Comparison

Tabletop RPG Dice vs Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop

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

Head to head
About

Tabletop RPG Dice

This app provides a digital dice set for tabletop role-playing games. It includes various dice types and automatically calculates the total of your rolls, simplifying gameplay for popular titles like Dungeons and Dragons.

Highlights
  • Variety of dice (D4 to D20)
  • Automatic roll summation
  • Designed for tabletop RPGs
  • Supports Dungeons and Dragons
  • Supports Pathfinder
Features
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Finally! A dice app designed for Role-Playing Games! Tabletop RPG Dice is a dice-rolling app designed for playing popular tabletop games like Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and many others. The app contains a wide variety of dice, from D4's to D20's, and automatically adds up all your rolls to give you the total.

About

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop

This app empowers Game Masters to run immersive tabletop RPG sessions. It offers tools for tracking player stats, managing encounters, and utilizing battle maps with various customization options. Enhance your game with features like initiative tracking, a random encounter generator, and support for multiple RPG systems.

Highlights
  • Support for multiple RPG systems
  • Initiative, health, and condition tracking
  • Random encounter generator
  • Battle map tools with Fog of War
  • Dice roller and roll tables
  • Content import/export
  • External display support
Features
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Encounter+ is a system-agnostic virtual tabletop and toolkit for Game Masters. Download game-system packages for D&D 5e, Daggerheart, Pathfinder and other tabletop RPGs from the in-app public repository. Track initiative and hit points, look up monsters and spells, and run battle maps with fog of war, line of sight and dynamic lighting on iPad and iPhone. Start free with initiative tracking, encounter building, campaigns, a searchable library and dice rolls. Unlock battle maps with a one-time purchase, or subscribe to Premium for battle maps, remote play and animated effects. No ads, ever. Free Features: • Downloadable game-system packages from the in-app public repository • D&D 5e and Daggerheart packages include system definitions and System Reference Document (SRD) content • Pathfinder package includes the system definition only • Initiative, health, experience, and condition tracking • Random encounter generator and difficulty calculator • Searchable library for monsters, magic items, spells and your own content • Bookmarks, quick search, and customizable shortcuts • Campaigns, modules and asset packs • Rich page content editor • Dice roller and roll tables • Content import/export • iPad Multitasking, split screen, and drag & drop • External display support via AirPlay • No ads—ever Battle Maps — One-Time Purchase: • Tokens, auras, tiles, and spell areas of effect • Square, hex, and custom grid options • Fog of War and dynamic lighting, with bright and dim lights, token vision and multiple wall types • Apple Pencil drawing tools • Animated video backgrounds Premium — Optional Subscription: • Includes all Battle Map features while subscribed • 3D dice roller with multiple themes and styles • Animated tiles, auras, and spell effects • Weather effects including rain, snow, and fog • Built‑in web server with Remote Play Information about subscriptions: • Eligible subscribers can try Premium free for one week. • Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. • Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. • Premium features remain available while your monthly or yearly subscription is active. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. • Read our terms of service (https://encounter.plus/terms) and privacy policy (https://encounter.plus/privacy-policy) for more information.

Screenshots

Tabletop RPG Dice2 screens
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tabletop RPG Dice at none against Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop's 8. Tabletop RPG Dice also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.6). Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 71 months) and ratings volume (566 vs 7). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Tabletop RPG Dice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Tabletop RPG Dice against 4.3 for Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop has 566 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Tabletop RPG Dice's written reviews are positive against 75% of Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabletop RPG Dice ships an update every 71 months, Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tabletop RPG Dice versus Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabletop RPG DiceEncounter+ Virtual Tabletop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better4.3 (566 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better74.9% of reviews
Number of ratings7566 — better
Update frequencyEvery 71 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB132 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperZachary WilliamsQBIT

Customer experience

Tabletop RPG Dice

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop

All ratings566 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews243 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative16.0%

Bugs and requests

Tabletop RPG Dice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Map display issues on external screens
  • Inconsistent behavior after updates
  • Inability to restore previous purchases

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to duplicate monsters
  • Lair actions for custom monsters
  • Integrated character sheet management
  • Improved map import and editing tools
  • Dice rolling and sound effects

In-app purchases

None

Tabletop RPG Dice

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time6
  • External ScreenFree
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
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  • Large Tip$6.99
  • Huge Tip$8.99
  • Battle Map Support$10.99

Questions

Is Tabletop RPG Dice free?
Tabletop RPG Dice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop free?
Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tabletop RPG Dice or Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop?
Tabletop RPG Dice is rated higher. Tabletop RPG Dice averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop averages 4.3 from 566 ratings.
Do Tabletop RPG Dice or Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop have ads?
Neither Tabletop RPG Dice nor Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabletop RPG Dice or Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop?
Tabletop RPG Dice ships an update every 71 months, and Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop monthly. Most recently, Tabletop RPG Dice was updated on October 7, 2026 and Encounter+ Virtual Tabletop on October 16, 2026.

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