Comparison

Idle Dice vs Ghosty

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

Head to head
About

Idle Dice

A nearly endless incremental game where you test your luck by rolling dice to earn money. Upgrade dice, earn combos, and use strategy cards to boost your income. The game continues to earn while you're away, allowing for auto progression and tycoon growth.

Highlights
  • Upgrade dice value
  • Idle game play
  • Dice combos
  • Strategy cards
  • Prestige system
  • Roulette bonuses
  • Auto progression
Features
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Test your luck in this nearly endless game! Roll the dice in Idle Dice and see how much money you can earn. Features: • Upgrade the value of your dice to increase your income • Idle Game Play: The game continues to earn you income while you’re away • Earn crazy dice combos to multiply your earnings • Strategy: Select cards that provide massive bonuses to your play through • Prestige: Reset to earn permanent bonuses for your next run. Try new card combinations • Roulette: Test your luck with roulette and unlock powerful bonuses and upgrades • Auto Progression: Idle Dice continues to roll the dice even when you don’t want to play actively. Set it up next your work computer and just watch the income pour in and your tycoon grow Become the true Idle Dice Tycoon

About

Ghosty

Hunt ghosts in your own room using augmented reality. Capture spectral beings by locking onto them with your camcorder, managing your battery life as you play. Enjoy an endless free mode or unlock a full campaign of challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality ghost hunting
  • Camcorder-based gameplay
  • Free endless mode
  • 100-level campaign unlock
  • Global leaderboards
  • Game Center achievements
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Something is haunting your very room! You found a box of cursed VHS recordings, and every one of them is haunted: press record, find the ghosts, and catch them before your battery dies. Ghosty is a ghost-hunting arcade game played through the lens of an old camcorder. Sweep the dark, lock your beam onto a ghost, and hold steady to capture it. Every catch feeds your battery. Every miss lets the dark get closer. HUNT THE ENDLESS HAUNT — FREE The endless mode is free forever. No ads, no energy timers, no subscriptions. Chase your longest run, build combos, and climb the leaderboards against the world. CLEAR THE CURSED TAPES The campaign: 100 handcrafted levels across 10 tapes, each one a haunting with its own twist. The first scene is free. One single purchase unlocks everything, every tape, every scene, forever. Family Sharing supported. MEET SPARKY You're not hunting alone. Sparky helps you bring batteries for your special ghost light. BEWARE THE BAT Deep in the app, something else is awake. The Bat feeds on your battery, watch out! FEATURES - Free endless mode with global Game Center leaderboards. - 100-level campaign across 10 cursed tapes (one-time unlock). - Game Center achievements. - No subscriptions. - No loot boxes. - Family Sharing on the campaign unlock See the ghosts in your room now!

Screenshots

Idle Dice4 screens
Ghosty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ghosty at 100% against Idle Dice's 49%. Ghosty also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 9). Idle Dice's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and monetization model 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. Idle Dice sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Ghosty asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ghosty holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Dice has 1.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Idle Dice's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ghosty's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idle Dice ships an update every 2 months, Ghosty fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Idle Dice versus Ghosty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdle DiceGhosty
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1.6K ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLutz SchoenfelderOdeon Apps LLC

Customer experience

Idle Dice

All ratings1,582 ratings
Positive75.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative21.2%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive48.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative46.5%

Ghosty

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Idle Dice

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tracking permission prompt causes crashes
  • Unresponsive controls after minimizing app
  • Progress resets or gets wiped unexpectedly
  • Ads not working as intended

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved save/load functionality
  • More content and game modes
  • Better optimization for mobile devices

Ghosty

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Idle Dice

One-time9
  • 230 Bonus Points$4.99
  • 112 Duel Dice Cups$4.99
  • No Ads$9.99
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  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • 480 Duel Dice Cups$23.99
  • 1200 Bonus Points$24.99
  • Epic Pack$29.99
  • 1000 Duel Dice Cups$49.99
  • 2600 Bonus Points$49.99
None

Ghosty

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idle Dice free?
Idle Dice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghosty free?
Ghosty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idle Dice or Ghosty?
Ghosty is rated higher. Idle Dice averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Ghosty averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Idle Dice or Ghosty have ads?
Idle Dice shows ads; Ghosty does not.
Which is updated more often, Idle Dice or Ghosty?
Idle Dice ships an update every 2 months, and Ghosty fortnightly. Most recently, Idle Dice was updated on October 20, 2026 and Ghosty on October 24, 2026.

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