Comparison

Twilight Dice vs Construct for 5e

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

Head to head
About

Twilight Dice

This app provides a gesture-first dice rolling experience for tabletop RPGs. It allows users to roll any type of dice, save custom dice bags for characters, and sync their rolls across Apple devices. Enjoy tactile feedback and customizable themes for a seamless game night.

Highlights
  • Roll any dice combination
  • Save custom dice bags
  • Preset rolls and damage types
  • Cross-device sync
  • Intuitive gesture controls
  • Custom haptic feedback
  • Widgets and multitasking
Features
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Bring fast, tactile dice rolls to your tabletop RPGs with Twilight Dice — the gesture-first dice app designed for D&D, Fate, Shadowrun, Daggerheart, and more. Whether you're building custom-sided dice or switching between characters’ saved rolls, Twilight Dice keeps game night rolling across all your Apple devices. • Any Dice You Need Roll any combo of d4s, d20s, d100s, or even custom-sided and Fate dice. Perfect for any system or setting. • Personal Dice Bags Create and switch between dice bags for your favorite characters or game systems. Save go-to rolls for fast access. • Preset Rolls and Damage Types Add DnD Weapon attacks attacks, and add damage types to any saved roll. • Cross-Device Sync Your dice, rolls, and bags sync automatically across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch • Intuitive Gestures Shake to reroll. Swipe to clear. Tap to roll. Designed for quick access. • Custom Haptics Feel each roll with finely tuned, system-crafted haptics that reflect different dice types. • Animated Icons and Genmoji Save rolls with perfect lively icons to match • Widgets & Multitasking Roll your favorite sets from your Lock Screen or home screen, and run the app alongside other tools with full multitasking support. • Themes to Match Your Table Switch between light and dark mode to suit your device and your vibe. No ads. No clutter. Just sleek, satisfying rolls.

About

Construct for 5e

This app assists Dungeon Masters in running Dungeons & Dragons sessions by helping them build and track encounters, including initiative, monster HP, and conditions. It offers a clean interface to manage session details, allowing DMs to focus on the story and players. All monsters and spells from the SRD 5.1 are included.

Highlights
  • Build and track encounters
  • Manage initiative
  • Track monster HP and conditions
  • Includes SRD 5.1 monsters and spells
  • Open source development
Features
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Construct is the easy to use companion app for Dungeon Masters of D&D, the greatest table top role playing game. It helps you build & track encounters including initiative, monster hp, conditions and more.  With its clean design, Construct is the perfect DM side-kick during sessions. Let it track encounter details, so you can keep your eyes on the players and your mind on the story. Construct comes with all monsters and spells from the SRD 5.1, licensed under the Open Gaming License. Construct is open source. Follow along with the development at https://github.com/Thomvis/Construct.

Screenshots

Twilight Dice4 screens
Construct for 5e4 screens

Verdict

The call

Twilight Dice and Construct for 5e both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Twilight Dice's written reviews are positive against 64% of Construct for 5e's. Twilight Dice also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (216 vs 46). Construct for 5e's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Twilight Dice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Construct for 5e sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Twilight Dice holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 216 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Twilight Dice's written reviews are positive against 64% of Construct for 5e's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Twilight Dice ships an update weekly, Construct for 5e every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Twilight Dice versus Construct for 5e: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwilight DiceConstruct for 5e
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (216 ratings) — better4.6 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings216 — better46
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKevin DanielsonThomas Visser

Customer experience

Twilight Dice

All ratings216 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative0.0%

Construct for 5e

All ratings43 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Twilight Dice

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$4.99
3 purchases

Construct for 5e

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Twilight Dice free?
Twilight Dice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Construct for 5e free?
Construct for 5e is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Twilight Dice or Construct for 5e?
Twilight Dice is rated higher. Twilight Dice averages 4.8 out of 5 from 216 ratings, while Construct for 5e averages 4.6 from 46 ratings.
Do Twilight Dice or Construct for 5e have ads?
Neither Twilight Dice nor Construct for 5e shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Twilight Dice or Construct for 5e?
Twilight Dice ships an update weekly, and Construct for 5e every 3 weeks. Most recently, Twilight Dice was updated on September 18, 2026 and Construct for 5e on August 24, 2026.

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