Comparison

Dice by PCalc vs Hexsweeper 3D

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

Head to head
About

Dice by PCalc

This app simulates polyhedral dice with realistic 3D graphics for tabletop role-playing games. It allows for custom dice creation, saving presets, and supports various game mechanics like advantage/disadvantage and modifiers. It also offers companion apps and AR functionality.

Highlights
  • Physics-based dice simulation
  • Near-photorealistic 3D graphics
  • Custom dice creation with text, emoji, or images
  • Save named presets for quick rolls
  • Support for advantage/disadvantage and modifiers
  • Companion Apple Watch app
  • Augmented Reality (AR) support
Features
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Dice by PCalc, is a physics-based simulation of polyhedral dice for use in tabletop role-playing games with dungeons and/or dragons. Featuring near-photorealistic 3D graphics, it comes with a variety of gorgeous dice sets. Throw multiple dice with advantage or disadvantage, and any given modifier, and the app will automatically calculate the correct total. You can save named presets to quickly roll the attack of your favorite sword, or figure out exactly how much damage your bard took from those seventeen giant rats. Flick dice to fire them across the screen when the numbers don’t go your way. Create custom dice with any text or emoji on the faces, or import your own images, and easily share your dice with friends. Supports split screen and slide-over on the iPad, so you can put it alongside your other RPG apps, and speech synthesis that can read out the list of dice and the results. Also comes with a companion Apple Watch app, so you'll never be without a D20 again. Even supports AR! The ideal app for every member of your party!

About

Hexsweeper 3D

Experience a classic puzzle game on a unique spherical hexagonal grid. Navigate a 3D globe, deduce mine locations based on numbered faces, and clear the board. Enjoy a visually stunning and completely offline gameplay experience with multiple themes.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal grid on a 3D sphere
  • Tap to clear, long-press to flag
  • Numbers count up to six
  • Spin and zoom controls
  • Multiple visual themes
  • Offline play
  • Autosave progress
Features
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Minesweeper you already know, on a board you have never seen: a hexagonal grid wrapped around a 3D sphere. Spin the globe, read the numbers, and clear every safe face. There are no edges to hide against and no corners to save you. HOW IT PLAYS • Tap to clear a face. Long-press to place a flag where you think a mine is. Your first clear is always safe. • Every face touches six neighbors, so numbers count up to six — cleaner deduction than squares. • Drag to spin, pinch to zoom. The board is a closed Goldberg sphere: five sizes from a quick 162 faces to a 2,252-face slog. • Undo a bad tap. Progress autosaves; close the app mid-game and pick it up where you left it. NINE LOOKS, ONE TAP AWAY Light and Dark for a clean read, then a set of mirrored materials rendered live: Stratosphere (a sky drifting across the shell), Mercury (smoked liquid metal with gilded flags), Ion Storm, Aurora, Galaxy, Gilded Ribbon, and Heat Lightning. Cleared faces open onto the material beneath. QUIET BY DESIGN • Entirely offline. No account, no ads, no analytics, nothing to accept. • A quiet bar — undo, new sphere, flag — and one settings sheet for theme, board size, warning style, drag inversion and effects. Nothing else on screen but the sphere. • Share card of your finished board. Free and complete. Just minesweeper, with better geometry.

Screenshots

Dice by PCalc4 screens
Hexsweeper 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hexsweeper 3D at Free against Dice by PCalc's $1.99. Hexsweeper 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). Dice by PCalc's advantage is ratings volume (338 vs 1) and chart position (#47 vs unranked). On rating, ads and iOS requirement 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

Hexsweeper 3D is free to download; Dice by PCalc costs $1.99 up front. Dice by PCalc sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hexsweeper 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Dice by PCalc against 5.0 for Hexsweeper 3D. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dice by PCalc has 338 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dice by PCalc ships an update every 6 weeks, Hexsweeper 3D daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Dice by PCalc versus Hexsweeper 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDice by PCalcHexsweeper 3D
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (338 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings338 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#47 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size306 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTLA Systems Ltd.LanguageCraft

Customer experience

Dice by PCalc

All ratings337 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative3.1%

Hexsweeper 3D

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

Bugs and requests

Dice by PCalc

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Apple Watch app crashes on launch (watchOS)
  • Apple Watch app glitches and stutters after initial rolls
  • Apple Watch app no longer functions on Apple Watch Ultra 2
  • Physics-based rolling doesn't always appear realistic

Requested features

12 requests
  • Apple Watch app stability and functionality
  • Reroll options with drop settings for Warhammer 40k
  • Multiplayer/shared dice rolling mechanic
  • Additional polyhedral dice (3, 5, 7, 14, 16, 24, 30-sided)
  • More color options, especially green and purple
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  • Default D10 as 1-10 instead of 0-9
  • Drop lowest dice feature for stat rolling
  • Themed environments (forest, dungeon, cave, pub)
  • Better support for non-D&D game mechanics
  • Ability to control dice list options from side panel
  • Better camera control and angles
  • Auto-remove dice on new roll option

Hexsweeper 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Dice by PCalc

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Enormous Tip$9.99
None

Hexsweeper 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dice by PCalc free?
Dice by PCalc costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Hexsweeper 3D free?
Hexsweeper 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dice by PCalc or Hexsweeper 3D?
Hexsweeper 3D is rated higher. Dice by PCalc averages 4.9 out of 5 from 338 ratings, while Hexsweeper 3D averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dice by PCalc or Hexsweeper 3D have ads?
Neither Dice by PCalc nor Hexsweeper 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dice by PCalc or Hexsweeper 3D?
Dice by PCalc ships an update every 6 weeks, and Hexsweeper 3D daily. Most recently, Dice by PCalc was updated on October 29, 2026 and Hexsweeper 3D on October 13, 2026.

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