Comparison

Adventure Codex vs Assistant for Fate

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

Head to head
About

Adventure Codex

Features
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Adventure Codex is a D&D 5e play companion built for the table. Track HP, spell slots, currency, consumables, and shared loot in real time, on your iPhone or iPad, with optional cross-device sync for the rest of the party. WHAT YOU CAN DO โ€ข Track HP, temp HP, and death saving throws with full 5e rules support (instant death, stabilization, critical damage doubling failures). โ€ข Manage currency in copper, silver, gold, and platinum โ€” change-making is automatic, so a 5 gp purchase just works. โ€ข Set up consumables for spell slots, class features, ammunition, and potions. Long rests reset everything; short rests reset what should. โ€ข Multiple characters per device. Switch quickly between them. โ€ข Optional cloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and the web app at adventurecodex.app โ€” same character, any device. โ€ข Share a Table with your party. Everyone sees the same loot pool, the same currency pool, the same audit log when items move around. โ€ข Upload your own DM maps. Pinch-zoom and pan through high-res tile pyramids built for fast play, no laggy single-image rendering. PRIVACY-FIRST No ads. No trackers. No selling your data. We don't use your content to train AI models. Sign up with an email address (one-time magic link, no passwords); the rest is up to you. Read our full Privacy Policy at adventurecodex.app/privacy. WHAT'S FREE, WHAT'S PAID The character tracker, multi-character support, and cross-device sync are free forever. A subscription unlocks Group Loot and DM map uploads for your whole table โ€” once any one player at the Table subscribes, the whole party gets access while it's active. $19.99/year with a 7-day trial. Cancel anytime in Settings โ†’ Apple ID โ†’ Subscriptions. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED TO START Open the app and start tracking โ€” no sign-up, no email, no friction. Add an email later if you want to sync across devices or share with your party. QUESTIONS Reach us at support@adventurecodex.app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://adventurecodex.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://adventurecodex.app/privacy

About

Assistant for Fate

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Create and manage characters, roll dice and run your games offline. Assistant for Fate is an independent companion app for the Fate roleplaying game system. Whether you are a seasoned game master or sitting down to your first session, it gives you everything you need to build, manage and play your characters โ€” all in one place, and completely offline. FEATURES Character management: create, edit and organise a whole roster of characters. Aspects, skills, stunts, stress and consequences: the full sheet, laid out for play. Fate point tracking: spend and refresh at the table without reaching for a pencil. 3D dice roller: physics-driven Fate dice with customisable settings. Modules: turn parts of the sheet on and off to match the way your table plays. Inventory and notes: keep gear and session notes with the character they belong to. Fully offline: no account, no internet connection, no tracking. 30 languages. Built for Fate players who want a clean, fast sheet that stays out of the way of the story. Free and open source: github.com/Stanislavsonder/fate LEGAL AND ATTRIBUTION Assistant for Fate is an independent, unofficial application. It is not published, sponsored or endorsed by Evil Hat Productions, LLC, and it is not affiliated with them. The Fate rules content used in this app is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). The following attributions are required by that license: "This work is based on Fate Core System and Fate Accelerated Edition (found at https://www.faterpg.com/), products of Evil Hat Productions, LLC, developed, authored, and edited by Leonard Balsera, Brian Engard, Jeremy Keller, Ryan Macklin, Mike Olson, Clark Valentine, Amanda Valentine, Fred Hicks, and Rob Donoghue, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license." "This work is based on Fate Condensed (found at https://www.faterpg.com/), a product of Evil Hat Productions, LLC, developed, authored, and edited by PK Sullivan, Lara Turner, Fred Hicks, Richard Bellingham, Robert Hanz, and Sophie Lagace, and licensed for our use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license." Fate (TM) is a trademark of Evil Hat Productions, LLC. The Powered by Fate logo is (c) Evil Hat Productions, LLC and is used with permission. The app's own source code is released under the MIT License. The MIT License does not apply to the Fate rules text described above, which remains under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license, nor to any Evil Hat Productions trademark or logo.

Screenshots

Adventure Codex3 screens
Assistant for Fate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Assistant for Fate at none against Adventure Codex's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Adventure Codex sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Assistant for Fate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adventure Codex ships an update every 5 weeks, Assistant for Fate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Adventure Codex versus Assistant for Fate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdventure CodexAssistant for Fate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.415.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size55 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAdventure Codex, LLCStanislau Daronin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Adventure Codex

Subscriptions1
  • Adventure Codex Premium$19.991 Year
None

Assistant for Fate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Adventure Codex free?
Adventure Codex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Assistant for Fate free?
Assistant for Fate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Adventure Codex or Assistant for Fate have ads?
Neither Adventure Codex nor Assistant for Fate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Adventure Codex or Assistant for Fate?
Adventure Codex ships an update every 5 weeks, and Assistant for Fate every 2 months. Most recently, Adventure Codex was updated on October 31, 2026 and Assistant for Fate on November 5, 2026.

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