Comparison

Heartforge vs PocketScroll

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

Head to head
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/

About

PocketScroll

Features
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PocketScroll is a mobile companion app for Foundry VTT — the popular virtual tabletop platform. Manage your character, track combat, cast spells, and explore battle maps right from your iPhone or iPad. No browser needed. Whether you're a player rolling dice at the table or a GM running the show, PocketScroll gives you fast, native access to your Foundry VTT session. **FOR PLAYERS** • Character Sheet — View your abilities, skills, hit points, armor class, speed, and conditions at a glance. Roll ability checks and saving throws with a tap. • Actions & Spells — Cast spells, prepare your spell list, track spell slots, use class features, and roll attacks directly from your device. • Inventory — Browse, equip, and manage your gear and currency (PP, GP, EP, SP, CP). Use consumables and potions without slowing down the game. • Combat Tracker — Follow initiative order, see whose turn it is, and monitor enemy statuses in real time. • Interactive Map — Pan, zoom, and move your token on the battle map with intuitive touch controls. **FOR GAME MASTERS** • Party Dashboard — Monitor the entire party's HP, AC, and status at a glance with character cards. • Creature Reference — Quick-access stat blocks for NPCs and monsters in your scene, with CR, abilities, and actions. • Combat Controls — Start encounters, advance rounds, manage initiative, toggle combatant visibility, and apply conditions. • GM Map — Full visibility of all tokens. Toggle visibility, mark defeated, and apply any of the 15 D&D 5e conditions per token. **HOW IT WORKS** 1. Install the free PocketScroll companion module on your Foundry VTT server. 2. Open the app and enter your server URL. 3. Select your character and play. **KEY FEATURES** • Real-time sync — Changes appear instantly for all connected players and GMs. • Works on phones and tablets with responsive, touch-optimized layouts. • Supports Foundry VTT v10, v11, and v12. • Designed for D&D 5th Edition campaigns. • Offline character caching — View your character data even when disconnected. • Multi-server support — Connect to multiple Foundry servers and switch between them. • Modern dark UI designed for immersive tabletop gaming. **SUBSCRIPTION** PocketScroll offers a 3-day free trial with no credit card required. Subscribe through Patreon for continued access. GMs can generate access codes to share with their players. Requires a running Foundry VTT server with the PocketScroll companion module installed. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pocketscroll.app/privacy

Screenshots

Heartforge4 screens
PocketScroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PocketScroll at every 4 days against Heartforge's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and PocketScroll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heartforge ships an update fortnightly, PocketScroll every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Heartforge versus PocketScroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeartforgePocketScroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB45 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLauri KieksiFlavio Amorim

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
3 purchases

PocketScroll

Subscriptions3
  • The Adventurer$2.991 Month
  • The Dungeon Master$9.991 Month
  • The Guild Master$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Heartforge free?
Heartforge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PocketScroll free?
PocketScroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Heartforge or PocketScroll have ads?
Neither Heartforge nor PocketScroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heartforge or PocketScroll?
Heartforge ships an update fortnightly, and PocketScroll every 4 days. Most recently, Heartforge was updated on September 22, 2026 and PocketScroll on September 15, 2026.

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