Dized vs Five Minute Dungeon Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dized
Learn to play tabletop games with interactive tutorials and searchable rules. Skip the rulebook and jump straight into the fun with guidance that adapts as you play. Access publisher-approved rules and FAQs for a smooth gaming experience.
- Interactive game tutorials
- Searchable game rules
- Publisher-approved content
- In-game rule lookup
- FAQ section
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Dized contains Rules and Tutorials for tabletop games, including card, board, miniature or RPGs (role-playing games)! TUTORIALS teach you how to play games while you play! It’s like having someone at the table teaching you the game, so you to skip the rulebook and start the game immediately. This means you can fully focus on having fun with the new game, like Kingdomino, Blood Rage, ICECOOL, 7 Wonders, Carcassonne, Bang!, Fluxx and many more! RULES provide you an answer to any question. Included is full game rules with a built-in FAQ and a search. No more tedious PDF files! Rules are approved by the publisher, so you know the information is correct! Learn more at dized.com! Terms & Conditions: https://dized.com/terms-and-conditions/
Five Minute Dungeon Timer
This app acts as a timer for the 5-Minute Dungeon board game. It visually displays the remaining time and provides audio cues at key intervals, allowing players to fully immerse themselves in gameplay without needing to constantly check a separate timer.
- Displays time remaining
- Announces timer milestones
- Focuses gameplay
- Audio cues
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The 5-Minute Dungeon Timer App is designed to be used with the 5-Minute Dungeon board game. It displays the time remaining in the round and announces when the timer hits certain milestones, leaving players free to focus on playing the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dized at 4.6 against Five Minute Dungeon Timer's 3.3. Dized also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Five Minute Dungeon Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Dized sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Five Minute Dungeon Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dized holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 328 and 136 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Dized's written reviews are positive against 38% of Five Minute Dungeon Timer's.
Dized ships an update every 2 months, Five Minute Dungeon Timer every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Dized | Five Minute Dungeon Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (328 ratings) — better | 3.3 (136 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 38.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 328 — better | 136 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 240 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Playmore Games | Wiggles 3D |
Customer experience
Dized
Five Minute Dungeon Timer
User reviews
Dized
From 328 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent tutorials
- 👍 Helpful for learning new games
- 👍 Great companion app for board games
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 👍 Surprisingly good
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Limited game selection
- 💸 Intrusive ads
- 🤖 Poor voice acting and robotic narration
- 🤔 Clunky and unintuitive UI
Five Minute Dungeon Timer
From 136 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎭 Multiple entertaining narrator voices
- 🎵 Atmospheric background music enhances gameplay
- ⏱️ Functional timer mechanism
- 👍 Simple and easy-to-use interface
- 🎮 Adds excitement and tension to board game
Room to improve
- 🔊 Audio/sound not working on iPhone (most critical issue)
- 📱 Inconsistent audio across different iOS devices
- 🔇 Sound only works when device mute switch is OFF (poorly documented)
- 🔋 High battery consumption during use
- 📐 Poor iPhone X/XS/XR display support and optimization
Bugs and requests
Dized
Reported bugs
5 issues- Tutorials not working or crashing
- Inability to select number of players
- Incorrect or incomplete tutorial content
- Upside down orientation on tablets
- Login and registration issues
Requested features
5 requests- More game tutorials in multiple languages
- Ability to search for specific games
- Option to remove ads or get a premium version
- Improved compatibility across devices
- Better integration with physical game components
Five Minute Dungeon Timer
Reported bugs
10 issues- No audio output on iPhone devices (widespread and persistent)
- Audio stops working after first game or extended inactivity
- Sound incompatible with iPhone silent/mute switch (design flaw)
- Audio only functions with Bluetooth speakers on some iPhones
- App doesn't appear in phone settings on some devices
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- Timer acts sporadic and unreliable after recent updates
- Incompatibility with iPhone 6, 6s, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 11, 13 Pro, 14, XR
- Audio works on iPad but not on iPhone (device-specific issue)
- Audio broken after iOS updates (iOS 17.4.1, iOS 18)
- No sound on Android version despite working on other platforms
Requested features
12 requests- Allow sound to play in silent/mute mode like other apps
- Add more narrator voices and character variety
- Multiple different lines per narrator instead of repetitive phrases
- Dynamic music that intensifies as time runs out
- Background music during pauses or between rounds
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- Different narration for different game bosses/stages
- Personal best time tracking and win/loss ratio statistics
- Custom recording feature for personalized narration
- Full screen support for iPhone X and newer models
- Landscape mode optimization
- French, German, and Spanish narrator options
- Apple TV app version
In-app purchases
Dized
- Dized+ Monthly$2.991 Month
- Dized+ Yearly$24.991 Year
- Level 1 Game Tutorial$0.99
- Level 2 Game Tutorial$1.99
- Level 4 Game Content$3.99
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- Level 5 Game Tutorial$4.99
- Level 6 Game Content$5.99
- Level 7 Game Content$6.99
- Level 8 Game Content$7.99
- Level 9 Game Content$8.99
Five Minute Dungeon Timer
No in-app purchases
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