Comparison

GMToolkit vs DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells

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

Head to head
About

GMToolkit

Features
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This app generates randomized content for a Game Master (GM)/Dungeon Master (DM) to use during their game. It's designed to be easy to read and simple, making it perfect for using on-the-fly mid-game. As a GM/DM, your job is to fill in the gaps created by this app, or to use it for inspiration. For example, if you create a randomized City, it might give you descriptions like: - Theocracy - Egg Statues - Soot - Sacrifice - Rogue Knights So you might start describing the city as covered in soot with large stone egg statues. As your players start exploring the city, you can piece together in your head what's really going on: perhaps this is a dragon-worshipping city run by a cult. They have a yearly ritual where they hatch a dragon egg and sacrifice commoners to the newborn, however a group of defiant knights have started fighting back against this practice. This app is made of 75% human writing, then 25% AI writing based on that human writing (using Anthropic and self-improvement algorithms). If this app does well I'll come back and add an option to filter out the AI writing, but I made this app primarily for myself so I don't have a need for it personally. The writing is vetted and makes it less likely for content to run out.

About

DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells

This offline companion app simplifies fifth-edition tabletop roleplaying. It handles complex calculations for stats, spells, and class features, allowing players to focus on the game. It also includes a journal to track adventures and character progress.

Highlights
  • Offline character sheet management
  • Automated dice rolls and stat calculations
  • Class feature tracking
  • Spell slot and concentration management
  • Built-in Adventure Journal
  • Customizable content creation
Features
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Free to build your first character. No subscription, no account, no ads. Roll fast. Own everything. Remember the story. A beautiful, fully offline fifth-edition character sheet for iPhone and iPad. No data loss, ever. Just you and your character, at the table or on the go. PLAY FAST Hit points, spell slots, weapon attacks, saving throws, conditions, death saves and inline dice — all one tap away. Tap an attack and it rolls the d20 and applies your to-hit bonus. Tap Cast and it spends the slot for you. The sheet keeps the maths; you keep the momentum. IT KNOWS YOUR CLASS Rage, Ki, Action Surge, Second Wind, Channel Divinity, Bardic Inspiration, Lay on Hands — your class features are tracked with the right number of uses for your level, and the right rest brings them back. Warlock pact slots return on a short rest, the way they should. Add your own subclass features, feats or a magic item's charges alongside them. RULES IT REMEMBERS SO YOU DON'T Concentration is tracked — cast a second concentration spell and it tells you which one ends. Rituals cast without spending a slot. Your prepared-spell limit is counted for you. Nothing is ever forced: the sheet shows you the rule and lets you overrule it, because your table's word beats ours. OWN EVERYTHING Everything lives on your device. No account to create, no server to go down mid-session, and nothing to lose if you go offline for a month. REMEMBER THE STORY Most sheets track your stats. Almost none track your adventure. The built-in Adventure Journal logs your sessions with scene art, the people you meet, the quests you chase and your character's own goals — plus a "Story so far" recap that catches you up before the next session. EVERYTHING A SHEET SHOULD KNOW • 319 spells with the full rules text, searchable offline • Guided character creation and levelling, with correct fifth-edition maths • Manual override on any field — the sheet never argues with your DM • Nine ready-made heroes to pick up and play tonight • Light and dark, on every iPhone and iPad size FREE, AND PRO Your first character is free forever — the whole sheet, the dice, the spells, the levelling and the journal. Nothing about it is cut down. Pro is a one-time purchase, kept for good: • Unlimited characters • Your own species, subclasses and spells • Your own photos as portraits and journal scenes • Export and back up any character • Every Pro feature we add No subscription. No ads. No account. Ever. — Rules content uses the System Reference Document 5.1, © Wizards of the Coast LLC, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. This app is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored or approved by Wizards of the Coast LLC.

Screenshots

GMToolkit4 screens
DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells at weekly against GMToolkit'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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GMToolkit ships an update fortnightly, DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells weekly. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
GMToolkit versus DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGMToolkitDnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB54 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperDale LaPlanteAnthony Jackson

In-app purchases

None

GMToolkit

No in-app purchases

None

DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GMToolkit free?
GMToolkit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells free?
DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GMToolkit or DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells have ads?
Neither GMToolkit nor DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GMToolkit or DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells?
GMToolkit ships an update fortnightly, and DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells weekly. Most recently, GMToolkit was updated on October 14, 2026 and DnD 5e Character Sheet, Spells on October 14, 2026.

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