Library
Creatures, spells, items, players, notes and roll tables, all searchable and filterable. Edit anything, or create your own from scratch.
Introduction
Encounter+ is the app you run your table from. It keeps your creatures, spells, items and notes in one library, builds encounters out of them, tracks initiative while you play, and puts a battle map on the table — with a second, player-facing view for the people sitting across from you.
It runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac, works entirely offline, and stores everything on your own device.
What it does
Section titled “What it does”Encounters & initiative
Build an encounter ahead of time or on the fly, roll initiative, and track hit points, conditions and turns while you run it.
Battle maps
Maps with tokens, walls, lighting, line of sight and fog of war, plus drawing tools, markers and areas of effect. Available as a one-time purchase.
Player screen
Mirror a player-facing view to a TV or projector over AirPlay or HDMI — the map, the initiative order, images and handouts, without your notes.
Remote play
A built-in web server lets players open the map in a browser and move their own tokens from anywhere. Part of the Premium subscription.
Dice roller
A standard roller everywhere a roll is needed, with an optional 3D roller and dice themes for Premium subscribers.
Campaigns & modules
Organise your material into campaigns and modules — adventures, maps, pages and handouts kept together and loaded when you need them.
Your own game system
The app is not hard-wired to one ruleset. A game system defines what content types exist and how they look, and you can install, switch or build your own.
Works offline
Everything lives in a local database on your device, so the whole app keeps working with no network at all — and it backs itself up on a schedule.
Import & export
Bring in modules, campaigns, systems, maps in .dd2vtt / .uvtt format, CSV files and images —
and export your own content back out. Legacy XML content still imports.
What you get without paying
Section titled “What you get without paying”Encounter+ runs a complete game out of the box. The library and compendium, creating and editing content, encounter building, the initiative tracker, campaigns and modules, import and export, roll tables and the dice roller are all included.
There are no ads, ever — not in the free app, and not anywhere else. Nothing is interrupted by advertising and nothing is unlocked by watching one.
Two purchases add to that: a one-time Battle Map purchase unlocks maps, tokens, lighting and line of sight, and an optional Premium subscription adds remote play, 3D dice, animated tiles, weather effects and early access to new features — mainly as a way to support ongoing development. See Purchases for the details.
Where to go next
Section titled “Where to go next”- New here? Start with the Quick Start.
- Want the mental model first? How it works explains the four parts of the app in a few minutes.
- Just updated from version 4? Read Upgrading from Version 4 — there is one step to know about.
- Setting up maps? See the Battle Map guide and Line of Sight.
- Playing with people who aren’t in the room? See Remote Play.
- Curious about rulesets other than 5E? See Game Systems.
- Looking for a specific setting? The Settings Overview lists every screen.
More info
Section titled “More info”For common questions, take a look at the FAQs. If your question isn’t answered there, ask on our Discord or on r/EncounterPlus.