Comparison

Five Minute Dungeon Timer vs Custom Dice.

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Displays time remaining
  • Announces timer milestones
  • Focuses gameplay
  • Audio cues
Features
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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.

About

Custom Dice.

Design and roll custom dice for any game. Personalize each die with unique sides and unlimited possibilities. Perfect for board games, RPGs, and creating your own storytelling tools.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited dice
  • Custom number of sides per die
  • Personalize die sides with designs
  • Ideal for board games and RPGs
  • Create story dice
  • Lock rolled dice to continue rolling
Features
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Custom Dice allows you to create all kinds of dice, adapt them to your needs and then roll your dice. • Create any number of dice, each with as many sides as you want • Each dice side is painted by you, so unusual dice designs with an unusual number of sides are also possible • Perfect for all kinds of board games, RPGs, including games you have designed and more ... • Make your own story dice • Rolled dice can be put aside(locked) and you can continue to roll with the remaining dice

Screenshots

Five Minute Dungeon Timer3 screens
Custom Dice.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Custom Dice. at 5.0 against Five Minute Dungeon Timer's 3.3. Five Minute Dungeon Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (136 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Custom Dice. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five Minute Dungeon Timer has 136 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five Minute Dungeon Timer ships an update every 5 months, Custom Dice. every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Five Minute Dungeon Timer versus Custom Dice.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive Minute Dungeon TimerCustom Dice.
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (136 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings136 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB28 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperWiggles 3DMilos Lukas Ziolkowski

Customer experience

Five Minute Dungeon Timer

All ratings135 ratings
Positive54.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative37.0%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive38.3%
Neutral12.8%
Negative49.0%

Custom Dice.

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

Bugs and requests

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

Custom Dice.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Five Minute Dungeon Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Custom Dice.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five Minute Dungeon Timer free?
Five Minute Dungeon Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Custom Dice. free?
Custom Dice. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Five Minute Dungeon Timer or Custom Dice.?
Custom Dice. is rated higher. Five Minute Dungeon Timer averages 3.3 out of 5 from 136 ratings, while Custom Dice. averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Five Minute Dungeon Timer or Custom Dice. have ads?
Custom Dice. shows ads; Five Minute Dungeon Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Five Minute Dungeon Timer or Custom Dice.?
Five Minute Dungeon Timer ships an update every 5 months, and Custom Dice. every 3 months. Most recently, Five Minute Dungeon Timer was updated on November 2, 2026 and Custom Dice. on October 30, 2026.

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