Comparison

Twilight Dice vs Vampire v5 Characters

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

Vampire v5 Characters

Create and manage your personal Kindred characters with this offline tool. Features guided and free character creation, random generators, and detailed character management. Export, share, and back up your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Guided character creation
  • Free character creation
  • Random generators
  • Character management
  • Character sheet export (PDF)
  • Character sharing (QR/file)
  • Character backup
  • Dark theme
Features
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Fellow Kindred, I am proud to announce to you that I have implemented this little masterpiece, to help you create and manage personal data on any Kindred you know: Your personal SchreckNet. Of course this app works completely offline, so you do not need to worry about the Second Inquisition listening in. No Tracking, no login, no ads, no paywall! m1tn1ck Current features: - Guided character creation - Free character creation - Random generators (names, concepts, ...) - Character management (hunger, health, willpower, exp...) - Character sheet export as pdf - Character sheet sharing via QR code or file - Character backup - Dark theme - Rolling dice Planned features: - Character images - more languages - ... Personal note: This app is created by a fan for fans. It is free of charge and without advertisements. Enjoy! If you like it, please leave a positive review. If you find any issues, please contact me. I'd love to help. :)

Screenshots

Twilight Dice4 screens
Vampire v5 Characters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vampire v5 Characters at none against Twilight Dice's 1. Vampire v5 Characters also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Twilight Dice's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (217 vs 36). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Twilight Dice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vampire v5 Characters asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Twilight Dice against 4.7 for Vampire v5 Characters. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twilight Dice has 217 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Twilight Dice's written reviews are positive against 96% of Vampire v5 Characters's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Twilight Dice ships an update weekly, Vampire v5 Characters every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Twilight Dice versus Vampire v5 Characters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwilight DiceVampire v5 Characters
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (217 ratings) — better4.7 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews95.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings217 — better36
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB53 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKevin DanielsonAnne Bullert

Customer experience

Twilight Dice

All ratings217 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative0.0%

Vampire v5 Characters

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Twilight Dice

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget shows as black square after iOS 17 update
  • Cannot find how to delete dice
  • Cannot add dice to widget

Requested features

17 requests
  • Add custom symbols to dice
  • Simulate dice roll animation
  • Allow multiple dice bags
  • Add Archimedean die
  • Ability to add multiple dice in one custom die
Show 12 more
  • Add custom script for custom dice
  • Change default crit settings for d20
  • Tap widget to reroll last dice roll
  • Better Apple Watch integration (complications, organization)
  • Add 3D dice graphic
  • Option to auto clear dice after each roll
  • Option to change results display (below to above)
  • Add d66 die
  • Move settings button to top corner, use space for custom/saved rolls
  • Reroll single dice by tapping
  • Delete single dice with swipe down
  • Dedicated buttons for reroll all and delete all

Vampire v5 Characters

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Twilight Dice

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$4.99
None

Vampire v5 Characters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twilight Dice free?
Twilight Dice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vampire v5 Characters free?
Vampire v5 Characters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Twilight Dice or Vampire v5 Characters?
Twilight Dice is rated higher. Twilight Dice averages 4.8 out of 5 from 217 ratings, while Vampire v5 Characters averages 4.7 from 36 ratings.
Do Twilight Dice or Vampire v5 Characters have ads?
Neither Twilight Dice nor Vampire v5 Characters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Twilight Dice or Vampire v5 Characters?
Twilight Dice ships an update weekly, and Vampire v5 Characters every 2 months. Most recently, Twilight Dice was updated on November 3, 2026 and Vampire v5 Characters on November 3, 2026.

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