Short answer: for the closest experience with friends, try Friends & Fables (friends play free, up to 25 free turns a day). For free solo D&D-style play, try AI Realm. For stories outside fantasy, or a ready-made campaign you can start in seconds, try Questner.
Old Greg's Tavern is one of the most-loved AI tabletop apps: 4.8 stars from more than 5,000 ratings on the App Store. You make a character, gather up to six friends from one invite link, and an AI Dungeon Master runs the session in rounds.
The catch is that every round costs something. Players usually look for an alternative for one of three reasons: they want to play free, they want unlimited play without counting rounds, or they want genres beyond fantasy.
Here are seven options, with what each does better and worse than Old Greg's Tavern. Questner is our own platform, and it's on the list.
How Old Greg's Tavern pricing works
- Free: a starter adventure, plus free rounds from extras like daily riddles and linking Discord.
- Adventurer: $4.99, one-time (50 rounds).
- Hero: $14.99 a month (200 rounds).
- Legend: $24.99 a month (450 rounds), plus discounted extra rounds.
A round is one full cycle: the party acts, rolls checks and the AI DM responds. Bought rounds don't expire, and friends you invite play free. For a party that meets weekly, that's good value. For one player in a long campaign, rounds go quickly.
Quick comparison
| App | Best for | Free option | Paid from | Group play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Questner | Ready-made stories in any genre | 40 messages + 7-day trial | $9.99/mo (2,000 messages) | Mainly solo |
| Friends & Fables | D&D rules, maps and dice with friends | Up to 25 turns a day | $19.95/mo | Up to 6, friends free |
| AI Realm | Free solo 5e play with art | Messages that refill every ~4 hours | $4.99/mo (300 messages) | Solo-focused |
| Everweave | Cinematic fantasy on mobile | ~60 messages a month | $5.99/mo | Solo |
| AI Game Master – Dungeon RPG | Many genres on mobile, with multiplayer | Free to start | $0.99 for 25 turns | Yes |
| AI Dungeon | Open-ended sandbox stories | Free tier | Up to $99.99/mo | Limited |
| ChatGPT | Building your own campaign | Yes | $20/mo (Plus) | No |
Prices in US dollars, checked 11 November 2026. Check each app before you subscribe.
The 7 alternatives
1. Questner: ready-made campaigns in any genre
Best for: solo players who want to start a story right away, in fantasy or anything else.
Questner is a library of text adventures, most of them made by its community, run by an AI Game Master. For an Old Greg's Tavern-style fantasy session, start with In Character, its most-played game: rise through an adventurers' guild, but break character and the world turns hostile. For dice and classic rules, try 5e Sandbox. For a dungeon crawl, try Dungeon World: escape three floors.
- Price: 40 free messages, a 7-day free trial, then $9.99 a month for 2,000 messages. No per-round pricing.
- Beyond fantasy: life sims, horror, cultivation, isekai, history and romance.
- Dice: a "karmic dice" setting prevents long streaks of bad rolls.
Where Old Greg's Tavern is better: it's built for groups, while Questner is mainly solo. It also has native iOS and Android apps; Questner runs in your phone's browser.
2. Friends & Fables: the closest match for groups
Best for: D&D groups who want rules, maps and a party, without a human DM.
Friends & Fables' AI Game Master, Franz, runs 5e-inspired campaigns with character sheets, dice, maps, tokens and lore pages. Like Old Greg's Tavern, friends play free and only the host pays.
- Price: free with up to 25 turns a day. Paid plans are $19.95, $29.95 and $39.95 a month, with unlimited standard turns. Party size grows with the plan, up to 6.
Where Old Greg's Tavern is better: it's quicker to jump into, especially on a phone. Friends & Fables has more to set up and costs more per month.
3. AI Realm: the best free option for solo D&D
Best for: solo players who want free 5e-style play.
AI Realm runs on 5e SRD rules, with dice, turn-based combat on a map that tracks HP, and built-in portrait and scene art, even for free users.
- Price: free messages that refill roughly every four hours. Paid plans are $4.99 (300 messages), $9.99 (750) and $14.99 a month (unlimited).
Where Old Greg's Tavern is better: group play, and memory. AI Realm relies on campaign notes that you keep tidy yourself.
4. Everweave: cinematic fantasy on your phone
Best for: solo fantasy stories with D&D flavour, on mobile.
Everweave's AI Dungeon Master tracks HP, inventory and conditions for you and calls for skill checks when needed.
- Price: about 60 free messages a month. Paid plans start at $5.99 a month (300 messages), with message packs from $2.99.
Where Old Greg's Tavern is better: you can play with friends, and its reviews are stronger. Everweave's most common complaint is that messages run out fast.
5. AI Game Master – Dungeon RPG: many genres, with multiplayer
Best for: mobile players who want group play outside pure fantasy.
This app (4.7 stars from 5,700+ ratings) offers fantasy, anime and isekai, sci-fi, horror and superhero stories, with multiplayer and AI-generated images.
- Price: free to download. Turn packs start at $0.99 for 25 turns, with subscriptions from $14.99.
Where Old Greg's Tavern is better: its round includes the whole party, so a group session can work out cheaper.
6. AI Dungeon: the open-ended original
Best for: open sandbox stories with few rules.
AI Dungeon started this category in 2019. You can play almost anything, and there's a free tier.
Where Old Greg's Tavern is better: structure. AI Dungeon has no party, dice or DM-style pacing out of the box, and memory depends on your plan.
7. ChatGPT: build your own
Best for: players who enjoy writing prompts and want full control, for free.
With a good setup prompt, ChatGPT can run a campaign.
Where Old Greg's Tavern is better: almost everything else. You have to write the rules, track the dice and stop the AI from playing your character.
Is there a free Old Greg's Tavern alternative?
Yes, three good ones:
- Friends & Fables: up to 25 free turns a day, and friends join free. The closest free match for group play.
- AI Realm: free messages that refill every few hours, for solo D&D-style play.
- Questner: 40 free messages plus a 7-day free trial, then a monthly plan with 2,000 messages instead of per-round pricing.
