Rollune
Choose Roll20 to run games online with maps, tokens and shared sheets in the browser. Choose Rollune for in-person sessions: instant dice, simple characters, presets and a soundboard on your phone, offline.
At a glance
| Rollune | Roll20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Main job | Companion for in-person play | Online virtual tabletop (VTT) |
| Maps, tokens, fog of war | No | Yes |
| Dice roller | Yes: tap-first grid, keep/drop modes, rerolls, presets | Yes: chat commands and sheet rolls, 3D dice |
| Character sheets | Lightweight, linked to dice | Yes: many system sheets |
| Audio | Soundboard: layered ambience, music, effects | Jukebox for tracks |
| Mobile | Native iOS & Android app | Companion mobile app; full features in the browser |
| Offline | Yes | No: online service |
| Price model | Free; optional Premium | Free tier; paid subscriptions and marketplace content |
Checked September 2026 from each product's public pages. Details may change.
Where Roll20 shines
If your group plays over the internet, Roll20 gives everyone a shared board: maps with dynamic lighting on paid tiers, tokens, character sheets for many systems, a dice roller wired into the chat, and a marketplace of adventures. It's a whole online game room.
Where Rollune shines
Around a physical table, a full virtual tabletop is more than you need. Rollune keeps what you reach for mid-session on one phone screen: tap the dice, spin the modifier, roll. Advantage and 4d6 drop lowest are a single tap on the Modes tab, and rolls like "Longsword 1d20+5" become presets you replay all night.
Sound is part of the same screen. Stack ambient layers under music and fire effects from the soundboard, and they keep playing in the background while you roll. Nothing needs an account or a connection, and three interface modes (Advanced, Essential and Soundboard) let each person at the table see only what they need.
Choose Rollune if…
- Your group meets in person.
- You want the fastest possible dice and presets on a phone.
- You want ambience and effects at the table.
- Your venue has unreliable internet.
Choose Roll20 if…
- Your group plays online.
- You need shared maps, tokens and lighting.
- You want purchasable adventures set up for a VTT.
Try before you install
Test the same dice logic in the free online dice roller and the audio in the free RPG soundboard. Playing online? Our guide to playing D&D online covers VTTs, voice and dice.
