Comparison

CharTaker vs ScribbleMind

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

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About

CharTaker

Features
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CharTaker is a free, offline character sheet manager for the Starfinder 1st Edition Roleplaying Game built with user experience and ease of use top of mind. Build a character from scratch, level up at the table, and track everything mid-session - no books or WiFi required. ALL 13 CLASSES Envoy, Mechanic, Mystic, Operative, Solarian, Soldier, Technomancer, Biohacker, Vanguard, Witchwarper, Nanocyte, Evolutionist, and Precog. CHARACTER CREATION Step-by-step guided wizard. Pick your ancestry, theme, class, and ability scores. Assign skill ranks, choose feats, class features, and learn spells. LEVEL UP FAST A streamlined flow walks you through everything you gain at each level: HP, SP, skill ranks, new class features, feat slots, ability score increases, and spells. Edit previous levels anytime. FULL CHARACTER SHEET Track ability scores, skills, saves, AC, BAB, speed, HP, Stamina, and Resolve in one place. Tap any skill to roll. See bonus breakdowns so you know exactly where every number comes from. COMBAT TRACKER One-tap attack rolls with full dice breakdowns - hit, damage, and critical results displayed clearly. Track SP and HP with Starfinder's damage-flows-through-stamina-first system. SPELLS & ABILITIES Browse the complete spell database with filters by class, level, and school. Track spell slots, cast spells, and manage class abilities like Paradoxes, Stellar Modes, Expertise, and more. EQUIPMENT SHOP Browse hundreds of weapons, armor, and gear. Filter by type, level, and category. Buy and equip items directly to your character sheet. CLASS FEATURE BROWSER Every class feature, specialization, fighting style, connection, gear boost, magic hack, and more - browsable and searchable with full descriptions. MULTIPLAYER Allow for two way tracking of encounters between DM and players, no account required! STARSHIP COMBAT Track your starship's shields, hull points, weapons, and systems. Pick your crew role (Captain, Pilot, Engineer, Gunner, Science Officer) and manage ship combat alongside your character. DICE ROLLER Built-in dice rolling for attacks, skills, and saves with full roll breakdowns and history. GM TOOLS: INITIATIVE TRACKER Run combat right from your phone. Add players and enemies, roll initiative, and step through turns with a single tap. Track enemy HP with quick-adjust buttons and see EAC, KAC, and attack details at a glance. GM TOOLS: BESTIARY Import creatures from the integrated bestiary โ€” 47 pre-built monsters with full stats, attacks, and CR ratings. Or add custom enemies on the fly. GM TOOLS: CONDITIONS REFERENCE Look up any status effect instantly. All 30+ Starfinder conditions with full rules text, searchable by name or keyword. No rulebook needed. WORKS OFFLINE All data is stored locally on your device. No account needed, no server connection required. Your characters are yours. FREE & COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED CharTaker is and will always be free to use. Built with love for the Starfinder community. This app uses trademarks and/or copyrights owned by Paizo Inc., used under Paizo's Community Use Policy (paizo.com/communityuse). It is not published, endorsed, or specifically approved by Paizo.

About

ScribbleMind

Features
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ScribbleMind is an AI-powered creative writing app built for storytellers who want to write more, imagine more, and collaborate with the people they love. Craft rich, detailed stories with the help of an AI that understands your world โ€” your characters, your tone, your genre, your rules. Whether you're writing fantasy epics, dark romance, sci-fi thrillers, or slice-of-life drama, ScribbleMind adapts to your vision. Write your way Continue your story with one tap, direct the AI with your own prompts, or throw in a Wildcard to shake things up and take the story somewhere unexpected. Build your characters Create deep, detailed character profiles with appearance, personality, backstory, relationships, skills, and more. Your characters travel with your stories, so the AI always knows who it's writing about. Collaborate in real time Link up with a partner and write together. Collab stories sync live across devices so you always see what's happening โ€” and you'll even see when your partner is typing a directive. Make it yours Choose your theme, accent color, background gradient, font size, and point of view. ScribbleMind is built to feel like your space. Your stories, always saved Everything saves automatically. Come back to any story exactly where you left off.

Screenshots

CharTaker4 screens
ScribbleMind4 screens

Verdict

The call

CharTaker and ScribbleMind 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CharTaker versus ScribbleMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharTakerScribbleMind
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB30 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJAMES CORNELIUS EMERY ZABELNatalie Yonan

In-app purchases

None

CharTaker

No in-app purchases

None

ScribbleMind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CharTaker free?
CharTaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScribbleMind free?
ScribbleMind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CharTaker or ScribbleMind have ads?
Neither CharTaker nor ScribbleMind shows ads.

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