Comparison

Game Master Pathfinder RPG vs PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet

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

Head to head
About

Game Master Pathfinder RPG

This app streamlines Pathfinder RPG game management. It allows for efficient encounter setup, initiative tracking, and dice rolling. Features include campaign management, a compendium of monsters and items, and a quick reference for rules.

Highlights
  • Campaign management with notes and treasure
  • Initiative and stat tracking for encounters
  • Tap-to-roll attacks, skills, and saves
  • Compendium of monsters, items, and spells
  • Monster editor for custom creatures
  • Rules quick reference GM screen
  • Dice roll calculator
  • Dice fudging for easier gameplay
Features
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Game Master will help you run your Pathfinder game more efficiently. Setup encounters, track initiative, and roll attacks all in one convenient app. Features: - Manage your campaign: Build encounters, keep notes, give your players treasure, and much more - Encounter manager tracks initiative, hp, and all the necessary stats of your monsters and PCs - Roll attacks, skills, and saving throws with simple tap - Compendium contains monsters from the Pathfinder Bestiary along with items and spells for the Core Rulebook - Add new monsters using the monster editor - Rules Quick Reference can serves as you're GM screen. - Dice roll calculator lets you roll any dice combo easily - Easy mode setting: For when your players are struggling and you don't feel like having a TPK, fudge your dice rolls to be lower. The app will roll all dice twice and takes the lower of the two. The app is free to download but encounters are limited to a max of 6 combatants. This can be unlocked by purchasing the ad free premium version.

About

PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet

This app simplifies Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition character creation and management. It offers a step-by-step process for building characters, tracking spells and equipment, and even creating custom content. Enjoy a clean, mobile-friendly interface with features like automatic calculations and a digital dice roller.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step character creation
  • Automatic calculation
  • Spell and equipment tracking
  • Custom content creator
  • Digital dice roller
  • Journal entries
  • PDF generation
Features
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PrismScroll is your D&D 5e companion — built around an exceptional character sheet, with the tools you actually need at the table. • Built for both 2014 and 2024 rules. Whether you're sticking with classic 5e or running 5.5e adventures, PrismScroll supports both rulesets — no forced upgrades, no abandoned editions. • No accounts. No ecosystem lock-in. Your characters live on your device, exportable any time. Your content stays yours. Loved by players. Over 1,500 ratings and 250+ written reviews from D&D players who use PrismScroll at their weekly tables. Every review gets read, and many shape the updates we ship. Free features: • Step-by-step character creation with spells, abilities, equipment, and full multiclassing • Mobile-optimized character sheet built for one-handed reference at the table • Spell slot tracking with prepared, expended, and total counters • Equipment and weight tracking • Homebrew creator — build custom classes, items, races, or anything else • Searchable compendium for everything in your app • Level-up walkthroughs (with confetti) • Two free characters, no ads, ever • DM integration via the PrismScrollDM companion app PrismPro unlocks: • Unlimited characters for builds, alternates, and NPCs • Character sharing with other PrismScroll users • Full scrollable pen-and-paper sheet view • Built-in dice roller and calculator • Journal with quick notes, itemized entries, and image storage for maps and references • PDF export of any character sheet • For Dungeon Masters: pair PrismScroll with PrismScrollDM, our companion app built specifically for running sessions. • Play a different system? PrismScroll Sheets lets you build custom sheets for any tabletop RPG. Built on the official System Reference Document, with the freedoms that brings — independent, alternative, and committed to staying that way. Join the community on Discord — link in app settings.

Screenshots

Game Master Pathfinder RPG4 screens
PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet at 3.2K against Game Master Pathfinder RPG's 130. Game Master Pathfinder RPG's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Game Master Pathfinder RPG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Game Master Pathfinder RPG against 4.6 for PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet has 3.2K ratings behind it against 130, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Game Master Pathfinder RPG's written reviews are positive against 76% of PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Game Master Pathfinder RPG versus PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame Master Pathfinder RPGPrismScroll 5e Character Sheet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (130 ratings)4.6 (3.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better75.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1303.2K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB138 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLion's DenSamuel Harmon

Customer experience

Game Master Pathfinder RPG

All ratings129 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative9.1%

PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet

All ratings3,191 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral10.0%
Negative14.1%

Bugs and requests

Game Master Pathfinder RPG

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect racial trait calculations
  • Character creation progress loss on orientation change
  • Inability to delete or edit certain entries
  • Spell and equipment lists not updating correctly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more official races, classes, and subclasses
  • Improve custom content creation and integration
  • Implement character sheet sharing and syncing
  • Add more detailed spell and ability tracking
  • Enhance UI scaling and responsiveness
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  • Provide more background and lore information

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Game Master Pathfinder RPG

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
10 purchases

PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet

One-time10
  • Copper Tip$0.99
  • Silver Tip$2.99
  • (1) Monster Hunt Session$4.99
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  • PrismScroll Pro Pass Upgrade$4.99
  • Character Slot 1$4.99
  • Gold Tip$9.99
  • PrismScroll Pro Pass$9.99
  • (3) Monster Hunt Sessions$14.99
  • Platinum Tip$19.99
  • (10) Monster Hunt Sessions$44.99

Questions

Is Game Master Pathfinder RPG free?
Game Master Pathfinder RPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet free?
PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Game Master Pathfinder RPG or PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet?
PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet is rated higher. Game Master Pathfinder RPG averages 4.6 out of 5 from 130 ratings, while PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet averages 4.6 from 3.2K ratings.
Do Game Master Pathfinder RPG or PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet have ads?
Neither Game Master Pathfinder RPG nor PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Game Master Pathfinder RPG or PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet?
Game Master Pathfinder RPG ships an update weekly, and PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet weekly. Most recently, Game Master Pathfinder RPG was updated on November 7, 2026 and PrismScroll 5e Character Sheet on November 2, 2026.

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