Comparison

Crying Suns vs Dice Builder

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

Head to head
About

Crying Suns

Command a space fleet in a tactical rogue-lite inspired by classic sci-fi. Explore a procedurally generated universe, engage in strategic ship battles, and uncover a deep storyline across six chapters. Experience a rich narrative and atmospheric gameplay designed for mobile.

Highlights
  • Procedurally-generated space exploration
  • Tactical battleship and squadron fleet combat
  • Over 300 story events
  • Deep, 6-chapter storyline
  • Mobile-optimized interface
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When FTL meets Foundation and Dune: Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well. Main Features: - Space exploration in a procedurally-generated universe - Tactical fights between battleships and their squadron fleets - More than 300 possible story events - A deep and dramatic storyline structured in 6 chapters - A dark and disturbing atmosphere inspired by our favorite S-F universes (Foundation, Dune, Battlestar Galactica) First released on PC and Mac, the indie hit Crying Suns was carefully redesigned for mobile and tablets, including a revamped interface and intuitive touchscreen interactions. Pay once to get the full Crying Suns experience! No ads, no F2P mechanics! All future updates included. Supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese If you encounter any problem, please contact us at contact@cryingsuns.com with as much information as possible on the issue.

About

Dice Builder

Features
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A dice roller made to sit on the table with you. Dice Builder is one screen of eight dice: d3, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, d100 on a single glowing dial. Tap one for a quick roll. Switch to builder mode and assemble the pool you actually need, twenty dice and a modifier, then roll it. No menus to dig through mid-combat. TABLETOP MODE Most dice apps assume one person looking at one phone. Turn on tabletop mode and the phone lies flat in the middle of the table: the dial rotates to face whoever needs it, and a mirrored results bar reads right-side up to the players across from you. Tap the control to turn the wheel, hold it to choose the step. Turn it off and everything comes back around to you. THE ROLLS YOUR TABLE ALREADY MAKES Dice Builder is specifically designed for you to create complex build outs of multiple dice combinations sprinkled with an ensemble of modifiers. Save them, name them, see their usages. - Keep highest or lowest: advantage, disadvantage, 4d6 keep high 3 - Reroll dice at or below a threshold, once or until they behave - Exploding dice: once, chained, or compounding - Success counting for dice-pool systems - Modifiers that show themselves, active rules ride the hub as lit badges SAVE THE ROLL YOU MAKE FORTY TIMES A NIGHT Name a build, file it in a group, re-arm it in two taps. Two builds can hold the same dice and still be different things, so your two 8d6 spells keep their own names and their own history. Some pre-assembled builds are already there when you install, including Advantage, Stat Roll and Percentile. IT REMEMBERS A running roll log with break points and subtotals, so a long fight stays readable, and historical steps of undo and redo for when it doesn't. MADE OF EMBER AND LIGHT Built for the pocket sized screen, not a mimic of physical dice. Ember line work on near-black, drawn as light rather than shape. A torch burns at the hub until the dice are rolled. Dice land one at a time, however many you trigger. The whole app ignites from a single spark when you open it. All of it respects Reduce Motion, and the content type scales to S, M or L without ever shrinking the dial.

Screenshots

Crying Suns4 screens
Dice Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dice Builder at Free against Crying Suns's $8.99. Crying Suns's advantage is chart position (#144 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

Dice Builder is free to download; Crying Suns costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Crying Suns versus Dice Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrying SunsDice Builder
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#144 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1014 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAlternative ShiftRivet Rune LLC

Bugs and requests

Crying Suns

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when using certain ship abilities
  • Crashes during end-of-chapter cutscenes
  • Progression-blocking bugs preventing access to new content
  • Inability to progress past specific story points due to crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Zoom functionality for combat screen
  • Ability to play own music during gameplay
  • Endless mode or sandbox option
  • Improved tutorial to explain key mechanics

Dice Builder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Crying Suns

No in-app purchases

None

Dice Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crying Suns free?
Crying Suns costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dice Builder free?
Dice Builder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crying Suns or Dice Builder have ads?
Neither Crying Suns nor Dice Builder shows ads.

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