Comparison

Plain Dices vs Risk

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Plain Dices

This application serves as a digital replacement for physical dice, perfect for board games or generating random numbers. Simply tap the screen or shake your device to roll.

Highlights
  • Dice replacement for board games
  • Random number generation
  • Tap to roll
  • Shake to roll
Features
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Do you want to play a board game but the dices are lost somewhere? No problem. This small application can replace your dices in board games ("Plain Dices" are suitable as devices for used in tabletop games), and for other purposes (for example can use this app for generating random numbers). In order to "roll the dice" you only need to tap the screen or shake the phone. So this application make only one thing: replaces material dice, but make it in best way.

About

Risk

This app simulates dice rolls and battles for the Risk board game. It offers fast dice rolling, automatic tank updates, and a detailed battle log to keep games smooth and mistake-free. An auto-roll feature can simulate entire battles until a winner is determined.

Highlights
  • Fast dice rolls for attacker and defender
  • Single round or full battle auto-roll
  • Clear battle log and round history
  • Automatic tank count updates
  • Designed for Risk board game battles
  • Optional ad-free purchase
Features
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Risk-y Dice is a fast Risk dice roller and battle simulator for Risk and Risiko board games. Set attacker and defender tanks, choose how many dice to roll, and resolve battles in seconds. The app keeps every Risk battle clear with a detailed battle log and automatic tank updates, so everyone at the table can follow each round instantly. Use Auto Roll to simulate the entire battle automatically: the dice keep rolling until one side dies. Features • Fast Risk dice rolls for attacker and defender • Single round roll or full battle auto-roll • Clear battle log and round history • Automatic tank count updates after every roll • Designed for real Risk board game battles • Optional ad-free purchase If you play Risk often, this Risk dice roller and battle simulator helps keep games fast, smooth and mistake-free.

Screenshots

Plain Dices1 screens
Risk3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plain Dices at none against Risk's 4. Plain Dices also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 26 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Risk sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Plain Dices asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Plain Dices against 5.0 for Risk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plain Dices ships an update every 11 days, Risk every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Plain Dices versus Risk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlain DicesRisk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMykola BlokhinFederica Benacquista

Customer experience

Plain Dices

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Risk

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Plain Dices

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Risk

One-time4
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Tip the Developer$0.99
  • Tip the Developer$4.99
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  • Tip the Developer$9.99

Questions

Is Plain Dices free?
Plain Dices is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Risk free?
Risk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plain Dices or Risk?
Plain Dices and Risk are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Plain Dices or Risk have ads?
Risk shows ads; Plain Dices does not.
Which is updated more often, Plain Dices or Risk?
Plain Dices ships an update every 11 days, and Risk every 26 months. Most recently, Plain Dices was updated on October 8, 2026 and Risk on October 24, 2026.

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