Comparison

ROME vs Basic Yacht Dice Game

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

Head to head
About

ROME

Lead antiquity's greatest empire in this classic strategy game. Build your civilization, command massive armies in real-time battles, and manage your economy and affairs on a turn-based campaign map. Experience epic historical warfare on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Turn-based campaign map
  • Massive real-time 3D battles
  • Empire management (economic, civil, religious)
  • 19 playable factions
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Mouse and keyboard support
Read full description

READ BEFORE BUYING: Please expand this description and read the full list of supported devices below to confirm that your device is supported. History’s greatest empire, now in your hands. Experience the full glory of ROME: Total War on iOS! Build and rule antiquity’s greatest empire by fighting spectacular real-time battles in huge turn-based campaigns. BUILT FOR iOS Pick up and play the classic strategy game with new features and an interface designed for mobile play. 19 PLAYABLE FACTIONS Relive the glory of the Roman Empire, or rewrite history as one of the ancient world’s great powers. COMPLETE COMMAND Direct your troops using intuitive touch controls, or play with any iPadOS-compatible mouse and keyboard. ENORMOUS 3D BATTLES Lead your armies and outwit your opponents in massive real-time clashes that shape history. SOPHISTICATED EMPIRE MANAGEMENT Direct your economic, civil and religious affairs from the Campaign Map. === ROME: Total War requires iOS 16.1 or later. You need 4GB of free space on your device, though we recommend at least double this to avoid initial installation issues. Supported iPhones: • iPhone 8/8 Plus and later • iPhone SE 2nd Generation (2020) and later Supported iPads: • iPad mini 5th Generation (2019) and later • iPad Air 3rd Generation (2019) and later • iPad 5th Generation (2017) and later • Any iPad Pro © 2002–2025 The Creative Assembly Limited. Originally developed by The Creative Assembly Limited. Originally published by SEGA. Creative Assembly, the Creative Assembly logo, Total War, ROME: Total War and the Total War logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of The Creative Assembly Limited. SEGA and the SEGA logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of SEGA Corporation. Developed for and published on iOS by Feral Interactive Limited. iOS, iPad and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Feral and the Feral logo are trademarks of Feral Interactive Ltd. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

About

Basic Yacht Dice Game

A strategic dice game combining luck and skill. This classic game offers a pure, uninterrupted experience with no advertisements or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Dice game
  • Strategy and luck
  • No ads
  • No in-app purchases
  • Classic gameplay
Features
Read full description

A dice game. A game of dice. A game full of strategy and luck. This game has been known by many names over countless æons, but here: it is YACHT. As with all the games in my Basic series, there are NO ads and NO in-app purchases, ever.

Screenshots

ROME4 screens
Basic Yacht Dice Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Basic Yacht Dice Game at $1.99 against ROME's $9.99. Basic Yacht Dice Game also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.1). ROME's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 2) and chart position (#62 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

ROME costs $9.99 and Basic Yacht Dice Game $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Basic Yacht Dice Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ROME has 19K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of ROME's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic Yacht Dice Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
ROME versus Basic Yacht Dice Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterROMEBasic Yacht Dice Game
Price$9.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.8 (19K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#62 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3.7 GB72 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFeral Interactive LtdCharles Cuny

Customer experience

ROME

All ratings18,830 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews509 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative16.5%

Basic Yacht Dice Game

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ROME

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when loading campaign or battles
  • Music and sound issues (multiple tracks playing at once)
  • Unit selection and movement bugs
  • Graphical glitches (oversized units, broken textures)

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer mode
  • More playable factions (e.g. Macedon, SPQR)
  • Ability to control naval battles
  • More historical battle scenarios
  • Improved unit formation controls

Basic Yacht Dice Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ROME

No in-app purchases

None

Basic Yacht Dice Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ROME free?
ROME costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basic Yacht Dice Game free?
Basic Yacht Dice Game costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ROME or Basic Yacht Dice Game?
Basic Yacht Dice Game is rated higher. ROME averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Basic Yacht Dice Game averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ROME or Basic Yacht Dice Game have ads?
Neither ROME nor Basic Yacht Dice Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ROME or Basic Yacht Dice Game?
ROME ships an update every 2 months, and Basic Yacht Dice Game every 2 months. Most recently, ROME was updated on October 21, 2026 and Basic Yacht Dice Game on October 20, 2026.

Other comparisons