Melvor Idle vs Slice & Dice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Melvor Idle
An idle adventure game inspired by RuneScape, offering a deep yet accessible experience with over 20 skills to master. Engage in combat against numerous monsters and bosses, explore dungeons, and collect items and pets. Perfect for busy lifestyles, it provides countless hours of zen-like progression.
- RuneScape-inspired gameplay
- 20+ skills to train
- In-depth combat system
- Dungeons and bosses
- Extensive item collection
- Pet collection
- Cloud saving
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Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! Melvor Idle is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen. Face off against 100+ monsters using your Melee, Ranged and Magic skills. Conquering brutal dungeons and toppling boisterous bosses has never been quite like this before… Whether you’re a RuneScape newbie, a hardened veteran, or simply someone looking for a deep but accessible adventure that easily fits around a busy lifestyle, Melvor is an addictive idle experience unlike any other. Features include: • A RuneScape-inspired experience suitable for veterans and newcomers alike. • In-depth and endless Combat system featuring 8 dedicated Skills, countless dungeons, bosses to vanquish and lore to unearth. • Deep but accessible systems featuring 15 non-Combat Skills to train, all with individual mechanics and interactions. • Fully featured and interactive Bank/Inventory System. • Over 1,100 items for you to discover and utilise. • 40+ decidedly cute Pets to collect. • Cloud saving functionality that is compatible across all platforms. This game requires an internet connection to play. https://melvoridle.com/privacy-policy.html
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 ads: Slice & Dice at none against Melvor Idle's shown. Slice & Dice also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 57%). Melvor Idle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (9.1K vs 931). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Melvor Idle sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Slice & Dice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Melvor Idle against 4.8 for Slice & Dice. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Melvor Idle has 9.1K ratings behind it against 931, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Melvor Idle's written reviews are positive against 89% of Slice & Dice's.
Melvor Idle ships an update every 3 weeks, Slice & Dice every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Melvor Idle | Slice & Dice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9.1K ratings) | 4.8 (931 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.1K — better | 931 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #188 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jagex | Oliver Garland |
Customer experience
Melvor Idle
Slice & Dice
User reviews
Melvor Idle
From 9.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great idle game
- 👍 Captures RuneScape feel
- 🤑 Good value for money
- 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Simple but effective design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
- 💰 Paywall locks content
- 🔋 High battery drain
- 📚 Lack of in-game tutorials
- 🤔 Confusing UI navigation
Slice & Dice
From 931 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great value for money
- 💡 Tons of unlockable content
- 👍 Smooth mobile experience
- 👍 Excellent replayability
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 💡 Need for more language support
- 💡 Desire for lower pricing
Bugs and requests
Melvor Idle
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cloud save issues causing data loss
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Offline progress not always tracking correctly
- UI elements overlapping or disappearing
Requested features
5 requests- Offline progress tracking improvements
- Leaderboards and social features
- More in-depth combat system
- Customizable character avatars
- Quests and storyline content
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
Melvor Idle
- Throne of the Herald DLC$4.99
- Atlas of Discovery$4.99
- Into the Abyss$4.99
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- Premium Edition Upgrade$9.99
- Expanded Edition$13.90
Slice & Dice
- Full Game$8.99
Questions
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