Comparison

Questweaver vs StatForge

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

Head to head
About

Questweaver

This app is a comprehensive toolkit for Dungeon Masters running Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. It helps organize adventures, manage encounters, and access a searchable compendium of creatures and NPCs. Enjoy offline play, ambient soundscapes, and user-generated content to enhance your storytelling.

Highlights
  • Adventure building and organization
  • Real-time encounter tracking
  • Searchable compendium of creatures and NPCs
  • Ambient soundscapes and sound effects
  • Offline play functionality
  • User-generated content support
  • Customizable DM screen
Features
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Questweaver is the worldbuilding toolkit for D&D 5th Edition, built for Dungeon Masters. Whether you're running your first adventure or your hundredth, it puts prep notes, creatures, NPCs, and encounters at your fingertips so you can focus on the story, not the rulebook. Your Dungeon Master's toolkit • Adventures: Build, organize, and run your worlds. Link NPCs, locations, loot, and encounters together with rich notes, @-mentions, and embedded statblocks. Lay out scenes on the Canvas, plot key moments on the Timeline, and pin locations on Maps. • Encounters: Track hit points, conditions, initiative, and encounter balance in real time, with similar monsters grouped so you have fewer statblocks to juggle. Refer to the spells your monsters can cast without leaving the encounter. • Compendium: A searchable library of creatures, NPCs, equipment, environments, and more. Create your own, import content from Game Master 5, and drop items into adventures or encounters with a tap. • Set the mood with ambient soundscapes and sound effects, embedded directly in your prep notes with inline playback. • 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 with shortcuts for encounter damage and healing. • Fully customizable Home view that works as your rules reference or a custom DM screen. • Offline Ready: Prep and run your sessions with or without an internet connection. Sign in to sync across your devices. Questweaver is built by people, not AI, and the app and its content are illustrated by real artists. Unlock the full Questweaver 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 Dungeon Masters • Works offline Questweaver is an independent community tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast. Dungeons & Dragons and D&D are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. Terms of use: https://www.questweaver.app/terms-of-use/ Privacy policy: https://www.questweaver.app/privacy-policy/

About

StatForge

Features
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StatForge is the most powerful monster stat block generator for Dungeon Masters running DnD 5e and 5.5e (2024) campaigns. Build any creature from scratch, import from the SRD, or generate a prompt to import with AI — then export a professional, print-ready PNG or PDF that looks straight out of the Monster Manual. ~BUILD ANY MONSTER~ Full support for both 2014 (5e) and 2024 (5.5e) Monster Manual formats. Every field, every section — Traits, Actions, Bonus Actions, Reactions, Legendary Actions, Lair Actions, Regional Effects. Real-time preview updates as you type. ~EXPORT LIKE A PRO~ Generate stat block PNGs at 3× resolution with the print-ready parchment layout. AirDrop it, save to Photos, drop it into Roll20, Foundry VTT, or your campaign PDF. Your players won't know you made it this morning. ~SRD LIBRARY — 334 MONSTERS~ Start from any of 334 official SRD monsters (2014) or 235 monsters (2024 format). Import a stat block, customize freely, and export. Zero typing required to get started. ~AI IMPORT — WORKS WITH CHATGPT, CLAUDE & GEMINI~ Describe your monster, copy the generated prompt, paste it into any AI, paste the result back — StatForge maps the JSON to every field automatically. No API subscription required. Bring any AI-generated monster to life in seconds. ~YOUR BESTIARY, YOUR WAY~ Save up to 10 monsters free. Go Pro for an unlimited bestiary — every creature you've ever built, synced across all your devices via iCloud. Sort by CR, name, or last edited. Search instantly. Export any monster with one tap. ~FREE FEATURES~ Full stat block editor (2014 and 2024 formats) Real-time preview 3 PNG exports per day (resets at midnight). Save up to 10 stat blocks ~STATFORGE PRO — $4.99 ONE TIME~ Unlimited bestiary Unlimited PNG exports PDF export iCloud sync across all your devices AI Import (works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) SRD Library import (334 monsters, 2014 + 2024) No subscription. No ads. Pay once, own it forever. ~BUILT FOR DUNGEON MASTERS~ Whether you're running a one-shot or a year-long campaign, StatForge is the fastest way to get a homebrew monster from your head to the table. Used by DMs who care about the details. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast or Dungeons & Dragons. SRD content used under CC BY 4.0.

Screenshots

Questweaver4 screens
StatForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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. Questweaver sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and StatForge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Questweaver versus StatForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuestweaverStatForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB26 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperLauri KieksiBenjamin Van Allen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Questweaver

Subscriptions2
  • Questweaver Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Questweaver Premium Yearly$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Questweaver Premium Lifetime$38.99
1 purchases

StatForge

One-time1
  • StatForge Pro$4.99

Questions

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

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