaigns, each with its own party and memory. โ€ข Your campaigns live on your device. Try it free โ€” forge your first few encounters on your own party and see the difference. Subscribe for unlimited encounters across all your campaigns. DungeonForge is an independent tool for 5e-compatible tabletop roleplaying. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any game publisher. โ€” Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dungeonforge-web.onrender.com/privacy

Screenshots

DungeonTome4 screens
DungeonForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

DungeonTome and DungeonForge are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. DungeonTome sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DungeonForge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DungeonTome versus DungeonForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeonTomeDungeonForge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size73 MB44 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperDungeonTomeMichael Lazaro

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DungeonTome

Subscriptions2
  • Casual$4.991 Month
  • Enthusiast$11.991 Month
One-time1
  • One-Shot$1.00
2 purchases

DungeonForge

Subscriptions2
  • DungeonForge Pro$6.991 Month
  • DungeonForge Pro$49.991 Year

Questions

Is DungeonTome free?
DungeonTome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DungeonForge free?
DungeonForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DungeonTome or DungeonForge have ads?
Neither DungeonTome nor DungeonForge shows ads.

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