Comparison

DungeonOne vs DM ENGINE

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

Head to head
About

DungeonOne

This app provides a solo tabletop role-playing experience powered by an AI Game Master. It handles combat, adjudicates rules, and creates dynamic narratives for fantasy adventures, allowing you to play anytime, anywhere without needing a group.

Highlights
  • AI-powered Game Master
  • Solo TTRPG gameplay
  • Adaptive narrative
  • Full character creation
  • Dynamic soundtrack
  • Cross-device cloud saves
Features
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Love tabletop RPGs, but can't find a group or time to play? DungeonOne is your personal AI-powered Game Master. Experience a full-featured fantasy TTRPG solo — anytime, anywhere, with no scheduling required! Whether you want to dive into ready-made sagas or explore infinite open-world sandboxes, an adaptive AI Game Master handles combat, adjudicates d20 mechanics, controls NPCs, and weaves a unique narrative around your choices. --- WHY YOU’LL LOVE DUNGEONONE • Play Solo, Anytime: No scheduling conflicts, no missing players, no GM preparation needed. • True TTRPG Mechanics: Complete character sheets, stats, spells, equipment, inventory, and dice rolls. • Adaptive AI Narrative: Powered by advanced AI models that adapt to your every decision in real time. • Infinite Worlds: Play hand-crafted story campaigns or generate endless open-world sandboxes. • Everything in Your Pocket: Play on your commute, during lunch breaks, or at home — pick up right where you left off. --- KEY FEATURES • Deep Character Creation: Choose fantasy races, classes, and backgrounds. • Interactive Living Journal: Quest log, world map, NPC tracker, and notes that the AI reads and integrates into the story. • Ready Campaigns & Sandbox: Jump straight into classic one-shots, epic sagas, or sandbox adventures. • Immersive Atmosphere: Dynamic soundtrack and sound effects that adapt to battle and exploration. • Cross-Device Cloud Saves: Seamlessly sync your hero's progress across your devices. --- HOW IT WORKS 1. Build Your Hero: Create a character manually or generate one in a single tap. 2. Choose Your Quest: Select a pre-made saga or launch an open-world sandbox. 3. Play Your Way: Type any action — the AI Game Master narrates the outcome and manages rules. --- SUBSCRIPTION & TERMS DungeonOne is free to play with open-world exploration and a starter campaign. Upgrade to Premium to unlock all campaigns, unlimited cloud saves, and enhanced AI capabilities. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings. • Terms of Use: https://ostasoft.com/dungeon/terms • Privacy Policy: https://ostasoft.com/dungeon/policy

About

DM ENGINE

An AI-powered Dungeon Master for D&D 5e, this app generates scenes, runs combat, and tracks your campaign. It offers a cinematic tabletop experience for solo or multiplayer games, with permanent character death and a reactive world.

Highlights
  • AI-generated scenes and NPC dialogue
  • Full D&D 5e combat simulation
  • Persistent campaign memory
  • Reactive living world
  • Permanent character death
  • Multiplayer support for up to four players
Features
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DM Engine is a full AI Dungeon Master for D&D 5e — not just a chatbot, but a structured game master that builds scenes, runs combat, tracks your campaign, and delivers a cinematic tabletop experience without needing a human DM. NEW: PLAY WITH FRIENDS Host a party of up to four. Share a join code, and your friends drop into the same living story — no scheduling, no human DM, no one left waiting. Everyone acts in their own turn, rolls their own dice, and fights in the same initiative order. One Guild subscription hosts the whole table; joining is free. WHAT IT DOES Generates opening scenes, NPC dialogue, and story beats Runs full D&D 5e combat — initiative, HP, conditions, death saves Handles skill checks, saving throws, and attack rolls with real dice Remembers everything across sessions — decisions, deaths, relationships Builds a living world that reacts to your choices DEATH MEANS SOMETHING Drop to zero and you're rolling death saves — flat d20, three failures and that character's story ends. Permanently. No resurrection, no undo. Create a new character and the DM writes them into the story at the next turn of the road. CAST LIKE A SPELLCASTER Open your spellbook mid-fight, pick your targets, watch your slots. Attack rolls against real AC. Inspiration to reroll when the dice betray you. Long rests restore you — if the story lets you rest. CAMPAIGN SETUP Choose your world setting, tone (heroic, dark, horror, comedy), and ruleset. Load a lore pack — Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, Eberron, or the Nine Hells of Avernus. Create your character with class, race, background, and backstory. The DM weaves your history into everything. THE DM VOICE Built on Claude, one of the most capable AI models available. The DM narrates like an author — specific, present-tense, cinematic. No "adventure awaits." No breaking character. Real consequences for every action. FULL SESSION MEMORY The app tracks your campaign across sessions using a compression system that distills key events into permanent facts. The DM remembers who you killed, what you promised, and what you broke. SESSION RECAP Auto-generated summary after every session. XP log, key moments, loot, and decisions. Your campaign history builds over time. Built on the D&D 5e SRD 5.1 under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://j37953242.github.io/dmengine-legal/#privacy

Screenshots

DungeonOne4 screens
DM ENGINE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DungeonOne at 4.2 against DM ENGINE's 3.5. DungeonOne also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 50%). DM ENGINE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. DungeonOne sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DM ENGINE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DungeonOne holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of DungeonOne's written reviews are positive against 50% of DM ENGINE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DungeonOne ships an update every 5 days, DM ENGINE every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DungeonOne versus DM ENGINE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeonOneDM ENGINE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB53 MB
Age rating+1217+
DeveloperIlya OstashkovChe-Lun Huang

Customer experience

DungeonOne

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

DM ENGINE

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DungeonOne

Subscriptions2
  • DungeonOne - Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • DungeonOne - Annual subscription$29.991 Year
None

DM ENGINE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DungeonOne free?
DungeonOne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DM ENGINE free?
DM ENGINE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DungeonOne or DM ENGINE?
DungeonOne is rated higher. DungeonOne averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while DM ENGINE averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do DungeonOne or DM ENGINE have ads?
Neither DungeonOne nor DM ENGINE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DungeonOne or DM ENGINE?
DungeonOne ships an update every 5 days, and DM ENGINE every 4 days. Most recently, DungeonOne was updated on October 25, 2026 and DM ENGINE on October 6, 2026.

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