All,
I did some searching with google, with the App Store, and on this forum. My search-fu is notoriously weak, but I can't find good info on what apps are out there for Pathfinder or even gaming in general. Specifically *current* info on what is still good.
I have an iPhone 5 and an iPad 2 but I am also interested in android apps. But the iPhone 5 is my main.
What's the state of Pathfinder apps these days? Dice rollers, srd/prd references, spell cards, monster lists, campaign tools, map makers ... you name it. I am interested.
Thanks!
I have several of them. But I use Android so I don't think they are available for iPhone... maybe. Look for something called PF Battles.
So for Android
I also have iCrit, critical deck cards
iFumble is out there, but I stay away from that :-)
There's the Masterwork Tools pf Open reference (very useful)
Summoner lite : summoned criter stats free but with a paid version available (didn't check what the extra's were)
D&D dice well it's die roller, what can I add more?...
Pathfinder Npc's (not enough of those but its okay)
Spellbook
Feats
Those are about all I need right now.
Didn't like most of the initiative rollers out there so I bought the full PF Battles. It's not perfect but it'll do for now.
Also saw a few soundboards and mapping programs, but they had a meh effect on me.
Cool. I will look into some of those.
Are there any iPhone dice rollers with 3d dice where you shake the phone? I think Dicenomicon does that but recent reviews say it has become unstable.
Thanks!
Hmmm. wouldn't know about that, sorry.
Even though I have a die roller app, I have never REALLY used it. It's there in case I am ever stupid enough to forget me dice at home. My tablet already has to many apps open at the same time, using the roller would be a hassle as you have to switch form one app to the other.
Would you know of an adroid app that could show your runnig apps in a mosaic-type window?
So I am not aware of any. I mainly use iPad and iPhone, but not a lot yet, so my app knowledge is pretty slim.
Thanks!
You can turn on multi-finger gestures and use 4 fingers to switch between apps on the iPad by simply swiping left/right.
The apps I use:
- PFR
- PFRPG rd
- Spellbook
- Summoner
- iBooks
- Goodreader
- Occationally, Feudz Dice and Feudz Loot
I have iCrit and iFumble, but we don't use those decks. I wish they provided the other decks as apps...
And for fun I have iPatch (when playing pirates!)
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Seconding PFRPG rd - the other SRD app requires separate purchases of each book, so it is cheaper on the whole. There are a few problems with indexing and searching, but you can usually find what youneed.
Personally, I really like Character Folio. It's a bit buggy, but it's very cheap compared to Hero Lab, and it does a very good job of keeping things organized. There are a ton of options, and it's easy to make custom ones as well.
There are a few iPad initiative trackers, but I have yet to find one that I am really stuck to.
Goodreader is also excellent.
I used Goodreader ($4.99 for the iPhone, $4.99 for the iPad), today for the first time at the table. I just "typed" extra loot and lined-out items that I used. I had a "HP" text object near my portrait that I kept updating with my current hit points. This created an "annotated" verison of the PDF I was modifying (a print-out from HeroLab). So now I will update HeroLab with the changes.
The unsubstantiated rumor is that HeroLab will come out with a limited version of their app this December - so lets hope we get favorable Harrow deck reading on that. This unsubstantiated rumor is why I have not invested in Character Folio.
The problem with creating apps is that its takes so much time to make a half-way decent app. You have to spend 500-1000 hours just learning how to program to get good enough to make a good app...and then getting paid pennies, literially, for all your hard work. Unless you get paid as an App Developer its going to be a serious hobby. At least Google doesn't take 30% of your profit from the app you just created...
Oh and when you have a half-way decent idea for an app there are guys with a team of programmers behind him, that will make a knock-off within days. I know a guy who spends a time just searching for apps that he then turns to his team of App Developers. They create the app in a day or two and then come out with a copy. They can turn them out so fast because they have a large library of apps to pull from. They also have a network of apps where they can "see other apps that this developer has made," that get people to rank it up. I've heard of some people paying for ratings to star up their apps, but that's unsubstantiated.
Oh and here's the latest on the iOS version of Herolab (November 16th).
My spouse just picked up a 4th gen iPad. Assuming I can borrow it from her for some role-playing, what would you guys say are the "must-have" apps, including character sheet, for a player who primarily casts spells?
Outside of a few apps (PFRPG rd & Spellbook), most seem to have pretty low ratings in the app store.
I'm using a TouchPad right now, but the apps are pretty limited. They have a really nice dice roller app for it, at least (better than what I've seen on iOS and Android). I've mainly just created spellbooks using Microsoft Word, copying text from d20pfsrd, and saving as PDF. With no integrated search, it's a bit of a pain if you use a Wizard given the number of spells you have at high levels.
The spellbook apps usually have "Favorites" and some actually have spellbook "bookmarks", but really its easier just search for the spell you're going to cast on someone else's turn than trying to maintain a list.
You could just use a "Reminder App" and place all your spell there and check them off as you cast them. Then unremind them after you rest :-P A shopping list app might work too - each store is a "spell list".
There are offline webpage apps that store a page for later use. PFR for iOS has it built-in and I use it to take offline pages. I've also created some pages with Javascript with simple forms controls to do things like calculate potion, wand, scroll costs and stuff like that (just Google for them).
You can always just take screenshots of stuff and make an Album in your photos of rules. If you don't have the page number in the photo you can always "annotate" with text on the photo with free apps.
Here's a pcgen character viewer for Droid, that help? :)
For a 3d dice roller, look for PIP. sometimes the dice land on each other, but they can just be moved out of the way. The roller can also be left on a surface and the screen double tapped to get the dice to roll.
The only thing I hate is that you can accidentally select to send the makers a message or rate the app. Since I have done neither, I have no idea if they go away once I do so.
PFRPG RD is awesome, although the built-in search is sometimes not the greatest. I usually end up bookmarking the stuff I couldn't find via search just so I'll be able to quickly get to it the next time. Still amazing value and extremely helpful.
I bought Dicenomicon, which has been good and bad. I love setting up one-touch custom rolls for just about everything and being able to switch characters quickly, but the built-in character sheets for Pathfinder are extremely buggy.
Also nabbed the Crit and Fumble decks, which are pretty sweet.
I like using an iOS app called Photo Collage Creator and create collages of stat blocks. It has a great image editor too.
If you want a really good image editor you can get Aviary to make portraits.
I can't recommend Combat Manager enough.
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Are there any apps out there which allows for both:
a) SRD reference
b) Spell reference
c) Iniative tracker
d) Ability to add monsters yourself
PF Battle looks good for c), but for the rest I would need other apps?
b) Spell reference
What about this one:
Grimoire is a comprehensive electronic spellbook. It covers all magical core classes (Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Sorcerer, and Wizard) and puts a searchable, filterable, groupable list of magical spells right at your fingertips.
Grimoire is based on the PRD and the Paizo Spells Database by Mike Chopswil (d20pfsrd.com).
The current version also adds the magical base classes and allows creation of your own spellbooks.
The PFRPG PD is pretty great actually, I just wish I could add unique monsters or NPCs to the battle manager.
Are there any apps out there which allows for both:
a) SRD reference
b) Spell reference
c) Iniative tracker
d) Ability to add monsters yourselfPF Battle looks good for c), but for the rest I would need other apps?
Combat Manager... You can add stuff from herolab
Brilliant. Looks like you can edit stuff yourself directly into Combat Manager.
Thanks!
Unfortunately, the multi-tasking is impossible.. the app needs to load forever each time you switch apps.
Never mind, whatever caused the app to load for 30 seconds+ every time i multi-tasked two days ago, it's gone now and it works fine.
The entire AP I'm gm-ing has all NPC stats entered into the Combat Manager, making this a must have for me. Thanks!
Carl the designer of the AP has a thread on the boards - if there are any bugs let him know.
Edit.... It's Kyle I think.