Good spell coverage, but app is too limiting – Spellbook for Pathfinder Review

This app is very good if you are only looking for a spell compendium that works offline, as a substitute for the online free SRD. The coverage of Paizo published spells is extensive. If the goal is to reproduce a character's spell book, though, the app is quite restrictive. There needs to be quite a bit of additional development (but, I guess, it's only $0.99). For example: You can only select one character class per profile, which presents problems for multi-class casters (since spells can be different levels for different classes) or for characters who gain access to off-list spells from feats, prestige classes, or gameplay. It would be nice to be able to sort by both level and arcane school and by spell descriptors. Also, there should be a mechanism for the character to track individual spell save DCs, which can vary within a spell level because of Spell Focus and the like. (At a minimum, include some way to highlight favored schools or categories of spells.) It would also be helpful for the spell description to automatically factor in the character's caster level, ability scores, and applicable feats to calculate things like distance, duration, and damage. Finally, I would recommend adding the ability to track racial or individual spell-like abilities separately. Edit: Also, there REALLY needs to be some way to: (1) expand/collapse entries for a particular spell level; (2) jump to particular spell levels; and (3) jump to particular letters in the alphabetized list. It's a pain to have to scroll and scroll and scroll to get to the higher level spells or the letters near the end of the alphabet.
Review by VicarofLiquor on Spellbook for Pathfinder.

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