Comparison

Embers vs Simple NPC

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

Head to head
About

Embers

This app offers a comprehensive toolkit for tabletop RPG players and game masters. It includes character creation, a virtual tabletop for live sessions, and world-building tools. Content syncs across devices, with a free tier for core features and an optional upgrade for unlimited content.

Highlights
  • Character creation and management
  • Integrated virtual tabletop
  • World-building tools
  • Cross-device content syncing
  • Support for multiple RPG systems
Features
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Embers is the all-in-one toolkit for tabletop RPG (TTRPG) players and game masters. Three powerful tools in one app, plus an integrated virtual tabletop with no extra subscription. Free forever for your main characters, campaign, and world. No ads, ever. VAULT: Create and manage characters with full digital sheets that support combat, ability scores, inventory, and spells. PLAY: Run live sessions with a built-in virtual tabletop. Initiative tracking, battle maps, tokens, and session notes in one place. IMAGINE: Build and browse your worlds. Pages, timelines, people, and places on iPhone and iPad. Your content syncs across iPhone, iPad, and the web. Upgrade for unlimited characters, campaigns, and worlds. Compatible with D&D 5e and 5.5e, Pathfinder, Pathfinder 2e, and Savage Worlds Deluxe. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Simple NPC

Instantly create detailed fantasy characters with unique names, appearances, motivations, and secrets. Offers millions of name combinations and billions of appearance possibilities for game masters and storytellers.

Highlights
  • Millions of name combinations
  • Billions of unique appearances
  • Complete NPC generation in one tap
  • Lock fields and randomize others
  • Save and return to NPCs
  • Exclude unwanted races/professions
Features
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Simple NPC generates fully realized fantasy characters in a single tap. With over 1 million possible names drawn from 7,000+ handcrafted entries across 17 races, and billions of unique appearance combinations across professions, ages, and social classes — no two sessions at the table need the same face twice. Built for game masters, worldbuilders, novelists, and anyone who needs a believable person to appear at the inn, guard the gate, or sell something suspicious at the market. Every NPC comes with a complete physical description — height, build, skin, eyes, hair, clothing, and a telling detail that makes them feel like someone who existed before you walked in. Add a profession, social class, age, and race, and the generator produces a character grounded in those specifics. A destitute elder orc scribe reads differently than a wealthy young halfling merchant. The details reflect who they actually are. What Simple NPC generates: — Physical appearance: build, face, skin, eyes, hair, and clothing — A notable detail: a scar, tattoo, piece of jewelry, profession item, or behavioral tell — A motivation: what they want right now, in this moment — An rare secret: a reveal that changes everything Races included free: Human, Elf, Half-Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, Halfling, Half-Orc, Tiefling, Dragonborn Pack 1 — Expanded Races & Professions ($1.99): Orc, Goblin, Kobold, Lizardfolk, Cinderborn, Stoneborn, Tideborn, Galeborn — plus 10 additional professions, including Noble, Spy, Bard, Hedge Witch, and Cartographer Full Access ($4.99): Every current pack plus every future pack released — one price, forever Features: — Over 1 million possible name combinations — 7,000+ handcrafted name entries across 17 races — Billions of unique NPC appearances — Generate a complete NPC in one tap — Lock any field and randomize the rest — Exclude races or professions you don't use — Save NPCs and return to them later — Quick archetypes for common NPC types — Designed for dark and light mode — No ads. No subscriptions. No account required. Built by Two One Nine, LLC · crookedtavern.com

Screenshots

Embers4 screens
Simple NPC3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Embers at none against Simple NPC's 2. Embers also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Simple NPC sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Embers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Embers against 5.0 for Simple NPC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Embers versus Simple NPC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmbersSimple NPC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB14 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEmbers Design Studios, LLCBenjamin Van Allen

Customer experience

Embers

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Simple NPC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Embers

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple NPC

One-time2
  • Pack 1$1.99
  • Full Access$4.99

Questions

Is Embers free?
Embers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple NPC free?
Simple NPC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Embers or Simple NPC?
Embers and Simple NPC are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Embers or Simple NPC have ads?
Neither Embers nor Simple NPC shows ads.

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