Pirate's Dice vs Miracle Merchant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pirate's Dice
A dice game where players guess the total number of dice showing a specific value across all hidden dice. Compete against friends or AI in this strategic game of bluff and deduction to win gold coins.
- Peruvian dice mechanics
- Single Player AI mode
- Multiplayer network mode
- Customizable portraits and emoticons
- Implemented rule variants
- Cartoon graphics
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Challenge your friends with this fantastic dice game inspired by the ancient Peruvian mechanics also known as Perudo. Play as one of your favorite pirates against opponents from around the world, to win your gold coins booty. Pirate's Dice is a game for 2 to 4 players whose primary scope is to guess at every round how many dice (with a certain value) are present on the table. Early in the game each participant will have 5 6-sided dice, hidden under its container so that the values are known only by the owners. On each round, players make their bets in rotation until the dice are revealed and the "defeated" player will lose one of them... the last player to have at least one die in his possession will win the game .... CHARACTERISTICS: - Large set of implemented rules with all known variants. - Single Player mode: to play offline with 1 to 3 opponents controlled by the artificial intelligence. - Multi Player mode: to challenge up to 3 of your friends on the network. - Captivating cartoon graphics and ability to customize your portrait and emoticons to chat with your friends. - Parrot's tricks (single player mode only): your parrot will look at your opponents dice, but be careful ... the tip is not always the right one! Have fun!
Miracle Merchant
Become an alchemist's apprentice in this solitaire-style card game. Mix and combine ingredient cards to brew potions for adventurers. Enjoy a unique, randomly generated challenge with each game and collect a variety of masterfully crafted potions.
- Solitaire style gameplay
- 41 collectable potions
- Daily tasks
- Daily game with global highscores
- Mix and combine puzzle gameplay
- 2-3 minute playtime per game
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Miracle Merchant is a solitaire style potion brewing card game. In Miracle Merchant you become the apprentice of a master alchemist who creates potions for thirsty adventurers. By mixing and combining different ingredient cards you create powerful potions based on the needs of your customers. Each game has a unique, randomly generated set of cards that will test your skills. By successfully completing games you can collect a variety of masterfully crafted potions. Daily tasks will keep you busy and you can compete with other players via online leaderboards. Features + Solitaire style gameplay + 41 collectable potions + Daily tasks + Daily game with global highscores + Mix and combine puzzle gameplay + 2-3mins playtime per game Visit www.tinytouchtales.com & www.miracle-merchant.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Miracle Merchant at 4.4 against Pirate's Dice's 2.5. Miracle Merchant also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 36 months) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 10). Pirate's Dice's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Pirate's Dice sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Miracle Merchant sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Miracle Merchant holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Miracle Merchant has 1.7K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Pirate's Dice's written reviews are positive against 69% of Miracle Merchant's.
Pirate's Dice ships an update every 36 months, Miracle Merchant monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pirate's Dice | Miracle Merchant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (10 ratings) | 4.4 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 68.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 250 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | +12 |
| Developer | Digital Tales USA LLC | Arnold Rauers |
Customer experience
Pirate's Dice
Miracle Merchant
Bugs and requests
Pirate's Dice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Miracle Merchant
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes when completing potions
- Daily tasks and challenges not working properly
- Inability to restore purchases on reinstall
- Compatibility issues on newer iOS devices
Requested features
5 requests- More game modes and progression systems
- Ability to customize or upgrade potion shop
- Clearer tutorial and in-game explanations
- Synchronization of progress across devices
- Expanded potion and ingredient variety
In-app purchases
Pirate's Dice
- Blackbeard’s bundle$0.99
- Flying Dutchman’s bundle$0.99
- Handful of doubloons$0.99
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- Lot of doubloons$1.99
- Mountain of doubloons$4.99
Miracle Merchant
- Character Unlock 5$0.99
- Character Unlock 6$0.99
- Unlock Character 1$0.99
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- Unlock Character 3$0.99
- Unlock Character 2$0.99
- Unlock Character 4$0.99
- Unlock Miracle Merchant$1.99
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