Unit 404 vs Slice & Dice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unit 404
Navigate an abandoned sci-fi complex by solving intricate puzzles in this platformer. Explore over 70 unique levels, each with evolving mechanics and visual styles, as the challenge steadily increases.
- Sci-fi puzzle platformer gameplay
- Over 70 handcrafted levels
- Evolving game mechanics
- Increasing difficulty
- Unique visual themes
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"Unit 404" is a sci-fi puzzle platformer game. Find a way out of the abandoned sci-fi complex through solving various puzzles. The game has more than 70 handcrafted levels with various game mechanics and visual themes. The difficulty keeps growing as you progress through the game.
Slice & Dice
Engage in tactical dice-rolling combat with a party of five unique heroes. Navigate through challenging levels filled with monsters, aiming to defeat the final boss. Be warned, a single loss means starting the entire adventure over.
- Tactical dice-rolling combat
- Control 5 unique heroes
- 20 levels of monsters
- Permadeath roguelike progression
- Boss battles
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Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Slice & Dice at Free against Unit 404's $1.99. Slice & Dice also leads on ratings volume (888 vs 17). Unit 404's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On rating, review sentiment, ads and device support 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
Slice & Dice is free to download; Unit 404 costs $1.99 up front. Slice & Dice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Unit 404 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Unit 404 against 4.8 for Slice & Dice. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slice & Dice has 888 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 89% and 89% positive.
Unit 404 ships an update every 3 days, Slice & Dice every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unit 404 | Slice & Dice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (17 ratings) | 4.8 (888 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews | 89.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 888 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 596 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maxim Urusov | Oliver Garland |
Customer experience
Unit 404
Slice & Dice
Bugs and requests
Unit 404
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Slice & Dice
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notch coverage issues on some devices
- Sound distortion after extended play
Requested features
3 requests- Cloud save syncing across devices
- Colorblind mode
- Ability to reposition UI elements in vertical mode
In-app purchases
Unit 404
No in-app purchases
Slice & Dice
- Full Game$8.99
Questions
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