Rollune
For in-person play in one app: Rollune (dice, characters, presets, soundboard, offline). For official rules and full 5e builds: D&D Beyond. For online maps: Roll20, Foundry VTT or Owlbear Rodeo. For deep audio: Syrinscape or Tabletop Audio. For prep: Kobold+ Fight Club, donjon and World Anvil.
Updated September 2026. We make Rollune; every other entry is included because it's genuinely useful and we describe it based on its public information.
All-in-one table companion
Rollune (iOS, Android)
Dice roller (d2–d100 and custom, modifiers, advantage, keep/drop, up to 10 rolls at once), characters with stat-linked rolls, saved presets, and a soundboard with music, layered ambience and effects that keeps playing in the background. Works offline; free with optional Premium. Try the dice roller, soundboard and character sheet in your browser. Best for: in-person groups who want one fast app on the table.
Official rules and character building
D&D Beyond
The official digital toolset for D&D: rulebooks, a full character builder, campaigns and a mobile app with character sheets and dice. Best for: players who want official content and automated 5e builds. Rollune vs D&D Beyond.
Fight Club 5th Edition
A detailed D&D 5e character manager for iOS and Android with automatic calculations, an SRD compendium and PDF export. Compare.
Demiplane
Official digital rules and character tools for supported systems, including Pathfinder 2e's Nexus, in the browser. Compare.
Virtual tabletops (online play)
Roll20
Popular browser VTT with maps, tokens, sheets for many systems and a marketplace. Compare.
Foundry VTT
Powerful self-hosted VTT with a one-time license and a huge module ecosystem. Compare.
Owlbear Rodeo
Clean, fast browser maps with extensions for dice and more. Compare.
Sound and ambience
Syrinscape
Professional, adventure-specific soundscapes with apps for desktop and mobile. Compare.
Pocket Bard
Curated soundscapes with intensity control and matching stingers, on iOS and Android. Compare.
Tabletop Audio
Free, patron-supported ambient tracks in the browser. Compare.
GM prep
Kobold+ Fight Club
Free web encounter builder for 5e: filter monsters and check encounter difficulty.
donjon
Classic free random generators for dungeons, names, treasure, towns and more.
World Anvil
Worldbuilding wiki and campaign manager for lore-heavy campaigns.
Our recommended stacks
| Group | Stack |
|---|---|
| New in-person group | Rollune + free basic rules |
| In-person D&D, rules-heavy | D&D Beyond for builds + Rollune at the table |
| Online group | A VTT (Roll20, Foundry or Owlbear) + voice chat + a soundboard |
| Atmosphere-focused GM | Rollune or Syrinscape + a Bluetooth speaker |
