Comparison

Dicey Elementalist vs CLI

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

Head to head
About

Dicey Elementalist

Engage in a strategic RPG combining dice rolling with deck building. Roll dice up to three times to score, then use those results to activate elemental cards. Build your deck wisely to overcome challenges and become the Dice Master.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling with Yahtzee-like scoring
  • Deck building mechanics
  • Rogue-lite random variables
  • Unique hero characters
  • Elemental card activation
  • Strategic deck construction
Features
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Inspired by a popular dice game called Yahtzee. - Five dice are rolled three times, keep the best score. On this basis. Add some deck building Add some random variables (Rogue-lite) Add some unique heroes Add some different game mechanics And...Here it comes! The Dice Master! THE RULE IS SIMPLE Light up the elements of a card required to play, bingo! If you can't light the card, the card will be unusable = useless! So Be sure to build your deck reasonably well with your "brilliant strategic"!

About

CLI

Features
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CLI-Games is a gaming, training, and social platform with a twist: play alongside programs you write to help you win. By harnessing the intrinsic motivation and objective scoring of games, learning to code can be an enjoyable process. Here, your "level" is your fluency at the command line, your accumulated toolkit, and your social capital; mastery here will net you real terminal literacy at a time when human understanding has never mattered more. Compete, cooperate, collaborate, learn something, or do none of that and just chill. Features include: - 75+ games spanning multiple categories including puzzles, RPGs, board games, casual, physics, training, and more. - Achievement-gated bonus levels. - A practical Capture the Flag (CTF) for serious study that works well on phones. - A repo library called GitHouse where you will practice the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) lifecycle. - Messaging, live chat, and IRC channels. - 30-day rolling leaderboards that award crown time to leaders. - Wiki walkthroughs, blog posts, and manual entries for everything. - An omnipresent AI companion, Clide, who will remind you of syntax but not give away the answer.

Screenshots

Dicey Elementalist4 screens
CLI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CLI at none against Dicey Elementalist's 10. CLI also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, device support 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

Both are free to download. Dicey Elementalist sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CLI asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dicey Elementalist ships an update monthly, CLI weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dicey Elementalist versus CLI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDicey ElementalistCLI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB274 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer兆万 林FRANK SPATHANAS

Bugs and requests

Dicey Elementalist

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tavern and daily challenge bugs
  • Enemies with broken abilities (e.g. Blizzard, Joker)
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content and updates
  • Ability to pay to remove ads permanently
  • Improved balance and difficulty scaling
  • Better explanation of game mechanics and status effects

CLI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Dicey Elementalist

One-time10
  • Daily Pack$0.99
  • The Chanter$0.99
  • Hoard of Diamond$0.99
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  • The Prophet$1.99
  • The Telepathic$1.99
  • The Greedy$1.99
  • Super Pack$4.99
  • Character Gift Box$5.99
  • Lost Crown$9.99
  • SVIP$19.99
None

CLI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dicey Elementalist free?
Dicey Elementalist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CLI free?
CLI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dicey Elementalist or CLI have ads?
Dicey Elementalist shows ads; CLI does not.
Which is updated more often, Dicey Elementalist or CLI?
Dicey Elementalist ships an update monthly, and CLI weekly. Most recently, Dicey Elementalist was updated on November 10, 2026 and CLI on October 31, 2026.

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