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A comparison chart of the most popular Gloomhaven Companions Apps

This is a comparison of popular companion apps. Since it was created by the author of Gloomhaven Secretariat, it's biased. If you would like to see features listed here that are missing, feel free to contact me!

Please note that GHS, XHA and FOC are mostly clones/successors of GHH, while GHFS, as the name suggests, is not just a companion app, but a full stack app. So GHFS allows full online play and has many more features than the other apps (and listed here) like full scenario map support and many more (see gloomhaven.smigiel.us/#features). But since GHFS can also be used to replace companion apps like GHH, I listed it here.

This is not a comparison of usability, performance or any visual, so personal taste and expectations may differ from a simple table of features!

  • supported
  • support with limitations
  • no support
  • missing information
Tracking GHS XHA FOC GHFS GHH
Track all figures (Character, Monster + Standees, Summons, Objectives, Escorts)
Track basic data (HP, Conditions)
Track Initiative (incl. sorting)
Monster Abilities
Monster Attack Modifier Deck
Curse & Bless Attack Modifier
Ally Attack Modifier Deck
Scenario Setup (Monster, Objectives, Escorts)
Separate Rooms/Sections
Character Attack Modifier Deck
Character Perks
Character Scenario XP
Character Scenario Gold
Character Progress (XP, Gold/Resources, Items, Perks etc.)
Character Ability Cards
Campaign Progress ✅❗
Event-Decks
Battle Goal Deck 1
Multiple Parties/Campaigns ✅❗2
Loot Deck
Frosthaven Outpost (Calendar, Resources, Buildings, Town Guard etc.)
Town Guard Deck
Item Management (automatic unlocks etc.)
Integrated Map (interactive)
Integrated Scenario/Section Book (interactive)
Random Dungeons ✅❗3 ✅❗3
World Map
Scenario Flow Chart
Editions GHS XHA FOC GHFS GHH
Gloomhaven
Forgotten Circles (including Diviner Mechanics)
Jaws Of The Lion
Frosthaven
The Crimson Scales 4
Solo Scenarios (for supported Editions)
Trail Of Ashes 4
Seeker Of Xorn 5
Ice Rift ✅❗5
Blood and Sand 5
supports Envelope X 5
supports Frosthaven Crossover Characters 5 6 6 6
support Satire's Extended Battle Goals 7
Additional Features GHS XHA FOC GHFS GHH
Synchronize multiple clients 8
Right Management for clients
Undo/Redo function 9
Undo/Redo history
Calculate Abilities (based on stats)
Add Basic Values to Stats
Update Elements
Consume Elements by Monsters
Expire Conditions
Automatic Advantage/Disadvantage Draw for AM Decks
Automaitc apply Conditions (like wound, regenarate etc.)
Automatic ask for applying Conditions (like poison, ward etc.)
Character Ability Cards Enhancements
Character Items (manage item states)
Loot Deck Enhancements
Assign Loot Cards to Character
Special Scenario Rules/Notes
Apply Special Scenario Rules ✅❗10
Automatic Standees
Assign Standee Numbers
Sort Standees
Select multiple standees
Random Standees
Active Standees
Hide Standees
Drag Values (Initiative, HP, XP, Gold) ✅❗11 ✅❗11
Play without initiative required
Automatic level calculation ✅❗12
Apply certain abilities (self conditions, elements, summons)
Ability Card Names 13 14
Named Summons
Summon Stats
Active Summons
Mark Long Rest
Automatic apply Long Rest (perform Heal 2)
Support ≥ 5 Players rules
Absent Characters
Localization 15 ✅❗16
Offline Support 17
Devices GHS XHA FOC GHFS GHH
Web 18
Windows 19 ✅❗19 20
MacOS 19 ✅❗19 20
Linux 19 ✅❗19 20
Android ✅❗19 ✅❗19 20
iOS ✅❗19 ✅❗19 18
Contribution GHS XHA FOC GHFS GHH
OpenSource License 21 22
Custom Content
Monster Editor (Stats + Abilities)

Footnotes

  1. Need to be enabled in Settings Menu

  2. Manually save/load states for multiple parties

  3. Only support monster cards, dungeon cards must be drawn manually 2

  4. Some special rules data not complete, but fully playable 2

  5. Need to be enabled in Data Management Menu 2 3 4 5

  6. Since no perks or any advanced character management support, there is no need to support those Crossover Characters! 2 3

  7. Need to be enabled in Data Management Menu, afterwards added in Battle Goals Setup

  8. Need separate server component GHS Server, public instance available

  9. Unlimitied Undo/Redo

  10. Only spawns rules yet

  11. Currently HP only 2

  12. Level only shown, must be set manually

  13. By default only shown on hovering card or fullscreen card, can be activated permenent in settings

  14. only shown on full screen card view

  15. Support for English, German, French and Korean (missing translations for CS and FH)

  16. Many languages supported, but many label missing: English, Czech, Hungarian, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portugues, Russian, Spanish

  17. Installable as PWA

  18. Not available anymore 2

  19. As web application available 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  20. Not officially available anymore 2 3 4

  21. Source Code (AGPL 3.0)

  22. Source Code (AGPL 3.0)