Calamus vs A Simple Dice Roller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calamus
Create expansive battlemaps with hand-drawn tiles for tabletop RPGs. Design custom character tokens and host real-time games where players can move their own pieces. Engage in robust chat, sending messages as yourself or any in-game token.
- Create large battlemaps
- Dozens of hand-drawn tiles
- Custom PC, NPC, FOE tokens
- Host real-time games
- Player character movement
- Robust in-game chat
- Send messages as tokens
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The Calamus is a companion for tabletop roleplaying games, such as Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder, that allows you to create huge battlemaps utilizing dozens of hand-drawn tiles, create custom PC, NPC, and FOE tokens, and host games in which players can add and move their own characters in real-time. It also features a robust chat, in which you can send messages as yourself or any token you have in play, publicly or privately. You can find our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy here: http://trapstreetstudios.com/theCalamus/tos/
A Simple Dice Roller
This free application simulates dice rolls for tabletop gaming. It offers a straightforward and user-friendly interface for generating random dice outcomes, perfect for board games and role-playing sessions.
- Free dice roller
- Tabletop gaming aid
- Simple interface
- Random dice outcomes
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A simple and free dice roller app for tabletop gaming.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: A Simple Dice Roller at 100% against Calamus's 33%. A Simple Dice Roller also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Calamus's advantage is ratings volume (83 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Calamus sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. A Simple Dice Roller asks for nothing beyond the download.
A Simple Dice Roller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calamus has 83 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Calamus's written reviews are positive against 100% of A Simple Dice Roller's.
Calamus ships an update monthly, A Simple Dice Roller every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calamus | A Simple Dice Roller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (83 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TrapStreet Studios | Chris Allen |
Customer experience
Calamus
A Simple Dice Roller
Bugs and requests
Calamus
Reported bugs
40 issues- No undo option
- Walls erase when removing objects
- Rune password login issues
- Water turns light blue when saving/cropping
- App repeatedly asks for password
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- Pop-ups are disruptive
- Download issues
- Support issues
- Map saving issues
- App crashes
- Broken text formatting
- Tabs do not work
- Program freezes while placing tiles
- Login issues after canceling subscription
- Pinch and pull zoom doesn't work
- Erase button in wrong menu
- Forced password system
- Locked out if away from app for too long
- Not designed for mobile user experience
- Maps don't save properly
- App never loads
- Never got to do much of anything
- Non-functional, never makes it past loading screen
- Monetization model kills it
- Forced subscription after idle period
- Limited variety of items
- Cannot download saved maps
- App asks for subscription after payment
- Free app with subscription service
- Too complicated login process
- Freezes when adding players
- Rune password is confusing
- Subscription is a big problem
- Keeps locking, requires frequent passcode entry
- Slowdown on larger maps
- Text is incredibly small
- Menu screen swipe function doesn't work
- Cannot figure out rune password
- Slow learning curve
- No simple tutorial
Requested features
18 requests- Add undo option
- Improve Apple Pencil support
- Add more assets like columns
- Add desert themed items
- Add steering wheel and crows nest
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- Add fungi for underdark maps
- Allow watching ads instead of subscription
- Fix water color issue when saving/cropping
- Improve login process
- Add more variety of items
- Allow downloading saved maps to device
- Implement a one-time purchase option
- Add more content
- Change rune password system to typed password or tap option
- Add more VTT features
- Provide a simple tutorial
- Allow maps to be exported as PDFs
- Allow maps to be printed
A Simple Dice Roller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Calamus
- Calamus Player Only$0.991 Month
- Full Version - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Calamus Monthly Subscription$3.491 Month
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- Full Version - Yearly$29.991 Year
- Calamus Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
- All Epic Token Icons$0.99
- More Tokens Slots (6)$0.99
- Full Roommaker$1.99
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- All Epic Token Rings$2.99
- Player Enhanced Version$2.99
A Simple Dice Roller
No in-app purchases
Questions
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