Comparison

Dicey Dungeons vs Payroll Dice

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

Head to head
About

Dicey Dungeons

Embark on a challenging deckbuilding roguelike adventure as a giant walking dice. Battle monsters, collect loot, and level up heroes in an ever-changing dungeon. Strategize against the unpredictable nature of dice rolls to escape Lady Luck's domain.

Highlights
  • Deckbuilding roguelike gameplay
  • Battle monsters
  • Find better loot
  • Level up heroes
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Dice roll mechanics
Features
Read full description

"It is going to be hard for anything on mobile to top this for me" - TouchArcade Game of the Week Become a giant walking dice and battle to the end of an ever-changing dungeon! Can you escape the cruel whims of Lady Luck? In this new fast-paced deckbuilding roguelike from Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon, VVVVVV), Chipzel, and Marlowe Dobbe, you'll fight monsters, find better loot, and level up your heroes as you work together to take down the Goddess of Fortune, Lady Luck herself. Balance your carefully planned strategies against the unknown of a dice roll.

About

Payroll Dice

Strategically manipulate dice rolls to score points and pay off debts. Build unique dice combinations with new faces and synergies to overcome challenges. Face a loan shark in boss rounds with random modifiers and test your skills in an endless mode.

Highlights
  • Strategic dice manipulation
  • Dice face customization
  • Synergy crafting
  • Boss rounds with modifiers
  • Unlockable dice sets
  • Endless mode
  • Bite-sized runs
Features
Currently charting
Read full description

CONTROL THE CHAOS This isn't a luck simulator. This is strategic dice manipulation. Throw 3 dice. Rotate each die to any visible face. Score to pay your debts. BUILD YOUR PERFECT DICE Spend pips in the shop after each roll. Add new faces, craft synergies, and build something that probably shouldn't work — until it does. Every decision compounds. Every run feels different. FACE THE LOAN SHARK Clear your debts and the shark himself shows up. He doesn't play fair. Boss rounds twist the rules with random modifiers. 8 DICE SETS TO UNLOCK Different starting faces, unique passive abilities, and entirely new combo potential — every unlocked die opens a fresh tactical rabbit hole. Over 100 Unique Dice Faces Rotate Dice to Control Your Luck 7 Unlockable Dice — each transforms how you play Boss Rounds with Random Modifiers Endless Mode — difficulty scales infinitely 15–30 Minute Runs — perfect bite-sized sessions True Roguelike — no permanent upgrades, pure skill Strategic Combo Crafting High Replayability NO SAFETY NETS. NO EXCUSES. No meta-progression. No permanent upgrades. Every run starts from zero. Build from blank dice to devastating combos in 10 rounds. Think you've figured it out? Endless Mode is waiting. Simple to learn. Impossible to master. Throw. Rotate. Score. Shop. Survive. Can you pay off the loan shark before he cashes in?

Screenshots

Dicey Dungeons4 screens
Payroll Dice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Payroll Dice at every 4 days against Dicey Dungeons's every 7 months. Payroll Dice also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Dicey Dungeons's advantage is ratings volume (220 vs 5) and chart position (#43 vs #162). On price, review sentiment, 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

Dicey Dungeons costs $4.99 and Payroll Dice $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Payroll Dice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dicey Dungeons has 220 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Dicey Dungeons's written reviews are positive against 80% of Payroll Dice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dicey Dungeons ships an update every 7 months, Payroll Dice every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Dicey Dungeons versus Payroll Dice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDicey DungeonsPayroll Dice
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.6 (220 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings220 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#43 — better#162
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size842 MB136 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDistractionware LimitedGeorge Timms

Customer experience

Dicey Dungeons

All ratings220 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative16.4%

Payroll Dice

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Dicey Dungeons

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tutorial not registering inputs
  • Buttons/controls bugging out
  • Crashes and performance issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Vertical/portrait mode support
  • Cloud save/sync across devices
  • More content and character variety
  • Better balance and progression

Payroll Dice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dicey Dungeons

No in-app purchases

None

Payroll Dice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dicey Dungeons free?
Dicey Dungeons costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Payroll Dice free?
Payroll Dice costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dicey Dungeons or Payroll Dice?
Payroll Dice is rated higher. Dicey Dungeons averages 4.6 out of 5 from 220 ratings, while Payroll Dice averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Dicey Dungeons or Payroll Dice have ads?
Neither Dicey Dungeons nor Payroll Dice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dicey Dungeons or Payroll Dice?
Dicey Dungeons ships an update every 7 months, and Payroll Dice every 4 days. Most recently, Dicey Dungeons was updated on September 24, 2026 and Payroll Dice on September 10, 2026.
Which is more popular, Dicey Dungeons or Payroll Dice?
Dicey Dungeons currently peaks at #43 in the App Store charts, and Payroll Dice at #162. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

Other comparisons