Reviews of Game Master Journal

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List of user reviews and ratings for Game Master Journal

Total ratings

3.84 (Rating count: 73)

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Review summary

Users love the app for its ease of use, campaign organization, and free, ad-free experience with strong search and image-attaching features. Recurrent downsides are paywalled dark mode and unreliable data portability (import/export) across devices, plus occasional save glitches. Addressing these would raise user satisfaction; common requests include reordering items, backups, quests, and expanding locations/notes features.

Pros

Easy to use and minimalist UI
Excellent for organizing campaigns with NPCs, cities, items, and notes, supported by powerful search/filter
Free to use with no ads and privacy-friendly
Highly customizable and capable of storing substantial information
Allows attaching pictures to PCs/NPCs for quick reference

Cons

Dark mode is behind a pay wall (about $1), which many users view as an unnecessary restriction
Export/Import features are unreliable and hinder cross-device data portability (imports can fail or disappear, exports can break)
Occasional data-saving glitches and missing auto-save prompts (risks losing unsaved work)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.00

All time rating average: 3.84

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5% (1)

Date	Author	Comment
2024-10-31	Lu*****	I'm sorry but dark mode SHOULDN'T BE BEHIND A PAY WALL. That is a basic accessibility feature. I understand limiting certain things behind a paywall for income but that isn't one of them.
I'm sorry but dark mode SHOULDN'T BE BEHIND A PAY WALL. That is a basic accessibility feature. I understand limiting certain things behind a paywall for income but that isn't one of them.
2024-10-03	Da*****	Love this app! It's a great way to keep track of everything. There are a few missed opportunities, though. Such as the ability to reorganize the order and the ability to back-up the info.
Love this app! It's a great way to keep track of everything. There are a few missed opportunities, though. Such as the ability to reorganize the order and the ability to back-up the info.
2024-01-23	Un*****	I use this app for a couple of months. Finally had enough information collected in the database to do an XSport export and check it's formatting. Discovered the app cannot handle import function. This is deal breaker. Until the app gets some more abilities to import, I am out.
I use this app for a couple of months. Finally had enough information collected in the database to do an XSport export and check it's formatting. Discovered the app cannot handle import function. This is deal breaker. Until the app gets some more abilities to import, I am out.
2023-12-05	Dr*****	EDIT:Now can't use the Export feature. 🤦Managing the databases is such a pain with this app. It would be my go to if this wasn't an issue. If you switch between multiple devices like I do then I need the databases to be able to move between different devices seamlessly. I keep my having export and import and then sometime (most of the time) the import doesn't go through, or the import gets removed once the app is fully closed.
EDIT:Now can't use the Export feature. 🤦Managing the databases is such a pain with this app. It would be my go to if this wasn't an issue. If you switch between multiple devices like I do then I need the databases to be able to move between different devices seamlessly. I keep my having export and import and then sometime (most of the time) the import doesn't go through, or the import gets removed once the app is fully closed.
2023-12-02	St*****	Great Little App. Have this on the go as you GM. When players ask you info on a random NPC chuck their name in it! It's my new notebook with search functions. This app won't build a campaign setting for you but at least you won't forget anything.
Great Little App. Have this on the go as you GM. When players ask you info on a random NPC chuck their name in it! It's my new notebook with search functions. This app won't build a campaign setting for you but at least you won't forget anything.
2023-08-06	An*****	Best thing for what I was after. Playing an old 8 bit adventure game. That game doesn't have any questions journal. Need this to take notes. (Request to dev, I work add this with your existing features but, please add a quests feature. Add quest task. Can add multiple child quests to any. Has a 'completed' attribute. Can add the usual locations/NPC links)
Best thing for what I was after. Playing an old 8 bit adventure game. That game doesn't have any questions journal. Need this to take notes. (Request to dev, I work add this with your existing features but, please add a quests feature. Add quest task. Can add multiple child quests to any. Has a 'completed' attribute. Can add the usual locations/NPC links)
2023-08-01	La*****	I have been enjoying the app thus far. It is a great tool for keeping npcs sorted. Especially with the search filter cities! Makes my brain hurt a little less from having to remember everything all the time or search through a bunch of papers.
I have been enjoying the app thus far. It is a great tool for keeping npcs sorted. Especially with the search filter cities! Makes my brain hurt a little less from having to remember everything all the time or search through a bunch of papers.
2023-03-17	Vl*****	This is an excellent tool if you are willing to feed it info. Big congrats to the devs! As a small glitch, sometimes it doesn't save the city associated with a location.
This is an excellent tool if you are willing to feed it info. Big congrats to the devs! As a small glitch, sometimes it doesn't save the city associated with a location.
2023-01-11	Vi*****	As a free app this is really handy. Easy to use, customizable, and holds a fair amount of information per entry. Perfect app for some like me who improvs a lot as a GM and need a quick reference so I don't contradict myself.
As a free app this is really handy. Easy to use, customizable, and holds a fair amount of information per entry. Perfect app for some like me who improvs a lot as a GM and need a quick reference so I don't contradict myself.
2022-09-01	Ta*****	App works great to organize campaign notes! Would be helpful for a player taking notes as well.
App works great to organize campaign notes! Would be helpful for a player taking notes as well.