# Story Dice by Thinkamingo — user reviews > 71 indexed App Store user reviews of Story Dice by Thinkamingo by Thinkamingo, rated 4.70/5 from 57 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/story-dice-by-thinkamingo/id525351988/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/story-dice-by-thinkamingo/id525351988.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 44 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Story Dice by Thinkamingo? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💡 Great for creative writing - 💡 Inspires storytelling - 💡 Useful for language classrooms - 💡 Good for breaking writer's block - 👍 Fun for all ages - 👍 Accessible with voiceover - 👍 Encourages imagination - 👍 Versatile educational tool - 👍 Simple and easy to use **Cons** - 🐛 Dice disappear off screen - 🐛 Not ideal for lengthy stories - 🐛 Can be confusing for young children - 👎 Some find it a waste of money - 👎 Limited customization - 👎 Not a direct writing tool **Commonly reported bugs** - When 10 dice are selected some disappear off the screen - Shake doesn't work well for some - No way to get back to the home page in some versions - Not compatible with 2nd Generation iPod **Most requested features** - Add animation - Allow outside music to be played - Improve dice selection (roll button, mark used dice) - Shuffle rolled dice - Manipulate dice with finger - Lock dice and holiday dice - Add more pictures/customization options - Add a freeze dice option - Make dice animated ## Newest reviews (16 of 71) ### 4/5 — Awesome! *2016-02-14* Awesome Ideas for story writing! ### 5/5 — perfect for my 1st grader!! *2015-08-12* I started using this the summer between kinder & 1st grade. he LOVES it. first we started just telling the story, by mid-summer he was writing his stories. it has really helped him by expanding his thinking and writing more than 1 sentence during 'free choice' writing at school. ### 3/5 — A litte suggestion *2015-07-16, version 1.5* Great job in keeping with the original game. I would like to say though it is not the best set up. You get a new hand every time you touch the screen. It need to have a roll button separately. Then when you touch the dice they need to go to the top of the screen to show they have been used. ### 5/5 — Simply perfect *2015-03-23, version 1.5* This is a great idea! Instead of using tech to isolate us, this app bring people together! It looks really cool too!! Thanks app people! ### 5/5 — Awesomeness! *2015-02-01* Great little app! ### 4/5 — Love it! *2014-11-26* I have the Rory's Story Cubes but always misplace them. This app is definitely worth the price. Haven't clicked through to see all the pictures yet, so not sure about the amount of pictures it has yet. One suggestion for fixing would be to allow outside music to be played while using this app. I write with music and usually switch to the app when I get stuck, I don't like having my music stop right when I get going, as it takes away precious seconds...especially when I do word sprints to write. I'd like to play music and have this app opened constantly for that reason. Advice for people complaining it's limited: take one dice at a time. Try to use your imagination for the picture on the dice, yes, but also to the events surrounding the die; leading up to it, surroundings, smells, characters. Add depth to it. I've written over 25,000 words in just using 5 dice. You just gotta be creative in your thinking patterns! Otherwise great app! Love it! Highly recommended! ### 4/5 — Great for story time with the kids. *2014-11-04, version 1.5* I'd love to see some animation. ### 4/5 — Roll the Dice *2014-10-07, version 1.5* This app works well in my digital media class when needing story ideas. The shake doesn't work that well for us but just touching the screen works just as great. ### 5/5 — Excellent collaborative imaginative fun *2014-09-27* Unlike most apps, Storydice is an app that requires you use your imagination. I love using this with my kids for collaborative storytelling and iPad sharing fun. ### 3/5 — Pretty good *2014-08-04* I like this app because it's a clever way to get your brain juices flowing, but I agree with some other reviewers about the fact that it's not very good if you're trying to write a story. A lengthy story, anyway. For short-one-page-long-stories, this app can be lots of fun. This app is great, though, to play with your friends and play games with. ### 5/5 — Just what I was looking for *2014-06-19* A great little app that helps my son with his creative writing, we love it! ### 5/5 — Good story starters *2014-03-15* Good app to get the ideas flowing. ### 5/5 — ^_^ *2014-03-15, version 1.5* Perfect ### 4/5 — Amazing app! *2014-03-04, version 1.5* I'm an illustrator and this app really helping me. Just a simple design but so great imagination to play with. This helping me create a great story to share everyday ;) ### 3/5 — Ok but limited. *2014-03-02* It has potential but is just like many other creative writing tools in iOS, it lacks customization and what you get is just a toy. It would be nice if I could change the graphics in the dice by adding photos or words. The only important setting it has, is to control the number of dices it rolls. As it is now, is too generic and simple for writers. ### 5/5 — Creative and fun *2014-02-27, version 1.5* My daughters think this is a great activity. It really challenges them in a fun way. I’ve recommended it to their school. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not great. Sorry… *2024-08-31* When 10 dice are selected some disappear off the screen. Was originally looking for story cubes that used to be great, this didn’t get very close to that. Sorry don’t like giving bad reviews. Experience doesn’t feel great If you can improve the app happy to up my score If it wasn’t only £1.99 i would ask for a refund ### 1/5 — Bundle swindle *2015-12-30, version 1.6* Bundle swindle. Beware, this is POINTLESS. ### 1/5 — Just... Why? *2015-01-25, version 1.5* This app is a rip off! You tap the screen and the picture changes and that's it. No option to start writing, no description, why does this even exist? Waste of 3 bucks. DONT BUY IT!!! ### 1/5 — Rubish app *2014-02-24* This app is STUPID!!!! ### 1/5 — Story Dice *2013-01-04* This is a terrible app! When yo open it, you get a choice of "Story" or "Dice". I clicked on "Story" and got picture dice. Every time I tapped, the dice changed. So far, so good. What I discovered though is that there is no way home! So I never did discover what was involved in the other option. I wan my money back - complete waste of £1.49! ### 2/5 — Waste of money *2015-06-27, version 1.5* This app is a total waste of money. I think it should be free. 99 cents for a app like this is a waste. I wish I did not buy this app. I could have bought something so much better! ### 2/5 — Change *2013-03-30, version 1.4* The app is ok, I would like to be able to Shuffle the rolled set like word with friends, or manipulate the set with your finger ### 2/5 — Disappointed *2012-10-24* While the dice are great, I feel like there is misleading information about this app. I felt like the descriptions led me to believe I could write the story or do journal entries right in the app as the dice come up. I really didn't want to carry a notebook along! ### 2/5 — Not compatible with 2nd Generation *2012-08-28* Was really excited about getting this then found out it wasn't compatible with 2nd Gen ipod :-( a bit disappointed! ### 2/5 — not worth it *2012-06-10, version 1.0* disappointing replica of an existing product ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fun and imaginative. *2025-06-27* Love the concept of this game and how it gets you thinking. I love the fact it’s fully accessible with voice over too which helps people like me who are totally blind. Can’t wait to play this game when I’m next on holiday with my family. Keep up the good work. I’ve also downloaded Lists for writers and name dice. ### 5/5 — Love this *2020-06-05* Very helpful for a creative writer like myself! Thank you ### 5/5 — Fantastic for language classrooms *2019-07-17* I use this app to have students create sentences, paragraphs or stories. In conversation activities I use them to spark ideas to discuss. ### 5/5 — Great prompts for writers *2018-03-05* I’ve found this particularly useful for smaller writing exercises, where I need help finding a direction to take. Totally worth it! ### 5/5 — Great fun! *2017-05-11* I love this app! I do a lot of writing on my phone and when I get a little stuck, I shake up the story dice to lead me forward. Fun and helpful! ### 5/5 — Fun! *2017-04-16* I have played this game with people from toddlers to senior citizens. Fun for every age! ### 5/5 — Helps with writer's block *2016-09-04* I'm doing a 30 stories in 30 days challenge to help break through some writer's block. This works just as advertised and has helped immensely with idea generation. ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2016-02-06* They do exactly what they say and they do a great job. My kids and I Love to use these and tell stories to each other. ### 5/5 — Use in Creative Writing Class *2016-01-24* I use this once or twice a semester as a story or poem starter for students. Each student gets a different set of dice. It's easy to use and gives students one tool to tackle writers' block. ### 5/5 — Story Building ideas *2015-11-30, version 1.5* This app is great to use as a tool to get the creative juices running. My homeschool girls love making stories up with this app! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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