New combat-tracker with focus on "keyboard-only" DMs

Hi there, I have been developing a combat-tracker that specializes in keyboard use. The latest idea I had was to add a MacOS like global search-bar to it where you can enter commands to for example, heal or damage a character, add a condition with timer, toggle concentration, look up spell descriptions or glossary terms etc. all with fuzzy search and quick selects where possible. It is completely free to use and offers more features as well. 

Any DMs who like these sorts of apps are welcome to try it out, there is a Demo mode where you can test without creating or account.

Here it is a quick demo video: https://youtu.be/QxOe4drNTDU
and here is the app: https://topoftheround.com
 

How would you compare its utility and features to say Avrae?

I haven't used Avrae but from what I can tell from looking at the website it has a discord chat only aproach? I think a better comparison would be something like Shielmaiden. Compared to that I think my app is easier to get into but I guess I am but biased in that respect 😉

My app is much more aimed at DMs to manage a complex combat encounter by keeping track of all NPC health, conditions, concentration, stats in general, attack roll resulting, etc.

There is a web-view for the participating players that the DM can share, but it is primarily aimed at the DM.

There also is a quick lookup of the SRD monster stats, spells, glossary terms without leaving the main page which I think will help DMs quickly lookup info all without leaving the page or even using a mouse at all. 

I think I will crate a screen recording and do a walkthrough if the apps features. Better to show than tell 😅

This is pretty interesting, I love the diverse features. 

Although, seems to me there are so many of these things flying around online. I've seen people post their Excel Spreadsheet combat tracker. You probably have a lot of competition.

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This is pretty interesting, I love the diverse features. 

Although, seems to me there are so many of these things flying around online. I've seen people post their Excel Spreadsheet combat tracker. You probably have a lot of competition.

That is very true. There are a lot of combat/ini trackers out there. The Excel aproach seems doable but I really don't like to use Excel or any spreadsheet app for that since it is just way to finicky and can easily break if you click the wrong buttons or change a formula by accident. It also reminds me of work, so it is not for me ;). But I can see how a lot of people would prefer something like that since it also is very flexible.

My combat-tracker is a bit different since it is easy to get into and doesn't try to give you every possible option at once. The UI focuses on the basics and then you have the keyboard commands to give you many more options and actions in a very quickly accessible way. So it is unique enough to differentiate itself from the competition in my opinion. In terms of competition I think my app sits somewhere between the "all-options" offering of something like Shieldmaiden and something like Improved Initiative; So I hope a nice middleground for the DMs who like to use these kinds of tools. Plus the app is still in Beta and I am changing features a lot, so people can really help make this into exactly the app they want by suggesting features or ideas on how to for example make the UI better, etc. 

Anyway, if you try it out let me know what you think! :)