Comparison

d20 Calculator vs Scrivener

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

Head to head
About

d20 Calculator

This app is a specialized calculator for tabletop role-playing games. It allows users to input complex dice roll combinations, including additions, subtractions, multiplications, and divisions, and provides instant results. Save custom rolls and enjoy realistic sound effects for an enhanced gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Calculate complex dice combinations
  • Support for any dice type (dx)
  • Save and label frequently used rolls
  • Dice roll sound effects
  • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide dice
Features
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A calculator for table top games. Enter any combination of die and get the result instantly. It can be as simple as "1d4" and as complex as "(3d100 + 5d7) x 3d2". No need to add up all the numbers yourself. d20 Calculator is a useful tool for any RPG or tabletop game. Features: - Save your frequently used rolls with labels to help you identify which rolls belong to which attacks. - "dx" button lets you roll any type of dice needed.. ever need a d7? - Add, subtract, multiply, and divide any combination of dice. - Dice roll sound effect so everyone know you're not cheating. - 6 stylish themes available.

About

Scrivener

This app is a comprehensive writing tool designed for long-form manuscripts. It allows users to compose text in any order, manage research materials alongside their writing, and export to various formats. It supports flexible outlining and restructuring of content.

Highlights
  • Manuscript composition in sections
  • Research material integration
  • Flexible outlining and reorganization
  • Export to multiple formats
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Project-wide search
Features
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“The biggest software advance for writers since the word processor.” —Michael Marshall Smith, bestselling author Typewriter. Ring-binder. Scrapbook. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Tailor-made for creating long manuscripts, Scrivener banishes page fright by allowing you to compose your text in any order, in sections as large or small as you like. Got a great idea but don’t know where it fits? Write when inspiration strikes and find its place later. Grow your manuscript organically, idea by idea. Whether you plan or plunge, Scrivener works your way: meticulously outline every last detail first, or hammer out a complete draft and restructure later. Or do a bit of both. All text sections in Scrivener are fully integrated with its outlining tools, so working with an overview of your manuscript is only ever a tap away, and turning Chapter Four into Chapter One is as simple as drag and drop. Need to refer to research? In Scrivener, your background material is always at hand. Write a description based on a photograph. Reference a video or PDF. Check for consistency with an earlier chapter. On the iPad, open two documents side-by-side; on the iPhone, flip between research and writing with just two taps. Once you’re ready to share your work with the world, simply compile everything into a single document for printing, or export to popular formats such as Word, PDF, Final Draft or plain text. You can even share using different formatting, so that you can write in your favorite font and still keep your editor happy. FEATURES Get Started • Interactive tutorial project • Keep each manuscript and supporting materials in a self-contained project • Import Word, RTF, Final Draft and plain text files • Easily split imported text into separate sections Get Writing • Write your manuscript in sections of any size • View all sections as a single text using the “Draft Navigator” (iPad only) • Quickly navigate sections using the “binder” sidebar • Format with fonts and presets • Comments, footnotes, links and highlights • Simple bullets and lists • Insert images • Pinch-zoom to resize text • Full-screen mode (iPad only) • Typewriter scrolling mode keeps typed text center-screen (iPad only) • Write a screenplay using scriptwriting mode • Live word and character counts • Set word and character count targets • Find and replace • Customizable keyboard row provides quick-access buttons for formatting, navigation and punctuation • Comprehensive keyboard shortcuts for external keyboard users • Dark mode Find Your Structure • Write in any order and reorganize later • Write a synopsis for any text section and see it in the outline • Expand, collapse and drill down into sections of your project • Rearrange sections as index cards on the corkboard (iPad only) • Project-wide search • Track ideas using labels and status • Apply custom icons to your sections Refer to Research • Import research material such as image, PDF and media files • View research files or other sections right alongside your writing (iPad only) • Every section has its own notes area for jotting down ideas • Supports multitasking split screen mode (supported devices only) Share Your Work • Compile to a single document for sharing or printing • Use different formatting in your exported or printed document • Export to Word, RTF, Final Draft, PDF or plain text • Convert rich text to Markdown for sharing with Markdown apps • Create and email zipped backups of your projects Work Anywhere • Use Dropbox to sync between devices and with the macOS and Windows versions of Scrivener* • Copy projects between devices via iTunes * Requires a Dropbox account (not compatible with iCloud). SUPPORT You can contact us at ios.support@literatureandlatte.com, visit our forums at http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum, or find us @scrivenerapp on Twitter.

Screenshots

d20 Calculator4 screens
Scrivener4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: d20 Calculator at Free against Scrivener's $23.99. d20 Calculator also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 46%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). Scrivener's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#6 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads and device support 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

d20 Calculator is free to download; Scrivener costs $23.99 up front. d20 Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scrivener asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

d20 Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scrivener has 2.6K ratings behind it against 343, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of d20 Calculator's written reviews are positive against 46% of Scrivener's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

d20 Calculator ships an update every 5 months, Scrivener every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
d20 Calculator versus Scrivener: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterd20 CalculatorScrivener
PriceFree — better$23.99
Rating4.7 (343 ratings) — better4.2 (2.6K ratings)
Positive reviews85.5% of reviews — better45.6% of reviews
Number of ratings3432.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#6 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLion's DenLiterature & Latte

Customer experience

d20 Calculator

All ratings342 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative7.3%

Scrivener

All ratings2,595 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews722 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral16.8%
Negative37.7%

Bugs and requests

d20 Calculator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when attempting to purchase the full version
  • Crashes when trying to save more than one dice roll
  • Ads still present even after purchasing the full version

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for iPad multitasking features
  • Implement option to re-roll 1s or discard certain dice
  • Improve saved roll management (e.g., ability to edit saved rolls)
  • Add a character creation feature (4d6 drop lowest)

Scrivener

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

d20 Calculator

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99
None

Scrivener

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is d20 Calculator free?
d20 Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrivener free?
Scrivener costs $23.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, d20 Calculator or Scrivener?
d20 Calculator is rated higher. d20 Calculator averages 4.7 out of 5 from 343 ratings, while Scrivener averages 4.2 from 2.6K ratings.
Do d20 Calculator or Scrivener have ads?
Neither d20 Calculator nor Scrivener shows ads.
Which is updated more often, d20 Calculator or Scrivener?
d20 Calculator ships an update every 5 months, and Scrivener every 3 months. Most recently, d20 Calculator was updated on October 26, 2026 and Scrivener on October 26, 2026.

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