Simple Dice vs Counter Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Dice
This application provides a straightforward way to simulate rolling one or two six-sided dice. It's designed for quick and easy use when you need random dice outcomes.
- Roll one D6 die
- Roll two D6 dice
- Simple interface
- Random number generation
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Simple Dice is exactly as it sounds; a simple app for when you need to roll one or two D6 dice.
Counter Widget
This utility app allows users to easily track counts with customizable widgets and audio feedback. It offers unlimited counters, folder organization, and visual customization options, all available for free.
- iOS 14 home screen widgets
- Unlimited counter registration
- Folder and color coding
- Customizable counter appearance
- Reading aloud count feature
- Target count notifications
- Share count with image
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It's a counter app that supports iOS 14 home screen widget and reading aloud. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Quick start - Unlimited number of counter registrations - The counter is easy to sort by list - Folder and color coding - Counter background color and background image settings - Setting the size and placement of count characters - Tap the entire screen to count - The background color changes with each tap - Plus, minus, reset button, batch reset - Set target count and notify - Initial value of count, setting of sign and increase number - Share the count with the image - Abundant count sounds - Supports reading aloud the count - Set voice to your liking (voice pitch and speed) - Tactile feedback support - Disable automatic lock - Display count on iOS 14 home screen widget - Display the count on the icon badge - Dark mode support - free URL scheme: counter://
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Dice at 100% against Counter Widget's 60%. Simple Dice also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Counter Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Dice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Counter Widget has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Simple Dice's written reviews are positive against 60% of Counter Widget's.
Simple Dice ships an update every 12 months, Counter Widget every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Dice | Counter Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phillip Wong | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
Simple Dice
Counter Widget
In-app purchases
Simple Dice
No in-app purchases
Counter Widget
No in-app purchases
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