Dice Roller vs PortraitWorks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dice Roller
This app simulates polyhedral dice for role-playing games. It offers realistic physics, motion, and friction for an immersive experience. Choose from common dice types and roll them using device motion or screen taps.
- Polyhedral dice simulation (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20)
- Realistic physics, motion, and friction
- Device motion (accelerometer) or tap-to-roll controls
- Lifelike dice sounds
- Supports up to 20 of each dice type
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Dice Roller is a dice simulation for role playing games. You can add up to 20 of each of the following common dice: d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20. This app uses realistic physics, motion, friction, to render a truly realistic dice simulation. App can use device motion (accelerometer) to move the dice, or simply tapping on the screen to roll the dice. App also includes lifelike dice sounds.
PortraitWorks
Create unique fantasy character portraits with hand-drawn art elements. Build from scratch in six steps or customize existing gallery creations. Offers extensive customization for races, genders, gear, and backgrounds.
- Create portraits from scratch
- Customize gallery portraits
- Millions of unique face combinations
- Extensive gear and background options
- Color control for all elements
- D&D class integration
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PortraitWorks™ makes it easy to create great custom portraits for your D&D and other fantasy characters. This is not just another app using AI to create semi-random images. Every art element was hand-drawn by our team of professional artists, and you have total control over what goes into your portrait. There are two ways to make a portrait: 1. Create from scratch in 6 easy steps: role, body, hair, style, gear, and background. Then, optionally Edit for more detailed control of any element of the portrait. 2. Choose from thousands of curated portraits in the Gallery. These portraits can be customized with the same Edit controls. Make each portrait your own, with: * All the classes from the Player’s Handbook, plus NPCs and more * Millions of unique faces combining individual features and hairstyles, representing different races, ethnic groups, ages, and genders (including non-binary) * Gear, weapons, spells, and familiars appropriate for a wide range of character classes and professions * Nearly unlimited outfit possibilities from multiple layers of clothing, armor, helmets, hats, and jewelry * A large collections of backgrounds from textural to scenic * Color control of nearly every element All features are free except for Export and Favorite. You can pay to unlock those per role, or for all roles at once. Use your portraits on DnD character sheets, virtual tabletop tokens, mugs, tshirts, or anywhere else you can imagine. Publisher license for commercial use available separately.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dice Roller at 4.8 against PortraitWorks's 4.2. Dice Roller also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (89% vs 72%). PortraitWorks's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 12). On price, ads 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. PortraitWorks sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Dice Roller asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dice Roller holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Dice Roller's written reviews are positive against 72% of PortraitWorks's.
| Parameter | Dice Roller | PortraitWorks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | 4.2 (49 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 71.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 49 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 647 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MICHAEL ECONOMY | Worldspinner LLC |
Customer experience
Dice Roller
PortraitWorks
In-app purchases
Dice Roller
No in-app purchases
PortraitWorks
- Backgrounds & Frames$0.99
- Orcs, Half-Orcs, Half-Devils$0.99
- Reptilians$0.99
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- Outlaw & Commoner Outfits$0.99
- Light Armor$0.99
- Spells & Spellcaster Gear$0.99
- Hairstyles & Facial Hair$0.99
- High Society Outfits$0.99
- Monk$1.99
- Unrestricted$1.99
- Bundle 1: Launch!$9.99
- Unlock Export$9.99
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