Shadowrun Dice Roller vs Pocket Beacon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadowrun Dice Roller
This app provides a stylish way to roll D6 dice for tabletop games, featuring themed dice with unique animations and sounds. It automatically calculates hits, glitches, and initiative pips, supporting dice pools up to 40. Unlock additional dice and artwork through in-app purchases.
- Themed dice with unique animations and sounds
- Automatic calculation of hits, glitches, and initiative
- Supports dice pools from 1 to 40
- Roll by touch or shake
- Unlockable dice and artwork
- Works with any D6-based game
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Keep Shadowrun action moving with cyberpunk style! Whether you’re calculating your dice pools on the fly or using some of your most common rolls, the app features themed dice with individual animations and sounds to make your dice easy to roll and easy to count. Features include: --Specially designed dice with Shadowrun themes, each with unique animations and sounds. --Street samurai dice included, with a sample die of each of the other types included, namely: mage die, adept die, decker die, face die, rigger die, and shaman die. Once you try them all out, you can purchase more of your favorites. --Automatic calculation of hits and glitches, while also tallying the total pips rolled for initiative purposes. --Dice pools as small as 1, as large as 40. --Roll by touching the screen—or by shaking your device. --When you buy dice beyond the free sample die, you get an accompanying piece of Shadowrun art that can be used as an app backdrop. Works with any edition of Shadowrun—or any game that includes rolling D6s. Keep the action moving and the dice rolling. And never again worry about whether your hands can hold all the dice you’re going to roll!
Pocket Beacon
Unlock exclusive content and benefits for fans of a popular web series. Enjoy ad-free viewing, early access to events, merchandise discounts, and bonus episodes. Support independent creator-owned media.
- Ad-free access to video and podcast library
- Exclusive pre-sales for live events
- Invitation to a private Discord server
- Persistent merchandise discount
- Bonus content (Cooldown, Fireside Chats)
- Same-day podcast releases
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Beacon is a special membership program that offers unparalleled and ad-free access to Critical Role and its vast video and podcast library, exclusive pre-sales for live events, invitation to a private Discord server, and a persistent discount on merchandise throughout all international online shops! By becoming a Beacon member, you’ll unlock special bonus content like Critical Role Cooldown and Fireside Chats, same-day Critical Role podcast releases alongside the VODs, and more, all while directly supporting creator-owned independent media.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shadowrun Dice Roller at 3.9 against Pocket Beacon's 3.3. Shadowrun Dice Roller also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 27%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). Pocket Beacon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 21 months). 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. Shadowrun Dice Roller sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket Beacon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shadowrun Dice Roller holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Beacon has 362 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Shadowrun Dice Roller's written reviews are positive against 27% of Pocket Beacon's.
Shadowrun Dice Roller ships an update every 21 months, Pocket Beacon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadowrun Dice Roller | Pocket Beacon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (10 ratings) — better | 3.3 (362 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 27.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 362 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Catalyst Game Labs | Critical Role Productions, LLC |
Customer experience
Shadowrun Dice Roller
Pocket Beacon
Bugs and requests
Shadowrun Dice Roller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pocket Beacon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Videos starting from the beginning
- Freezing when switching to audio mode
- Inconsistent behavior when locking screen
Requested features
4 requests- Picture-in-picture mode
- Offline video downloads
- Customizable playback controls
- Apple TV app support
In-app purchases
Shadowrun Dice Roller
- Mage Bundle$1.99
- Adept Bundle$1.99
- Decker Bundle$1.99
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- Face Bundle$1.99
- Rigger Bundle$1.99
- Samurai Bundle$1.99
- Shaman Bundle$1.99
- Set 1 Bundle$9.99
Pocket Beacon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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